Have you contacted Southwest Mower on Hwy 90, Stafford? They work on most any small gas engines.
Paul Noll KG5MHD Love your pets, they want and deserve it !!! > On Aug 13, 2017, at 3:36 PM, Jon Livingston kb0mnm via BVARC > <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > I may be a "Possible help" Tuesday afternoon. I am in the process of packing > out to move. > You may wish to consider that 'Sea Foam' and other 'storage' chemicals are > often used to keep gasoline from 'gelling' which can plug the carburetor up. > The other issue is that over long periods of time, the octane ( lightest ) > portion of the gasoline tends to evaporate. > Either way, the usual cure is to siphon the tank clean- add starting fluid*, > run briefly to clear the carb and combustion, then refill with clean and > fresh gas. > If someone else does this, you may also want to offer that some crankshafts > can be connected to a drill for less 'armstrong', if need be. > A timing light or other spark indicator is safer than a temporary outside > gap. Automotive stores sometimes have small 'neon light pens' for this. > If stored in a dusty environment, you may also need an air filter- yet this > is seldom the case. > (* I recently used 'Gumout' brand starting fluid to start an engine that had > been overfilled with oil- back into the carb- a pressure washer system- it > also took many turns of the crank ). > > Jon L. Livingston > Electronics Technician > 17722 Fieldglen Drive Houston, Texas 77084 > jkli...@comcast.net > > General Radiotelephone license PGGB062294 > CET Wireless Communications WCM-R185658 > Amateur Radio license KB0MNM > www.linkedin.com/in/jon-livingston > > > From: "k5hm.ron--- via BVARC" <bvarc@bvarc.org> > To: "BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB" <bvarc@bvarc.org> > Cc: "k5hm ron" <k5hm....@gmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 3:05:01 PM > Subject: [BVARC] OT - Generator help needed. > > Need someone who can work on my 5KW Sears Generator, Generator part works > but the gas engine won’t start. Suspect I left the gas in it too long. > > Reply to email below or call 281-961-4570. > > 73, > Ron, K5HM > k5hm....@gmail.com > www.qrz.com/db/k5hm > <image002.jpg><image003.jpg> > Excelsior! > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to jkli...@comcast.net > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to pbn...@gmail.com
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