Bargains was Re: [AT] OT-Problem with Cub Cadet 1641

[Steve W.]

I was lucky this guy doesn't frequent tractor oriented places (he is big
on sail boats though). After seeing how he maintained
his equipment I wouldn't get on ANY boat he owned... The generator was
about the only item that I looked at that didn't look like it had been
rode hard and put away wet. I figured even if the engine was toast it
was worth it for parts. It did cause my Generac unit to get jealous
though. I pulled it out and fired it up yesterday and it ran a second
and died... Was getting fuel so I pulled the tank off and pulled the
plug. Found something I have never seen or heard of before.  A small
chunk of loose carbon from someplace had come free and went right into
the plug gap. Should have bought lottery tickets since that has about
the same odds...



Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT-Problem with Cub Cadet 1641


> ha ha ha ha   Yeah, OK, Richard. Steve did just fine with that
> generator. They don't know me up there anyhow. BTW, it wasn't too long
> ago that someone came by here with a chain saw that wouldn't run. He
> had filled the gas tank with oil and the oil sump with gas. ;-(
>
> Cecil
>
> > Steve i can't figure that out. you and Cecil must be many many miles
apart
>
> or that owner would have called Cecil to come and get it.[grins]
> > R Fink
> > PA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 01:31 AM 9/8/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >> Don't you just hate those "deals". I picked up a 1 year old 4500
watt
> >> Honda generator at a yard sale. The owner said he had enough
> >> of the POS because it didn't run right. Turns out he had put mixed
gas
> >> in it and it loaded up on oil. New plug and some SeaFoam and
> >> about an hour labor plus the original 100 bucks......
>
>
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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