[AT] Sorry for the OT post...

[Mike M]

Dick, is the oil cap that came flying off threaded? damaged? I'm trying 
to think of what would cause so much crankcase pressure!! Do you have 
mud daubers?

I have had my pump (not engine) turn hard when I didn't use the 
winterizer, even though I store my power washer in the basement. I 
attributed it to our hard water leaving calcium deposits. After lubing 
it up, it worked fine. I now use the winterizer  every year and have had 
no problems.

Mike M


On 7/17/2017 5:25 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> So... is there a chance the engine is still salvageable?   No parts laying
> around, just the plastic oil fill threaded plug.  It all happened so fast.
> My wife and I both smelled something burning but saw no flames.  The engine
> shut down and 2 seconds later the oil fill plug shot about 2 feet from the
> engine and oil went a good 15 feet.   I let it cool down outside and rolled
> it back into the shop.  I am semi-retired and only work Mondays & Tuesdays,
> so Wednesday I plan on removing the pump, draining the oil through a fine
> screen. If I don't see any pieces in the oil, I'll fill it back up and see
> if it will run without the pump on.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Dick Day <dickday0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Correct, the pto shaft on the engine.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dick, to clarify, you said "I did notice that the pto shaft that the pump
>>> attaches to was so hot I could not even touch it."   You DO mean the motor
>>> shaft, right?  Not the pump?
>>>
>>>
>>> SO
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Dick Day <dickday0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm desperate.  Last year I bought a fairly large power washer.  4200psi
>>>> 3.5gpm.  It has a 389cc gas engine. It ran great, we used it a lot.  In
>>> the
>>>> Fall, I removed the pump and stored it the heated shop for the winter.
>>>> Over the winter, I converted it to also run on LP.  In the dead of
>>> winter,
>>>> I wheeled it outside and it fired right up.  I put it away until the
>>>> spring.  I put the pump back on and decided to clean the siding on the
>>> back
>>>> of the house.  It started right up. The second I squeeze the trigger, it
>>>> runs really bad.  Let go of the trigger and it's fine.
>>>>
>>>> I put some gas in it and now it also runs really bad when engaging the
>>>> pump.  If I remove the pump, it starts and runs great on both LP and
>>> gas.
>>>> The LP conversion consisted of removing the air filter, installing
>>> longer
>>>> bolts and mounting an LP collar between the carb and the air filter.
>>>> Nothing was modified.  I've done several LP conversions and they all run
>>>> way better on LP. After a few years, the pistons look almost new.
>>>>
>>>> The company, Champion, has been fantastic.  They do not discourage their
>>>> customers from converting to LP.  The tech I have been working with says
>>>> that he and the others in his office "hate" to see engines running on
>>> gas.
>>>> So, it seems as though the pump might have gone bad sitting in the box
>>> over
>>>> the winter.  Not likely.
>>>>
>>>> Today, I pulled the pump off and wheeled it outside and fired it up on
>>> both
>>>> LP and gas.  No problems.
>>>>
>>>> I did notice that the pto shaft that the pump attaches to was so hot I
>>>> could not even touch it.  Is this normal? Does heat simply get
>>> transferred
>>>> through the pto shaft?
>>>>
>>>> As I said, the company has been fantastic to work with. They sent me a
>>> new
>>>> carb and even a new pump (which I have not tried yet).  I'm trying to
>>> see
>>>> why the pto shaft is so terribly hot.
>>>>
>>>> Is this normal?
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
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