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How To Avoid Carburetor Headaches

StairClimber
9 years ago

I have a 20+ year old grass trimmer that runs great. This might be the reason. This suggestion works well for homeowners who only use their equipment periodically rather than weekly and are willing to deal with the minor inconvenience of this 'religion'.
Each time you need to use your grass trimmer, stir 1 teaspoon of 2 cycle oil into 1 cup (8 oz.) of REC90 gasoline. That equals a 48:1 ratio (which is close enough to 50:1). Learn how much fuel you need to do your yard one time with little or no fuel left over. When done trimming, pour any excess fuel from your trimmer into a small gas container. Run your grass trimmer until it dies from no fuel remaining. If the gas in your container gets real old don't use it. I use REC90 gasoline because it contains NO ETHANOL. You can buy it at a few gas stations and marinas. I use REC90 in all of my lawn equipment. Avoid E85 and E15 which contain ethanol.

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