Zama, Walbro Carb issues/rebuild

[Stubby]

6 hours ago, Macpherson said:

 

I get it that you're totally on the ball as regarding protecting your engines against the damage done by ordinary fuel, but as a life long engine repairer I absolutely know that fuel stabilisers protect fuel from phase separation or going off for usually longer than claimed by the manufacturers [ a number of years ] while also protecting against the failures you mention and more for very little cost.

 

I understand that Alkylate fuel is a far better fuel, but it's cost would prevent it being used in may engine uses :

Gennies, Classic vehicles, lawnmowers, outboards farm vehicles etc, so if you want to protect these type of machines from crap fuel stabilisers are the answer... petrol and diesel.

 

I know it's an Arb forum but although they cost a lot of money, chainsaws are really quite cheap when compared nearly everything else petrol / diesel powered that's being damaged by crap fuel.

 

Cheers.

All you say above is true but .....with an alkylate fuel ( I use Husqvarna Xpower ) you don't get the carbon deposets that you do with pump fuel .If you run a new machine from the get go on alkylate fuel for a year then strip it down t inspect it looks like it has only been run for a day or two .  

[Tree monkey 1682]

9 hours ago, Macpherson said:

 

I get it that you're totally on the ball as regarding protecting your engines against the damage done by ordinary fuel, but as a life long engine repairer I absolutely know that fuel stabilisers protect fuel from phase separation or going off for usually longer than claimed by the manufacturers [ a number of years ] while also protecting against the failures you mention and more for very little cost.

 

I understand that Alkylate fuel is a far better fuel, but it's cost would prevent it being used in may engine uses :

Gennies, Classic vehicles, lawnmowers, outboards farm vehicles etc, so if you want to protect these type of machines from crap fuel stabilisers are the answer... petrol and diesel.

 

I know it's an Arb forum but although they cost a lot of money, chainsaws are really quite cheap when compared nearly everything else petrol / diesel powered that's being damaged by crap fuel.

 

Cheers.

Chainsaws are more expensive than an engine on a mower, genset and smaller plant , last time I used brigs and Stratton fuel stabiliser  I put one shot to 20 litres of fuel in the bottom of a jerry can ,then filled it up with top end petrol .

It still did not stop the dumper (honder engine) carb from buggering up ,even though I brim the machine. 

Its not as good as it claims, then u have the fecking around on site and a shite bottle of crap that didnt work. Yes I did try it in other machines.

Diesel machines are another chalice of 💩.

But they've seemed to have got better or should I say diesel has .

But ultimately machines font like being stood up and not being used.

I use aspen on anything  and everything , its in the chipper,  dumper, chainsaws - if people think its cost prohibitive then you really need to look at your pricing structure  and work out cheap fuel versus down time, carbs and sized engines .

 

[Tree monkey 1682]

3 hours ago, Stubby said:

All you say above is true but .....with an alkylate fuel ( I use Husqvarna Xpower ) you don't get the carbon deposets that you do with pump fuel .If you run a new machine from the get go on alkylate fuel for a year then strip it down t inspect it looks like it has only been run for a day or two .  

All my machines have been on it from new, its also better for your lungs and the working environment .