Do you shake your chainsaw?

[k0ua]

I would be too worn out shaking the saw 100 times to use it. Ridiculous.

 

[Oldpath05]

I wonder if the people 100 years ago shook their crosscut saws trying to get them to start better...........

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I wonder if the people 100 years ago shook their crosscut saws trying to get them to start better...........

Well, MANY years ago my car was a SAAB powered by a 3 cyl 2 stroke motor ---->(true story)

Anyway, the WORST thing about THAT car was, after it sat a couple days, I had to round up a bunch of guys to help me pick it up and shake it 100 times before I could start it!!

SR

 

[Toyboy]

Well, MANY years ago my car was a SAAB powered by a 3 cyl 2 stroke motor ---->(true story)

Anyway, the WORST thing about THAT car was, after it sat a couple days, I had to round up a bunch of guys to help me pick it up and shake it 100 times before I could start it!!

SR

Ahhhh, the good old days

 

[jerrybob]

Couldn't resist......

"Doctor, Doctor, You've got to help me - I just can't stop my hands shaking''"

"Do you drink a lot?"

"Not really -I spill most of it!"

 

[goeduck]

Being in Alaska, our gas stays fresh for a couple of years. Cooler temperatures and low humidity, I would assume. It just doesn't seem to gum or varnish up things like it does in a hot climate.

You probably don’t even have to worry about the consequences of corn in your gas up there? Or do you?

 

[Doofy]

You probably don’t even have to worry about the consequences of corn in your gas up there? Or do you?

No, not where I live. I don't think there is any in the entire state. ��

 

[Toyboy]

If you hark back to the original post, they said they shake their saw 100 times before starting... Notwithstanding that it's unnecessary to "mix the fuel", it sounds OCD. Like, what, it's not going to start if you only shake it 99 times?

Somewhere along the line it morphed into gas cans also. I figure the vibrations from my saw running will mix it just fine. But I'd never give the saw shaking a passing thought until this came up. I'll stick with my OCD of sloshing the gas can a couple times first.

 

[ruffdog]

So, where did the "shake the mixed fuel" thing start? Back in the 80's when they started to put alcohol in fuels, manufactures started hearing of seizers from lack of lube in two strokes. Service bulletins were posted and sent to service departments and this is what they said. The use of E10 is not the problem initially, but, with time, the problem with alcohol is it has a bad habit of absorbing water. At first, the gas, alcohol, 2-cycle oil, and a tiny bit of water can all live together happily in the fuel can. When you add more water, just enough to saturate the alcohol's ability to absorb, you will see separation of the oil from the rest of the mix. If your engine is drinking the non-lube cocktail, it will seize. When you curious ones do your tests, do it with E10 and slowly add water over a few days and see what happens. Out of habit, I shake my can twice before I fill the saw. I also never use E10 fuel. I hope this explains it for you.

 

[Doofy]

Makes sense to me.