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Ryan weed trimmer fuel ratio?

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logan.wagner
I was wondering if anyone knew the fuel to oil ratio for a Ryan model 263 weed trimmer.? I did some research, but found nothing specific to Ryan.
Also, what oil are you supposed to run in them with the gas? The label says to dump a full can of Lawn-Boy special lubricants oil in with 2 gallons of gas. Ryan oil is now discontinued obviously. I would assume that I’m supposed to use modern Lawn-Boy oil as pictured below.?
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Snoopy11
Can you go by the amount of oil?

Posting this here... hoping it is relevant:

2.6 oz of oil added to 1 gallon of gas makes 50:1

5.2 oz of oil added to 1 gallon of gas makes 25:1

3.2 oz of oil added to 1 gallon makes 40:1

4 oz of oil added to 1 gallon makes 32:1

I don't want to start another oil argument... but Klotz is literally the best for 2 stroke engines.

Don
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logan.wagner
I have those amounts on the bottle of oil. I just don’t know which of those ratios that Ryan/Lawn-Boy/OMC weed trimmers take…
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Snoopy11
32:1
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logan.wagner
Snoopy11 said:
32:1
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Ok, thank you. I really appreciate it. If you don’t mind me asking, how do you know?
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Snoopy11
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4oz of Ryan oil to 1 Gal...

5.2 oz of "other oil" to 1 gal.

You aren't going to go wrong by using 25:1...
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logan.wagner
Maybe this is a dumb question, but why 5.2 oz of any other oil(such as modern Lawn-Boy) if not Ryan which is 4 oz? Wouldn’t it be the same 4 oz of oil regardless of brand getting me a 32:1 ratio?
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Snoopy11
logan.wagner said:
Maybe this is a dumb question, but why 5.2 oz of any other oil(such as modern Lawn-Boy) if not Ryan which is 4 oz? Wouldn’t it be the same 4 oz of oil regardless of brand getting me a 32:1 ratio?
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Well, that is what the old manual indicates... I am thinking that maybe the Ryan oil is a castor mix...

Don
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logan.wagner
Snoopy11 said:
Well, that is what the old manual indicates... I am thinking that maybe the Ryan oil is a castor mix...

Don
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Oh, ok. I suppose I will use 5.2 oz of modern Lawn-Boy oil with a gallon of premium gasoline at 25:1. Thank you for your help!
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donmac
I've been running shell nautilus 2 stroke syn. in my echo saws and trimmers for 10yrs because I have a huge supply of it! and there still working great! 1 jug will last you a lifetime in a trimmer!
klotz is great in a sled when your driving away from it but a trimmer, who needs to stand in that stink!
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Snoopy11
donmac said:
who needs to stand in that stink
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Hey now! I like the stench...😆

Don
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