CacaoBoy
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More times than I can count I have read here "thou shalt not put stale fuel in thy chainsaw." I believe that is the First Commandment at the Church of the Holy Saw.
But, I thought, the old mix had stabilizer added, and there is just a wee little bit left in the can, so if I cut quickly it will be gone before the saw gods see my sin.
So in it goes to the new saw. And no problem, the saw runs good and strong. Until suddenly it didn't after about 15 minutes. Not a single sputter of warning, the saw just stops and will not start for anything. Busted.
So I drained the Satan's piss from the saw and put in fresh gas mixed with genuine high-priced Stihl oil, figuring that a little bit of holy fuel in the carburator would cure it. But it still would not fire. Whether trying to start with choke on or off the sparkplug came out wet with fuel so I knew it was seriously flooding. I kept trying off and on for two days in the hope the fresh fuel by itself would be sufficient. Nothing.
Now I am not much of a believer in miracles. Oh, PB Blaster has been an exception when it comes to frozen nuts and bolts from hell. And Sea Foam has saved more than one carburator that had strayed from the path of righteousness.
So a little splash of Sea Foam goes in the saw's gas tank. Of course, it still won't start, but I know that I need to get the foamed fuel into the carburator so it can go to work. So pull the starter cord several time, pull the spark plug and dry it, replace the plug, and repeat. And wait a few hours and try it again. About 24 hours after first adding the Sea Foam, the saw sputtered and ran for a few seconds. So give it more time to work. Another 24 hours and the saw started and stayed running. And then went to work for a couple hours of hard cutting with nary a complaint, consistently starting on the first pull. Hallelujah. I shall sin no more.
But why is the stuff named after frothy salt water?
But, I thought, the old mix had stabilizer added, and there is just a wee little bit left in the can, so if I cut quickly it will be gone before the saw gods see my sin.
So in it goes to the new saw. And no problem, the saw runs good and strong. Until suddenly it didn't after about 15 minutes. Not a single sputter of warning, the saw just stops and will not start for anything. Busted.
So I drained the Satan's piss from the saw and put in fresh gas mixed with genuine high-priced Stihl oil, figuring that a little bit of holy fuel in the carburator would cure it. But it still would not fire. Whether trying to start with choke on or off the sparkplug came out wet with fuel so I knew it was seriously flooding. I kept trying off and on for two days in the hope the fresh fuel by itself would be sufficient. Nothing.
Now I am not much of a believer in miracles. Oh, PB Blaster has been an exception when it comes to frozen nuts and bolts from hell. And Sea Foam has saved more than one carburator that had strayed from the path of righteousness.
So a little splash of Sea Foam goes in the saw's gas tank. Of course, it still won't start, but I know that I need to get the foamed fuel into the carburator so it can go to work. So pull the starter cord several time, pull the spark plug and dry it, replace the plug, and repeat. And wait a few hours and try it again. About 24 hours after first adding the Sea Foam, the saw sputtered and ran for a few seconds. So give it more time to work. Another 24 hours and the saw started and stayed running. And then went to work for a couple hours of hard cutting with nary a complaint, consistently starting on the first pull. Hallelujah. I shall sin no more.
But why is the stuff named after frothy salt water?
