"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/11/2016 at 22:31 • Filed to: None
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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/11/2016 at 22:31 • Filed to: None | 1
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Finally got to try the newly re-freshed free snowblower in the snow.
Got to the end of the driveway aaaaaannnnd it quit. Hmm. Played with the hand-made choke linkage, checked the throttle, all the new fuel lines.... everything seemed fine. Fired it back up and...... it started runnin’ funny.
Shit.
Got the sidewalk done, got back to the driveway, and the thing was running like poop but running, and throwing snow.
Parked it when I was done, got the family in the CX-5 and went on some errands (side note, JESUS FUCK PEOPLE, turn on your HEADLIGHTS).
Got home and took the shroud off the carb that had mostly shaken itself loose to discover... the shroud wasn’t really loose. THE CARB WAS.
Back when I installed the $15 Chinese carb I think I hand tightened the mounting screws in preparation for installing everything else, planning to torque them down when done. I think I forgot. One screw was completely gone, the other was backed out so far the carb could be moved back 1/4 inch from the intake pipe and rotated down 1/2 inch. FACK.
Well now I know why it was running like garbage, lul. Put it back together with some spare hardware, and bolted the shroud back on a little better, lest it vibrate loose again. We were supposed to get another 3 inches of snow but only got a dusting, so its parked until it snows again.
We’ll see what breaks then...
vicali
> Takuro Spirit
12/11/2016 at 22:35 |
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Think up some swear words for your extension cords now.. that way when you run over them, you will be ready.
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Takuro Spirit
> vicali
12/11/2016 at 22:40 |
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I have a water-main cap thingy in my driveway that I hit and thought I was gonna break a shear pin. Damn near had a heart attack. No Extension cords though.
Birddog
> Takuro Spirit
12/11/2016 at 22:54 |
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Sounds like the job got done. Problem solved.
No idiocy here.
We all make mistakes. I spent the better half of this morning putting new U joints on Crustys front driveshaft. Long story.
Tristan
> Takuro Spirit
12/11/2016 at 23:30 |
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My last fill up in the Suburban netted me 12.5 mpg, and that was without ever revving over 2,000 rpm and driving like there was a water balloon taped to the gas pedal... Also, a P0171 code (lean) kept popping up constantly. The wing nut that holds the air intake was backed all the way off and the engine was sucking unmetered air from aft of the MAF sensor. Tightened up the nut, no more code. Gas mileage? TBD, but probably still horrible.
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vicali
> Takuro Spirit
12/11/2016 at 23:36 |
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I’ve sheared a few pins myself..
Cash Rewards
> vicali
12/11/2016 at 23:41 |
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Never had that problem, but damned if I can’t dig a hole without cutting a line. Two cable, one power (got lucky on that one).
sonicgabe
> Takuro Spirit
12/12/2016 at 00:24 |
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Did you even bother looking for the screw? Just wondering? Without thinking about how impossible it would be, I would have looked for a few minutes.
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Takuro Spirit
> sonicgabe
12/12/2016 at 00:45 |
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Nah fam. It was dark and still snowing a bit. It was easier to look for a similar one in the two drawers full of nuts and bolts and crap I have.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Takuro Spirit
12/12/2016 at 00:47 |
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That reminds me I gutta get mine fixed and running.... As I look at the snow falling
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sonicgabe
> Takuro Spirit
12/12/2016 at 00:55 |
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I would have stupidly looked. And looked stupid looking. Like the end of Fargo...
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sonicgabe
> sonicgabe
12/12/2016 at 00:56 |
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Or close to the end, where he buries the money...
Dave the car guy , still here
> Takuro Spirit
12/12/2016 at 08:34 |
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Did you use any Loc-tite?
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Takuro Spirit
> Dave the car guy , still here
12/12/2016 at 10:15 |
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I used lock washers and lock nuts. Snowblowed a bit this morning (THANKS CITY PLOWS) to test it out and it held together okay.
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Takuro Spirit
> sonicgabe
12/12/2016 at 10:16 |
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I’ll find it next thaw. Or in one of our tires.
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sonicgabe
> Takuro Spirit
12/12/2016 at 11:18 |
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Tires, for sure.