You need to be careful. the original dampstart was just a fluid which
repelled moisture, but later it also came as a film coating in a can to
spray on ignition leads and terminals to stop the damp getting in.

I don't know this product you have, but it could be a good idea to drain the
existing fuel out and put fresh in at least to get it going.
I'm assuming its got one of those shoulder dislocating pull chord has it?
Brian

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Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I bought one of these on a whim when it was in a sale a couple of
years ago. I've never used it properly but on the advice of people
here, I would run it with a load every now and again to make sure it
was working. What with moving house etc. it has not been used in a
long time. I found it whilst tidying the garage the other day and
cannot start it.

Is there anything I can try to resurrect it? The oil/petrol mix has
been in there a while, should I pour that out and start again?

There used to be a product called, I think, "Damp Start" wich you sprayed
into the air intake for situations like this. It seemed - from the
smell -
to be a highly combustable product - so it probbly got banned under some
regulation.

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