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hey H.O.T...update on to-20
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Posted by mike a. tenn. on February 17, 2007 at 12:42:52 from (75.120.193.153):
hey larry...this morning i finished cleaning out the carb and put it all back together. old varnished up gas in it had caused the float valve to stick open. replaced the plugs, and after cussing alot and searching all over the place for where i'd set the cover from the distributor (turned out it was right in front of me the whole time) i popped the distributor cap back on. checked and double checked to see if i had the firing order right when i put the plug wires back on. looked around and reveiwed to make sure i had done everything right, turned on the gas valve and checked to see if the float valve was now shutting off so no more gas would leak out and run toward my lit woodstove (like it did yesterday...that was a hairy moment) and decided it was the moment of truth...time to turn the key and hit the starter.
y'know how in a couple of my last emails to you i've been confessing about some of the "senior moments" i've been having lately? well i'm not going to go as far as to actually "confess" my latest "brain fart" on this public forum, but i'm gonna let you guess. i'll give you a hint...tried to start the 20...nuthin! over and over she turned...still nuthin'. i says to myself...gotta be spark or fuel, so i started checking for spark first...at the plugs. no spark in the plugs...pull back to the distributor, pop the cap...ok...now it's time for you to make your guess.
ok, so i fixed my "error", and decided, well as long as i already have the plug out i might as well see if i have spark at the plug now. gounded it, hit the starter...and just about scared the pee outta myself when after about a quarter turn...off she went on three cylinders!!! for a moment i didn't know what to do..then i came to my senses, turned the key off, replaced the plug, restarted her and just stood there and smiled! been a long time since i heard my little fergie purrin' like a kitten. oh...long story short? hey larry...got my to 20 runnin'! -mike
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