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Section 25: The Lounge Subject: Seattle Area Bomb Cyclone Msg# 1215802
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Actually I should have started a new thread, but it's The Lounge, so-- . 
I just had to have a carburetor replaced on my two-cycle string trimmer because--I think--the gas separated over winter last year. It's my last two cycle engine. The shop turned me on to that premixed/stabilized fuel that comes in cans. I use so little in the string trimmer it's worth it. I put Stabil in everything else. A friend tried to tell me it wasn't worth it but I thought that was baloney. And I run premium in all my engines too. We don't have much corn juice, er, ethanol around here, but that's probably--I'm guessing--because we are not a deep blue state? We've got some blue cities for sure but they haven't taken over our legislature--and we even have a Republican governor--so we don't automatically default to save-the-planet stuff here. (Gee. I my be spending too much time on the Politics Forum... I don't have a large lot, half an acre, so I replaced some power machines with electric. I now run an electric chain saw and an electric leaf blower. I've got at least a hundred feet or more of outdoor extension cords--no batteries for me. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Might need to siphon it out, too. But it'll still be in the carburetor, eh? Oh yes. I siphon out all I can get and then fire it up and let it run until it dies. If you start with ethanol-free premium fuel and add the amount of Stabil recommended for storage you can expect gas to last for three years. I use premium grade "clean" gas because it is the only grade available here without ethanol. If you can't find any gas without ethanol in it where you live I would go with the highest octane I could find and then stabilize it with a good marine fuel stabilizer that is designed to keep the alcohol from separating during storage. I did that as part of my winterizing chore when I had a boat with a built-in fuel tank and even with just regular grade ethanol gas in the tank it fired right up the next spring. After adding the stabilizer I would take the boat out and run it long enough to make sure the treated fuel reached the engines before putting it up for the winter. I don't like to run any small engine on gas containing ethanol. I always keep a 5-gallon can of premium fuel already doped up for storage on hand for running a generator, lawn mower, outboard motors, snow blowers, garden tractors, etc. The only 2-cycle engines I have left are on a leaf blower/vacuum and on a multi-purpose yard tool that serves as a super weed whacker and a long-handled chainsaw designed for pruning. I buy a gallon can of premixed and stabilized fuel from Stihl to run them. Stihl says it's good for two years after you open the sealed can but I have had it last for three years. ETA: Oops! I should have started a new thread... |
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