Posted by jdemaris on July 20, 2008 at 18:16:44 from (72.171.0.139):
In Reply to: 2cycle engines posted by Dan-IA on July 20, 2008 at 17:25:27:
I suspect is has something to do with the specific machines and not your fuel or two stroke cycle engines in general. That is - unless you leave gas in them when stored for years at a time.
I've got many 2 stroke cycle machines laying around - and some only get fired up every year or so. I've had very few problems and I don't use Stabil and I buy the cheapest gas I can find.
I've never had the kind of problems you've mentioned in any of my chain saws and I've got over a dozen. I also have four portable gas-powered two-stroke water pumps that are only used in the spring maple sugar season. Also two gas powered tree tappers - again gas powered and two stroke.
I do however, have one weed eater - a 20 year-old Stihl FS80 with a Japanese engine that has always had the trouble like you mention. It comes and goes, and often has to be run on half-choke. I've still managed to use it for 20 years - so obviously I'm not real worried about it.
What kind of carburetors do the machines have on them that are giving you trouble?
Also, are your fuel pickup hoses getting soft?
I'm also wondering if the additives in the fuel from your area might be different than the blends we get here in the Northeast. I know that our winter-blend gasoline has a much longer shelf-life than summer blends.
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