On 3/20/2017 4:18 PM, Jack wrote:
On 3/20/2017 11:10 AM, wrote:


Interesting. I have a 40 year old chain saw, and a 20 year old weed
wacker. For years I mixed regular gas and regular NON-detergent, 20
weight oil in the gas at I think 16-1 ratio. The mixture would sit for
YEARS before being used up, and never had a problem.


Jack - you live a charmed life ! .. and I'm truly happy for you.

I reckon. My brother also leads a charmed life. Couple of others in
here also lead a "charmed life" as they also don't have a problem. At
some point, certainly after 60+ years, I think there is more than
"charmed life" going on.

Absolutely, no knowledge of how other areas of the country deal with
real and specific problems.




But for those of us who aren't quite so lucky - the link below is
what Honda advises.
http://powerequipment.honda.com/gene...ecommendations


A quick reading of that link leads me to call total hogwash on that.
Number 4 says:
"If you do not plan to operate the generator frequently (less than once
a month), drain the carburetor following the directions shown in the
owner’s manual."

That is about as stupid as it gets. If it's true, and it isn't, I would
never buy a Honda generator as there is something drastically wrong with
an engine that needs gas less than 1 month old.

I suspect that all new power equipment has this statement.

Stihl Page 22
https://www.stihlusa.com/WebContent/...038_Manual.pdf

Echo Page 26
http://www.echo-usa.com/getattachmen...226_032213.pdf





By all means do what ever floats your boat. Simply sharing my personal,
first hand experiences.

As are we.

I doubt Luck is any part of the picture. No
one gets away with 60+ years of luck, with so much varied equipment.

I have no doubt that you are having spectacular results with how ever
you are dealing. Bring your equipment to Houston and buy gas here and
you will understand after a few years.