Diesel lawnmower? Use Stabil

[Nick R]

Put the lawnmower up today. Ran it out of gas, and then put a good bit of stabil into the gas tank. then I tried to start it, to make sure it got into the carb. It started, and I let it run for 3 seconds. I say let, because when I let go of the shut off handle... It didn't stop running. It released, but it kept going. Started smoking white smoke, but kept running. I pulled and let go of the handle a few times, no result. Uhhhhhhhh......

It finally shut off on it's own 45 seconds later. So apparently, if you want a diesel lawnmower, fill it up with Sta-bil. =P

 

[MolaKule]

Why did you use pure Stabil?

It's not a fuel but a fuel additive.

 

[Nick R]

Like I said, I ran it out of gas, and added it to hopefully keep the carb clean this year. Figured pure stabil would be fine just to sit in the carb.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

Next time, put the Stabil in with the last amount of gas and then run it out. That might work better.

 

[Nick R]

this was more that I'm surprised that it was able to ignite by compression and heat only, no spark necessary. I didn't realize that StaBil was so volatile.

 

[Texan4Life]

cool.. I kinda want to try that now.

 

[The_Jeff]

I had that happen unwittingly when a mouse nest made my mower overheat, and messed with the governor paddle so it oversped as well.

My deadman brake was missing; yours could have gotten nice and hot if it was at all effective.

 

[Propflux01]

Originally Posted By: Texan4Life
cool.. I kinda want to try that now.


YES!!!