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[Stephen Offiler]

I had a 30+ year old Briggs on a snowblower, old enough to have points.  It
didn't give me much trouble with fuel, but every single winter when it came
out to work, I had to pull the flywheel and clean the points in order to
get spark.

SO


On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> On 8/20/2016 2:34 PM, Stephen Offiler 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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> I've got a 30 year old Briggs and Stratton 3 hp on a water pump that
> never fails to impress me. I put it away in fall with whatever gas
> is left in the tank. Yet it starts right up next spring and all through
> the summer. Two, sometimes three pulls and it runs perfect.
> I think we have better gas here in Canada, less ethanol maybe. I'm still
> running a 40+ year old fuel pump on the 52 Mercury but
> I did have to replace the rusted out fuel tank.
> Jonsered string trimmer I bought new in the late nineties is still all
> original and although sometimes takes a few extra pulls to start, has
> never failed. Sometimes I remember to drain the tank when finished, not
> always. I may throw in a bit of fuel stabilizer sometimes but
> its not a regular practice for me.
> Yes, those Honda engines are great starters too.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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