[AT] Sorry for the OT post...

Mon Jul 17 22:53:17 PDT 2017

Still trying to figure out how an oil filler plug blew out without 
destroying the plastic threads.

Mike M

On 7/17/2017 6:44 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> Mike, no mud daubers. In the Fall, I run some of that Briggs pump
> antifreeze through it and then store the pump in the heated shop.  Plus,
> this was the second pump.  Champion (great folks), without me even asking
> for it, sent me an email saying one had been shipped and to let them know
> how it went with the new pump.
>
> Tonight I survey the wreckage :)
>
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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