Reply To: Getting the gas out when you’re done using a motor.

[jrm80]

THANKS FOR YOUR THOUGHTS. I NEVER REALLY WORRIED ABOUT RUNNING AN ENGINE DRY UNTIL I RAN ACROSS A POSTING BY ONE OF THE MODERATORS IN ANOTHER FORUM THAT RAISED THE ISSUE. FACT IS, I’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. THIS PARTICULAR MODERATOR HAS FAR MORE EXPERIENCE IN THE OUTBOARD REPAIR FIELD THAN I WILL EVER HAVE, AND AS A RESULT, I GAVE IT MORE CREDENCE THAN I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE. HE WAS CAUTIONING AGAINST THE PRACTICE FOR REASONS I MENTIONED EARLIER. IT’S BOTHERED ME EVER SINCE AND YOUR POST PROMPTED ME TO ASK THE QUESTION. THERE IS NO MANUAL OR SERVICE BULLETIN DEALING WITH THE ISSUE AND IN RETROSPECT, IF I HAD A NICKLE FOR EVERY TIME I RAN OUT OF GAS AS A KID WITH AN OUTBOARD, I’D BE A RICH MAN. IF IT DID DAMAGE ANY OF THOSE OLD OUTBOARDS, I NEVER KNEW IT. I THINK I’LL JUST IGNORE THE ADVICE OF THE GURU THAT RAISED THE QUESTION AND GO ABOUT MY WAY THE SAME WAY I ALWAYS HAVE. USE STABIL AND RUN’EM DRY.