AA, what technique do you use to drain the gas? I’m in the same boat. I fired it up a few times this winter just to keep it ready to go.
Bob
It was 45 deg. yesterday and we saw some snow flakes. Living in Cumberland co. Pa it is a little warmer then most other counties but 45 high was a record low for the high temperature on 5-9. I got my 2 snow blowers ready in November with a little gas in each and changed the oil. Well 2 weeks ago I removed all the gas I could and ran them dry. I never had to start them as our largest snow fall was a little more then a inch. Perhaps I should not be complaining of non use.??? A good friend has been a small engine mechanic and this is what he recommends. I guess some had the white stuff laying? I like spring and fall. Not the dead of winter or the heat of summer. I am still waiting on spring!
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AA, what technique do you use to drain the gas? I’m in the same boat. I fired it up a few times this winter just to keep it ready to go.
Bob
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I siphon as much as I can and just let it run until it shuts off! The only thing that stinks is when they are not working they don’t use a lot of gas! I don’t know a whole lot about small engines but when I purchased my small boat motor the mechanic told me to run ethanol free gas, change the oil after every fishing season, and unplug and let the motor run until it shuts off.. he said if I follow those steps I should never have an issue. I have been doing the same with my snow blower and it seems to fire up every year with no issues!
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I turned it upside down somewhat on its side and got out as much as I could. Then I ran it dry. I also only put 4 or 5 ounces in it last fall so there was not a lot to remove. I learned to do that about 10 years ago when we only had a few inches of snow.
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