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Old 07-01-2006, 17:12   #129
Monsoon65
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Originally Posted by Pete
I like to run the gas out of the system for long term storage. I don't like to be draining gas while it's running and a bit lazy about restarting it after I shut if off. The way I do it has about a teaspoon of gas left over from the tank to the shutoff valve.

No mechanic here, but I've been told that stuff with carburetors stores better with no gas in them. The gas evaporates and deposits a type of varnish. Also old gas makes stuff very hard to start. My weed wackers wack me more than the grass when I try and start them - my weak spot.

Clean equipment and new gas makes stuff easy to start.
What about using that additive you put in gas for when you're storing your equipment. One of the names it goes by is "Stable". I've used that in my gas storage container and I haven't had any problems with my mower yet.
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