I am Freakin' Deaf!!!! Todays tribulations.
Solved the grommet problem, 3$ package from the local car parts peeps, different sizes, cool. Get em home and have a cocktail or two and decide it is time to put it all together. Fine. First, yes Don, I said it was blue, last post I think, I also have no idea if that means anything lol. Bigger clear hose will not fit through the sizes I have bought, the small ones are too small, the largest, hm, ain't right. After fighting with the larger version and finally getting the thing in, low and behold, the small (nice) gas hose is cozy/snug going through the casing. I ran the smaller hose into a piece of the larger, cut the larger off so it fit on carb p/u and put it on. Ran about 9" of the new hos into the tank and fished it out, installed the filter and took a bit of time to make sure it lay nicely on the bottom of the fueltank where it belongs with not too much extra length to push it around when I put it on its side. Now the fun parts 1 & 2.
Time to respring the recoil, a joyous thing I made much easier by using a piece of twist-tie wire pushed through the vents, to pull the spring back, so the assembly will go back on, (generous use of red axle grease on plastic shaft sleeve) once on, pull wire (now straight) out. Put back in bolts, am missing one and notice the threads in the drain one are a bit stripped, have just acquired a tap-set I'll deal with that later. Turn once or twice, get the tension, run the cord through, thread through handle and tie off. Putting the unit back on was a trip, two screwdrivers spreading the dogs to get it back on, nice without a third hand, but in retro-spect, much easier after the fourth time. One side on, time to test the recoil. I was quite surprized to find that this little bugger has tons of comp (will test later but have 'el cheapo' tester, just curious anyhow), like twice the pull of my o8s (uh oh), pull the plug to make sure I'm not dreaming and it spins like a top, coolagain. Time to put the bar on, I don't bother with the chain, it is hooped (if I have to sell it I'll have to put it on, 'see, it works, get a new bar and chain' ), I found an intereating thing,. I could not get the darned thing together. For some duh reason I didn't look at the bar, (making an azz outta myself), assuming the bar adjustment holes were symetrical. Doh! It is an old Pioneer blade and one of the holes it modified ( I had the silly thing upside down). Now I am worried and will check to make sure the oiler holes are open come to think of it. Any how, get it together.
Time for gas, have some 32:1 for the sthil, close enough imho, add a cup or two. I figure since I'm not running a chain I won't add chain oil, I am still dealing with blobs of it everywhere from finding out the lower right case bolt is also the frkin drain plug, ***** and the Tar Bably relived, with cat paw prints though. Time for a pull or two and see if I can suck fuel. Pull, (turn to 'on' oops) pull, pull, nothing. Take a rest. Look at fuel line 2mins later, ah-ha, gazoleeeen! Pull pull, snap the cord.
Great, my guests feed me drinks while I re-do the rope.
All done, everything is go. Pull....... PUTTER SPUT! Pull, nothing (yes choke is out). Pump throtle several times, set stop, pull.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smoke is everywhere, the cat tears outta here, friends think there are better things to do, I cannot hear anything anywhere, it is loud, so loud there are now 12 robins out there that will never hear the cat coming.
Holy carp it started! Not only started, idles, idled for a wee bit, till I wot (slightly - though just in case) and the gods cheered, the little beast runs and I am beside myself in disbelief. Time for the next stages, bar/chain, maybe drive sprocket, and some decisions.......... Keep and run or sell and run.........hmmmmmmmmm. Better get the winters wood in before I decide, who knows what next will fall my way lol. Will update soon, much more to do yet, but.......WOOT!!!!
:greenchainsaw: Thanks all!
Cheers, more pics soon!
Serge
Ok, for some reason or other my pics aren't coming through (small jpg.s too)>>edit, took a bit of brain work but finally there, sheesh!
