First time I used my snow blower in two years

The last time I used my snow blower was Feb/Mar of 2023. I put regular 87 octane gas in it the last time I used it, with ethanol, and no fuel stabilizer. I had planned to either drain it and leave it empty or drain and fill with ethanol-free fuel with stabilizer, but I forgot about it, and it sat all year. Last winter was very mild, and the snow we did get was heavy wet snow that I plowed, rather than using a snow blower. The snow blower is a luxury, not a prepping tool, so it fell low on…

First time I used my snow blower in two years