summerizing?

[NKLCOLT1911]

im sure this has been covered but im to lazy to search, what is the best method to summerize a gas auger?

[toughguy]

Poor out the gas. Start it up and run until what's left is burned, fog the cylinder. Done. Or you can leave the gas in and start it every month or so all off season. I like method #1. If tend to forget to run it.

Please don't put it away just yet. There's at least a month to go.....right? please? I hate this winter.

[pathogen]

Well...I can't speak for others but for the last 20+ years with my Jiffy I just make sure I have some Sta-Bil or Seafoam in the gas and that's it. when winter rolls around, two pulls and it starts up. Never has failed for me.

[flyfisher03]

I do a combination of both. I drain the gas then add some seafoam and run it until it dies. I have never had a problem doing this. My father has done it this way for all of his small engines for atleast 15 years with no problems.

[walleyeking19]

Well...I can't speak for others but for the last 20+ years with my Jiffy I just make sure I have some Sta-Bil or Seafoam in the gas and that's it. when winter rolls around, two pulls and it starts up. Never has failed for me.

Thats exactly what we do with our Jiffy. Still runs like a champ

[sam10basefish]

Why are you worried about summerizing? There are still plenty of fish to catch!

[TruthWalleyes]

I just leave gas in there, and start once per month. Though last year i never started it in the off season, and it went on the 2nd pull this year.

[BartmanMN]

I add stabilizer and run it a bit so it is circulated around, then cover the head unit with a lawn bag and hang it up. I may start it towards the middle of the Summer. Once Winter comes, I pour that gas in a can an put it in my Truck and start with fresh gas in the auger for the year.

[schweady]

I'm starting to wonder about my snowblower... maybe I should have made sure I ran that every month or so this winter, also!

[mamohr686]

I stabilize the gas and remove the spark pug and spray some fogging oil into the cylinder. I pull the recoil handle a few times to circulate the oil so there is no internal rusting. I takes a few pulls in the fall to blow out the oil but I've never lost compression or had an issue using this method in any auger.

[no bait nate]

The last two years since I've bought my Solo I have just mixed a little seafoam and an extra shot of Oil in with the last tank of gas. Shake it up and then run it for a while to get the extra oiled mixture into the engine to keep everything lubed up great. Then I have started it and ran the auger for a few minutes every other month or so during the off season. Then when ice season comes along again I run that tank of gas through the engine first and then go back to 100:1 Amsoil.

[fishnowworknever]

If you don't add some type of stabilizer it will catch up with you much quicker than if you did.

(Assuming you add stabl to your gas) Drain the gas, run it dry, fog the cylinder, put it away until next season. No need to start it every month or so if you fog and drain. Besides there are more things to worry about in the summer than starting your ice auger every month.

[Watch-My-Bobber]

Well...I can't speak for others but for the last 20+ years with my Jiffy I just make sure I have some Sta-Bil or Seafoam in the gas and that's it. when winter rolls around, two pulls and it starts up. Never has failed for me.

Been doing this same thing for 20+ years also! 10" model 30 with no problems....

[NKLCOLT1911]

cool thanks for the info

[mccullen]

Sta-bil is your friend guys!!!

[otterman91105]

I have had the same auger for twelve years and all i do is drain out the gas start it up till it's out of gas take out the spark plug spray cylinder with fogging oil then put spark plug back in and that's it.