HEAT WAVE !!!!!!!!!!!!
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jerryd6818
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Unk, that's my luck. Buy a chain saw to cut down a tree and while I'm driving home a big wind comes up and blows the tree over. (Made up story to make a point.)
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Old Hunter
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Unk, drain that gasoline and run it dry (if it has ethanol in it) or you won't be prepared next time - ask me how I have learned about it the hard way!
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Unk
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Old Hunter,
Good advice.
The generator came with a little bottle of gasoline stabilizer (I think it was brand name Sta-bil) I added the gasoline stablizer to the tank after Hurricane Ike, and every time I store the generator, I turn off the gas shut-off valve and run it for a few minutes to dry out / empty out the carb.
We had a little wind-storm come through here a few weeks ago and our power was off for about 6 hours. I got out the generator and she cranked on the first pull - first time it had been cranked in about 3 years (the gasoline in it was 3 yrs old). She ran fine for about 3-4 hours , until the power came back on.
I had never used gas stabilizer before - but based on my experience, I would highly recommend it. It is actually probably a good idea for me to go ahead and empty the gas tank now, even though it has been stabilized. Not sure how long that stuff is supposed to last - but I can say it lasts at least 3 yrs!
Good advice.
The generator came with a little bottle of gasoline stabilizer (I think it was brand name Sta-bil) I added the gasoline stablizer to the tank after Hurricane Ike, and every time I store the generator, I turn off the gas shut-off valve and run it for a few minutes to dry out / empty out the carb.
We had a little wind-storm come through here a few weeks ago and our power was off for about 6 hours. I got out the generator and she cranked on the first pull - first time it had been cranked in about 3 years (the gasoline in it was 3 yrs old). She ran fine for about 3-4 hours , until the power came back on.
I had never used gas stabilizer before - but based on my experience, I would highly recommend it. It is actually probably a good idea for me to go ahead and empty the gas tank now, even though it has been stabilized. Not sure how long that stuff is supposed to last - but I can say it lasts at least 3 yrs!
Mike
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orvet
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Re: HEAT WAVE !!!!!!!!!!!!
I use Sta-bil in my outboard fuel & my chain saw. It has always worked well for me, cheap insurance, IMHO.
I wish I could have traded some of our rain & 60 degree weather for some of your sunshine the last couple weeks! I haven’t thawed out from the winter yet! Currently it is 72 degrees on my back deck at 6 PM on July 4th. Summer is supposed to start tomorrow; it is supposed to get up to 81. Mostly upper 70s and low to mid 80s for the 10 day forecast & NO RAIN!
Maybe my garden will grow now!
Y'all stay cool!
I wish I could have traded some of our rain & 60 degree weather for some of your sunshine the last couple weeks! I haven’t thawed out from the winter yet! Currently it is 72 degrees on my back deck at 6 PM on July 4th. Summer is supposed to start tomorrow; it is supposed to get up to 81. Mostly upper 70s and low to mid 80s for the 10 day forecast & NO RAIN!
Maybe my garden will grow now!
Y'all stay cool!
Dale
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vikingdog
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I'm going into Manhattan on Saturday, it's supposed to be 104. 
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gringo
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"Oh, you bunch of wienies! We don't even turn on the A/Cs in Texas till it hits 100 outside!"
it was 107 when i posted that comment....and i don't have airconditioning...even in the car....
it is all a matter of perspective...
it was 107 when i posted that comment....and i don't have airconditioning...even in the car....
it is all a matter of perspective...