Chainsaw Repair

Same with me. But I didnt run all of them dry this year.  Ran out of time.

I will just dump in spring, fill with fresh and fire up. 

I don't do anything to them in the fall except shut them off.

In the spring I blow them off - fill them up with bar oil and fuel mix and away we go. Over the winter has never been a problem for me at this location and it can get below zero F around here some winters like right this minute it is -5F.

Sun and water are the more detrimental things to chainsaws around here.

Never had any personal old fuel troubles in the last 40 years. When I was a kid I lived in an area where gasoline and oil would get the sour smell in a couple months but never had it around here. Ten years ago, I lived in that area again for three years and never smelled any sour mix.

But I have seen fuel mix have black tinge after a few years whereby it gets poured on the weeds in the gravel driveway. I see this more so in others engines than mine so I have no clue how old it is? First thing I do with a strange saw that looks like it has been setting around is dump the mix out in the gravel.

When I dump older mix in a can, 6 months to year usually. I put it in my riding mowers. Oldest first or in in the old plow truck.

My gas is suppose to be 10% ethanol but know it has been higher % in past.  I still use my Klotz 100% synthetic that is made to mix with methanol.  So far I haven't seen a ethanol related problem with any of my OPE.
Never even see a separation mix running this   klotz oil either, being it says will stay  mixed with alcohol.  Talking setting out 6-12mys mix in jar to see. Perfect looking every time.  That reason alone is why I still run it and ethanol gas straight from the local pumps. .


http://klotzlube.com/techsheet.asp?ID=54   Compatibility: Blends with BēNOL® castor oil, Super TechniPlate, gasoline, methanol alcohol, nitromethane and stays in suspension.


KL-200 quart; KL-205 gallon; 30 & 55 gallon drum
Description:
Pure synthetic bases are blended for the perfect level of 2-stroke lubrication and performance. Klotz Clean Burn™ technology virtually eliminates carbon and residue build-up. Extreme film strength engineered to reduce engine component wear and increase horsepower. Klotz Original TechniPlate® will challenge and outrun the competition in the following ways:

    TechniPlate® Peak Film Strength and Anti-Scuff protection
    Extreme Load Carrying Capacity engineered to reduce engine wear
    Clean Burn™ Technology reduces carbon and residue build-up
    Contains familiar Klotz Red for easy mixing and racy odor