Thank you so much for your astute observation, Nick. What you're not aware of is I make a lot of how-to videos to help others that happen to encounter such problems - and this is a common one. I'm well aware of how to store and maintain equipment, however (because I used to have a small engine shop years ago) local people are always trying to get me to work on their equipment but I'm retired and have no interest. Therefore, a series of how-to videos have been produced to show folks how to take care of things on their own. Not everyone is aware or knowledgeable on the subject of small internal combustion engines, but they can certainly learn. I'm surprised an expert like yourself would even bother to spend any time with this post. For people that have no prior experience with this subject and are trying to save themselves a little money during the present state of world affairs, I hope they will find this helpful.