New gas on old parts

[rob love]

My results are similar. The fuel goes skunky in short order, the checkvalves stick, the needle valve in the carbs stick, and any use of rubber fuel lines seem to result in a short lifespan for the hose.

We do run our old M37Dodge on regular fuel here at the base, and we have not had the fuel problems experienced with the other vehicles. But on the remainder, all are run exclusively on premium these days with good results.

I had to remove and unstick the needle valve on the white scout car this year, and also had to replace the checkvalves in the fuel pump. I drained the tank of the ethanol fuel and replaced it with the premium. She sounds about as good as she ever has now.

Notable also is that the majority of your small engines on everything from ride-on lawnmowers to snowblowers to chainsaws also call for non-ethanol fuel.