Posted by George Marsh on August 14, 2014 at 04:10:57 from (50.121.46.73):
In Reply to: Re: tractor storage posted by wilson ind on August 10, 2014 at 15:01:08:
Bill, I do the opposite. Keep tanks full in winter, with staybil, to prevent condensation. NEVER drain carbs. Yet to have a problem. Been doing this all my life.
Last winter, our coldest in a long time, my brick work shop, not my well vented pole barn, had record condensation. Many of my tools, even with a coat of oil, was rust city. If I had an empty carb, it too would have been full of condenstation.
I use 87 octane e10 in 9 riding mowers, 3 tractors, 2 generators, 2 pressure washers, 1 tiller, kaw mule, go-cart, 4 stroke honda weedwacker, and another 6.5 hp briggs. All get staybil and a full tank over the winter. Then I run each out of gas and start over with fresh tank the next year. I'm still using last years gas in my generators. Never had a carb issue related to fuel. Some things only get used a few times a year. Those get an extra shot of staybil.
In Florida, it's another story with e10 in boats. My brother in law had his spark plugs rust because of the condensation getting inside his 150 hp honda 4 stroke outboard. So IMHO if spark plugs can rust inside an engine, so can an empty carb.
How many times have you seen an engine rust internally causing it to freeze up? Cylinders all rusted. Why can''t that happen inside an empty carb?
2 strokes is another story, those better get drained. However I refuse to own a 2 stroke.
I don't think ethanol is that bad. Without it, any condensation in a gas tank will settle in the bottom of the tank and tank will rust. Ethanol absorbs the moisture, mixes it with the gas. Leave the gas in tank too long with ethanol and it could form a bacteria that's why staybill and othere additives were invented.
Just my opinion. I'm sure others will have a different view. Do what works for you. I'm doing what had work for me all my life. George
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