I have an older late 80's two stroke 4 cylinder 88hp Evinrude Engine. I always premix the gas and oil 50 to 1 like it asks for. On startup, and for a while it smokes blue clouds pretty good. Is this normal and ok? Should I mix with less oil or would that just cause more wear? I usually mix in a little seafoam with each tank for cleaning and stabiling the fuel. After running awhile the smoke dies down to a more normal 2 stroke level. I only get out a couple times per month. Does sitting around cause more oil burn at start up? My friend says a blue cloud is good because you know the engine is getting sufficient lubrication. The smoke seems a bit excessive to me. Any thoughts from you engine gurus? Thanks.
