Yeah, it has a shutoff valve, and I normally do that. But I picked this up (well used) at a swap meet some months ago. It test ran OK for quite some time back then, and the generator electrical was in good shape, so I picked it up cheap and put it in the shed with the best intentions for ‘later’. So when the hurricane comes, I think about testing out the genny and it dies. Inspected the gas and it was cloudy! So the gas line got disconnected and tank drained and flushed with new gas to get the crap out. It was ugly. And it will start and fire with the first pull, then dies of starvation again. So I will let the dealer service take care of it.
So what do you do with dirty gas? I find it makes a great weed killer along the jungle fence line. 🙂