Question: What should I do to get my machine ready for the winter?
Answer: There are several things that are rather important to increase the chances of your machine starting in the spring without a severe work over by your small engine technician. Below are a list of things that need to be completed, in the order of importance in my opinion.
1. Service your fuel system:
- A. Stabilize your fuel and run the engine for several minutes to allow the fuel stabilizer to permeate the fuel sysem OR
- B. Drain your fuel and run the engine out of gas OR
- C. Perform "A", shut off the in-line fuel shut off and then run the engine out of fuel.
2. Change the engine oil.
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable (or both) from the battery.
For a complete winterizing guide, with detailed instructions, go to the
"A complete guide to winterizing your 4-cycle power equipment engine" guide.
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