Recent content by legdelimber

I just realized that I ain't seen any of the "don't be out here" folks holding a cookie sheet for the cameras. When did that go out of style?

Maybe try putting a sheet or strip or 2 of paper inside the cylinder and see how the piston fits in then? Try different areas and see if you notice any difference between them? Either by how deep into the cylinder and also around different sides of the cylinder.

Clean that cut thoroughly and the skin around it. Then put a drop of super glue in and pinch it shut until it sets. I'd recommend having one of the thin disposable gloves on your other hand before touching the glue finger. That way you don't have as much chance of fingers getting stuck together.

Doing captchas is pretty much us doing free work for helping train them. Based on what most commonly shows up in the captchas, If you ride a bicycle or are standing in a crosswalk? You might wanna be on the lookout for when the robots decide take over. :buenrollo:

I'd want to check the gasket surfaces for flatness. It may just simply be the throttle shaft clearances and the accel pump O-ring. But probably couldn't hurt to check the flatness of things where the gaskets are. Also look for any cracking in part #20.

Realizing it could matter about the looks or resell ability. Or just simply prefering not to. Any chance for mounting an off-board tank, like some of the commercial push mowers used to run? Of course it would take a little fabrication for a mounting bracket. Perhaps an old style rectangular...

Silver wires and degradation? Now ya got me wondering about the silver wound transformers in the fancy audio equipment that I used to read about. I don't own (knowingly) any silver wired stuff, too rich for my blood. I do have several mid-80's Yamaha amps that need re-caping though. Plenty...

Good to see the museum coming along. Interested to see how well a vinyl floor holds up on top of wood framing. Seems ok on the slab floor here. Elsewhere, I've got a wood frame with crawl space bathroom (bath tub etc) that needs tearing out and rebuilt. All ceramic tile floor and walls. Thus...

Anything loaded on a cellphone just seems to be aimed at data mining. All this week, the local TV station has been pushing harder on a "weather app" that tracks your location rather than your address... What used be considered a privacy issue has become a marketing feature now. 🫤

Makes me wonder a little about surface finish of the cylinder bore or the outside of the sleeve. I used to turn some large drums (bout 30" o.d) that would get a resonance going and cause that classic spiral chatter pattern. I had to make up a heavy (about 30 lb), expandable damper ring with a...

The last time I checked AS, they had canceled my membership. No idea why, other than maybe because I wasn't active? Got some some sort of robot looking email from there recently. Said something about a new phone app to use with them. I just deleted it and hit the don't bother me button (once...

EFSM, those lights look like they give a pretty decent color/temp.

I've seen those little black and white ones ring a 6 inch~ish limb on a pecan tree and the lamb snap in the next good thunder storm. They girdle maple trees too

Wonkydonkey, any chance of that having scarred the valve stem and then having a valve seal leak after a bit of run time? My second thought would be, was there any teensy chance the broken spring ever found a way to get caught on top of the valve guide and cause an issue with the rocker travel...

uhm, would y'all believe me if I claimed a senior moment combined with a bit nostalgiazation?