[Rhodes22-list] We launched today! Lake Michigan motor stuff.

[Todd Tavares]

I have more than a dozen small gasoline engines and I never drain or run
the fuel out, unless its going into long term storage for several years.
Most have plastic fuel tanks though, but I keep the ones with steel tanks
full in the off seasons and I have inline filters in all of them.

I am a big believer in fuel stabilizers like Sta-bil (the red stuff)
because I use low octane pump gas with ethanol. I run the treatment mixture
at twice the recommendation for over 90 day storage.  Every engine starts
each season on the first or second pull. These products do not really
stabilize the fuel but it has something to do with preventing the ethanol
from absorbing water out of the air.
I can envision Roger cringing right now. Maybe he can give us the
engineering explanation of how this stuff works, but I swear by it.
This is by no means advice; just my experiences.

Todd T.

tavares0947 at gmail.com

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 6:14 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> Well I am a complete idiot many times learning.
>
> Had this happen with my chain saw, snow blower, and home generator, until I
> had learned.
>
> Yes, always run the engine in neural when you "get back" whilst unplugging
> the fuel delivery hose.   This ensures a choke out from starvation of fuel.
> This leaves no residual gas in the cup of the carb, which will usually
> cause problems with the needle holes throughout; causing rough running at
> start/no running, stalls at bad times, and higher
> maintenance/troubleshooting costs.
>
> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 4:46 PM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:
>
> > Do you mean disconnect the fuel line and suck everything out of the carb?
> > Or install a petcock valve? I never thought about this for my boat, but I
> > shutoff the petcock valve on my generator and run it until it dies.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Lee
> > Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 4:24 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We launched today! Lake Michigan motor
> stuff.
> >
> > Just so I don't mislead anyone, it may be a good idea to run the gas out
> > of your outboard each time you use it.
> >
> > I bought an outboard today and the dealer told me you'd have to be a
> > complete idiot to not drain the gas each time.
> >
> > I didn't tell him that I'm a complete idiot, but I do plan on following
> > his instructions.
> >
> > Lee
> > 1999 Rhodes22 soon
> > Claytor Lake, VA
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>