@Ivins posted:I'm stuck with my GP3000i. I live at 3k altitude, so if needed it
should work. I say should work because as you mention I too run the
thing until it stops, but that doesn't really mean it's dry, at least
not for me.
Take care!
Is there a chance that it has an accessible screw on the bottom of the bowl that will let you drain the remaining fuel? The Honda has one.
One other thing to do is to store it with gasoline in it and not run it dry. I do that with my riding mower and pressure washer. I just run a heavy concentration of SeaFoam in the gas tanks (about 2 oz per gallon) and make sure it has run long enough with the SeaFoam that the carb is left with SeaFoam treated gas. Both start up immediately come spring time. My last John Deere riding mower was 13 years old when I traded it in and I had no carb problems for the first 12 years. My neighbor had the exact same machine and he drained the tank and carb at the end of mowing season. His machine was the same age as mine and he installed three new carbs.