04-12-2010, 06:09 PM
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Happy Camper
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
Posts: 8,407
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Re: chainsaw gas
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Originally Posted by Stocker
Even though I know better  , I have never drained gas from my chain saws between seasons, and it's never caused me a problem in more than 30 years. Dunno if it matters, but I have only used good quality gas (Chevron or 76) and oil (Stihl or Husky).
YMMV... if you are at all concerned, it won't hurt anything to drain it and start with fresh stuff. If it runs good, there should be no reason to clean it.
I did have a carb diaphram rot away in an old Stihl a few years back, but that was not attributed to old gas. |
Agreed!
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