fuel stabilizer or ethanol free fuel?
Dohmein
10 years ago
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Comments (1)'What do you know about this line and resistance to heat?' It's engine fuel line made by a company that specializes in outdoor power equipment. After you install it, you should start using Sta-Bil Marine stabilizer/treatment for ethanol fuels. This blue concentrate is available at Wal Mart and it only takes 1 ounce to 10 gallons. I use it in everything I have, cars and all....See MoreFuel preservatives
Comments (6)Here is my experience with my Honda Lawn Mower. I have never used any kind of stabilizer. What I do is add a little Mystery Oil. Does it help I don't know. But it doesn't cost that much and hasn't cause any problems. I am not sure how old the mower is but I have had it 8-10 years. My son gave it to me. Never had a problem with old gas. And some of the gas that I use is a couple of years old. Now the reason for the gas being so old is. The I have a generator that holds about 7 gals. of gas. Well there were those times we thought that we would loose power. So we would fill up our generator to get prepared. But we never lost power. So the gas just sit in the generator. Any way after sitting for so long without being used I decided to syphon it out and use it. And like I said I had no problems with using it. Now here is how I use my mower. I take it out of the shed. Check the oil level. Turn the gas shut off to on position. Fill the tank with gas. Move lever to the choke position. Pull the start cord slowly till I feel compression. Let it retract and give it one good pull and it starts every time on one pull. Now when I put the mower away the tank is almost empty. While it is still running I shut the fuel shutoff to the off position. And stop the mower. Then I take the leaf blower and blow all the debris from the mower. After I am done doing that I start it up put in gear and walk it into the shed and let it run until it runs out of gas. So it is stored with an empty tank and an empty carb. And as far as I know it has the original plug in it. I have never changed it. I don't know if my son did when he had it or not. I have never had to do any thing to the mower. The only thing is I am going to have to put new wheels on it next year. The tread is just about wore off of them....See MoreSta-bil to treat ethanol gas?
Comments (6)FWIW, I once emailed Stabil and asked them that question, they said the regular stabil would offset ethanol. Personally, when I empty a gas can I add the stabil so when I fill it, I'm ready to go. Considering the relatively small amount of Stabil or equivalent you'll use in a season for small engines, it's cheap insurance. Also follow Bill's advice on keeping tanks topped off. Also, I always run small engines dry at the end of the season, been doing that for years, even before "mystery gas" appeared. If you do a search here on GW you'll find as many opinions on ethanol as there are posters. You'll also find definitive info on what ethanol does to small engines by those more knowledgable than I am. good luck, Ev...See MoreBadly in need of fuel filter advice
Comments (15)Hi Suzi In case you are feeling uncertain, I think you can handle changing the fuel line(s). The trickest part is the clamps. Some of these can be a bear, as you may have noticed when replacing the filter initially. You will need to know the inner diameter of the fuel line. Then pick some up at the auto parts or hardware store. While you are at it gets 6 stainless steel hose clamps (you might only need 4 but these are cheap) that are tightened with a screw driver. First take off the filter end of the hose from the tank to the filter. Drop both ends down and let the gas flow into a glass jar so you can see what is coming out. Let all the gas drain from both sides. Now connect one end of the new hose to the tank - run it to where the filter sits and cut it. Connect to a new filter (make sure the arrow points away from the tank).Next do the same thing from the filter to the fuel pump (if there is one). Finally cut a short piece of hose the right length to go from the fuel pump to the carburetor (this may be very short and may require you to bend it to get it on). Now put some fresh gas in the tank. Crank the engine - if it does not start after 2 tries let it rest (don't want to over heat and burn out the starter) for 5 minutes and crank it again. Repeat as needed till it starts. Once the engine starts. let it run for a few minutes Unless you see leaking gas), then carefully check all the joints for leaks. Good luck...See More1saxman
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