Duane
I'd have thought you'd have a couple of moose out back to keep the grass
down. Then you could have you favourite pies as well <g>.
BoW
Carpe Diem
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From: Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 26 March 1999 00:33
Subject: [RR] *My Lawnmower<G>
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>*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>
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>I live in the part of Earth that GOD designed for grass growing..
>In fact many farmers in the Willamitte Valley do just that!
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>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...
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>They can do that in Oregon because.. the close to the truth *Fact is that
>you can't kill any growing greenthing!
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>AND THIS IS THE PRIME GROWING TIME<g>
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>*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>
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>*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"
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>(There wasn't much to see)
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>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...
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>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>
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>*BOOM! it fires.. runs just long enough to straighten up and look at the
>project... and then it died!
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>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>
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>*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...
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>*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"
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>I said: "Wonder'd if yah had a new carb fer a 5 horse Tecumseah?"
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>....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"
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>"WHATZ ZAT NUMBER FER THE WHAT-CHA... ER.. 369074?"
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>....(a voice as flat as Nebraska replied from behind a wall of
>boxes)
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>...... *76 369076!
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>The guy bumped a calculator with one eye squinted...
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>"That'll be 7 buck fer us and .70 cents fer the Governor!"
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>I said.. "No carbs back there?"
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>He looked shocked! "what's tha matter.. yah got busted fingers?"
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>(My ugly two-tone beard must have given away my gear-head heritage I was
>trying to duck out on...)
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>"*No.. I give a try" and handed over the cash.
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>*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...
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>"*Yah want to give it a try?" said -=A=- huff'n and puff'n..
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>"nah... I been watching, and to start that mower... it'll
>take a BIG JERK! *go for it Dad...."
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>(*I didn't know what to say!<G>Heheee)
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>-=*Jes'Shake off the dirt and take a step up! ...The MULE *=-
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