So does our 1995 Craftsman mower with a Briggs engine - it just keeps on ... It only gets fuel with Stal-Bil in it.
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:29 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
