Oh definitely not argumentative, it`s probably by sheer luck. I tend to tinker with old equipment so possibly the seals weren`t too long for the world anyways. Most recent case was my snowblower that had sat since 2010ish with the fuel drained before stored. Used it hard for the big 3 foot snowstorm we had a couple months ago. Day later my garage reeked of fuel and it turned out the bowl and jet nut seal were dry-rotted. Bowl was drained on storage, but it seems the residual fuel left the carb and after the 5hr hard run something worked loose. Even a chemical dip treatment didn`t work! New carb will be in order before next winter. I was also left an older Honda with the 160 engine that had sat with fuel for years. It too with a chemical dip and rebuild it`s fubar. I`ve about figured out not to bother with a rebuild anymore and just buy a new one.
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