Ethanol Issues Getting Worse
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trophywife
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at this point empty the tank, drain the fuel bowl, remove the drain screw and blast some carb cleaner in it. next year stabilize the fuel and if you can start it up every month. or, if you are not using it often purchase some synthetic fuel. zero ethanol and premixed. . great storage fuel for small engines.
Max123
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If you using a chainsaw for occasional work, I'd just pay up and buy TruFuel (no ethanol) from home depot. Throw a splash of Seafoam every fill - it will be fine.
Personally at this point, I'd just buy a Milwaukee M18 chainsaw if I needed one. One low capacity battery for your small tools, one high capacity for big tools like this.
Personally at this point, I'd just buy a Milwaukee M18 chainsaw if I needed one. One low capacity battery for your small tools, one high capacity for big tools like this.
Eric Reesor
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Given up on motors back to poverty sticks. Much happier camper as the boats roar around hunting for fish with fish finders. Salt or fresh. Knowing conditions where and when is much more interesting at my age of 72. If I get blown off the ponds or the salt chuck so be it.
Fisher Down
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Not any more. The only site in Nanaimo with 0% ethanol premium is Victoria Road.
(sorry to post twice)
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I’ve come up with a plan to keep my 9.9 Yamaha happy. I’m going to remove the ethanol from the gas in 3 gallon batches. My day tank is 3 gallons and I use it for no ethanol fuel. To make that 3 gallons last a long time I will run the fuel from the main tank which has ethanol in it. With 15 minutes left in each trip I will switch to the day tank and flush it of the ethanol blended fuel. That way if the motor sits for a while it won’t affect it.
Sea Chaser
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If my boat sits for a month I need to pull the carb. Yammy 8hp. Getting pretty fast at it but it’s a pain in the arse
The synthetic fuels are pricey. My Yami big block 9.9 is probably the best kicker I have owned. I’ve had this one since 2006 and who knows how many hours on it. I also can work on it myself with my eyes closed. So when an issue like crappy fuel pops up I can fix it today and not pay a shop. I also have another mint low hour spare.. so when the time comes…. no mods to the boat just switch them out.
wolf
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Said no one ever!!!
Sea Chaser
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Lucky if it was only annual lol
Strait shooter
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Is the gas at the prestige in Sooke ethanol free.
Max123
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I agree with all the sentiments about EFI, but if you have a carb engine its not a mystery on how to deal with this.
Step 1: Run it out of gas. Just disconnect the fuel line and wait till it conks out
Step 2: Afterwards, open the drain screw at the bottom of the carb float bowl and drain any residual fuel (there will be a few teaspoons even after running it out of gas)
Step 3: Don't use old fuel, and use stabilizer on what you have
I have a 2 year old 6hp Mercury 4-stroke kicker. Its one of those rattle can single cylinder motors that have a reputation for being hard to start and constantly clogging up carbs. I only use mine periodically, and it sits for extended intervals. Doing the above, it starts first or second pull, every single time. Most people never drain the bowl, and you will be surprised how much fuel is left in there even after running it out of gas.
if you want to get really pedantic about your fuel, run your kicker off a Jerry can and then just dump the rest of the fuel into your vehicle after each use - done - fresh fuel every time out.
Step 1: Run it out of gas. Just disconnect the fuel line and wait till it conks out
Step 2: Afterwards, open the drain screw at the bottom of the carb float bowl and drain any residual fuel (there will be a few teaspoons even after running it out of gas)
Step 3: Don't use old fuel, and use stabilizer on what you have
I have a 2 year old 6hp Mercury 4-stroke kicker. Its one of those rattle can single cylinder motors that have a reputation for being hard to start and constantly clogging up carbs. I only use mine periodically, and it sits for extended intervals. Doing the above, it starts first or second pull, every single time. Most people never drain the bowl, and you will be surprised how much fuel is left in there even after running it out of gas.
if you want to get really pedantic about your fuel, run your kicker off a Jerry can and then just dump the rest of the fuel into your vehicle after each use - done - fresh fuel every time out.
Except running it dry everyday will shorten the fuel pump life. The Yamaha fuel pump diaphrams are a weak point already.
sly_karma
Crew Member
Please don't read this as disrespectful, but you've identified that the motor + gas is the problem, yet you intend to keep the motor and the fuel.
If you're putting a lot of hours on a kicker, why not go EFI, and enjoy the lower noise and more precise throttle control as a bonus? Or for lower hour use, keep the carb motor and go synthetic fuel.
talked to Dave the owner at the bottom of the hill on laburnum in Qualicum Beach his premium fuel does not have ethanol,he told me that it is a law that they have to label the fuel pump if it has ethanol. So far I have used his premium fuel with no issues, use it in my house generator and my boat
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