Sawmill Engine Blown Up? $5,000 Engine RUINED by A $4.00 Part? FRUSTRATED!

Sawmill Engine Blown Up? $5,000 Engine RUINED by A $4.00 Part? FRUSTRATED! Join me today on the farm as we get our chores done, check on the calves, investigate some blood in the pasture and we fix the sawmill! Finally we know what happened! Hope ya'll enjoy!
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[@outandaboutwithsamiam5034]

That's why you buy the Warranty and insurance for them big mechanical purchases....

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

brother...there's no such thing as an extended warranty on this sawmill, I'm just glad we hopefully shut it down and hopefully the internals didn't get trashed by all that gas in the engine crank case. Watch to the end as we open up the oil filter for ya!

[@vcpvcp2889]

Can’t run a FI engine dry…. good reminder. Ethanol eats rubber… good example.

[@mattphillips1910]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer One small suggestion: If I am going to walk away from a small engine for more than a couple days, I crack the fuel cap. Just a little bit......The objective is to keep pressure or vacuum from forming in the tank. It's not fool proof, but it seems to help mitigate other problems down the road. Many fuel caps are "vented" for this exact reason. Some are not. And even the ones that are vented don't seem to do a great job of venting. So, I just crack the cap open. For what that's worth!

[@connieguillot6999]

Glad u figured out ur problem with the saw mill ! It’s so good u can fix things urself instead of the hassle of bringing to the shop ! ( my son fixes all his machinery -it’s a great feeling doing it urself ) 👍🏼👊🏻

[@tcmits3699]

​@@StoneyRidgeFarmerOne thought of encouragement, 2 stroke engines have been lubricating their bearings and cylinder walls for decades with gas/oil mixture. It would be ironic if that gasoline and crankcase oil cocktail was beneficial for break-in period. Hope everything works out 🤞

[@olddodger7178]

70 hours in 5 years! I am not a fulltime sawyer (78 years old, retired math teacher), I have pretty much the same mill, same engine. Part time in 7 years (this is my third WoodMizer) I have 936 hours on it. Lack of use could have created your problem.

[@taurota1554]

Thanks for sharing and taking us along.

[@frankwilliams1157]

I only use ethanol free fuel in all my small engines and never had an issue in any equipment that I've used it in. The 10% ethanol fuel gums up all parts from your tank to engine, as well as it goes bad a lot quicker. I've had ethanol free fuel in equipment that sat for 6 to 8 months of not using it, the equipment fires right up. The ethanol fuel left in equipment where I live won't last more than 2 to 3 month before going bad. Ethanol free even goes into my duel sport motorcycle and it runs so much better.

[@cliffyarboro1163]

Buddy is smarter than a lot of people I know, Josh I installed a cutoff valve in my gas line before the carbeurator wwhen i shit the mill down i cut the valve off and let it run out of gas that fixed my fuel getting in to crankcase, enjoyed the video👍👍

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers....the mill has a shutoff and I'll most certainly be using it....but I'm still unsure if that will help

[@Lowzone73]

I run all my carbs/lines dry. Never leave corn gas in a carb. FI motor just use that shut off valve.

[@ShainCaldwell]

Wonderful video! I like how you went step by step with each part. There wasn't much of doing things off camera. Home run in my book! 😎👍🏼

[@dbcooper692]

Great video, as usual, and I am so glad your engine wasn't ruined!!!!

[@FlatThunder]

My 25 HP failed similarly......The smoke you were seeing is oil burning. They are pressure lubricated and overfilling the crankcase forces oil back into the combustion chamber. Mine blew a head gasket from the leaky fuel pump overfilling the case. Nice work 👍😁

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

That's exactly what happened!

[@bobbyfisher6343]

Buddy is so Smart

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yes he is!!

[@charleswise5570]

Josh, ya should've seen me, explaining to my 80 year old dad, that Butt Head had a baby! We were laughing so hard, we were crying! Hahaha!

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Josh thank you for the video and I'm happy that The sawmill is not destroyed and as for that piece that was shot you can rebuild that one now that you know you can get a piece for it Woo

[@AV8T0R401]

Josh, if you're studying to be a pilot, and you eventually get your own plane, you'll soon find out about oil filter cutters! Champion and others make a tool that screws into the oil filter and has a cutter that spins around the outside of the can. This cuts the can off. You then cut out the filter element and spread it out on a paper towel. Shine a bright light on the filter element and look for shiny stuff! Unlike your grinder which makes metal debris, the specialized oil filter cutters don't make metal flakes! Keep us posted on your flying progress!! Be safe!! ✈️

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

great idea!! I just ordered one off amazon! Oh...I bought a share of a plane, me and 4 other fellas own it. Saved me a pile of $$ and I get to learn a bit about the maintenance and upkeep costs as well as sharing that with the other fellas

[@brucebelitz3451]

​@@StoneyRidgeFarmerjust remember, most maintenance on aircraft must be done by licensed aircraft mechanics!

[@AV8T0R401]

@brucebelitz3451 Or under the supervision of an A&P or A&P/IA. I've replaced engines, installed avionics, and have done sheet metal repairs all under the supervision of an A&P

[@guytech7310]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Just don't fly near DC or Philly for a while!

[@toddpacheco4748]

Josh,very glad you didn’t have major issues with your wood mizer sawmill in this video 👍and calf’s are popping up like dandelions in the pasture 😮😊❤

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks 👍

[@bobbyfisher6343]

We Love Buddy

[@theda850two]

Your scatting of the Mario brothers theme was hilarious while you were walking through the cow "scat" 😂

[@EddyWells-l9h]

Josh, after that fail because of ethanol i would drain that tank and use non-ethanol gas. I have been looking forward to this video since i saw it smoking. I was wondering what happened. Now I know and thank you for putting it out there.

[@LakeLife1980]

That’s awesome you got it working bud. Crazy how weak and fast the rubber fuel components wear out with ethanol.

[@ethics1017]

Good video, My woodmizer is 7 and Iv'e always used regular ethanol gas. Great info,Thanks.

[@johndenoma6397]

I would get a new diaphragm and put it back in your parts supply. Great videos. I really like your exposé on your two shops.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yep....that's exactly what I did!

[@JimMiller-y9n]

Josh, invest in a pair of pliers designed to push hoses off barbed connections. It will save you a lot of frustration. I’m 75 years old, I’ve wrenched from farm machinery to aircraft and just purchased my first pair last year…a game changer!

[@paka2492]

Great video josh enjoyed it, nice calf !!

[@MONNIEHOLT]

I love all your videos, this one particularly interested me simply because my LT 35 has the 25 horse engine. It’s got 330 hours on it. I’ve never put one drop of ethanol gas in it, been running flawlessly since 2018. I’m a firm believer also and never using ethanol fuel in any of my farm equipment.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'm glad you are a believer in non-ethanol fuel for your farm equipment, and you are right, it's a much better choice!

[@2002dkallam]

Heck yea!! Now let’s bring it to my house and saw up some logs too😊

[@westtexasprepper]

I hope those adjustable wrenches were metric! LOL Great video, loving the new calves!

[@fmeach7711]

Those metric adjustable work well, almost as good as those left handed wrenches.

[@stevehudson4151]

I did not notice you changing the fuel filter. I would change the fuel filter ASAP particularly after you mentioned you saw gunk in the tank. Also you get get an oil filter cutter on Temu for a decent price with a spare blade. Works like a copper pipe cutter.

[@ShaneZettelmier]

Harbor Freight has fuel line pliers. The tip is made to wrap around fuel line and grip it and I thought it was stupid but it was seven or eight bucks for a set and I bought it and I use it all the time.😂 they’re just shaped right to get a bunch of purchase on that line and you get a great grip on the pliers and it just seems like the fuel lines pop off, easy now.

[@thekiltedsawyer]

Great video sir, I run that mill and a Lt50 wide. I would have changed the fuel filter as well. I aways run ethanol free fuel ⛽️

[@tgzmrhat]

I am so glad the engine was ok to tell the truth when I saw the video with the smoke I was a little worried

[@johnsadler8637]

Good recovery there, Josh. Happy it worked out for you. Good idea to cover it. Very educational video, thanks. If you’re going to burn that gas out tomorrow, I’d figure it’s ok. If a week, I’d drain and replace. That ethanol works on plastic and rubber. As you probably concluded based on the black residue, your gas lines might be due a replacing?

[@wayneott5990]

Wood-Mizer makes very good sawmills and they are wonderful people to deal with. Wood-Mizer headquarters are only about six miles from my home in Shade Gap Pa. For anyone interested in a great sawmill they stand behind all their equipment and are wonderful to deal with.

[@stuartpulvermacher6861]

its always a good idea to shut off the3 petcock when you are done using it

[@vincentnail2881]

Very unselfish of your self to show the repair on the engine. My mower has the 23 horse Kohler on it, and I am currently waiting on the carb replacement for it. Your video is telling me I'm not done ordering parts. I also have a little gas smell in the oil. Not the original owner of the machine. I don't run ethanol fuel, and don't know what was ran prior. I'm gonna replace the fuel pump assembly on mine as well thanks to what you just showed on this video. Great work man.

[@ClickinChicken]

LOL, this is how you punch yourself in the face! LOL Burbida, Burbida huhhh!! I'm ROTF today, Hilly Billy funnel. Doe! Aren't you supposed to check oil after cool down, or long rest not after just running? Any knowing is half the battle! GI Joe! Glad you dodged it Josh. wooo!

[@KN-vh5xp]

Good luck selling those 2x4s haha Blessings ur way brother

[@powrguy1696]

Most likely, you additionally should replace the fuel lines, from using ethanol-infested fuel. That black is deteriorated rubber (fuel lines), internally, just like the fuel pump diaphram. It doesn't take long for the ethanol to destroy rubber parts. I think the couple of metal flakes were from the sawzall cutting through the filter.

[@byronmiller800]

Use the kolher oil, it has more anti foaming agent in it , u have hydrolic lifters and they will cavitate when air whips into the oil, been doing this for 30 years, seen it many times, you might have a blown head gasket also.

[@ShaneZettelmier]

I kind of agree on the ethanol fuel. If you know you’re gonna use three tanks of gas, I think it’s fine to run the first two cheap fuel but the third one you want the non-ethanol. Ethanol absorbs water, and wherever that ethanol fuel sits whether it be a carburetor or a fuel injector or in that fuel pump it’ll attract a tiny bit of water and it will get organic growth there that will eat the rubber in the seals and leave that crusty white residue everywhere and it’s when you let it sit when you’re just running it through your engine it’s not really a problem because you’re burning it you’re using it and it’s not sitting But when you shut your engine off all that ethanol fuel gets a little bit of water in there and just has a little bit of separation and makes a little water droplets that help grow the organics and rust and oxidization and the engines were never designed to handle it. That’s why it’s fine to use it in your car because you’re driving it all the time you’re not letting it sit, but if you’re gonna let it sit for a while, always run non-ethanol fuel through the whole system. I’ve done that for years and never had a problem. I’ve got a 2004 John Deere with a Kohler engine on it and I always ran cheap fuel through it except at the end of the season I’d run non-ethanol and I put a valve on it so I could shut the fuel off and let it burn the fuel out of the system, so it wasn’t sitting in the carburetor And I fuel pump did go out, but it wasn’t leaking. It just stopped pumping and that was probably about 750 hours and the carburetor still clean as a whistle and I’ve never had to clean it but other things where I’ve let the ethanol fuel sit in there it just gets that white crusty film on it and it puts the metal and rust a little bit just because it’s got water in it And the engines aren’t made to have water in there. If you wanna get real intense with it, you can squirt a little ATF in there. I run a two-stroke mix and it will smoke like crazy cause it will be burning off the oil that you’re adding to the fuel but the ATF and the two-stroke oil is a nice oily coating all over everything as well, we used to squirt ATF in the carburetors as an after run oil when you store them for a while and it does come up, but as soon as gasoline hits it all that gum melts and when you start it back up after letting it sit for a long time, it’ll smoke for a minute and then it’s just like new again And that protects it from all the rust in the pitting and it keeps your lines from rusting up and getting clogged up. But as soon as you get gasoline on it, it melts and burns off and you’re all good again.

[@brucebelitz3451]

Try reading your owners /shop manual for all the information on your equipment, best to read before you start and keep it near when working they often give you tips for service or part replacement for that piece of equipment!

[@marktelin7259]

HiJosh Now you can order a new diaphragm and valve cover gasket and have a spare fuel pump.😊

[@baumsquad222]

Just had to put our GSD down, just shy of 12 years old. Great dogs!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

buddy is getting a little worse every day...I'm looking at getting a puppy so he can help me train the pup

[@baumsquad222]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer We had the vet do an xray before we made the final decision. She said her hips were so bad she was surprised she could even walk. I wish this wasn't so common in this breed! Will be looking for a puppy first thing this spring!

[@MargisonGODBEY]

Does that motor call for a 10w 30 high zinc oil not sure just asking

[@roberto.peterson9917]

??? the def fluid comes in small plastic containers with a long pour spout ??? curious if spout can be transferred to gallon size containers example bulk oil for hard to reach fill oil dipsticks

[@roberto.peterson9917]

for those that use ethanol gas ⛽ there is a treatment suggested to be put in tank when not going to be used for awhile like winter for yard equipment or summer gor winter equipment the other option is to drain the tank

[@dennissweeney7743]

Wow it's always something !

[@dannypettyjohn3284]

I had a Cushman three wheel scooter that a fuel pump. It had run for quite awhile before I figured out what was wrong, it ran fine after replacing fuel pump. Back about 1977.

[@rayclark8920]

Josh that fuel pump will not cycle anything unless you are turning the motor over it is a mechanical not electrical. Food for thought in the future you could’ve put a small electric fuel pump on that thing for a fraction of the cost. It would’ve worked just as well.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

the mechanical fuel pump actually supplies the high pressure electrical pump connected to the fuel injection...probably best to put it back like it was so I don't over pressurize the electrical pump right?

[@philwhite5815]

Welcome to fix it Friday everyone lol

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

here lately it's been "fix it everyday" 😂

[@sclivestock5943]

Hi Josh. Just wanting to clarify what you said you get for a calf. 4-800. Is that sold as a newborn?We sell rejected twins for 7-900. Calves in fall 5-6 months sell for 2300 and up. Best of luck calving. Scott Alberta 🇨🇦

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

here's our local feeder calf auction sheet: springlakeauctions.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1252025.pdf

[@rockywilson6076]

I have a woodmizer with 10 hours put new starter new battery tested alternater which is good but only way it will start is to crossover starter. Then while running battery drains. All i can think is bad ignition warranty just expired and dealer to far to haul to. Any advice is appreciated

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Turn the oil jug so the jug will tip more before the oil comes out.

[@alnglenn]

They make a tool for opening an oil filter. About $20 on Amazon. Works sort of like a can opener.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'll have to get one of those!

[@susanvaughn741]

If you use gas station diesel, it is likely to grow alge while siting around. When not in use, cover fuel tank to insulate from sun heat and protect from light. The heat will help grow alge that plugs filters. Contaminated fuel is still good, but the slime will plug filters. Best is a filter mesh screen be for the filter. Then you can clean the screen and keep going.

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

humm. and I wanted the fule inject motor, or maybe not.. It's still better than pulling the choke every time i start mine.

[@seansysig]

Josh Ethanol gas started being used in 1978. Ethanol is hygroscopic, it absorbs water vapor directly from the atmosphere. Because absorbed water dilutes the fuel value of the ethanol and may cause phase separation of ethanol-gasoline blends (which causes engine stall), containers of ethanol fuels must be kept tightly sealed. Close the vent cap when not using.

[@HenryGlenn-m3r]

The metal in the bottom of the oil filter can could have come from your saw blade cutting all the way around the filter. I would not assume it came from your engine. Go back and watch the video and you will see all the metal shavings everywhere. They make a tool for cutting open oil filters.

[@romancharak3675]

I think it would be prudent to change the oil and filter one more time before milling any more lumber. Just to be sure and have clean, uncontaminated oil. Uncontaminated with residual gasoline.

[@karlnitz1126]

Leaving gas in the system when not in use will cause over the winter will dissolve the rubber diaphragm like you see on your old one, even straight gas will deform it over time. When you winterize it drain out the tank and blow out the lines before storing it. You did leave outside for a few seasons too.

[@davidmack8813]

Awe dear Lord i hope not fingers crossed please dont ruin our good friend's sawmill engine 🙏 Best David

[@frankwrogg2515]

Wonder if you even need that valve cover fiel pump with the other one on the machine.

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

Suggest ya get a funnel JUST for the mill & attach it TO the mill

[@randyhall2135]

If you do put it in a zip lock bag or it will be full of sawdust

[@janetknesek8536]

If I have to use ethanol I always put a treatment or additive to the fuel

[@fricknjeep]

hi there good fix , what happened to the frick mill/ Best to all . john

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

sold off the frick to a fella

[@appelmac1]

Snap ring pliers make the job much easier!

[@stevenbeasley6366]

ethanol gas has been around for many decades. Used to be called gasohol when I was I was growing up back the late 70's.

[@davidd8435]

I have heard that mechanics recommend using non-ethanol fuel in small engines.

[@smalltownMainer]

where i live you have to get 93 octane to get no ethanol. but that means there could be a little residual ethanol from the last person depending on what they got. its 87 89 93 which is 10% ethanol 5% ethanol and no ethanol.

[@tomdamon7208]

suggestion : after you use sawmill disconect fuel and run it out of gas .

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

it's fuel injected and running it dry causes big time issues...ask me how I know!!

[@srjackson1611]

Nobody always does it...... but hanging the keys on the dipstick when you're done will prevent low oil or high oil.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers....I typically always check the oil in every machine prior to use....the one time I didn't...grrrr!! This happened unexpectedly!

[@2chipped]

Would highly recommend you change pressure and return fuel lines,before they plug your injectiors. The inside of the pressure line is already disintegrating.

[@farmboy4012]

You could change to an electric fuel pump or one that uses engine vacuum like on most lawn tractors.

[@bob7478]

Can always tell who has been in the military. We put a slash through the number 7. 🇺🇸

[@stephenreese5921]

European 7. It makes a 7 out of a 2! 👍🇺🇸

[@johndenoma6397]

Use non-ethanol premium gas in all small motors. The alcohol dissolves rubber.

[@timothymcguirk4633]

Josh not to be critical but. You should’ve gotten a Koehler oil filter and oil yes. Oil I wouldn’t use that oil that you bought. Air cooled engines require a specific oil. Most likely synthetic but for air cooled engines

[@bcgrittner]

I would drain the ethanol gas. I also have had problems with it. Jay Leno has had problems with fuel pump diaphragms going bad, especially in his Duesenbergs. He blames ethanol blend gasoline, which is all he can get in California.

[@keithhanson596]

next time you can use your soda bottle for a funnel and can see when it's full

[@royreynolds108]

At least you can rebuild the pump yourself. Kohler is a good engine.

[@roberto.peterson9917]

suggestion that the head (motor & controls) be covered when not in use with a tarp or other type covering

[@jagosselin24]

Why didn’t you change the fuel filter as well?

[@patricksmith3316]

Id drain the old fuel. Start fresh. 😊

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

52:27 ETHANOL DAMAGE, plan on doing all that again if you continue to use that sorry fuel

[@tomhaire4758]

I would just run it till empty and then put the non-ethanol fuel in. Good job on the repair.

[@philwhite5815]

You were talking about the calf that is not that Mama's calf drinking off of her being weird. You want to hear something weird. I had a wiener dog that would let the kittens drink off of her but she was like 12 years old and obviously had no milk. She was a good mama to anything that wanted a mama but very weird

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

bhahhahaha.....my cats suckle buddy my German shep!!!

[@chadcarrico5562]

What was wrong with warlock the dump trk? I used to be a mechanic, i was curious...

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Here's the video brotha! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmOZoJ97mKyshqc

[@chadcarrico5562]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thank you 😊

[@JWM1800]

did you fix the horn on that truck

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol...not yet!

[@cindyhebberd7352]

I would drain the fuel

[@Jorge-x2b]

Do you have anything for sale

[@dwighthenderson261]

When the new fuel came out we went to a class on it and for small engines and some older cars the 100% fuel is all need because the new fuel eats up full lines and all rubber parts on cars fuel injeciors are getting cloged up because the the liners in the metal fuel line it eats it up so yes get rid of all that fuel but the engine should be okay but you should have some wear as a normal thing but not to much the filter will always have some small debree in it so if not too much your fine

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

Would ONLY use NON ethanol on that OR convert it to Propane

[@fredeerickbays]

sone one who has picked up a wrench design that motor. Everything is easy to get at.

[@chipprice1174]

Josh, the ethanol fuel degrades some parts, in this case, maybe your diaphragm?? Even in the auto world, it cases damage from fuel cells/tanks, fuel lines, filters, hoses, injectors, and carbs. Some manufactures, have combatted a lot of this, some, have not. You should mention, yes, non ethanol is more expensive, but when you factor in the cost of the repairs, well, it's a no brainer. Esp small engines, when you really don't use that much, the cost is only a few bucks. The oil filter, it was told to me that most filters seals are now made to slightly swell, making it less likely to leak, and, that's why they are so difficult to get off. There are many tools out there now, to get the filter off, invest, and be happy about it. The one thing you didn't change, or, show that you changed is the fuel filter. I mean, when you looked into the tank, you said " I see yuckies in there" ! Change it! I hope there is no damage, bears usually survive, but, the oil washes down the cylinder walls, letting the oil/gas leak by. That's why it was smoking. Seems you dodged a bullet, I'm glad of that. At the very least, you aged your engine somewhat.

[@mattalery8601]

Sounds like the injectors stuck open and flooded the crank case wrecked the oil and washed the motor , hey do something cool and send the motor to the moon if its screwed and see if it will explode lol sorry for your luck it happend to me on my diesel truck😢

[@BarBeeHoney]

I’ve been seeing lots of buzzards, every time it’s been a dead deer. A friend let the steer suckle for 14mos, it was 1300lbs dead weight.

[@johnsadler8637]

On our western Ozarks farm, the rancher has had black buzzards like we have around here get aggressive and actually start eating a live calf, stripping the loin from above. We can shoot those if they do that. We have always had Turkey buzzards with the red heads, and none of us had ever heard of that behavior from them. The black-headed ones are a recent arrival, and no one is very happy about it. I’ve seen only black ones here between you and me, but I saw Turkey buzzards up at Pilot Mountain, so they’re nearby too. Which one did the attack there by you?

[@guytech7310]

Glad your engine is good & it was just the diagram in the fuel pump. Not really a good idea to run the fuel pump off the valve rocker, but that's US engineering for ya!

[@Shadyacresfarm]

That’s the only thing I miss about a cow/calf operation. Buzzard watch.

[@stephenreese5921]

Dogs just want to be with you. They are pack animals and require belonging and responsibility. Teach them their place in the pack, and they will be that animal.

[@gordonwilloughby8793]

I would try disconnecting that pump and use an electric pump, so the gas couldn't get in the oil. The location of that pump seems like a recipe for disaster. Other brands of small engine manufacturers make a diaphragm pump that runs from vacuum from the engine if the engine has a vacuum line connection but the safest is an electric pump. I have a diesel tractor with an electric pump. The only problem I have had with 10% ethanol gas is that water condenses in the metal tank and the carburetor, causing rust. I use redcoat to coat the inside of the metal gas tank and turn off the gas letting the engine run out of gas to stop the engine with no problems since then.

[@barney1941]

I'd change oil and filter again if everything looks good.

[@wwdiesel]

You could always abandon that low pressure fuel pump on top of the valve cover and install an 12v electric fuel pump to feed the high pressure fuel pump. Wire it to the ign. switch so it comes on when you turn on the ign. switch. Then you would never have to worry about gas getting into the crankcase again. Millions of engines out there running on electric fuel pumps.

[@dana_ohio]

Calf "baby Beavis"? Great trouble shooting tutorial

[@stanwooddave9758]

The Ethanol Alcohol is what is eating your diagram. When it dries out it will turn ROCK-HARD!!! FYI. NEVER use Ethanol Alcohol, in machines not designed for that particular fuel source. Ethanol Alcohol is known for eating up rubber products, gas lines, etc. Josh something you may want to do because you can go a long time between uses of you machine(s) always let the machine run out of fuel, in your case this small procedure will be your best friend. Chain saws, leaf blowers, Weed-Wacker's, etc. Part of the reason in running the machine out of fuel, is so *no gum can form* (in the carburetor's bowl) from the fuel evaporating, which clogs many different ports / needle valve, / air mixture ports, of the carburetor's, or cause the carburetor floats not to work properly.