What Did You Do Today?

[WhistlingBadger]

I turned 75 years old today. Hard to comprehend that number but it is what it is. Looking forward to the next 25. 

Congratulations, Pat! 

[Eric Krewson]

These are the stairs I cleaned up, the kudzu covered all but about a foot on the left side of the stairs. I swept the weed eater mess off of them yesterday with my leaf blower.

The top part wasn't as bad but still took a while to clear.

[Eric Krewson]

I have always shied away from small engine repair, my Stihl weed eater quit working. It stayed in the shop for 6 months but it turned out the shop owner was very sick with every smoker related condition imaginable, I don't know if he lived or not. I finally gave up, brought it back home and bought a battery-operated weed eater to use around the house.

My stair cleaning project made me miss my big Stihl, I really need it but being close to 30 years old I didn't know if it was worth fixing or not. When in doubt watch You Tube videos.

I found out you can buy a new preset carburetor for $19 off Amazon.

I bought recommended $19 replacement Chinese carburetor for my Stihl weed eater; it hasn't run in over a year. The carburetor was supposed to come preset to factory specs, I thought, yea right, no way.

The new carb; It comes with new gas lines and a lot of extra, 2 carb seals, 2 gas filters, 1 air filter, extra primer bulb, a spark plug and a carb adjustment tool.



After watching the You Tube videos, it appeared that it was pretty much unbolt the old carb and bolt on the new one, no way this was going to run with my luck. My gas intake line looked good so I only replaced the bulb priming line.

Installed, the throttle cable was pain to get loose but do-able.



I completed the swap, gassed up my Stihl and gave it a few pulls, I will be danged, my Sthil started right up and ran better than it ever has, with a high RPM and a perfect idle speed.




Now, I have this Still leaf blower that doesn't come up to speed right.................., I ordered a new carb for it today.

[bjrogg]

That’s pretty cool Eric

Happy belated Birthday Pat

I hope the next 25 are good to you

Bjrogg

[Pappy]

Nice job Eric, I was a mechanic for45 years and love fixing stuff most just throw away or trade for new. Pappy

[YosemiteBen]

Happy belated Pat! Hope you had a good day!
Yeah Papp, I prefer to fix what I can. Time allowing....
Very nice job Mr. Krewson!

[WhistlingBadger]

Nice hike/field archery session out in the desert.  Covered probably 2-3 miles, only saw two other people, and only broke one arrow after many many shots in very rocky country (and hit more stuff than I missed).  Calling it a win.   



Country like this isn't show-stopper stuff you can get out the car window, like the mountains or even the forests back east. It's more subtle. You have to get out and walk in it, smell the sagebrush and juniper, jump a cottontail off its bed, watch a muley feed up a distant hillside, get a quick glimpse of a lizard, watch your step through a prickly pear patch, jump halfway out of your skin when you almost step on a snake, spot a beautiful flower growing in a completely unexpected place, thread your way through a bunch of big rock outcrops that look like they are hiding mysteries (and occasionally are)... I always feel better after some time in the desert.

[Pappy]

Beautiful country WB, will get to see some of that kind soon. 
 Pappy