Sunrise, FLL advice was right on the money. And it cost you nothing and I think you need to get a little thicker skin.
In many cases, like Yosemite, is even if you pour in fresh gas in the tank you still have stale gas in the carb float bowl.
I use stabil year round in my tanks but in the event your small engine won't start (assuming you have on switch and fuel line in the "ON" position) there is a quick way to get things running.
1. Buy a can of engine starter and spray it in/near the air filter and attempt to start the machine. Sometimes you have to take off the air filter cover to do this. You can also pull the spark plug out, put a small spray of engine starter in the hole and replace the plug and see if it will fire.
If it fires, let the machine run so the old gas can be used up or just drain the tank. If it's only a small amount I usally just put it in my gas can and run it through my car or truck.
2. If the above fails, you can also remove the bottom the the carb bowl (typically only four small screws and takes about 1 minute to do) and spray it heavily with carb cleaner and make sure the floats move freely. Be very liberal with the spray and get it in every nook and cranny. Re-install the carb bowl. You can also combine #1 above when you are ready to try turning it over again.
Often times steps 1 and 2 will get the machine to run.
A can of engine starter and carb cleaner might cost you $5-7 at the local hardware store.
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