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["Mark Garrison" <pawpaw1@cox.net>]

I'm with Ed, but mostly from laziness.  I have so many little engines, some of which are used only occasionally, that I gave up draining them.  Instead I keep stabil in my gasoline all year round.  The only one that gives me trouble is an old Mantis, which I get going by taking off the air filter and putting my thumb over the air intake (the choke is not sufficienct), sometimes pour a little gas directly thru the intake.

 

Mark Garrison, RI zone 6

I have several rototillers and mowers that I use a lot. In the fall I fill the tanks with gasolene and stabil, then run them for a while to get the new mix all the wat through the engine. I have been told that this is preferred to draining the tank, because it prevents some seals from drying out. I use the same process on the snow blower in the spring.