On 3/18/2017 10:19 AM, Larry Kraus wrote:
On 3/17/2017 7:16 PM, Electric Comet wrote:

only have two gas powered tools and apparently i do not follow best
practices when i expect not to use them for 3 months or so

do you empty the gas out or just shut off the gas from the tank to the
carb



Four-stroke lawn mower does not care. Empty and run dry, or add
stabilizer, or just park it - does not seem to matter. Starts with one
or two pulls, runs fine.

In Houston my 30 year old Honda likes gas stabilizer, no wasted gas
bought 2 gallons at a time. And that can sit over the winter.



Two-stroke blower, trimmer and chain saw are emptied and run until they
stop, with every use. Otherwise, ethanol in the gas destroys the fuel
line from the tank within a year.

I use Echo 2 strokes and mine is 10 years old. I leave fuel in it
through the season but try to drain and run dry for the winter if I am
not going to use if for more than 2 months.

As a tip from my repair guy, only use Premium fuel. Some Premium fuels
do not have ethanol/alcohol added.