Machineguy 877 #1 Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) View the pictures and understand this could be your carb resting with ethanol in it! Edited September 14, 2018 by Machineguy 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,478 #2 Posted September 14, 2018 Yep . The stuff is Bad News . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,619 #3 Posted September 14, 2018 Had a carb on a new Briggs ruined in less than two months because of ethanol.Never again.Ethanol free is all I use in the air cooled non computer engines.I'd run it in the truck but it's a flex fuel and should deal with the corn squeezings.Dumbest thing Uncle Whiskers ever forced on us. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machineguy 877 #4 Posted September 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, JAinVA said: Had a carb on a new Briggs ruined in less than two months because of ethanol.Never again.Ethanol free is all I use in the air cooled non computer engines.I'd run it in the truck but it's a flex fuel and should deal with the corn squeezings.Dumbest thing Uncle Whiskers ever forced on us. Absolutely! Destructive stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machineguy 877 #5 Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) The powers that be don’t want the average consumer to keep their old vehicles and engines going. They want tax revenue generated by new vehicles and power equipment sales and taxes. Built to last is for old folks that wanted to stretch a dollar. We now live in a throwaway society that’s just about making the next dollar. I truly believe all of this potential damage to older machinery was realized only for profit. Edited September 14, 2018 by Machineguy 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machineguy 877 #6 Posted September 14, 2018 BTW, this is my father in laws generator I’m working on to get ready for potential flooding from the hurricane. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,619 #7 Posted September 14, 2018 Briggs or Tecumseh? Hope the rains cut you guys some slack out west .So far we have had way less rain in 3 days than we have had in an hour early last week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machineguy 877 #8 Posted September 14, 2018 37 minutes ago, JAinVA said: Briggs or Tecumseh? Hope the rains cut you guys some slack out west .So far we have had way less rain in 3 days than we have had in an hour early last week. Old Homelite with a 8hp Briggs. Good unit and it’s singing as it should now. We’ve had tons of rain in the last week. Including a freak storm that put down almost 4 inches in an hour the other night. Anything we get here in the mountains will be flash flood rain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,619 #9 Posted September 14, 2018 (edited) My generator is on standby in the shop.One thing I do when it is time to put it up is drain the fuel tank.Start it up and let it run until the fuel is exhausted.If your FIL does this you shouldn't have any issues the next time he needs it.You probably would do that but he may need to be informed.Just show him this post if he doubts you. Edited September 14, 2018 by JAinVA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machineguy 877 #10 Posted September 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, JAinVA said: My generator is on standby in the shop.One thing I do when it is time to put it up is drain the fuel tank.Start it up and let it run until the fuel is exhausted.If your FIL does this you shouldn't have any issues the next time he needs it.You probably would do that but he may need to be informed.Just show him this post if he doubts you. He said it was ran out of gas a couple years ago? No telling the actual time. The tank was spotless but the updraft carb was trashed from ethanol accumulating moisture. I got everything working correctly and it’s running great at a hefty load now. This has been a reality check about ethanol I suppose 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machineguy 877 #11 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) The other night got crazy with rain! This was a half mile from my house. We’re watching the storm closely. http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Five-rescues-conducted-following-flash-flooding-in-Roanoke-County-493030451.html Edited September 15, 2018 by Machineguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JAinVA 4,619 #12 Posted September 15, 2018 Thanks for the link.My son lives in Lynchburg and he swims well.Knowing him he isn't concerned even if his mom and I are.Might be time to take this offline to PMs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #13 Posted September 15, 2018 A good web site to follow "rainfall" https://www.cocorahs.org/ViewData/ListDailyPrecipReports.aspx 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jerry77 1,218 #14 Posted September 15, 2018 10 hours ago, JAinVA said: Start it up and let it run until the fuel is exhausted When you are going to run it dry, add a little 2 cycle gas to the mix--keeps your carb gaskets from drying out and shrinking... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,021 #15 Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) When I prepare my mowers and boat motors for the winter storage, I mix a cocktail of 8oz of fuel, 2 oz of 2 cycle oil, and 2 oz of marine Sta-bil in an open tin can. I start the engine as normal, then disconnect the fuel line(usually at the filter) and stick the engine line in the cocktail and the tank end in a container. The cocktail is sucked into the fuel pump, carb, and cylinders. The fuel tank is drained into a container and burned in my vehicles. I then pull the plugs and spray fogging oil in each cylinder as I crank the engine a few times. This has worked for me for years for both 2 and 4 cycle engines. I even burn the 2 cycle mixed fuel in my vehicles w/o any problems. In the spring, I fill with fresh fuel and start up w/o any problems other than a little smoke until the cocktail burns off. Edited September 15, 2018 by Ed Kennell 3 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
