Your best bet would be to squirt some oil, not WD-40 into the cylinders.
WD-40 will wash away the oil that is already on the cylinder walls. As for
the gas, either stabilizer, or just run the engine till it runs out of fuel.
Then, just don't worry about it. I have a lawnmower that I stored for 2
years and it fired right up 2 years later. The 1st or 2nd pull too. All I
did was turn it off, and park it under a tarp.


"John B." wrote in message
...
I've searched for other newsgroups surrounding care small engines, and
this
was the only area that I was able to find that discusses a few small
engine
issues. If there is another newsgroup area for this type of question, I
will
gladly post it there.

I have a small gasoline engine generator that I use for electricity during
outage emergencies. I've read various suggestions towards storing it for
long periods of time. A couple of items seem to make sense like:

1. Adding a good fuel stabilizer to the gasoline.
2. Removing the spark plugs, spraying a little WD-40 inside the cylinders,
and then place the spark plugs back in after each use.
3. Running the generator for a short period of time every few months.

My question concerns more towards the carburetor:

1. How can I reduce the amount of problems associated with the carburetor,
such as gum and resin build-up, diaphragms and gasket dry rotting? I've
only
heard that I should run out the gas going to the carb (but keep the gas
tank
full), and that I should spray a little WD-40 into the carb. Yes, no, or
other suggestions?

2. Is there any other suggestions that I should do or think about
regarding
the long term storage of the engine or generator?

Thanks.
John

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