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Skibane
Nov 16, 2005Explorer II
Marine Guy wrote:
On any other engine, including a 2 stroke, the carburetor with no fuel in it will surely begin to rapidly develop a varnish like build up(the air will evaporate the remaining fuel, leaving behind an unwanted gift of ‘muck’) and the needle valves, jets, float, etc. will be very unhappy, causing poor starting/running performance or will not start at all.
In an engine that's been run "dry", there's really not much fuel left in the carb to go bad. Also, some carbs have a drain plug at the bottom of the fuel bowl.
Fuel that has been treated with stabilizers eventually goes bad, too.
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