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Old 08-30-2022, 12:02 PM   #69
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Do yourself a favor and switch to an electric power washer. I made the change this year and it has been wonderful. Connect the hose, turn the water on and press the button. You loose a bit of power but for most applications it doesn’t make a difference. Gas power washers can be incredibly temperamental as you have discovered. I think I paid $400.00 for the top of the line model.
Yes, we went to using Greenworks commercial for tools that are used infrequently.

Draining a carb with ethanol 10 or 15% generally does not help as the drying agent attacks the seals. 15 years ago, you could put a chain saw up for a couple of years, put fresh gas in and go.
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