On my 2 cycle motors I run a good fuel stabilizer and just store them. I often have to dump the fuel out of the tank as it will be stale enough that the Weed eater or chain saw runs bad on start up but they usually will start. Now on the 4 cycle motors If it has shut off and I know it will be setting for months I run the gas out of the carb. Main things like the generator and such. The lawn mowers I just put a heavy mix of Sea Foam in them and some premium gas for over winter storage.
I know many on here seem to not have any issues with ethanol mixed fuel. In my area that is not the case. Motors that are just shut off and let set without any type of stabilizer in them will be gummed up in short periods of time. I have often wondered if the fuel that is mixed with the ethanol here is a real low grade and the ethanol raises the Octane up to meet spec. Then when the ethanol evaporates out what is left will barely burn let alone run in most motors.
I wish we did not have the issues here with the ethanol mixed gas but we do. Even on 2 cycle motors. I now only mix a gallon at a time in the summer. As the weed eater does not sue that much and a larger gas goes stale, even with stabilizers in it, after a 3-4 weeks setting.
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