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Since you have a two stroke engine (gas and oil) I'd run it dry.
I'd recommend first getting all the gas out of the gas tank. From
there run it dry.
Make sure to use the choke on it when it starts to sputter. Now
some motors have a drain screw or plug on the bottom of the carb. You
need to get
that out too.
Annual maint. should be check and clean the plug as well as grease it
up. If the unit is fairly new I wouldnt worry yet about the rubber
paddles or the auger belt.
If you have "never seize" (silver stuff) I'd recommend putting it
on the threads of the spark plug. Make sure not to overtighten that
spark plug!
The problem with gas is that when it gets old it starts to gel.
Clogs up everything. Now with two cycle gas, the oil in there
seperates and basically becomes a nasty black tar. Real pain to get
it all out. Many many cans of Gumout to clean out a gas tank and
carb.
If you have an older snowblower with a steel gas tank I'd
recommend leaving gas in there to prevent rust from forming inside of
it. Stabil works ok. Some like it, others dont. I've used it one
on some motors with success. If you do go the stabil route, you
should periodically run the engine to make sure its happy. Nothing
like a tool failing right when you need it.
Tom
P.S. On a 4 cycle motor, dont forget to change that motor oil!
On May 6, 3:05 pm, "Walter Cohen" <w_co...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Never had a gas powered snow blower until now. How do I store it until I
> need it next winter?
> The engine takes a mixture of gas and oil.
> I already ran it until the engine died for lack of fuel.
> What else do I need to do (i.e. with the spark plug, etc)
>
> Thanks.
> Walter
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Re: Storing a gas snowblower till next winter
