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I make my own ethanol-free gas. I put 4 gals of gas in a 5-gallon water bottle add 2 qts of water and shake it like hell. Then I shake it some more. In a few hours the water has combined with the ethanol and is floating on top of the now-pure fuel. Carefully siphon off the fuel an that's it.

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I was just gifted an old log splitter. It needs a hydraulic oil change. The owners manual does not say what type or kind of hydraulic oil. Can anybody tell me what to put in this thing? Thanks1

(SOLVED) Hi, I have an old Sears 917-272082/ kohler Pro CV490/27505 ride on mower. I replaced the carb at the end of last summer with a cheapo $35 carb. Now it's mowing season again and it was working fine for 2 weeks or so. It began to stumble/stutter would recover and work fine for a bit. I...

I was using my Sears LT 1000 (917.272082- Kohler CV490 Type 27509) ride on. Just refueled it and drove a bit to hook up a wagon. As it was sitting there running fine it just died. Turn the key and nada. No click nothing. Battery is new and good. Just had to make a major repair 2 weeks ago...

I have a beloved 20 year old sears Ride on mower. It has a Kohler Pro 17 (CV490S) engine. I got a can of seafoam and like a fool I poured some into the carb. Lotsa white smoke, engine stumbled but recovered. I used more and engine sputtered and all of a sudden it was on fire. All the dead grass...