>From my experience, gasoline will last for at least a year before it goes bad >and in some cases it will even last longer than that if stored in a cool place >with the tank filled to the top to illiminate contact with air. Air is the >greatest factor that causes the gasoline to degrade. So if your friend has >treated the gasoline in the generator with a stabilizer, he can run it without >any problems.
----- Original Message ----- From: Lee A. Stone To: Blind Handyman Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 22:18 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] generator Questions Hi, I have a Friend who I have told many times about this list. He has a big generator similar to mine , however he for some reason has not run it since just before Christmas last year. he estimates he has about 3 to 4 gallons of gas in it. he did put fuel stabilizer in it but it has not run in a long time. the question is should he try to start it or try to drain out that old gas first. he also tells me he can see a screen in the tank s he is not sure he can drain it dry efven with a hose. Is that possible? final question would be either way should he dump in something like a carb cleaner. I think the only thing different about his is his is a pull start whereas mine is electric. thanks for any positive advice. Lee -- Traveling through hyperspace isn't like dusting crops, boy. -- Han Solo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
