On Fri, 16 May 2008 11:38:47 +0100, adm <adm1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote and
included this (or some of this):
>On 2008-05-16 10:13:24 +0100, Yuri <yuri@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
>> teapot wrote:
>>> I have a Sovereign Classic 35 lawnmower with a Briggs and Stratton
>>
>> FWIW I have just had a mower fuel problem that turned out to be caused
>> by 'old' petrol. according to the mower repair shop modern unleaded
>> petrol goes off after approx 12 weeks. Mine had been serviced in the
>> autumn and came to use it two weeks ago filled it up with last years
>> petrol - no water or contaminants - and would start but not run.
>> Apparently this is a common fault and some engines like my Honda are
>> more prone to this than others.
>
>Yup. With my Mountfield petrol mower, every spring I would need to
>empty out any remaining fuel and replace with fresh, then also take the
>spark plug out and bake it in the oven for a while. If I didn't do
>this, there was no way in the world it would start, but with this
>procedure, it always started on the first pull.
>
Whereas with my 10 year-old Hayter (unleaded petrol rotary) it's been
left with fuel in the tank every winter. I've never had the plug out
and it starts easily in the spring after priming. I give the engine
oil a bit of a top up occasionally and that's all the maintenance it
gets. Touch wood.
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