Small Engine Fuel Strategy
Non-ethanol gas is not available in my area so that's not an option for me. For maybe the past 15 years, I've treated all of the fuel used in my small engines with Ethanol Shield. I put fuel shut-off valves on almost everything I own and run the carburetor dry after each use. I'm sure that I'm not getting the carburetor bowls completely "dry", but I think it's better to have just a little bit of this swill being sold as gasoline in the carburetor bowl than a lot. I also completely fill the fuel tanks with treated fuel when I put them away at the end of the season which should limit the water absorption by the fuel. I've had few carburetor issues since I began doing this.
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