I have a lot of small equipment like weed eaters, generators, wood splitters, ect. that sit alot and get gummed up with bad gas. Will Seafoam help clear the gunk out so they will start after sitting?
You have to be careful not to dislodge a deposit that may end up causing more problems elsewhere (e.g. clogging up a pilot jet or other small passage). It is always better to remove the parts and clean manually, even using the product full strength on the metal parts along with air to blow out. Then use Seafoam normal strength in the fuel to keep it clean.
>> I have a lot of small equipment like weed eaters, generators, wood splitters, ect. that sit alot and get gummed up with bad gas.
It’s that ethanol (thanks, EPA!) that’s getting you. Ethanol is hard on rubber pieces and absorbs water like there’s no tomorrow.
Here’s a couple other things to try:
1) Sta-Bil. Designed to protect against the bad effects of ethanol in small engines that store gas.
2) If you have access to aviation gas, use that in your small engines. (Airport nearby? Pilot friend?) Av gas has no ethanol. I have heard that marine gas has little or no ethanol but I have no direct experience with it. Av gas works GREAT in small engines.
3) Religiously dump out your gas after using your small engine tools, especially if you use them infrequently.
I am not sure that would work.....it doesn't really stabilize the fuel that has been sitting in a gas tank (use products like Stabil to winterize those). It's a gum/carbon-dissolving product to clean up RUNNING or POORLY RUNNING motors by freeing up piston rings, cleaning combustion chambers, etc.