Recent content by The_Eric

Have you checked/adjusted valve clearance? Tight valves, especially exhausts will act up as the engine gets hot.

Oh I hear ya on the mental thing - most of us have one or two things that we're like that with. As for how slow the oil level goes down, the output of the pump varies by throttle opening. At idle or low throttle where the engine speed is low, power and heat production is down and where you're...

Why don't you guys trust them? They've a very simple design, have been around for decades and between, snowmobiles, quads and motorcycles, folks have put zillions of trouble free miles on. I've personally put thousands of miles on snowmobiles with no issues.

I'm going to be dealing with basically the exact same generator. It came to me last year with an Amazon clone on it and running like complete poop. I could see that the carb had been replaced and messed with, so I replaced it again with basically the same results. This thing is WAY TOO RICH. It...

A little late, but I put lots of hours on a 5spd STX38 as a kid mowing my neighbor's 2 to 3 acres. Lots of tall grass and rambunctious youth operating it and that Kohler Command just coming back for more. Now as an adult I still maintain the property for the family (though the original owner...

For sure. I did this before even starting mine. Sure the Chinese made plugs *can*work a long time, but not always... And when you need a new one, you really need a new one, which is why I keep a spare at all times.

Why is that?

Could try gates thermo band clamps - and let O'Reilly stock them.

He's not driving an investment, he's driving a car. Who cares what someone thinks it's "worth"? Should he dump the car and spend more money on a car with more value that is worth the privilege of owning and repairing? Really, the only time value comes into play is buying, selling or when the...

I used to take a pretty dim view of art like this too - to me it had to fit "my view" of what art should be. But after getting to know some customers of mine that are artists, I've become a lot more accepting of it. Art is part of our economy and contributes to economic diversity - which is...

I would caution against getting batteries with high CCA in a given case size, especially in lawn and garden. CCA requires plate surface area and to get that, the plates get thinner and more susceptible to damage from vibration. Even autos, I rarely select high CCA for a given group size. If it...

You were given several good things to check but you sound like you really just want to replace it.. so why ask? This is a tech heavy message board, you had to know that you were going to get more ideas than change the plug or replace it.

What are your personal thoughts on such a move?

How much does the price of the bullet factor into the cost of reloading? I have most all the equipment necessary and hundreds of pounds of lead to cast my own and thousands of rounds worth of brass, but haven't bought or priced powder and primers.

Another vote for Techniplate.