I am in Cincinnati beginning my 4th day on generator power - all of 3500 watts, but I'm damn glad to have it. This is a generator that my father bought in 1978. We tested it when it was new, then it sat unused until two years ago when it was given to me. After a carburetor rebuild and an oil change it runs decently. It has a 5 gallon external fuel tank that I would love to use (instead of needing to fill the internal tank every 2 hours). But it had gas sit in it for 28 years. It didn't even smell like gas and it poured like a thick varnish. Does anyone have an idea for an easy way to clean that sucker? Would swishing a bit a gas around in it loosen up most of the junk or would I be better off using something else, maybe kerosene or diesel?
Tom