My stick home back up genny has not been run for years. The carb is dry and the fuel tank empty.
I will bet anyone my next social security check that it will fire up and run fine.
I have a 1950 ford tractor that I only crank up and use on a tractor drive each fall. Been doing it for years. Carb empty and gas tank empty when in storage. It has been cranking up faithfully for years.
I do keep battery tenders on batts that never get used. My choice is the Deltran ones.
So my vote is not to run.You have got "opinions" from one extreme to the other.
What do to now. :h :W