Well its not big enough to have everything but Henderson [between here and Vegas] does have everything and is only 15 minutes away. Vegas only another 15 minutes. Real estate hype? New home sales are way down as they are across the country. Apparently its worse here on the average but they say Vegas stands to recover quicker then most due to all the new jobs being created with new Hotel/Casino's being built. Of course another 911 could once again put the gaming industry in the pooper as it did on 911 because folks were afraid to travel. Took a couple of years to climb out of it last time. Yeah, spending decades doing something you don't like is a real bummer. I stumbled into this after doing many other things and found I liked repairing stuff. I would advise others starting out to find what they like and then find an outlet that has all the benefits including retirement though. Its tough in this business to find that and I wasn't smart enough to do it. They're out there though but you have to play the game and may take a while to get in. I woke up to it too late. Government based is the way to go in this business. The school district is the # one source around here. They pay as well as any private business and have all the benefits. Just some advise for newbies to the business to heed.

Well, back in "The Olden Days", we used a half-pint of motor oil in a gallon of gas, and that mix worked in 95% of anything i used, in the two-cycle range! now, since the advent of better engineering, and better materials from which the engines, etc, are made, it was only natural to go to a better fuel formula-oil to gasoline mix. So-read what they recommend for your engine, and adhere to it! So--it takes multiple fuel containers--label each container, and instruct you wife and off-spring as to what goes where, and i'm quite sure you will have excellent results! A man called and asked me to come get his lawn mower for a spring tune-up. Before i could get there, we had a deep spring snow, but i went anyway. His son was blowing snow , but ran out of fuel (2-cycle). While he was looking for the can, his sister ran out,with a full can, filled the tank, grapped the starter rope, and got it started. (She wanted to use the machine, but her brother had grabbed it first!) I don't have to tell you what happened next, but here goes: BOOM, grate, clank--silence! I took it home as a gift, for parts! The can was not labeled! She got plain gasoline.

Jim: Iam an Old OMC. Fan have always swore by Envinrude . Raced Dirt Bikes and Snowmobiles for Yrs. I have found that Religious use of Premium Oils and Plug Checks to ensure proper lubrication will ensure long efficient Engine Life. I always do Plug Checks to determine engine performance . My Old V-4 90 would troll all day and cruise at 35 MPH all day . Never bought into the OMC vs Yamaha Manf. Oil issues , just made sure the oil was TC-W3 Rated. Eventually with the Amsoil Product I introduced it into my Snowmobile , Chainsaw then Outboards @ 70-1 . As for the Yamaha 70 , great outboard . I assume you are talking mid 80's vintage since early 90's they went to Oil Injection. I would buy it in a Heartbeat , can't kill the bottom end of any OMC (Stinger) but the Power and fuel conservation of the Yamaha would be like night and day lol . All the Best with your Trial , keep a eye on your Spark Plug Colouration , they don't lie !

Even though I was using STIHL Ultra oil, I found what looked like too much carbon on the spark plug. I had been using 3oz of oil per gallon of premium gas. Under advice from others, including tech support, I went to 2.6oz per gallon of gas for a 50:1 mix, instead of 3.0oz for a 42.6:1 mix. My spark plug now stays much cleaner. I also checked the valve clearance for the 2nd time and found it needed vary little decrease in gap compared to the first time I checked it at about 150 hrs. So far, it still starts easily and runs great. There was still a lot of oil accumulation under the valve rocker cover with the 50:1 mix. I guess it proves using more oil than recommended is not a good thing. Charles Ranheim