On four cycle OPE engines, that would indeed solve the problem in most of them Ben. With the little two strokes like GBenz is asking about, the fuel line extends into the fuel tank. Pouring the fuel OUT every time would serve to do what you recommend in such cases though.

Fortunately there is very little fuel in the tank, but if you use the really good 2 cycle oil, you would be pouring it out as well, and the stuff costs several bucks a gallon for the oil to mix with the several bucks of fuel.

I follow Bens advice to a point. On my Bad Boy zero turn, it has two tanks with fuel shutoffs at the bottom of each. I use fuel from one tank at a time. If I am going to store the mower for the Winter, I turn off both tanks and run it until it dies, this emptying the carburetor and fuel lines. I've had it since '04 I think, and it is still going strong with that approach. No fuel line or any other fuel system part replacement, YET.

My chain saws and line trimmer get the tanks emptied if I suspect I won't be running it for awhile.

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