[AT] Sorry for the OT post...

[Dick Day]

When I added the LP adapter that went between the air filter and the carb,
it extended the distance between the crankcase opening on the back of the
air filter housing and the crankcase.  I did have to extend the rubber
breather hose by just over an inch.  I used a metal sleeve that just barely
fit in the two open ends of the hose. So it did cut down the volume of air
that could pass through the hose slightly.

Muffler has a pipe that connects it to the engine.

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:

> Could it be the crankcase breather is plugged, or the muffler somewhat
> plugged....?
>
> Cecil
>
>
> On 7/17/2017 4:25 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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