| A propane tip I got from Dick Paterson [message #193010] |
Sat, 15 December 2012 01:49  |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I have 3 chain saws around here and I'm constantly having problems getting any one of them started. Today the one I've been using for the last few weeks started acting up so I tried another that ran a couple of months ago. Nothing. Nada.
Dick told me to prime it with propane. So I pulled the cover and put an unlit propane torch into the air filter while my friend pulled the rope. It started on the second pull. When I removed the torch it died. So we did it again and kept the torch feeding propane to it for 15 to 20 seconds. After that it ran fine all day with no further starting problems.
Thanks Dick.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] A propane tip I got from Dick Paterson [message #193017 is a reply to message #193015] |
Sat, 15 December 2012 10:55  |
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mike miller
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| storm'n wrote on Sat, 15 December 2012 08:07 |
WD 40 will start these also.
Norm
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And... WD-40 might be a little better for two strokes motors that use mixed fuel.
But thanks to Ken and Dick for the propane tip. I might need it in the future.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
http://m000035.blogspot.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] A propane tip I got from Dick Paterson [message #193032 is a reply to message #193030] |
Sat, 15 December 2012 17:57 |
James Hupy
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Kerry, as long as the fuel industry continues to adulterate gas with
alcohol, small engine mechanics will have steady work. That stuff turns
clunk lines in multiposition engines like chain saws and trimmers and weed
whackers to jelly if you overwinter them with fuel in the tank. Same thing
with outboard motors. Run em out of fuel and store them dry. But gee it is
so good for the environment. Makes our Gmc motorhomes run differently than
straight gas too. We better figure this out soon, or we will just have to
park them during the heat of the day.
Jim Hupy
Salem,Or
78 Gmc Royale 403
On Dec 15, 2012 3:26 PM, "Kerry Pinkerton" <Pinkertonk@mchsi.com> wrote:
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> LOL gotta love those irreverent Aussies :lol:
>
> I hate small engines and don't work on them if I can avoid it. I have a
> friend who does and he absolutely swears that half his work comes from
> people starting their lawnmowers with starting fluid (ether). He says what
> happens is that the valve stick in the guides from varnish in fuel and
> craponal gas. The ether causes the engine to fire regardless of the valve
> being stuck open or closed and pushrods get bent.
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> I bent pushrods on a brand new Kolher engine this year because there was
> varnish in a dried out fuel filter that I did not change. When the new gas
> ran through the filter, it dissolved the varnish and I didn't run it long
> enough to let it all go through the engine. Tried to restart it the next
> day and the intake pushrods both bent. Heard of the same thing happening
> to cars when folks tried to use old gas, ran it long enough to get hot but
> didn't dilute the old stuff with an additive or enough fresh gas.
> --
> Kerry Pinkerton
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> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
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> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as
> an Art Deco car hauler
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