Ron If you can get it to me I can clean it for you. If anyone has a generator or any seldom used gas engine, if you fill it with trifuel you will not have long storage problems. You can get trifuel at Home Depot or VP also has fuel you can get at NAPA or Northern Tool. This has over 2 year shelf life. It’s expensive ($15 to $20 gal) but your generator or other engine will start right up. If you use it for a long period, just put regular gas. But when you put it back to standby service, flush the regular gas out and replace with the can gas. It will last a lot longer than regular gas with a stabilizer in it. I use it in both my pressure washer and generator, always start right away enen after sitting a year. Robert KD5YVQ
From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Livingston kb0mnm via BVARC Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:37 PM To: BVARC, GMuller885--- <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: [BVARC] Remedies OT - Generator help needed. I may be a "Possible help" Tuesday afternoon. I am in the process of packing out to move. You may wish to consider that 'Sea Foam' and other 'storage' chemicals are often used to keep gasoline from 'gelling' which can plug the carburetor up. The other issue is that over long periods of time, the octane ( lightest ) portion of the gasoline tends to evaporate. Either way, the usual cure is to siphon the tank clean- add starting fluid*, run briefly to clear the carb and combustion, then refill with clean and fresh gas. If someone else does this, you may also want to offer that some crankshafts can be connected to a drill for less 'armstrong', if need be. A timing light or other spark indicator is safer than a temporary outside gap. Automotive stores sometimes have small 'neon light pens' for this. If stored in a dusty environment, you may also need an air filter- yet this is seldom the case. (* I recently used 'Gumout' brand starting fluid to start an engine that had been overfilled with oil- back into the carb- a pressure washer system- it also took many turns of the crank ). Jon L. Livingston Electronics Technician 17722 Fieldglen Drive Houston, Texas 77084 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> General Radiotelephone license PGGB062294 CET Wireless Communications WCM-R185658 Amateur Radio license KB0MNM <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-livingston> www.linkedin.com/in/jon-livingston _____ From: "k5hm.ron--- via BVARC" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: "BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: "k5hm ron" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:05:01 PM Subject: [BVARC] OT - Generator help needed. Need someone who can work on my 5KW Sears Generator, Generator part works but the gas engine won’t start. Suspect I left the gas in it too long. Reply to email below or call 281-961-4570. 73, Ron, K5HM <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm Excelsior! _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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