"J. Farnsworth Wallaby" wrote in message
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Hello All!

We've just purchased a home from an elderly couple. In the shed is one
of these chippers. The owner said that although he bought it new 6 years
ago, he has used it but a few times. The last time was 5 years ago! It's
been sitting idle all this time. Yes, I do have the manual.

It's got 1/2 a tank of gas still in it. Where do I start to see if it
works? Should I drain the tank then go from there? To where?

Many thanks for taking the time to respond!

Alan in San Diego

Sounds like you now have the exact model I have -- at least the HP and
purchase date are about right. If so you might be in for some carbeurator
cleaning too -- I've found that mine gums up very quickly when I'm stupid
enough to leave it out over the summer/winter/spring after using in in the
autumn for cleanup. I suspec that the summer heat around here turns gasoline
to glue pretty quickly. And no, I NEVER remember to stabilize the gas. Mine
has been bad enough two times now that I've just followed the path of least
resistance and taken it to the local service guy and let him clean up after
my screwup.
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