Dale.Traveling wrote:
Fuel injected engines were much easier to wake up than a carburetor. Usually need to crank the engine a bit to get the carburetor full of fuel before it would fire so a good battery was a must have..
One trick I learn decades ago about carburetors >>>> they are open to the air and fuel in them dries fast, creating varnishes that will give you headaches.
I have lot of engines in different toys and equipment that often sit for a year or 3.
My Bayliner boat with 55gal tank had no fuel shut off valve and after first winter I had heck of the time to restart the engine.
After that I install valve and run the engine dry at the end of season. From this point the engine would fire up in few seconds.
Similar with my Honda-powered pressure washer. Run dry at the end of last job, can sit for 2 years, I come, open the valve, gives few seconds for gas to fill up the carburetor and if it will not start on 1st pull, it will on 2nd.
Bought fuel stabilizer about 15 years ago. The bottle is still full in my garage.
