[Steppes] OT - need helpful suggestions-quick!

[Cleek, James M.]

If it hasn't been started it should be alright to just refill it with fresh
gas. The small amounts of oil and varnish that would be sticking to the gas
tank will eventually come off but not in such great quantity as to cause
problems. It might not be a bad idea to disconnect the gas line and clean it
also. If you are really worried about it you can probably buy a new gas tank
from the manufacturer for 10-20 dollars or just remove it and rinse with
fresh gas. You might also add a small amount of Carburetor or fuel injector
cleaner to the tank. As long as you did not start it you should be ok.
Good Luck,
Iames

-----Original Message-----
From: Vicki Marsh [mailto:XaraXene at attbi.com]
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:22 PM
To: Steppes; Elfsea
Subject: [Steppes] OT - need helpful suggestions-quick!


Xene here:

My darling helpful son, while trying to mow the lawn, put the gasoline that
had two-cycle oil added to it into the lawn mower.  Now, this gasoline
wasn't marked that it had two-cycle oil, but Llywelyn and I knew about it.
We forgot to tell Arnbjorn.

The gasoline is at least a year old, too.  Yes, we know we should have
disposed of it by now, but.....

Fortunately, the lawn mower has not been started since Arnbjorn put this
old, oily gasoline in it, and we have drained all of it out that we can get
out. Right now, I'm letting the stuff evaporate with the cover off.

Now, what can I do to keep the carburetor from gumming up with this stuff?
Would adding a higher octane gasoline help?  Should I rinse it out with
regular gas, drain it, then re-fill and have a go at it?

Any of you mechanic-type people out there got any ideas?

Xene (who may still smell like petroleum by-products at Queen's tomorrow.)

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