On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:52:39 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:36:04 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

**Note: no mention of running the engine dry.

It's common sense and common knowledge. Fuel conditioner will help
but leaving the carburetor dry is even better.

It may be "common sense", but it is still wrong. If you want the
benefit of storing a carb dry, you must disassemble it, clean it with
solvent and then blow it completely dry with compressed air. You can't
leave a few drops of gasoline in any nooks, crannies or jets without
bad consequences.

Otherwise, storing it with stabilized gasoline is preferable. It also
keeps the seals from drying out.