I am in Cincinnati beginning my 4th day on generator power - all of 3500
watts, but I'm damn glad to have it. This is a generator that my father
bought in 1978. We tested it when it was new, then it sat unused until
two years ago when it was given to me. After a carburetor rebuild and
an oil change it runs decently. It has a 5 gallon external fuel tank
that I would love to use (instead of needing to fill the internal tank
every 2 hours). But it had gas sit in it for 28 years. It didn't even
smell like gas and it poured like a thick varnish. Does anyone have an
idea for an easy way to clean that sucker? Would swishing a bit a gas
around in it loosen up most of the junk or would I be better off using
something else, maybe kerosene or diesel?

Tom