Posted by Mike (WA) on May 05, 2009 at 16:23:00 from (69.10.199.245):
Well, "bc" is the big winner, for his recommendation that I use carburetor cleaner to deal with bad gas.
I posted a few days ago about how to deal with small engines that I forgot to "Stabil-ize", and now won't start. I tried again to start my generator (Honda engine, usually very good about starting) with the gas that was in it - no go. So I killed some weeds with the old gas (which actually didn't smell very bad), and sprayed some carburetor cleaner into the throat and into the empty tank. Sloshed a tiny bit of new gas (premium- its going to be my fuel of choice for all small engines from now on) into the tank, and gave 'er a pull- started on the FIRST PULL! Ran great, and I let it run until it ran out of fuel. Will be interesting to see if that crummy gas can varnish up when there is no gas. . .
Thanks, bc, for the great advice. The rotiller is next, and can the pressure washer be far behind?
Made some new power saw gas- a gallon of premium gas, little plastic bottle of Stihl 2 cycle oil, and a shot of Sea Foam just to be on the safe side. It sure was a lot easier in the old days, when you didn't have to be a chemist. . .
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