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Putting Snowblower Away For Season: Best Approach ?

Robert11

2006-04-02, 4:21 pm

Hello:

First time I've had a snowblower.
Will be putting it away for the season, now.

Regarding the best approach to take with the gas that is still in the tank:

Thinking about it a bit, I guess there are 3 possibilities -

a. Put some Stab-Oil in the tank, and just run it all dry.
Any small amount of gas left in the Carb would presumably have some
Stab-Oil in it.

b. Again with Stab-Oil in tank, but this time just close the fuel shut-off
cock and run until it stops.
There might be a fair amount of gas left in the tank with this
approach.

c. Just put some Stab-Oil in tank, run it for few minutes, and leave alone.
With this approach, the gas in the Carb would (probably) not be
depleted, and any seals would remain wet.
Read somewhere that this might be good, as dried out seals are bad
news.

d. Or,... ?

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

gonefishn

2006-04-02, 5:21 pm

"Robert11" <rgsros@notme.com> wrote in message
news:_bednZZSyrmgva3ZRVn-qQ@comcast.com...
> Hello:
>
> First time I've had a snowblower.
> Will be putting it away for the season, now.
>
> Regarding the best approach to take with the gas that is still in the
tank:
>
> Thinking about it a bit, I guess there are 3 possibilities -
>
> a. Put some Stab-Oil in the tank, and just run it all dry.
> Any small amount of gas left in the Carb would presumably have some
> Stab-Oil in it.
>
> b. Again with Stab-Oil in tank, but this time just close the fuel
shut-off
> cock and run until it stops.
> There might be a fair amount of gas left in the tank with this
> approach.
>
> c. Just put some Stab-Oil in tank, run it for few minutes, and leave
alone.
> With this approach, the gas in the Carb would (probably) not be
> depleted, and any seals would remain wet.
> Read somewhere that this might be good, as dried out seals are bad
> news.
>
> d. Or,... ?
>
> Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

Bob,
I like "C" dried out seals are bad. Don't forget to pull the battery and
charge it periodicly during the off season. Scrub off all the salt. Also
spray a preservative (WD-40 at least) on all the bare metal.

Oscar_Lives

2006-04-02, 7:21 pm

"Robert11" <rgsros@notme.com> wrote in message
news:_bednZZSyrmgva3ZRVn-qQ@comcast.com...
> Hello:
>
> First time I've had a snowblower.
> Will be putting it away for the season, now.
>
> Regarding the best approach to take with the gas that is still in the
> tank:
>
> Thinking about it a bit, I guess there are 3 possibilities -
>
> a. Put some Stab-Oil in the tank, and just run it all dry.
> Any small amount of gas left in the Carb would presumably have some
> Stab-Oil in it.
>
> b. Again with Stab-Oil in tank, but this time just close the fuel
> shut-off cock and run until it stops.
> There might be a fair amount of gas left in the tank with this
> approach.
>
> c. Just put some Stab-Oil in tank, run it for few minutes, and leave
> alone.
> With this approach, the gas in the Carb would (probably) not be
> depleted, and any seals would remain wet.
> Read somewhere that this might be good, as dried out seals are bad
> news.
>
> d. Or,... ?
>
> Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>

I vote "A".

What does your manual say?

Stubby

2006-04-03, 5:21 pm

I'm on my 18th year with my lawn tractor. I have never run it dry
because that lets the gaskets and diaphragms in the carburetor get hard
and crack, producing leaks. I haven't had any problems at all of that
nature. Same with my chainsaw and my string trimmer.

Robert11 wrote:
> Hello:
>
> First time I've had a snowblower.
> Will be putting it away for the season, now.
>
> Regarding the best approach to take with the gas that is still in the tank:
>
> Thinking about it a bit, I guess there are 3 possibilities -
>
> a. Put some Stab-Oil in the tank, and just run it all dry.
> Any small amount of gas left in the Carb would presumably have some
> Stab-Oil in it.
>
> b. Again with Stab-Oil in tank, but this time just close the fuel shut-off
> cock and run until it stops.
> There might be a fair amount of gas left in the tank with this
> approach.
>
> c. Just put some Stab-Oil in tank, run it for few minutes, and leave alone.
> With this approach, the gas in the Carb would (probably) not be
> depleted, and any seals would remain wet.
> Read somewhere that this might be good, as dried out seals are bad
> news.
>
> d. Or,... ?
>
> Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>

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