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bus708
Location: Maryland
Joined: Jul 24, 2010
Points: 321
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Re: Summer Storage
Reply #3 Mar 13, 2011 12:46 am |
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I have a Ariens ST824LE. I always run Stabill in my gas sence birth. I never ever had a carb or any other engine problem. Many folks do drain there carb. To each his own. I know for a fact that todays gas has many contaminants. Just look in your gas can after it sets for a wile. That crap will mess up your carb. You think you are draining it by running it dry. There is always water mixed up with it. The water does not burn so your engine stops. The water then corrodes your carb.You then wonder why it does not run well over time. My blower is 15 years old and still runs like a champ. I here of many folks complaining there carb is messed up or dirty with gum, then end up rebuilding or replacing it, Stabill has done a good job for me and i will always use it in every thing even my weed wacker. Out side of cleaning it, engine too. Give it a good grease job. If your unit has axle locks. Unlock them one at a time and remove your wheel, give your axle and wheel grease. Then put it back together. Rust loves to start there. Touch any spots you might have scraped the paint off. If you have 20 hours on it check your belts. They will stretch a bit during brake in. You might want to order a new drive belt , auger belt, and a few shier pins, You may not need them now, They are good to have just in case. Cover it up and put it in your shed or garage. Don't leave it outside, your cables will rust and your local thief will get it. I chain mine together in my shed.
This message was modified Mar 13, 2011 by bus708
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midfiman
Joined: Feb 9, 2011
Points: 20
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Re: Summer Storage
Reply #9 Mar 14, 2011 10:42 am |
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Hey gang, I've been one to drain out the tanks in my machine. However, I'm thinking of just filling up the tank all the way and adding some stabil. A few questions though. For those of you who always put Sta-bil in your gas, how much do you need to put in? When storing the unit for the summer, how much should you put in, or are you all set if your gas already has been premixed with Stabil. I'm assuming I cannot add any stabil to my gas/oil mix for any of the 2 cycle engines I have, yes? For example, I run my Stihl BR600 backpack blower with a mix of gas and 2 cycle Stihl ultra which has stabilizer in it. I'm assuming I don't have to do anything with that, yes? I always use the Stihl Ultra 2 in all of my 2 cycle engines, so I think they should be okay with the built in stabilizer, yes? Thanks for your help! midfi
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samdog
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
Points: 55
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Re: Summer Storage
Reply #11 Mar 18, 2011 12:39 am |
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Lots of good advice. I'm in the carb draining club, or if it doesn't have a drain, I remove the bowl and wipe it clean. Ounce of oil in the cylinder and close the valves also very important.
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royster
" It is the use of power tools that separates man from animals"
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Joined: Feb 11, 2011
Points: 284
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Re: Summer Storage
Reply #12 Apr 15, 2011 11:23 am |
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Yesterday, I put my Craftsman 52993 snow blower ( pictures under the heading "my snowblower picture " Mar31, 2011) in the barn for summer storage. Outside on the driveway, .I washed off the auger and impeller casings with the garden hose and let it dry in the sun. I used a car paste wax on all the painted surfaces, I got a spray can of light oil at Canadian Tire and sprayed the inside of the auger and impeller casings , including the auger and impeller .all the bare metal control rods and the skid plates. I filled it up with gas and put 10ml of Sta-bil in the gas tank, I run it for about 10 minutes , then changed the oil, It only had a few hours on it, ( I had changed it the first time when it had 5 hours on it., )Again I used Mobil 1 5/30 , I lightly lubed the discharge and the deflector drive control levers, .the hydro lever and the drive speed and traction drive control levers Checked the heated grips . I started it up again and drove it up the ramp into the barn. Then I removed the sparkplug and put just a few drops of the same motor oil in the sparkplug hole , pulled it over a few times and put the sparkplug back in . then I put on the breathable snow blower cover . Did I forget anything?
This message was modified Apr 15, 2011 by royster
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