Had an interesting morning. A big storm came through and knocked out power for a couple hours.
Not knowing how long it would be until power was restored I figured I would fire up my little Honda generator. I got it as a backup power option prior to the 2017 solar eclipse and haven't used it or gassed it up since. I might have added some stabilizer to it at some point.
The thing fired up just fine on that ~7 year old gas and allowed me to run my sump pump. I was also going to run my fridge for a bit after the water was cleared but by then the power was restored.
I have had many experiences using very old gas and never once had an issue with it. This was the oldest gas I've tried.
I'll probably fire it back up again soon and let it run so I can get some newer gas in it and maybe it'll be good for another 7 *.![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
* Given my need to keep a sump pump going at my new place (that's a whole 'nother story) I probably will run the generator almost any time there is a power outage so it likely won't see that age of fuel again.
Not knowing how long it would be until power was restored I figured I would fire up my little Honda generator. I got it as a backup power option prior to the 2017 solar eclipse and haven't used it or gassed it up since. I might have added some stabilizer to it at some point.
The thing fired up just fine on that ~7 year old gas and allowed me to run my sump pump. I was also going to run my fridge for a bit after the water was cleared but by then the power was restored.
I have had many experiences using very old gas and never once had an issue with it. This was the oldest gas I've tried.
I'll probably fire it back up again soon and let it run so I can get some newer gas in it and maybe it'll be good for another 7 *.
* Given my need to keep a sump pump going at my new place (that's a whole 'nother story) I probably will run the generator almost any time there is a power outage so it likely won't see that age of fuel again.