Has everyone forgotten how to syphon gas!!

[Myk Rian]

I use one of these to empty the tanks. I then run the fuel out.
Been doing that for 30+ years, and have never needed to repair a carb.
To stop it from leaking, I cemented the red tube and pump end caps, and also the hoses to the fittings.

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[Wade Lippman]

I have an all electric garage (well, aside from the cars...). Don't have to do anything.

But I used to get gasoline out with a turkey baster. Didn't work very well, but was easy.

[Bill Dufour]

remove cap, tip engine on side so gas drains out. Run carb dry. never heard of running entire tank down? Must be a snow country thing.
Bill D.

[Ole Anderson]

Like my boats and snowmobile, I fill the zero turn with gas and add Stabil, being sure to run it until the Stabil makes it to the carb (or injectors on the snowmobile). Small engines get dumped and run dry. Well, except the power washer and chipper, they seem to start every spring no matter what I do. I stop the generator by turning off the gasoline valve to run it dry. Batteries get taken inside to avoid freezing if the run down.

[Perry Hilbert Jr]

Well now none of this makes any sense at all to me. As another said the mower will be used again in about 4 months. At least for the honda engine on the push mower, it seems there is no need. I just used it for the last time in the season last weekend. I will be adding fresh gas and using it again in early April.I usually do start up the equipment for a minute or two around ground hog day, just as a call to nature to hurry spring along. Same for the weed wackers etc. The chains saws get used every six weeks or so all year. The riding mower will be run from the shed over to the barn today. Will be started and driven a bit around ground hog day and then will be good until April. My roto tiller gets used twice a year. spring and fall. Rarely enough to get through a tank of gas in a year. Just something about those honda small engines I guess. It is now about 14 years old and once sat for two years without use. Still starts right up on the second pull. Never could do that with a Tecumseh or a Kohler. My old push mower years ago had a six HP Briggs. I served me for almost 20 years. Never was "winterized" The deck rusted through too many places so I gave the motor to a neighbor kid, who transformed an old lawn tractor into a go kart.

[Tom M King]

Same with all my Honda motors. I wore out an 11hp B&S on a pressure washer. My Nephew gave me a 13hp Honda for it that someone had given him 7 or 8 years before. I figured I'd have to put a new carb on it, but put it on the pressure washer, and gave it a try with fresh gas. It started on the second pull, and runs like a new one.

[Al Launier]

Simple - Stabilizer!

[Rick Potter]

I am still back at the first post. Man cards? I knew I was missing something.

Where do I get one?

[Lee DeRaud]

I am still back at the first post. Man cards? I knew I was missing something.

Where do I get one?

If you have to ask, you're not qualified.

[Norman Pirollo]

I also used to drain the gas tanks on my mowers, riding mower, weed eater. No more. Fill with Premium no-ethanol gas , add Stabil stabilizer , run a bit, pull the plug, oil cylinder and store it away. Has worked fine for 4-5 yrs. now after several months of not running. I was sceptical at first, but the fuel stabilizer does the trick as does 0% ethanol gas.

Norman

[Rick Potter]

I am not sure they even sell non-ethanol gas here in the PDRC. Av-gas maybe, but hard to buy a gallon of that.

The ethanol is sure hard on the fuel systems of my old hot rods.

[Tom M King]

If there are any marine places around you, there should be non-ethanol. They were the first to start selling it, for boats, at most places. Being on a large lake, almost every station sells it here, and everywhere that sells gas on the water.

[Peter Christensen]

I hope those of you that advocate turning the mower on it side to dump the gas are not just letting it drain onto the ground. It is being captured to use again and not allowed to pollute the ground water is it?

[Brian Elfert]

Never emptied my mower. 4 months I will be using again and starts right up if gas did not evaporate. I usually make the last cutting count to just pick up the leaves and that takes care of just about all gas. Now the snow blower I do run out because never know from year to year if we get any snow and when.

I left the gas in my snowblower over the summer. The engine won't start now. I'll probably end spending a fair bit of time and some money installing a new carb because I forgot to run the gas out last spring.

[Kevin Beitz]

All you guys live in the woods? No health problems siphoning gas
Use your thumb not your mouth...