Chainsaw Repair

I have this snow blower 4 cycle that I got for free about 3 years ago.     I fixed it and used it a couple of times and then I stuck it in a shed and it sat for over a year with out being started.   Today we go 14 inches of snow so I needed to clean the sidewalks at the house in town and I went to the shed.   I took off the gas cap and smelled and it did not smell good but I did notice the tank was empty.    So I filled it up and it started on the second pull.    The reason I believe is because I only run non ethanol fuel which will not attract water and corrode the carburetor.   I have replaced a lot carbs on mowers and such and the biggest problem was water corrosion.    Thought I would pass it along.

I learned to not let ethanol gas set in my Gen after running dry. It is never really dry inside the carb.
It sets with  E-free now just like the boat.

I've got two generators that always manage to start after sitting a long while .They do puff nasty fumes for a bit then settle right down .I also have a Toro "snow pup " two cycle that was given to me I haven't used for a while because my leaf blower the last few years has been enough .The Toro has a plug in 120 volt starter .So far it's never failed to start .
My roto tiller sits outside with a garbage can over the engine .The only time since I've had over 25-30 years it didn't start the coil was bad .I dug through my junk until I found a good one and that was that .

A couple years ago I found a 12 HP two stage blower for cheap because the guy was moving to Florida .Gave it to my son then he moved to Louisville and now it's in my shop .I did the Stabil thing to the gas .It's got a plug in 120 volt starter .That thing will really blow the snow but it's been some time since we've had any to amount to anything which doesn't disappoint me .The novelty of that left me decades ago .

That was a pretty good video.   I guess that confirms my personal findings and experience with working on small engines over the years.  Thanks for posting that Kevin.