TomG2 wrote:
The problem that I see with the "Run her out" plan is that one is guaranteeing that a small amount of gasoline will be left to evaporate and leave a residue every time the engine is shut down this way. By keeping the bowl flooded, this won't happen. I am beginning to think that it is a crapshoot either way. We had construction equipment that sat for years at times. Sometimes they would roar to life like they were run just yesterday and other times require carburetor and fuel system cleaning before they would even sputter.
Teaspoon of fuel left will make less varnishes that several oz of fuel left with the bowl full.
And again, have been doing that for over 20 years and never had to take the bowl out yet.
On my boat I install fuel shut off valve just for the purpose and one time I skip the season. The boat having thank with 3/4" open vent started on 2 years old gasoline just fine.
Since there was no prime pump, it took some cranking to prime, or some gas poured into throttle, but other than that, never had a problem in 8 years of ownership.
