Randy Baer wrote in a message to All:
 RB> Hello , I live in Nevada and the air is very dry. 
It sure is!
 RB> So my back up generator uses gas, that evaporates fast leaving 
 RB> shellac in the gas tank. 
While I can see a pretty direct connection between the humidity of the air 
and the evaporation rate of _water_,  I don't know that it's going to have 
that much effect on gasoline.
 RB> Besides the pain of cleaning I seem to be soaking the carb 
 RB> alot. 
My question with regard to this is,  how long are you leaving it sit without 
running that gas out?  Gas will do this if it's let sit long enough...
Have you tried adding any sort of a stablizer to it?  That'd be my first 
recommendation.  If you can't find it in regular auto parts sources,  try a 
place that deals with outdoor power equipment,  such as mowers,  chain saws,  
etc. as these tend to sit around a lot too.
 RB> Now is there a place that makes carbs or conversion kits for 
 RB> small engines?? I seem to get funny look around here when I 
 RB> ask. 
Where are you asking?  I seem to remember some folks in that state (though I 
can't remember where offhand) that have some pretty awesome collections of 
cars,  you might seek some of those people out and find out how they cope 
with this problem.
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