It definitely helps to get the fuel out of the float bowls if you aren't going to start the engine over the summer. If I fog the engine for the summer, I drain and clean the carbs and leave 'em dry all summer. No varnish can build up if there's no gas to evaporate. If I don't fog the engine, I try to get out and start the sled at least monthly and let it run until the rear heat exchanger heats up. I'm about 50/50 this year, fogged 2, one's in the garage (broke), 2 I start. Gotta have that 2-stroke smoke fix somehow!
I'm sure my neighbors think i'm nuts
If you do drain the carbs, when it's time to get 'em going again, take a syringe and squirt fuel down the vent hoses. That will fill the float bowls a LOT quicker than pulling the rope. I usually use mixed gas to do that, a little extra oil can't hurt first time you start it after the summer...
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