| User Example 2005-08-30, 7:21 pm |
| Robert11 wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have a few outdoor tools like a lawnmower, weed-wacker, etc. that I will
> be putting away for
> the winter before long. Usually, I try to run out all the gas, and go thru
> the agony of trying to get them going again in the Spring. I am a believer
> in running-out all the gas; not storing it in the tool, even with a
> stabilizer agent, until next year.
>
> Obviously, there is a very small amount of residual gas left, probably, in
> the carb. or elsewhere.
>
> Was wondering if after I do the running-out the gas bit, I should put in a
> teaspoon or so of the Stab-Oil (I think that's the correct name ?) in the
> gas filler, and pull it the starter a few times to distribute it.
>
> I guess my main worry is: is this product too caustic or concentrated to do
> this safely without damaging the gaskets, etc.?
>
> Or, must it really me mixed with the gas in the proportion they suggest ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>
I never use any stabilizer in my normal gas. Never had a problem of gas
going bad in 30+ years. Gas/Oil mix does go bad, though, and will put a
varnish like coating in your carb and can gum it up after it sits
awhile. The stabilizer stuff prevents this from happening so it is
definitely recommended to put the stabiler in your gas oil mix.
However, I don't even do that and my weedeater and leafblower start
right up in the spring with no problem. I did have a 2 cycle outboard
motor that was gummed up every spring though. The stabilizer stuff
would have helped there.
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