>
>> vaughn wrote:
>> > Myself, I "pickle" my Honda EU-2000 as per the manual and consider
>> > that
> one
>> > run every two years is plenty. When I drag it out for its run, I
> usually
>> > put about a half-tank of gas through it with a moderate load (a 2
>> > or 3
> hour
>> > run). Then I carefully drain the entire fuel system, change the
>> > oil,
> and
>> > put a bit of oil in the sparkplug hole as per the manual. I have
>> > never
> had
>> > an issue.
>>
>> thanks for all the details!
>>
>> am I correct in assuming "pickle" refers to a liberal coating of
>> something similar to wd40 around/on all metal parts?
>>
>> just regular 5w-30 engine oil into the sparkplug hole?
>>
>> thanks again.
>
> I'm not sure what vaughn means by "pickle" but I don't use WD-40 on
> the outside of carbs unless something is stuck because it can attract
> dust and make things gooey and sticky. I rarely put oil in the
> cylinder but I rarely have anything sit for more than about 6 months.
> I would use whatever oil is recommended for the engine (10W30, 30W
> usually). What I do, which has always worked for me, is to run
> Sta-Bil in the last bit of gas, run it out of gas, remove the air
> cleaner, remove the float bowl, spray the carb with carb cleaner, but
> it back together, and pull the starter rope until you feel
> compression.
>
>
Marvel Mystery oil is good stuff for dosing the cylinder with. I use
that on car engines that have been sitting for years without being
started.
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>> vaughn wrote:
>> > Myself, I "pickle" my Honda EU-2000 as per the manual and consider
>> > that
> one
>> > run every two years is plenty. When I drag it out for its run, I
> usually
>> > put about a half-tank of gas through it with a moderate load (a 2
>> > or 3
> hour
>> > run). Then I carefully drain the entire fuel system, change the
>> > oil,
> and
>> > put a bit of oil in the sparkplug hole as per the manual. I have
>> > never
> had
>> > an issue.
>>
>> thanks for all the details!
>>
>> am I correct in assuming "pickle" refers to a liberal coating of
>> something similar to wd40 around/on all metal parts?
>>
>> just regular 5w-30 engine oil into the sparkplug hole?
>>
>> thanks again.
>
> I'm not sure what vaughn means by "pickle" but I don't use WD-40 on
> the outside of carbs unless something is stuck because it can attract
> dust and make things gooey and sticky. I rarely put oil in the
> cylinder but I rarely have anything sit for more than about 6 months.
> I would use whatever oil is recommended for the engine (10W30, 30W
> usually). What I do, which has always worked for me, is to run
> Sta-Bil in the last bit of gas, run it out of gas, remove the air
> cleaner, remove the float bowl, spray the carb with carb cleaner, but
> it back together, and pull the starter rope until you feel
> compression.
>
>