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Mr. Luddite

On 1/26/2015 3:32 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:08:18 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I just dragged the old Honda EU-2000 out of the barn, just in case we
lose power in this storm. It hasn't been used or even run for three
years. When I put it away after it's last use the fuel tank was full.
I added a few ounces of Stabil to the tank and stored it away.

It took about 5 pulls, then fired right up. Runs nice and smooth.

Of course, the only way to tell if Stabil really works would be to
store it for the same period of time with a full tank but *without*
adding Stabil.

This is the second time it fired up easily after a long storage. The
first time was about 6 years. Used Stabil then also.

Snake oil or not, I think I'll keep using Stabil.

I have my generator stored dry. Why save old gas in the first place?
I have 10 gas cans for the boat and when we are talking about a storm
I make sure they are all full. No storm, no problem. I burn it in the
boat pretty fast.
I also have a propane kit but I never installed it. Gas is piped to
the spot where me generator is wired for and I have the right
regulator for the kit.

I was just lazy. The Honda only holds about a gallon of gas. When we
put the pool in 9 years ago the contractors used it all summer, six days
a week and about 6-7 hours a day to power the saw they used to shape and
fit the bluestone around the pool. They used it again for part of the
next summer to finish up. It was a mess when they were
done and I figured it was probably worn out. I just added Stabil,
let it run for about 15 minutes and put it away. Three years ago
I took it out figuring it would never start again without a major
tear down and cleaning but to my surprise it fired up and ran fine
on the 6 year old gas. The gas in it now is 3 years old but it runs
just fine.

My experience with lawnmowers was that draining the gas at the end of
the year usually resulted in leaks and float problems in the spring.
I just leave the gas in them now, along with a shot of Stabil. No
problems with leaks or floats since.