Hello!
I pulled out my mower (Honda HRR216PKA) to do a quick mow of the front and sides of the lawn. I went ahead and put it back in the garage and just before heading into the house I decided to top it off since it's been a few weeks since I filled it up (I usually fill up the gas after I mow). In the process of filling up the lawn mower, a buddy of mine stopped over and we got to talking. After we talked about 10-15 minutes, I went inside not knowing that I left the gas cap open. Yesterday after I took the wife's car out I noticed that I left the cap open and went ahead and put it back on.
My question is: should I be worried about starting the engine after having the cap open / exposing the gasoline to airborne dust and other debris. I keep the garage relativity clean but there is dust/dirt like any garage floating around. Should I pour out the gasoline into a plastic container? I have not started the engine since. Next weekend I'll most likely need to fire it up to do the lawn again. Thanks for your help!
I pulled out my mower (Honda HRR216PKA) to do a quick mow of the front and sides of the lawn. I went ahead and put it back in the garage and just before heading into the house I decided to top it off since it's been a few weeks since I filled it up (I usually fill up the gas after I mow). In the process of filling up the lawn mower, a buddy of mine stopped over and we got to talking. After we talked about 10-15 minutes, I went inside not knowing that I left the gas cap open. Yesterday after I took the wife's car out I noticed that I left the cap open and went ahead and put it back on.
My question is: should I be worried about starting the engine after having the cap open / exposing the gasoline to airborne dust and other debris. I keep the garage relativity clean but there is dust/dirt like any garage floating around. Should I pour out the gasoline into a plastic container? I have not started the engine since. Next weekend I'll most likely need to fire it up to do the lawn again. Thanks for your help!
