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Old 06-04-2019, 11:16 AM   #8
Tom Wesenberg
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Default Re: Starts then stops

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Originally Posted by 1928Mik View Post
After winter storage my car fired right up. Topped it off with some fresh gas and then it ran for a minute, then stalled. Wouldn't restart, just cranked over. I took carb off and split it, sprayed some carb cleaner thruout, put it back together and it fired up again with no issue.......Go figure...
Today's crap gas can leave lots of residue, and the crap gas evaporates very quickly. On small engines especially, it's important to run them dry for long term storage.
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