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Again, Einstein, the reason for the 15 minutes is to warm up the oil. We
don't want to try and drain cold oil, now do we?


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On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:08:25 -0500, "Steve Barker DLT"
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STA-BIL in the tank, fill the tank, run it for 15 or so minutes, then
change
the oil and park it. Never store a carburator dry.


15 minutes is excessive. It only takes a minute for the treated gas
to get to the carb. Heck, in 15 min. you might run out of gas and
have to start over. Besides, at $4 a gallon, why waste gas.