View Full Version : 2 stroke or 4 stroke. how can you tell???
lizzay
07-31-2008, 11:12 AM
I'm about to go and look at a boat today but the guy doesn't know if it's a 2 stroke or 4 stroke. Can anybody tell me how I can find out? It's a Mariner 8.0 if that helps. Thanks
herekittykitty
07-31-2008, 11:21 AM
main difference is 2 stroke you mix the oil in with the petrol to lubricate engine parts and 4 stroke has a separate oil tank
I checked the motor you posted and it came in both the 4 and 2 stroke. Ask them if they mix their gas with oil or if it is straight gas.
Koshaw
07-31-2008, 11:34 AM
I also think the 4 stroke is a lot more lake friendly and doesnt release as much gas/oil into the lake.
aboos
07-31-2008, 11:36 AM
also, if im not mistaken..
isnt there a sticker on the motor saying its a 4 stroke or some type of sticker that only 4 stroke have?
but like kitty said, if oil goes into the gas tank, then its 2 stroke.
lizzay
07-31-2008, 11:40 AM
Thank you for the help, made a world of a difference. Do lakes prohibit 2 strokes in some areas around us???
aboos
07-31-2008, 11:43 AM
DVL, skinner and a few others. but if you plan to go north, castaic, piru, pyramid, etc..nope! at least not yet and lets hope not anytime soon.
lizzay
07-31-2008, 11:52 AM
DVL, skinner and a few others. but if you plan to go north, castaic, piru, pyramid, etc..nope! at least not yet and lets hope not anytime soon.
Well I guess it's a 4 stroke for me! better to less the hassle...thanks a bunch guys.
BakoBassin
07-31-2008, 11:53 AM
Listen real closely...
one_leg
07-31-2008, 11:57 AM
I'm about to go and look at a boat today but the guy doesn't know if it's a 2 stroke or 4 stroke. Can anybody tell me how I can find out? It's a Mariner 8.0 if that helps. Thanks
I don't know if I'd want to buy a boat from a guy that doesn't even know how to tell the difference from a 2 or a 4 stroke!
Check this out.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/boa/775328004.html
KPN.
GeordyBass
07-31-2008, 03:51 PM
a two stroke has the carburator in the front exposed.The 4 strokes have a belt on the top,they also say 4 stroke on the sides and may have a sticker in the front with 1-4 stars....also you dont mix oil with gas in a 4 stroke,,,
Sparky70
07-31-2008, 05:16 PM
A-Men,
O-L, I can't believe the guy don't know the difference between a 2 stroke and 4 stroke.
trollmiester
08-01-2008, 06:17 AM
that motor on craigs list is a short shaft no good for any boat other then a inflatable.