When done mowing for the day, do y’all turn off your fuel and run the engine till,it dies?
#2
Scrubcadet10
I have a fuel shutoff on my Cub, during the spring/summer when i mow weekly, i don't bother. But if it gets later in the year (like now) where it may sit at least 2 weeks before leaves need chopped or grass needs cut, i shut it off and run it dry.
thanks, im also curious about leaving fuel for long periods in the system. The Skag Tiger Cub i just got has probably 8 plus gallons with both tanks, which would probably last me two seasons(maybe) here in south Texas.
#4
StarTech
Just note that even running the carburetor so called dry still leaves fuel residue in it that can clog jets. Of course less cleaning needed but i have still some that needed cleaning.
When I'm done mowing for the season I shut the fuel off and when it starts to run out of gas I pull the choke out it to suck even more gas out of the bowl and haven't have ANY issues.
#6
7394
I only use 100% gas, I don't turn off my gas valve..
using E-10 could cause issues left in over off season,..
#7
shadetree#1
If the engine is gravity flow to the carb, YES. This helps prevent flooding the crankcase with gas due to leaking needle seat when not being used. (and it's also a head up notice that I did use the fuel shutoff petcock.
I use non ethanol gas. I sometimes add little bit of ATF fluid to the gas tank and then run the carb dry or if I forget to run it dry the ATF seems to help prevent corrosion in the carb due to old gas drying out in the bowl. I also use the ATF mix in the old steel gas tanks to reduce them rusting during storage.
I dump the gas in my 2 cycle mix engines and run the engine until it runs out of gas. Main thing is I do not store them inside a building that gets really hot.
I use the Stihl 50:1 mix and never any problems with my stored 2 cycle stuff. Having some oil in the mix is why I also use ATF. (and I always have ATF readily available.
I'm not really impressed with Seafoam. You can make your own seafoam with a computer search for the recipe.
Never have run any of my equipment dry. Have a TBC 340 Tanaka trimmer that is 18 years old and never had a problem. I do use pure gas in my two strokes. Dixie Chopper X1901 20 horse Kohler 50 inch deck made in 2000. Not the original engine, came with a 19 hp Kawasaki. Bought it for $300.00 with a blown engine. Awesome little mower.
