Well I am a complete idiot many times learning.

Had this happen with my chain saw, snow blower, and home generator, until I had learned.

Yes, always run the engine in neural when you "get back" whilst unplugging the fuel delivery hose.   This ensures a choke out from starvation of fuel. This leaves no residual gas in the cup of the carb, which will usually cause problems with the needle holes throughout; causing rough running at start/no running, stalls at bad times, and higher
maintenance/troubleshooting costs.

On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 4:46 PM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:

> Do you mean disconnect the fuel line and suck everything out of the carb?
> Or install a petcock valve? I never thought about this for my boat, but I
> shutoff the petcock valve on my generator and run it until it dies.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Lee
> Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 4:24 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We launched today! Lake Michigan motor stuff.
>
> Just so I don't mislead anyone, it may be a good idea to run the gas out
> of your outboard each time you use it.
>
> I bought an outboard today and the dealer told me you'd have to be a
> complete idiot to not drain the gas each time.
>
> I didn't tell him that I'm a complete idiot, but I do plan on following
> his instructions.
>
> Lee
> 1999 Rhodes22 soon
> Claytor Lake, VA
>
>
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