Is that bad? The ratio is 50-1 what kind of oil do you use or recommend?
A 50:1 ratio is only 2.6 ounces of 2 cycle oil to 1 gallon of gas...This is not enough oil for these China Girl motors to function on.Sure your mixing it right?
You don't want to go below 32:1 for a well broken-in engine and 20:1 for a baby engine.
If you are using 10% ethanol fuel (which you should find non ethanol fuel) then get a 2 stroke oil with ethanol stabilizer.
A 32:1 ratio is 4 ounces of 2 cycle oil to 1 gallon of gas...This is the very least amount of oil that should be running in a China Girl motor after break-in has been accomplished.
New China Girl motors for break-in purposes should generally be running a 20:1 ratio which is 6 ounces of 2 cycle oil to 1 gallon of gas for the first few gas tank fill ups on most of the China Girl Motors...(Phantom and Avenger motors have different requirements than the common CG motors).
Never try to mix oil in the gas tank, you will never have correct measurements or proper mixing that way.
I always use a 1 gallon gas jug and measure out the proper amount of oil and add it to the gasoline, shake vigorously for proper uniform mix of oil and gas and always shake each and every time you add fuel to that gas tank.
I hope this has cleared up any confusion about what these ratio's actually translate to as far as ounces of oil to a gallon of gas