swede rules
t anderson:
In the states we had a bad commercial crash in Florida several years ago.
It was caused by the cargo, Oxygen producing stuff brought down the plane.
Combine that with September 11th and we are fairly tight compared to the good old days of shipping saws with passengers.
This was stated to just back up the above posts on check your local airline for rules.
Best procedure to remove fuel from your saw:
Empty the gas,
pressure wash the outside trying to avoid water in the muffler/carb,
grease the clutch bearing. this incase you washed it too clean,
run the saw till it stops (this will also heat up muffler and carb areas and remove any water,
choke it and run it some more,
remove the spark plug,
remove the gas filter and let the saw sit with the gas tank open upside down in a warm place for an hour, Most remaining gas fumes will flow down and out,
place on a new gas filter/maybe a new plug later,
Wipe the saw spotless. Admire your work.
This will still not satisfy most air transport companies. But is the technique that removes the most fuel.
You can use a substance called purge. Recommend against that and just buy a new saw everywhere you go rather than purge anything.