19-05-2018, 02:43 PM
This is just my opinion and I have no scientific evidence to either prove or disprove it but I believe that modern petrol particulary those which have ethylene in them evaporate off some of the spirit element in them thus making it difficult to start an engine with stale fuel. If you can get it to run once the manifold gets warm then the stale petrol more easily goes to a gas and the engine runs. This is what happens each spring with a lot of petrol lawn mowers which have been laid up all winter.
John Mason
John Mason
Would you believe it "Her who must be obeyed" refers to my Ruby as the toy.