Do You Run Your Yamaha T-8 Dry?

[Slabby20]

Do you run your Yami T-8 dry of fuel after each use? I had always run them dry but last year a mechanic told me I shouldn't and to leave the fuel line connected and fuel in the carb. Seems to be two schools of thought on that one. What do you do?

 

[the fog ducker]

Ken

mines connected right into my main fuel system ,I Dont ! , runs like a clock , 3rd year now , ZERO issues ,ZERO Corrosion , like new still,
starts in 2 seconds everytime , i winterize em all in the fall...

most of the Gringo's i hang with , Dont either

mtb

fd

 

[Slabby20]

Thanks Felix.

 

[ReelSlim]

Same as FD.......Mines an 08 Yamaha 9.9 HT and hooked up direct as well and so far so good.......

 

[Sharphooks]

Put Marine Stabil in your fuel and leave her as is (flushing after salt water use goes without saying). 10 years of Yammi 4-stroke ownership and like FD, never had a problem leaving them fully primed

I now run a Honda and my habits have changed---I drain the carb. after every use. Reason: Honda carbs can be fussy due to having very narrow jets. Honda includes a screw in the carb float bowl connected to a purging hose specifically for that purpose so I figure I might as well use it.

I've had outboard mechanics confirm that Honda carbs on the smaller kickers are a bit less forgiving then Yammi and Mercs because of the tolerances of the jets

 

[pescador]

i never run it dry. My T8 gets 5 months of use a year, then gets winterized. Never had an issue. Put Stabil in it,

 

[Time]

I think, but don't know for sure, that running it dry was more important for the old two-stroke motors that ran the gas/oil blend.