My 1961 Snapper RER starts right up every time. The engine is a 1988 Briggs that is surprisingly reliable....
Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Considering what it costs to do on a car now, you would think they would have figured it out. Co-worker just retrofitted an old Chevy pickup truck with a Holley TBI system, and it was pretty reasonable compared to buying a new carb. When you factor in the flexibility it gives him and the ability to get feedback and control, it’s money well spent, I thought. That being said, I’m still amazed that my Honda walk behind mower I bought new in 2013 still starts on the first pull every time. That’s something majikal. -D > On Mar 27, 2020, at 5:47 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > one day someone will figure out how to put EFI on small engines at a cost > comparable to carbs and carbs will disappear completely - like they have on > cars. > > LarryT > 06 E350 > Youroil.net > > On 3/27/2020 1:03 AM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >>> Floyd wrote: >>> Actually two. I have these 3 Stihl things, a chainsaw, a string >>> trimmer, and a blower. They are constantly out of "tune" with >>> the mixtures. >> >>> Anyway, in short order I got them both running fine after being >>> frustrated with the things pretty much forever. >>> Yay me, although I am probably now a federal (or at least in >>> Kollyfawnya) felon for adjusting the carburetors on these tools. >> Yup. Ironic that by adjusting them you _decreased_ the emissions >> - the very thing those goofy caps were supposed to insure, yet you >> had to bypass or remove them >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
