Not bad...K5OIT in Conroe told me he pays $14 a gallon!! I'll have to pass this on to him
Chris WB5ITT On Aug 13, 2017 7:14 PM, "Bruce via BVARC" <[email protected]> wrote: > you can purchase ethanol free gas at the buckees on 290 in cypress. i > live up in roman forest and took a 30 min drive to browder's marina on lake > livingston to purchase ethanol free gas. cost me $2.83 a gallon a couple > weeks ago. > > 73...bruce > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2017, at 4:28 PM, Robert Polinski via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ron If you can get it to me I can clean it for you. If anyone has a > generator or any seldom used gas engine, if you fill it with trifuel you > will not have long storage problems. You can get trifuel at Home Depot or > VP also has fuel you can get at NAPA or Northern Tool. This has over 2 year > shelf life. It’s expensive ($15 to $20 gal) but your generator or other > engine will start right up. If you use it for a long period, just put > regular gas. But when you put it back to standby service, flush the regular > gas out and replace with the can gas. It will last a lot longer than > regular gas with a stabilizer in it. I use it in both my pressure washer > and generator, always start right away enen after sitting a year. Robert > KD5YVQ > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Jon Livingston kb0mnm via BVARC > *Sent:* Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:37 PM > *To:* BVARC, GMuller885--- <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [BVARC] Remedies OT - Generator help needed. > > > > I may be a "Possible help" Tuesday afternoon. I am in the process of > packing out to move. > > You may wish to consider that 'Sea Foam' and other 'storage' chemicals are > often used to keep gasoline from 'gelling' which can plug the carburetor up. > > The other issue is that over long periods of time, the octane ( lightest ) > portion of the gasoline tends to evaporate. > > Either way, the usual cure is to siphon the tank clean- add starting > fluid*, run briefly to clear the carb and combustion, then refill with > clean and fresh gas. > > If someone else does this, you may also want to offer that some > crankshafts can be connected to a drill for less 'armstrong', if need be. > > A timing light or other spark indicator is safer than a temporary outside > gap. Automotive stores sometimes have small 'neon light pens' for this. > > If stored in a dusty environment, you may also need an air filter- yet > this is seldom the case. > > (* I recently used 'Gumout' brand starting fluid to start an engine that > had been overfilled with oil- back into the carb- a pressure washer system- > it also took many turns of the crank ). > > > > *Jon L. Livingston* > > Electronics Technician > > 17722 Fieldglen Drive Houston, Texas 77084 > > [email protected] > > > > General Radiotelephone license PGGB062294 > > CET Wireless Communications WCM-R185658 > > Amateur Radio license KB0MNM > > www.linkedin.com/in/jon-livingston > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"k5hm.ron--- via BVARC" <[email protected]> > *To: *"BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB" <[email protected]> > *Cc: *"k5hm ron" <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:05:01 PM > *Subject: *[BVARC] OT - Generator help needed. > > > > Need someone who can work on my 5KW Sears Generator, Generator part works > but the gas engine won’t start. Suspect I left the gas in it too long. > > > > Reply to email below or call 281-961-4570 <(281)%20961-4570>. > > > > 73, > > Ron, K5HM > > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > www.qrz.com/db/k5hm > > <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg> > > * Excelsior!* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > >
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