Originally Posted by
Kyle Iwamoto
My $0.02. First and most important, if ethanol is in your gas, dump it and find non ethanol gas. I personally do not believe in those gas additives that stabilize and neutralize ethanol gas. Ethanol and water from the air creates acids in the gas that dissolve the rubber in your carb. If you're not going to use the saw for a while, dump the gas in the tank back into your gas can, start the saw and run all the gas from the carb. Gas goes stale and turns gummy. There are tiny tiny passages in the carb that get get clogged up.