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A buddy of mine says he always disconnects the gas line from the motor and then runs the motor until it starts to sputter to rid it of ethanol gas after every fishing trip even though he uses Marine Sta-Bil or some form of ethanol treatment.  Is this harmful to the motor or is it a wise thing to do?  Thanks!!!

Not a wise thing to do at all, will cause the rings and seals in the gas line/carb to dry out and rot. Eventually you will start to notice it sputtering more when running, or leaks in the gas line.

I even pump my line once every time I walk past the boat just to shoot a little gas through the line to keep it wet.

I just got my motor rebuilt and asked him this. He said it’s not a bad idea to disconnect the line from the motor after use just to keep pressure off but he said he didn’t really recommend running the gas out of it.

I dont see any benifit to it, as long as you use some sort of ethonal treatment in the gas, you should be fine

Thanks fellas.  Got my wife to pick me up some Seafoam today.  I’ll get the Marine Sta-Bil if I have any gas that’s going to go un-used for a while.