*I know there's trouble in the world that out weighs mine...
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But what is top of the list with me currently is getting my
gas powered lawnmower to pop!<G>
I live in the part of Earth that GOD designed for grass growing..
In fact many farmers in the Willamitte Valley do just that!
Acres of farms *just of lawn turf.. and when a new home needs a lawn, you
order it cut and rolled and delivered by truck! Whah-lah and whoopie-do
and there yah go.. *Instant lawn...
They can do that in Oregon because.. the close to the truth *Fact is that
you can't kill any growing greenthing!
AND THIS IS THE PRIME GROWING TIME<g>
*I own a Mighty-fine mower.. after a series of lessor machines. I'ts
a 5 horse Tecumseah with big wheels.. and bought it shiney new, well
ah.. a while back<G>
*After sitting the winter in a shed.. for 2 weeks I've pulled it out
between rain storms.. *no luck<G> *So up on the garage bench it went for
a "closer look"
(There wasn't much to see)
I figured it needed the plug cleaned.. so out it went and over to the
wirewheel for a buff.. I also guessed the gas might be bad from sitting
so that got switched...
How we sometimes start chainsaws out west is to pull the plug.. dump gas
on it and light it on fire to "heat it"<G> and so I used a Ox-Acteline
torch to do the same... and sprayed starter fluid into the piston<G>
*BOOM! it fires.. runs just long enough to straighten up and look at the
project... and then it died!
That got me thinking about the fuel bowl and the float and the "needle
valve" So... off with the carb.. and I wiggled all the cotrol wires free.
after opening the carb the gas leeked out of the tank as I ran around
looking for a pencil to plug the line... and shortly I had a bath in
gas<G>
*All that effort (just finding a wrench in my ultra-cool grarge is a
accomplishement) resulted in the dumb thing leaking gas<G> but not
starting...
*THAT DOES IT..I NEED HELP... *PROFESSIONAL HELP!
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Down hill from "rancho-deluxe" is a small engine repair shop and
home to some real characters.... "Roy's I-Deal Repair" and metal
recyle'n... sells parts and complete engines.. *Roy himself couldn't
be bothered as he was "splitting a case" but his buddy "Mike" greeted me
with a greasy hat proclaiming: "*COPENHAGEN *it satisfys" and a T-shirt
with a Chevy 4X4 "gett'n some dirt"
I said: "Wonder'd if yah had a new carb fer a 5 horse Tecumseah?"
...a grunt was all I got and he dissappered! He came back just before I
decided to walk out<G> and slaped a handfull of gaskets and a small packet
on the greasy counter and looked off to the wall full of poster "art"
"WHATZ ZAT NUMBER FER THE WHAT-CHA... ER.. 369074?"
...(a voice as flat as Nebraska replied from behind a wall of
boxes)
..... *76 369076!
The guy bumped a calculator with one eye squinted...
"That'll be 7 buck fer us and .70 cents fer the Governor!"
I said.. "No carbs back there?"
He looked shocked! "what's tha matter.. yah got busted fingers?"
(My ugly two-tone beard must have given away my gear-head heritage I was
trying to duck out on...)
"*No.. I give a try" and handed over the cash.
*LATER
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...more tinkering, gas dumping, plug heating... and yanking on the rope
and *Josh 14 came out to take a break from computer games...
"*Yah want to give it a try?" said -=A=- huff'n and puff'n..
"nah... I been watching, and to start that mower... it'll
take a BIG JERK! *go for it Dad...."
(*I didn't know what to say!<G>Heheee)
-=A=-
-=*Jes'Shake off the dirt and take a step up! ...The MULE *=-
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