anybody else this dumb?

[Morgan in AR]

last week I was repairing a power mac 380. I replaced the spark plug wire, carb kit, and fuel lines. When I got it all back together, it started and ran pretty well for a few minutes. When I was trying to adjust the carb, it died. I restarted it and continued on. It died after just a few seconds. Then I had to prime it with carb cleaner to start it. It would not run long, so I took the carb apart again. Everything looked ok. Put it back together, same thing. Run with prime for a few seconds and then die. I ran out of time for the day, so I put it back on the bench puzzled. Today I stated on another saw, still pondering the mac. When I got the second saw together, I went to put mix in the tank. I thought I'll just pour the mix out of that dang mac. When I went to pour, I found the tank on the mac empty! I had been taking all sorts of things apart looking for a fuel delivery problem. Turns out it runs much better with mix in the tank. It's a dang good thing that I enjoy this stuff. It's also good I don't do it for a living.

 

[Rounder]

I can do you one better. Run out of gas, having dusted a chain up that tank. Hike to the pack and jugs, put a fresh chain on, slog your pack and jugs 200 feet up the hill through 3 feet of snow, slide back down to the saw.............oops.......forgot to gas up. Now that's dumb.

You're doing alright

 

[Guido Salvage]

Years ago I had a neighbor from down the road call and ask if I could look at his riding lawn mower. It was about this time of the year and he said it would catch but not run.

When I got there I jokingly asked him if it had gas in it. Tried to crank it a couple of times, would run for a couple of seconds on full choke and die. Decided to check the gas tank myself and it was bone dry. Put fuel in it and it fired right up.

As far as chain saws go, I have had a couple of instances where I got sidetracked refilling a saw and then ended up dumping gas or oil on my leg because I forgot to put the caps back on.

 

[2dogs]

As G-A-W-D is my witness I did not do that ever! Not even with my air compressor, this week.

 

[spacemule]

Dumbest thing I ever did was install brake pads backwards on a ford pickup truck. That is, the pads were situated with the asbestos pad surface against the caliper and metal against the rotor. Took off and it made a terrible grinding sound when I stopped. My mind was elsewhere that day.

 

[H 2 H]

I'll take the fifth on this thread

 

[abureels4me]

Ever put gas in the bar oil tank????? I told my son that is how you are supposed to flush the tank. ::thumbsup::

 

[Sprintcar]

Neighbor bought a brand new John Deere riding lawnmower several years ago. I think it was the 15 or 18 horsepower model with a 44 inch deck. Come winter time he drains the tank, changes the oil, new plug, cleaned the airfilter and deck, puts her away.

Next spring I get a call, won't run, tried everything, I'm ready to call the dealer to come get this POS.

Hang on says me, I'll be right there.

Show me what you've done, said all the things and while standing next to it, takes right foot, depresses the clutch, throttle to wide open, choke pulled, crank, crank crank, nothing.

I walk behind the mower and says try her again as I rested my elbow on the seat back.

Crank, crank, vrooooooooooooooom.

He still gets pissed bout that.

Don't know why, disconnected the seat safety switch for him before I left.

Still owes me beer.

 

[tomdcoker]

I'll take the fifth on this thread

Me also. Someone smarter than I am once said "the only people that do not make mistakes are poeple who do not do anything". Tom

 

[Mastermind]

I'm not even gonna tell you guys about the saw I ported a few days ago..........I got it all button up then noticed the rings still laying on the bench........ :bang:

 

[Johny Utah]

Dumbest thing I ever did was install brake pads backwards on a ford pickup truck. That is, the pads were situated with the asbestos pad surface against the caliper and metal against the rotor. Took off and it made a terrible grinding sound when I stopped. My mind was elsewhere that day.

Come on Space, you know better then that I would hope. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what side goes against the rotor.

 

[Great Smokies]

Guilty as charged. Great learning experience though.

 

[fearofpavement]

Ever put gas in the bar oil tank????? I told my son that is how you are supposed to flush the tank. ::thumbsup::

Hmmm, my SON put oil in the gas tank when we were on a tornado clean up. I mumbled a bit and went over to the giant brush fire and shook all that mess out of the tank onto the fire and went back to fill the saw up with pure fuel. Went to screw the cap back on. Cap, what cap? Went back over to the fire and pulled out a blob that used to be the fuel cap. GRRRR!

 

[J.W Younger]

I put a trans in one time and when I went to bolt up the convertor there was no flywheel to bolt it to...

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

With the 'cleaner' diesel fuel that smells more like gasoline, I poured it in a gas engine.....boy did that thing run.....but ran poorly! I even replaced the headgasket on that mower! I don't remember why or what lead me to check the tank.......OH....yeah.....I remembered what fuel I had in that particular can......

Spacy......I really don't think you did that! You wouldn't of been able to move that vehicle without a noise! And....I have trouble picturing you changing brake pads.....

A piston does slide really easy into a cylinder without the rings!

 

[dingeryote]

Ahhyep!!

Not that particular one, but similar. New fuel tank and lines, plus a rehash under the hood of a Waukesha.
Got so worked up getting things buttoned back up I completely forgot to add fuel, and got as far as pulling the new fuel pump, before I stopped to bang a flat spot into my forehead. Had the Dadgum Starter good and hot and just about wore out the choke cable LOL!!!

Shake it off. At least none of us work on the local Bomb squad.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[oldmanriver]

The one that still bothers me until this day is when I was changing the oil in my truck. Drained the oil then replaced the oil filter. Poured one very expensive bottle of Lucas Stabilizer and then four to five quarts of Valvoline. Fired up the truck and KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!... Forgot to screw the damn oil plug back into the pan!!! :bang: Live and learn I guess

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

The one that still bothers me until this day is when I was changing the oil in my truck. Drained the oil then replaced the oil filter. Poured one very expensive bottle of Lucas Stabilizer and then four to five quarts of Valvoline. Fired up the truck and KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!... Forgot to screw the damn oil plug back into the pan!!! :bang: Live and learn I guess

Did that but just with a qt or two of oil! Makes a 'nice' mess and didn't get to the starting stage! This is after you didn't spill any draining it!

 

[H 2 H]

My brother bought a new place a few years back and he was clearing the land for his new house and for a home warming gift I bought him a new name brand weed eater/cutter with extra string and saw blade for it and a six pack of premix and a gallon fuel can to use

When I gave it to him and my sis-in-law I filled the first gallon of fuel and added the primix and showed him what to do how to start it etc

The vary next weekend my brother calls me up and said the trimmer was running wierd so being a good brother I went up there to check it out; he had used the whole gallon of premix fuel I had gotting the weekend before and he refilled the fuel can but forgot to added the premix oil to it and he ran just about one fuel tank thru it before the piston wouldnt move any more :msp_scared:

 

[TALLGUY]

I did a fresh carb cleaning with new fuel in tank on a saw i had been fighting for years. I pulled and pulled and it wouldn't fire. Primed it and would fire. Then I remembered the needles were fully seated. Backed them out and fired right off and tuned better than ever.