Re: Starting components

Posted by HH56 On 2023/9/17 11:01:26

Also if the gas is the old and stale 5 year old gas get rid of that and get fresh before starting the engine. Several have found out the hard way after using old gas to start and run the engine for a few minutes that when trying to start it again a few days later the valves had stuck.

Something in the old gas turns to an almost glue like substance when heated and deposits on the valve stems making them stick in the valve guides. A couple of engines were so bad it took major disassembly and brute force to finally free the valves.