I'm quite convinced that 8 year old gas is better than 8 week old
gas, and is certainly better than 8 month old gas. Especially the
stuff Bud has to buy near the lake shore.
We see black residue on our plugs and assume it is running rich...
classic sign, right?... un burnt fuel. In fact, we ARE seeing unburnt
residue, that may have been fuel at some point in its life, but
modern fuel, especially ethanol laden fuel, doesn't seem to stay very burnable.
Get on small engine discussion boards, or talk to your very busy
lawnmower repair guy. It's true.
Peter C
==
At 11:25 AM 7/2/2009, Bud Osbourne wrote:
>Yeah, if your gas is a year old, you can expect some drivability
>issues. Remember, when you drive it with new gas in the tank, it
>will take a few miles of driving to purge the old fuel out of the
>pump, lines and float chambers.
>Re: Stabile. Seems like I remember reading an article, from a
>credible source, that the stuff is ineffective. Personally, I use
>the stuff that Briggs & Stratton sells, through their dealers, which
>has the Briggs & Stratton name on the container. If Briggs &
>Stratton is going to put their name on it, I am confident that it
>will work. It has the added benefit of being inexpensive, and very
>easy to use. I've been using it in all of my Gravely tractors, MGs
>and my 356 for several years, now, and I've not had any fuel system
>issues at all, except with the 356 which did NOT get winterized
>(because I was going to drain the tank & take the sending unit out
>for service). With that one, I did have some "gunk" to clean out of
>the system, this spring.
>Bud Osbourne
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud Pazur" <bpazur@excel.net>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:44 AM
>Subject: [Spridgets] Spridgets & Gasoline
>
>
>>I was just talking to a very knowledgeable lister who said that the cause of
>>my missing, spitting, bucking problem could very well be old gasoline. He
>>says modern gas loses its power very quickly. I am going to find out this
>>evening when I drain the tank and put in fresh gas. A lot of the gas in my
>>tank is old (last summer). He says Stabil doesn't help.
>>
>>He also said I should try to find premium without ethanol. This is
>>increasingly hard to do these days. I wonder if other listers are concerned
>>about this, and take steps like timing, additives, a bit of racing gas, etc.
>>
>>Thanks again, very knowledgeable lister!!!
>>
>>Bud Pazur
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