[BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower
Roger, Thanks for the excellent info. When you say keep the underneath greased up, what do you mean? I just located the oil capacity. It says 20 oz. or 0.6 litters. I stated incorrectly the size of the bottle, it is a pt. not a quart. Sorry about that. The bottle has numbers on the side with the little window line. One side goes from 100 to 600 and the other side goes from 1 to 20. I haven't a clue what this means. I have a funnel to use. The mower has a dip stick. I has some visible moisture at the end. Now, where is says fill line, it is above what looks like a criss cross pattern. Do I fill to the top of the crisscross pattern or the bottom of it. My dip stick is grayish black so it is going to be tricky. My book says I can drain it from the side by tipping it over or from the bottom by removing a drain plug with a ratchet. Which is easier and less messy? Again, thank you so much for helping me with this. I really appreciate it. Vicki To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower
Michael, Great!! Now are you talking the ice cream buckets like from aldi's that have handles on them? Once you have drained the oil how do you seal it so it does spill? This is great stuff!! --- In blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com, Michael Baldwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vicki, It is easier for me to use the drain plug on the bottom. it is less messy for me. I use an ice cream bucket cut down to fit under the mower. This is what I do. tilt the mower back on it's handle, loosen the drain plug, put the cut down bucket in the right place, and set the mower back on all four wheels and let the oil drain. the side of the bottle with 1-20 on it is the oz side. The bottle must be a little bigger then a quart. It sounds like your mower should take the entire bottle. Michael _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of compgirl32 Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 12:07 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower Roger, Thanks for the excellent info. When you say keep the underneath greased up, what do you mean? I just located the oil capacity. It says 20 oz. or 0.6 litters. I stated incorrectly the size of the bottle, it is a pt. not a quart. Sorry about that. The bottle has numbers on the side with the little window line. One side goes from 100 to 600 and the other side goes from 1 to 20. I haven't a clue what this means. I have a funnel to use. The mower has a dip stick. I has some visible moisture at the end. Now, where is says fill line, it is above what looks like a criss cross pattern. Do I fill to the top of the crisscross pattern or the bottom of it. My dip stick is grayish black so it is going to be tricky. My book says I can drain it from the side by tipping it over or from the bottom by removing a drain plug with a ratchet. Which is easier and less messy? Again, thank you so much for helping me with this. I really appreciate it. Vicki [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower
Hi everyone, I just bought a new WEED EATER push lawn mower with a Briggs Stratton engine this past weekend. I was going over the owner's manual (yes, a woman reading a power tool manual :)),and it says under changing oil section to soak the air cleaner foam in oil and wring out with a soft cloth and replace. My question is, do I do this before I use the mower for the first time? All the manual says is to do it when you change the oil. It also says to change the oil after the first five hours of operation. Is this necessary? Thank you very much. Vicki To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Re: Question about soaking the air cleaner oil foam in my new lawn mower
Larry, No the book just says to use engine oil. The mower did come with a quart of oil from the manufacture. So should I use the whole quart the first time? Oh, and when I do drain it what should I drain it into? Along that line, I have old gas from last year in my gas can. Should I use it?, and if not what is a safe way to dispose of it? Thanks guys. Just wanta take good care of my new baby. :) I'm a Tomboy what can I say. Vicki To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[BlindHandyMan] Covering a window AC with a trash bag
How do you go about covering a window ac with a trash bag? Can I use masking tape or do I need to get some duct tape? I seem to have accidentally misplaced the cover that came with it and it is easier if I can leave it in the window. Thanks for your help. Vicki
