Running your carb Dry - Not sure it is a good idea

[smallribber]

Originally Posted by 69cmw

I’ve never drained any of my outboards, motorbikes or garden machinery and never yet had any issues, sometimes leaving them for 8 months plus 🤷🏼

Same for me until I started to drain these two outboards just once based on somthing I read on this forum or another one. I will return to leaving them as I finished the days use

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by 69cmw

I’ve never drained any of my outboards, motorbikes or garden machinery and never yet had any issues, sometimes leaving them for 8 months plus 🤷🏼

Same here, chainsaw/brush cutter/ride on mower/generator, a decent mix of 2 & 4 stroke & even a 2/4stroke. Never drained them between uses & it can be over 12months between runs.

[billows]

I run my Mariner 6hp dry and the bowl still contains a few cc's of fuel which I have now started to drain. I put Startron in the fuel also. Garages in Ireland sell E10 fuel only.
There is a black deposit on the jets which no amount of carb cleaner can shift but the engine runs fine

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by Easedalenovice

I posted this thread as always to help others. Several people have replied in a respectful manner. One person has not. You can lead a horse to water

You posted as you often do in the hope of an argument. Your opening post seemed to infer that partially draining the carb had suddenly resulted in you having fuel issues which is obviously nonsense. Afaik most folk run carbs dry to reduce leakage in vehicles, anyone who is serious about avoiding fuel issues would open the drain in the float bowl & drain any water too. But of course you dont do maintenance nevermind preventative maintenance. Then when you got no bites you went on to say the remaining fuel left in the carbs left even more residue when allowed to evaporate further which seems to confirm that less fuel would probably result in less residue after the fuel evaporates.
So whilst most folk, myself included who dont drain fuel have relatively few issues with plugged jets your own observations seem to suggest that less fuel would equal less residue & potentially fewer issues.
Either way anecdotal evidence proves little & I doubt anyone will undertake a proper scientific study to prove either way.
I think it boils down to what the individual is comfortable doing & how far they want to go to potentially reduce risks.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by beamishken

You posted as you often do in the hope of an argument. Your opening post seemed to infer that partially draining the carb had suddenly resulted in you having fuel issues which is obviously nonsense.
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But of course you dont do maintenance nevermind preventative maintenance. Then when you got no bites you went on to say the remaining fuel left in the carbs left even more residue when allowed to evaporate further which seems to confirm that less fuel would probably result in less residue after the fuel evaporates.

Would removing otherwise operational thermostats count as maintenance, preventative maintenance, or lack of maintenance?

[Iankristy]

Originally Posted by Matt

Would removing otherwise operational thermostats count as maintenance, preventative maintenance, or lack of maintenance?

That’s funny 🤣