[AT] Sorry for the OT post...
Jim Yost
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Mon Jul 17 06:33:30 PDT 2017
Also propane engines are spark plug sensitive. Even if the spark plug looks good change it.
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Jim
> On Jul 16, 2017, at 11:46 PM, Dick Day <dickday0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Gentleman, I am so sorry, I did not mean to post a question and then not
> reply.
>
> The engine seemed like it was back to normal. We had just finished our
> motorhome and was just about to wash my truck, when the plastic oil plug
> cap came flying off, spewing hot oil everywhere. Luckily, no one was near
> it at the time.
>
> As I learn more from my autopsy, I'll let you know.
>
> Again, sorry for the late reply and thank you!
>
>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:01 AM, Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dick,
>>
>> Agree with Larry. Mine (smaller unit than yours) will load the rngine and
>> not spray after fairly long periods of non use. I would guess some type of
>> valves are in the pump. My speculation is either a valve sticks or the
>> punp is air bound. I normally keep squeezing the spray handle quickly and
>> repeatedly unil spray begins to work as it should. As you probably know,
>> running the pump without water flo can quickly damage the pump from
>> overheating. Good luck.
>>
>> Charlie
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>>> 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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