piratedude

Time to update.
If you will recall, the mower would run, then die.
I changed the carb, same result.
cleaned the tank and lines, same result.

so, i bought a new coil and spark plug.

It wouldn't start without a hit of ether (actually, carb cleaner spray is volatile enough to prime it). this motor does not have a pump primer, just a choke lever that releases automatically.

so, hit it with the spray, and it runs fine. does not die. but restarting requires another hit of starter fluid.

my grandfather had a habit of "fixing" things by modifying the original design. he was not always successful. i'm thinking a hole drilled in the air filter housing behind the filter and just big enough for a stream of ether will be the perfect "fix." Maybe duct tape a drink holder on the handlebar to hold the can of starter fluid. Thanks Diddy, i learned from the best.

The up side of the "fix" will be that the hole will allow unfiltered dust to destroy the engine and I'll finally have to give up on it.

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You can’t say you live on Perdido Key if you don’t have to cross the bridge

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Realtors and folks living on 292A/Gulf Beach Highway will burn you at the stake.

I get emails from Zillow daily with the latest listings on Perdido Key. The most inland property today is 4.65 miles inland, above the naval air station. I would like to pay West Pensacola prices for a Perdido Key home, but I need an OT ruling of exactly how far off the island I can be and still be in Perdido Key. Also, since proximity to, and not actual location on the island, is important, if i bought within 4.65 miles of Ono Island, am I not on Ono as well as Perdido Key?

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the 19th JDC is a complete dumpster fire

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I agree. the last time i was before Wilson Fields, he admonished me for attempting to continue my argument while the opposing attorney was trying to interrupt. it may be relevant that my client and i were the only white people in the room.

I read an article many years ago that opined that dental "insurance" is not really insurance. Insurance is an agreement whereby you pay someone else to accept a risk you have. A dental policy is just a contract where you give the company some money, they deduct a portion for themselves and then pay the remainder your money back to you. The limitations of benefits means the company does not accept any risk.

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Wasn't "drunk", but was over legal limit

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FYI, the law does not require you to be "drunk" to arrest you. Just that you be over the legally defined limit. As you might expect, society isn't interested in a system where a person consuming alcohol gets to be the final authority on whether he is fit to drive.
I enjoy not dying at the hands of a drunk who was sure he could drive fine. the fact that we're talking about the low BAC limit is a good thing.

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Sounds like a fuel issue or maybe a coil breaking down

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i have satisfied myself that it is not a fuel issue. having never experienced a coil failure before, I just assumed electrical issues would be working fine, or dead. I have ordered a new coil and plug, and we will see monday.

Thanks

older yardman mower with honda ohc engine. was running fine, then would quit after a minute. obviously fuel right? changed the carb, and it started right up, but quit a minute later. blew out the fuel lines and the shutoff valve. same thing. cleaned the tank and left the cap off. fresh gas. started fine, ran fine for 30 seconds, then quit.

plug looks good.

is it time to put it on the street and spend $350 for a new one?

It wasn't the job that i hated the most, but working a punch press at Dittco Doors in Monroe in the spring of 1974 sent me looking for a college degree. The job i hated the most was accountant at a travel agency. I couldn't decide if I hated accounting or just my employer, so i went to law school.

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13.28 inches in Spanish Fort just reported.

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we left Loxley AL about 5:30 p.m. and drove to Baton Rouge. It must have been bad because going over the bay, people drove 15 mph in the left lane next to someone driving 15 mph in the right lane, but they all had their parking flashers on, so it was ok.