The ether has a very high vapor pressure, and so will let a super-cold (we're talking below zero F) engine fire enough to warm the cylinders to where the gas from the carb will stay vapor as well and burn.Īlso Know, can you use carb cleaner instead of starting fluid? Likewise, why do I have to use starter fluid? Starting fluid is for use in very cold weather when gasoline might not vaporize enough to let the engine spark. it may work as a starting fluid but its not a starting fluid.
And for starting fluid, make sure it has upper cylinder lubricant in it for the same reason to use premix gas. Make sure it's premix or else it'll dry out the cylinder walls if it doesn't start, which isn't good.
Premixed gas from lawn equipment, chainsaw, ice auger, any kind of premixed gas will work great.
