[MBZ] Genny, again
The power went out again. This time, the rope-pull fired right up. The new addition, the load-balancing transformer, is working nicely. Poured in the last 5 gallon jerry can before firing it up. We'll see how it goes! -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
The power went out again. This time, the rope-pull fired right up. The new addition, the load-balancing transformer, is working nicely. Poured in the last 5 gallon jerry can before firing it up. We'll see how it goes! -- Jim Funny how the rattle engine runs better when it is not trying to shut itself off! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
Just shy of three hours and the power was back on, no problems whatsoever. Shut off the fuel cock and let it run dry, switched the house back over to shore power. Didn't use that much fuel, will probably have to siphon a bunch out to fill the snowblower tomorrow! Last thing I want is 4 gallons of gas going stale in that thing. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
> On December 18, 2015 at 12:44 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > Didn't use that much fuel, will probably have to siphon > a bunch out to fill the snowblower tomorrow! > > Last thing I want is 4 gallons of gas going stale in that > thing. I fill mine with low volatility "summer gas" in September, and start transferring the leftovers to the mower after the sale of high vapor pressure stuff is banned again in the spring. Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
I put a shutoff on the snowblower the other day. Its never had a problem *yet* with stale gas but theres always a first time. -Curt From: Jim Cathey via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Jim Cathey Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 12:44 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Genny, again Just shy of three hours and the power was back on, no problems whatsoever. Shut off the fuel cock and let it run dry, switched the house back over to shore power. Didn't use that much fuel, will probably have to siphon a bunch out to fill the snowblower tomorrow! Last thing I want is 4 gallons of gas going stale in that thing. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
I put Stabil in all the gas I buy that doesn't go directly into the truck - haven't had a problem with stale gas since. Mind you, I buy gas by the 55 gal. drum, and pump it to where it's needed from there. On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I put a shutoff on the snowblower the other day. Its never had a problem > *yet* with stale gas but theres always a first time. > -Curt > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
Is that AVGAS? AFAIK AVGAS doesn't have ethanol while most MOGAS does. I put 1oz of Seafoam gas additive per gallon of gas into every can of gas I buy. Additionally equipment thats going to sit (like the snowblower over the summer) gets 1oz per gallon during storage. Since I've started doing that my problems with bad gas have gone way down.I did have to clean a carb and rebuild a fuel pump this fall for a snowmobile but its the one I bought last spring so it could have already been in trouble when I got it and in fact looking back it had a stumble I couldn't really account for... The shutoff is suspenders and belt. My lawnmower has a shutoff and I run it out every time I shut it down. It starts fantastically well, like second or third pull every time I start it. If Angie is going to start the lawnmower the choke will inevitably stick on and it won't start. She'll call me (in the Philippines for instance) and I'll explain that the choke sticks sometimes and all you have to do is tug on the little rod next to the carb and it'll come loose. She'll claim she's done that and it still won't start. I'll get home, pull the choke open and it'll start in a big cloud of smoke from all the gas in the exhaust... -Curt From: OK Don To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Genny, again I put Stabil in all the gas I buy that doesn't go directly into the truck - haven't had a problem with stale gas since. Mind you, I buy gas by the 55 gal. drum, and pump it to where it's needed from there. On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I put a shutoff on the snowblower the other day. Its never had a problem *yet* with stale gas but theres always a first time. -Curt -- OK Don “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” – Mark Twain"There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."WILL ROGERS, The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers2013 F150, 18 mpg2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg1957 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
Nope, it's non-ethanol regular unleaded 87 octane pump gas. The Cessna loves it - no lead to foul the spark plugs and sludge the oil, unlike avgas (and half the cost). On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is that AVGAS? AFAIK AVGAS doesn't have ethanol while most MOGAS does. > > OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
Where do you buy it in 55 gal drums? Is it cheaper? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2015, at 12:40 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I put Stabil in all the gas I buy that doesn't go directly into the truck - > haven't had a problem with stale gas since. Mind you, I buy gas by the 55 > gal. drum, and pump it to where it's needed from there. > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I put a shutoff on the snowblower the other day. Its never had a problem >> *yet* with stale gas but theres always a first time. >> -Curt > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
OK Don writes: >The Cessna >loves it - no lead to foul the spark >plugs and sludge the oil, unlike >avgas >(and half the cost). I am going to assume the Cessna has had hardened valve seats installed? Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
I pump it into a 55 gallon drum that I carry in the back of the truck - no, it's the same price. On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Where do you buy it in 55 gal drums? Is it cheaper? > > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 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
Re: [MBZ] Genny, again
Yes, and the Peterson STC for Auto gas so it's legal. On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK Don writes: > > >The Cessna > >loves it - no lead to foul the spark >plugs and sludge the oil, unlike > >avgas > >(and half the cost). > > I am going to assume the Cessna has had hardened valve seats installed? > > Rick > > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 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
