trumpetr
05-13-2006, 03:45 PM
So,,,my renter comes and says,,,,'the lawn mower (rider), wont work"
So,,I go out,,,,and look,,,fisrt,,battery is dead,,,so,,,charged it,,,,then,,,it cranks,,but no start. (yes,,had gas),,,so,,checked the air filfer,,fuel filter,,,pulled the plugs,,,looked ast them,,,,lil wet, but fresh fuel smell,,,,drained the carburetor bowel,,,,tried firing it up, again and again,,,,nope. !@#$'ers!!
While trying to think of what i missed,(k,,,has to have spark,,,,fuel,,air,),,I looked at the fuel in the tank,,and the gas was blue colored. WTF??
So,,I asked my renter if he had put any gas in the tank,,he said,,,,"uh,,yeah,,,from the gas tank in the shed" I said,,,,
'perhaps,,,was it one marked 40:1?" He sais yes.
Wellll, ****. Ok.
So,,drained out the tank,,,,re-drained the carb bowel,,,filled it with fresh straight gas, touched it off,,and started like a champ.
Point is,,,sometimes it is the simplest answer to a problem, that hairballs you the most,,while trying to diagnose, compounded by someone who worked on it that didnt give a s**t about the machine involved, that you assume is smart enough to operate it, or maintain it, you can fix with a little patience and diagnostic work,,,, will save you heaps, in the long run.
(gasping for breath,,,sheesh,,,that was a long sentence)
So,,I go out,,,,and look,,,fisrt,,battery is dead,,,so,,,charged it,,,,then,,,it cranks,,but no start. (yes,,had gas),,,so,,checked the air filfer,,fuel filter,,,pulled the plugs,,,looked ast them,,,,lil wet, but fresh fuel smell,,,,drained the carburetor bowel,,,,tried firing it up, again and again,,,,nope. !@#$'ers!!
While trying to think of what i missed,(k,,,has to have spark,,,,fuel,,air,),,I looked at the fuel in the tank,,and the gas was blue colored. WTF??
So,,I asked my renter if he had put any gas in the tank,,he said,,,,"uh,,yeah,,,from the gas tank in the shed" I said,,,,
'perhaps,,,was it one marked 40:1?" He sais yes.
Wellll, ****. Ok.
So,,drained out the tank,,,,re-drained the carb bowel,,,filled it with fresh straight gas, touched it off,,and started like a champ.
Point is,,,sometimes it is the simplest answer to a problem, that hairballs you the most,,while trying to diagnose, compounded by someone who worked on it that didnt give a s**t about the machine involved, that you assume is smart enough to operate it, or maintain it, you can fix with a little patience and diagnostic work,,,, will save you heaps, in the long run.
(gasping for breath,,,sheesh,,,that was a long sentence)