[AT] Modern Gasoline

[Stephen Offiler]

Well based on the anecdotal evidence presented so far, all you really need
to do is convert to Honda!

SO


On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 11:20 PM, Dick Day <dickday0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Several years ago, I converted our 15-year old Generac generator to LP. It
> always did start easy (electric start) but with LP I can connect it to our
> 500gallon LP tank if we ever got stranded by a blizzard.
>
> My other gas implements (push mower, 2 garden tractors, power washer,
> tiller) don't always start as easy even though I would let the gas run out
> in the fall.    My plan was to convert every gas engine we had.  I've also
> got a Troy Built sickle mower. That was next on my list to convert until I
> discovered that there are no engines I can buy to replace the vertical
> 5.5hp Briggs that's on there.  I don't think that converting it to LP would
> necessarily hurt the engine but decided not to take a chance and never got
> around to the other engines. I retire next spring. Once that happens, I'll
> get back on my LP conversion project.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just pulled out my power washer and realized it has not been run since
> > March 2015.  Half a tank of fuel still sloshing around.  On the upside, I
> > am always careful to turn off the gas and run the carb dry.  I am also
> > careful to add Sta-Bil as soon as I purchase gas.  We have ethanol in our
> > gas around here like in most places in the USA.
> >
> > It started on the first pull.  Literally.
> >
> > Engine is a 9HP Honda GX270 (I think).  I suppose there might be
> qualities
> > of the engine (strong spark, strong fuel vaporization in the carb,
> > whatever...) that help it run on crappy old gas.  Or something.  I'm
> still
> > shaking my head in amazement.
> >
> > SO
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