Re: Fuel stabilizer or drain carbs for long storage periods
This subject has come up many times.<br />The Merc manual does actually state "Run carbs dry" but this also incorporates running "fog" through them prior to shut down.<br />We don't need to winterize in Australia, so I let the motor run to near stall and remove the fuel line between outings, keep the petrol fresh and start it up on muffs at 3-4 week intervals.<br />If you are storing it away all winter, I think you should follow the procedure in the manual and do a complete drain/fog etc..<br />There are lots of opinions on here and everyone tries to help.. It is a great site. But at the end of the day,My motor (20 yrs old) has been "run out" of fuel every trip since new (previous owner) and started up with fresh fuel regularly .. and is still going well. Others may have a completely different approach with same results, so maybe both are OK. But the most common advice is,fresh fuel, stabiliser, and change impeller and gear oil regularly.
