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I second the fuel shutoff. I have one on my wood chipper that may go
8-10 months without being used. I run Stabil in my gas, but I'm
California and they really mess gas up here.
I had a lawnmower valve stick after about two months a while ago. After
getting it unstuck, when the mower was seldom used in the California
winter, I'd slowly pull the cord every few weeks to make sure nothing
stuck again.
I have a commercial grade string trimmer for brush clearance and was
told by the local shop to try and make sure I start it every couple
months to keep the carb clean. I only use TruFuel in the trimmer and it
makes a big difference over my past trimmers. They make a 4-cycle
version. It may be worth it to drain the regular gas and put some of
this in, run the blower a few minutes, then shutoff the gas and let the
engine run out of fuel. It is stable for the long term and doesn't gum
things up like regular gas.
Sample:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/TruFuel-4-Cycle-Ethanol-Free-Fuel-6527238/203571144
Brian
On 4/13/2021 11:03 AM, Scott Hall wrote:
> Guys,
>
> I have a snowblower. It might not get used at all in a winter, it
> might get used ten times. And I have a long driveway, so I don't want
> to sell it.
>
> I would like to winterize it such that next October if I want to fire
> it up I don't have to do what I did this February and disassemble it
> in the cold to get it to run.
>
> It doesn't have a battery, so this is a gas/carb. issue only.
>
> Is it best to drain most of the gas and let it run until it dies from
> starvation? Would that leave residue on the jets that might varnish?
> I'm hesitant to use Sta-bil--I had a bad experience with that once.
> Drain the gas, take it apart and spray everything with carb cleaner or
> the like?
>
> This is the first engine I have that might sit for two years straight
> then need to get fired up as quickly as possible, so I'd like to do
> this right.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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I second the fuel shutoff. I have one on my wood chipper that may
go 8-10 months without being used. I run Stabil in my gas, but I'm
California and they really mess gas up here. <br>
<br>
I had a lawnmower valve stick after about two months a while ago.Â
After getting it unstuck, when the mower was seldom used in the
California winter, I'd slowly pull the cord every few weeks to make
sure nothing stuck again. <br>
<br>
I have a commercial grade string trimmer for brush clearance and was
told by the local shop to try and make sure I start it every couple
months to keep the carb clean. I only use TruFuel in the trimmer
and it makes a big difference over my past trimmers. They make a
4-cycle version. It may be worth it to drain the regular gas and
put some of this in, run the blower a few minutes, then shutoff the
gas and let the engine run out of fuel. It is stable for the long
term and doesn't gum things up like regular gas.<br>
<br>
Sample:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/TruFuel-4-Cycle-Ethanol-Free-Fuel-6527238/203571144";>https://www.homedepot.com/p/TruFuel-4-Cycle-Ethanol-Free-Fuel-6527238/203571144</a>
<br>
<br>
Brian<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/13/2021 11:03 AM, Scott Hall
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Guys,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I have a snowblower. It might not get used at all in a
winter, it might get used ten times. And I have a long
driveway, so I don't want to sell it.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I would like to winterize it such that next October if I
want to fire it up I don't have to do what I did this February
and disassemble it in the cold to get it to run.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It doesn't have a battery, so this is a gas/carb. issue
only.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Is it best to drain most of the gas and let it run until it
dies from starvation? Would that leave residue on the jets
that might varnish? I'm hesitant to use Sta-bil--I had a bad
experience with that once. Drain the gas, take it apart and
spray everything with carb cleaner or the like?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>This is the first engine I have that might sit for two
years straight then need to get fired up as quickly as
possible, so I'd like to do this right.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks in advance.</div>
</div>
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