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Sitting here at this stupid computer, as usual for this time of night... 
JuicyLucy
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Hiya fellas - how's everyone?
Looking at house plans between chores earlier
Mr Juicy was on the phone with a pimping realtor and I while was on the phone with a guy who has some land we're interested in
I'm about to add realtors to the shithead professions list that includes attorneys and doctors
Looking at house plans between chores earlier
Mr Juicy was on the phone with a pimping realtor and I while was on the phone with a guy who has some land we're interested in
I'm about to add realtors to the shithead professions list that includes attorneys and doctors
Same S... (stuff) Different Day
I tore into that riding mower and found nothing wrong, so I'm guessing either a sticky valve or it lost another piston ring. I really know so little about small mower engines. I guess I need to load it onto the trailer and take it to a real mechanic.
I have bought and sold a few houses... I put all realtors in the same class as used car salesmen. They will screw you at every turn.
JuicyLucy
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I know - don't understand why he keeps talking to this guy - his services are not needed for what we plan to do anyways.
I will not deal with a realtor unless I have to - and I don't believe I will have to in this case either.
This "realtor" is a friend of one of our good friends who is about to retire over there and Mr Juicy is using this guy to answer questions and its starting to piss me off because he is obviously a shyster and I don't consider anything he has to say as truthful or in our best interest
Used a realtor only once over the years - what a PITA they are
If you lost a ring it would smoke out the exhaust. Did you take the carb apart and give it a good cleanin
Couldn't get it all the way apart (my body refused to sit on the shop floor and do all that crap, so I did what I could while sitting on a stool). But what I did get apart was clean. And all linkages are intact and functional. The last time this same mower had to have the rings replaced (just last summer), it wouldn't run at all. so could it have been just one ring out of the two or three? I don't know. The highest likelihood is sticky valves (best guess - I am not a qualified small engine mechanic). I also do not own a compression tester, which would tell me more about the valves/rings situation. But I need a running mower right F'ing NOW and cannot afford to spend a month screwing around with this on my own. If it was simply changing a plug, no problem. But this might require a major tear down. Now that my truck is paid off, I am dreaming about a new luxury mower, but I'd really like a cushy ride, lots of power (I mow about five acres) and like a five year warranty.
Oh, and MADE IN THE USA!
Compression tester will not tell you too much since the engine has an automatic compression release that works while cranking. heck it might be stuck on?Couldn't get it all the way apart (my body refused to sit on the shop floor and do all that crap, so I did what I could while sitting on a stool). But what I did get apart was clean. And all linkages are intact and functional. The last time this same mower had to have the rings replaced (just last summer), it wouldn't run at all. so could it have been just one ring out of the two or three? I don't know. The highest likelihood is sticky valves (best guess - I am not a qualified small engine mechanic). I also do not own a compression tester, which would tell me more about the valves/rings situation. But I need a running mower right F'ing NOW and cannot afford to spend a month screwing around with this on my own. If it was simply changing a plug, no problem. But this might require a major tear down. Now that my truck is paid off, I am dreaming about a new luxury mower, but I'd really like a cushy ride, lots of power (I mow about five acres) and like a five year warranty.
But it is inside the block...
I thought you were unavailable this weekend...
The Craftsman (sitting in the corner of the shop) wouldn't start at all and shows zero compression (suspect valve stuck open). A neighbor brought his tester over a couple years ago. The local Sears store doesn't fix anything, so there it sits. Oh, they do have a mechanic at that store (Rapid City) but I could not understand his bad attempt at speaking Anglais, so I really didn't want him to work on anything when he did not understand what I was trying to tell him. I do not know if the Troy-Bilt has an internal compression release or not (the engine, by the way, says Troy-Bilt, not Briggs, so gawd only knows who makes it).
yeah not sure who makes that engine.
However most all of the 1 cyl engines over 10 hp have an automatic compression release.
And yes they will have some compression while cranking with the tester even with the ACR operating else they will not start. I would guess only around 40 lbs or so though.
Got back from funeral stuff a while ago.
Tomorrow is Church stuff for wife and then BD for Grandson in the big city....
Tomorrow is Church stuff for wife and then BD for Grandson in the big city....
I was gonna say "Then it is possible the ACR could be the Craftsman's problem" until I hit your last sentence. It showed absolute zero.
Did you read my first post about the Troy-Bilt tonight? I did not get the carb totally apart, but what I did get into it was very clean. All linkages are functional. The engine starts and it runs fine, but just cannot get enough RPMs to run the deck. When the piston rings were F'ed last year, it started and ran extremely rough, but had no power at all. It is not running rough now, but just won't get any RPMs at full throttle. NO SMOKE.
Yep read it and suspect valve not closing good (which could be ACR stuck on) or still a small passage partially plugged in the carb.
The carb has to jets one for idle and one for high speed if the idle one is fine but the high speed one is plugged it could do as you are describing.
Or maybe the shutoff solenoid on the carb if it has one.
Maybe it is not opening all the way?
Kinda hard to diagnose without hands on.
I did note a small (unrecognizable) electrical device connected to the carb. It looked like an old fashioned capcitor (like you would see in a 1950s distributor)
In full agreement with that. Hard to diagnose without experience too,
Well good luck on made in the U.S.A. and the five year warrantyCouldn't get it all the way apart (my body refused to sit on the shop floor and do all that crap, so I did what I could while sitting on a stool). But what I did get apart was clean. And all linkages are intact and functional. The last time this same mower had to have the rings replaced (just last summer), it wouldn't run at all. so could it have been just one ring out of the two or three? I don't know. The highest likelihood is sticky valves (best guess - I am not a qualified small engine mechanic). I also do not own a compression tester, which would tell me more about the valves/rings situation. But I need a running mower right F'ing NOW and cannot afford to spend a month screwing around with this on my own. If it was simply changing a plug, no problem. But this might require a major tear down. Now that my truck is paid off, I am dreaming about a new luxury mower, but I'd really like a cushy ride, lots of power (I mow about five acres) and like a five year warranty.
Some foreign companies (like Husqvarna) actually have plants in the USA (I think Husky is Virginia), and companies like Lowe's and Home Despot sell 3, 4, 5 year warranties. So is paying an extra $200-400 worth having that peace of mind? But are there any American companies who still make their stuff here? Like, are CubCadet or John Deere still made here?
To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing with an engine that has all the parts (as well as assembly) made here - not even Harley Davidson, who still claims to be American made (the transmissions are made in Mexico, etc.). Kinda makes one dubious of all claims when most of them are legalese lies. The commercials can say "built entirely in the USA" but that only means the assembly was done here.
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Well, folks, the witching hour is upon us and I have retrieved all remaining cats from outside, so I'm gonna sneak into bed now.
G'nite all.
G'nite all.
Right, that's the point I was making my friend, it's fucking sad
G'Night Rich see you tomorrow my friend
Night Rich...
Hello everyone..
JuicyLucy
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Hey dude - what's up
Not much.. just got home from the movies.. saw Avengers.
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NOt bad, thinking about hitting the rack already though
I’m getting sleepy myself.. about to put the iPad down..
Till tomorrow I suppose
Just like our cars and trucks?
Just to add some more sadness to this, the wording the government uses that allows all this [what you and I consider] lying, makes car, truck, or lawn mower (etc.) advertisements say one thing and mean another. Here's an example that most people have on the breakfast table: whole wheat bread. Healthy, right? Lannie makes whole wheat bread here at home and it is 100% wheat flour. However, the crap you buy in the store is not, no matter what the label says. The FDA says that if there is more wheat flour than white flour (must be 51% or greater) then they can call it "whole wheat bread," even though it isn't. The same is true for the use of "organic" and lots of other things we want to believe are healthy, yet we're being screwed by government definitions being different than what you or I think they are. So, back to the original gripe: "Made in USA" is, usually, total bullshit.
Morning! Sunday already.. the weekend is going by quick.
Just got in. left the house at 9:30 this morning and it is now after 7:30 PM...
Tired....
Should be able to get back to working on Blazer Tomorrow....
Tired....
Should be able to get back to working on Blazer Tomorrow....
Transformed a wheelchair into a welding cart today. Needed something I wouldn't have to carry. Too cheap to buy something new, since they cost way too much money. Total cost = $20.00
I had made one for the hubby. He loves it. Wanted one for myself, but it took a while to find another cheap wheelchair.
I had made one for the hubby. He loves it. Wanted one for myself, but it took a while to find another cheap wheelchair.
Just passing on the alerts they send me...
Didn't see ya on here last night. You OK?
Didn't see ya on here last night. You OK?
JuicyLucy
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It's about over and I still have a lot more
Loafing? So you've been baking bread all day in a hot sweaty kitchen?
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Loafing? So you've been baking bread all day in a hot sweaty kitchen?
Was hoping to cram in a little more leisure time as I don't eat grains of any kind
I don't know if this is true, but I have heard you can get bred without grains...
There is such thing as gluten free bread. As for my diet, I eat whatever I want.I don't know if this is true, but I have heard you can get bred without grains...
JuicyLucy
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I don't know if this is true, but I have heard you can get bred without grains...
It'll even rise without yeast !
......
Wow! Someone with a REAL life... 
(can you tell I am trying to not be serious tonight?)
(can you tell I am trying to not be serious tonight?)
I know exactly what you mean.. so lazy today.. went shopping for groceries most of the day..
It was a Costco day