Shred 'N Vac
I picked up a used Echo ES-2100 a couple months ago. It runs great, no complaints. Into a freshly mixed tank full of fuel I put what I thought was a small (1 tbsp) of Walmart Supertech injector cleaner—the concentrated, use-every-2500-mile stuff, not the weaker use-every-tank stuff. A three or four ounce bottle is supposed to treat up to 25 gallons of fuel. Obviously a tablespoon in a pint of fuel is going to be VERY CONCENTRATED. I fired her up and as the new fuel started to burn I thought the carb was plugging up. The unit ran so poorly I was afraid it might have dissolved all the elastomeric parts in the carb. It became hard to start, wouldn't idle and would hardly rev up. Dumped her out and filled with fresh mix and all was well after a few minutes of run time. Never would have guessed it would have that dramatic an effect. If you want to put injector cleaner in your mix, do it very SPARINGLY.
I picked up a used Echo ES-2100 a couple months ago. It runs great, no complaints. Into a freshly mixed tank full of fuel I put what I thought was a small (1 tbsp) of Walmart Supertech injector cleaner—the concentrated, use-every-2500-mile stuff, not the weaker use-every-tank stuff. A three or four ounce bottle is supposed to treat up to 25 gallons of fuel. Obviously a tablespoon in a pint of fuel is going to be VERY CONCENTRATED. I fired her up and as the new fuel started to burn I thought the carb was plugging up. The unit ran so poorly I was afraid it might have dissolved all the elastomeric parts in the carb. It became hard to start, wouldn't idle and would hardly rev up. Dumped her out and filled with fresh mix and all was well after a few minutes of run time. Never would have guessed it would have that dramatic an effect. If you want to put injector cleaner in your mix, do it very SPARINGLY.