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Post by Oatking on Jun 18, 2022 11:21:35 GMT -6
Ok , please feel free to offer your tips on how to get small engines started from a winter rest. I have tried ether to get some going but today I am struggling to get a tiller going and ether aint helping.
Thanks for any help.
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Post by OptimallyDismal on Jun 18, 2022 11:43:02 GMT -6
I have been using premium gas in my small motors and it makes a big difference, now I am told there is ethanol in premium now, not as much as regular, but it depends on where they are on their quota.
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Post by Beerwiser on Jun 18, 2022 11:53:27 GMT -6
Ether is my first choice too and I have a tiller that is obviously related to yours. My only suggestion is adding fuel stabilizer to them in fall. I started doing that a few years ago on all the transfer pumps etc and so far I have not had to pull a carb apart since. I wish I would have remembered to do that tiller.
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Post by kevlar on Jun 18, 2022 12:10:36 GMT -6
I’ve been lucky with mowers and tillers, but those stupid gas powered trimmers have almost caused me a stroke. Had two, threw them both in the garbage.
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Post by northernfarmer on Jun 18, 2022 12:35:25 GMT -6
That tiller, I don't suppose it has a way of draining the fuel out of the tank completely as some small engines are awful for the fuel in the carb to become completely dead due to the volatile components of the fuel allowed to escape leaving a completely dead fluid behind and can be so bad that even starting fluid won't get it over the hump so to speak to get going. The other problem is the fuel drying up leaving deposits that plug up the jets. I like the engines ( some honda's ) that have a fuel shut off so that the fuel can be shut off and then leave the engine running until it quits as that can help a lot in itself. Ideally though if all the fuel is removed and then fresh fuel put in the next season prevents a lot of headaches. Oatking, if you are able to get the fuel bowl off or if there is a drain, that can work wonders to drain out the fuel that was in the carb and lets say you poured in some more fresh gas on top of the fuel that is still in the tank before you do the carb drain. I have a dirt bike that is very bad for not starting even three weeks after its last run and impossible to start by the next season unless I drain the carb which it has a screw to do that and its all about that vent system that allows the fuel to flash off the components of only the fuel in the carb yet the fuel in the tank is still fine to run on.
As to the two stroke trimmers ( some now are true four stroke but one is still dealing with fuel ) , I have a stihl unit I bought a couple of years back and while its stupid expensive to run the special fuel in it I have been so far ( that long life fuel they sell premixed in a metal can ) and so for example this year when I went to start it, it started the first or second pull. If the trimmer is being used a lot through the summer and go through quite a bit of gas I would suggest use your regular mix ( and non ethanol fuel ) and then at the end of the season drain out that mix and put some of the special fuel in it and run it for a while to displace any of the other fuel for storage. The problem is remembering to do all this crap !.
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Post by tsipp on Jun 18, 2022 14:12:49 GMT -6
I’ve been lucky with mowers and tillers, but those stupid gas powered trimmers have almost caused me a stroke. Had two, threw them both in the garbage. i got the wife a 20 volt dewalt, now I’m only missing my good battery’s once in a while. |
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Post by Beerwiser on Jun 18, 2022 19:26:57 GMT -6
Just with the two stoke stuff, buy quality. Cheaper in the long run and use their 2 stroke oil. I have yet to have a problem with any of the sthil stuff except the power saw. Ethanol keeps eating the fuel line, but it is only 15 bucks. Would cost me much more to run premium.
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Post by SWMan on Jun 19, 2022 8:21:51 GMT -6
On the small engines with a small tank the gas usually goes foul so I just dump it and refill with fresh gas and that solves 90% of problems. If you can keep them out of the sun and rain that helps too. I have a cover for my Briggs engine on my water trailer, it does not like getting rained on.
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Post by kenmb on Jun 19, 2022 19:30:48 GMT -6
Ether is my main troubleshooting tool. If engine won't start normally then I give it ether. That usually gets it started and running. If it keeps needing ether to keep running then I get into draining bowls, pulling carb off for cleaning and such.
I bought a 40v weed eater a couple years ago, one of the best ways to spend some money. Even when I got the gas unit fired up, I was always messing with idle adjustments, burping throttle to keep it going. Shutting it down and restarting a minute later, mixing gas, etc. Cordless - just pull the trigger. My life doing yard maintenance improved greatly when I went with cordless.
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