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ctilsie242
Explorer II
Feb 27, 2017

Let fuel sit in a carb bowl for five days -- very hard start

Is it just me, or is gas cruddy these days? I normally turn off the fuel petcock and let the generator run out of gas before I shut it down. However, I decided to just shut it down by turning the pe...
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profdant139
Explorer II
Feb 27, 2017
You should feel lucky that you have a petcock! On my Honda, I have to manually drain the carb after running it. Not a big deal, but not effortless, either. Some clever folks have installed aftermarket petcocks on their Hondas. I have thought about doing that, but I have enough trouble just looking after my pet dog. ;)

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