Lesson learned!

  • mnmarlin
    Posts: 81
    July 11, 2009 at 5:45 pm #1263602

    Anytime I buy gas for my small engines I dump a 4-5 ounces of Seafoam in it. Except for just after Memorial Day, the mower needed gas, I didn’t have a can of Seafoam on hand and the gas station wanted $9. Aw, I can get by this time. NOT! Now my chainsaw won’t run, weedwhacker is very hard to start and the garden tractor will only run on full choke. So I save a couple bucks on Seafoam which I now get to spend on carb cleaner not to mention the time it will take me to tear those little suckers apart and hope that I don’t loose any small parts!
    Lesson Learned

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    July 11, 2009 at 5:51 pm #789850

    I hear you! I passed up Seafoam a couple times when the marked price was over $8.

    If a person looks around, it can still be found for a more reasonable price.

    whittsend
    Posts: 2389
    July 11, 2009 at 5:57 pm #789854

    I want to say that I saw it at Menards for about half that cost earlier this spring…

    2jranch
    Arcadia, WI
    Posts: 851
    July 11, 2009 at 6:55 pm #789859

    Just stocked up this week at Blaine’s Farm & Fleet for $6 a can….that’s a good price around here.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18537
    July 11, 2009 at 9:21 pm #789871

    I would recommend buying your gas elsewhere or more often so it is fresh. Good straight gas doesnt take multiple engines down and although Seafoam is a great product it is far from necessary if you are using good gas.

    wallleyes
    Posts: 17
    July 14, 2009 at 7:20 pm #790501

    I agree as i have never used seafoam.I still have my old strikemaster power auger i bought back in the eighties and it runs good.I run my boat and augers,lawnmowers empty on gas and have never had a problem.

    mnmarlin
    Posts: 81
    July 14, 2009 at 10:08 pm #790587

    The last two posters also have a point – the gas sat an unusually long time (no rain so grass didn’t grow),normally I would have used the gas up in a week or two, this time it sat for 5-6 weeks. Also, it was 10% ethanol, if I know the fuel is going to sit I will usually try to buy the “pure” gasoline.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18537
    July 15, 2009 at 1:19 pm #790683

    That’ll do it. It’s amazing how fast gas can go bad. Like you said when grass isnt growing (like now) I end up dumping my mower gas into the truck or boat and refilling which is exactly what I plan to do today thanks to your reminder. On a related note to your post I always store my equipment with Seafoam (sleds, boat, etc) and have never had a fuel issue when starting the next season. Ever.

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