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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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old_guy
Explorer
Feb 27, 2017
man where have you been the last 20 some years. ever since they went to ethanol gas, the gas has been getting bad and very hard on carburetors. I use non ethanol gas on all my small engines. it costs more but sure is worth it.

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