Drain the stale fuel

Step by step

1. 1
   Drain the tank

   Outside, with the engine cold, siphon or dump the old fuel into a can. Old petrol smells sour and looks dark.
2. 2
   Run the carb dry

   Start it if you can, or loosen the bowl drain if it has one, so stale fuel leaves the carburetor too.
3. 3
   Refill with fresh fuel

   Use petrol less than 30 days old. Prime if the mower has a bulb, then pull.

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