Hey guys i tend to use my saws in spurts and then i dont touch them for months on end. If you do store your saws for an extended period of time how do you prepare them. Fuel stabilizer? empty the tank?
Storing saws.
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SteveSr
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Drain the tank, run the carb dry. Fuel stabilizer is snake oil to a 2-stroke.
The Lorax
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I run the pump petrol out and fill with alkylate petrol with my oil of choice .
The alkylate petrol lasts for a very long time with no ill effects over time that I have noted. Once you don’t have ethanol present moisture is less of a problem but the volatile elements in pump petrol still present issues imo.
The alkylate petrol lasts for a very long time with no ill effects over time that I have noted. Once you don’t have ethanol present moisture is less of a problem but the volatile elements in pump petrol still present issues imo.
Trufuel.
CentaurG2
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I gave up on dumping fuel/dry run crap years ago. Now I just dump them on the shelf. Never had a problem and I have started some sitting 5 or 6 years.
guessing non ethanol fuel
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Same here. I tried them all, dump the fuel, stabilizer, nothing... during the long winter (Nov thru Apr), and come spring they start right up. And yes -- Non Ethanol fuel ONLY!
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Nope. No ETOH fuel is nonexistent in my area. Been using 10% since it was invented. I know of only 1 pump at a public airport that will sell ETOH free fuel and it is just too much of a pain in the azz to get. I run premium fuel with synthetic 2 stroke oil and it works just fine.
Seen a LOT of starting problems from old fuel.
I mark the date of purchase on the container and dump after 30 days. Run the saw dry.
I use Stabil and non-ethanol fuel when available. Have run 'tru-fuel' through some at the end, so that anything left in the carb passages is less likely to him up.
Philbert
Non-ethanol REC 90 and synthetic oil. I may not use them for a month or so. For long term, I drain the tank and run dry. I may also drain the bar oil if they tend to leak a little.
CentaurG2
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So far (knock on my wooden head) I have not experienced any problems. I think the key in the synthetic oil. My theory is that it coats and lubricates the saws fuel system. Even if the fuel evaporates, the oil remains. Just a theory and I do like to run a few experiments from time to time.
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Factory premix for the inside of the saws. I also run dehumidifiers in the shop for the exterior of the saws. That helps prevent muffler rust and keeps electrical components dry.
Kyfan
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I go start everything 2 stroke once every couple of weeks (mainly weedeaters) my saws get used mostly in the cold weather.
Do you run snake oil at 40 or 50:1?
YOu can make 10 percent ethanol free pretty easy
Is that free as in beer, or free as in liberty?
ITYM "ethanol free" or "0% ethanol." I can make vodka 100% ethanol free by leaving it outside in an open pan until it evaporates. Perhaps you should explain your method to remove ethanol from gasoline more fully. Gasoline has a higher vapor pressure. Do you distill the gasoline out of the ethanol without blowing things up?
Just sayin'.
SteveSr
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Depends on the type of snake!Do you run snake oil at 40 or 50:1?
If you do that around here you better keep carb kits on hand.
