Your last generator Maintenance Run

[3930dave]

Started the McCulloch today. 2 pulls. 1st pull choke on, didn’t fire, smelled gas from the muffler. Turned choke off, second pull it sputtered to life. Ran it with a 1500w load for 15 minutes. Then changed the oil with 30w. Checked plug and air filter, all good.

Had about a quart of gas in it and it was sloshing out around the gas cap. Gasket is probably not sealing plus It’s a little bent, so I ordered a new one from eBay.

I've found on the new Briggs gas-caps I've bought, the gasket is a much harder, almost nylon-looking material - to stand up better to high-ethanol, is my hope. Worked on the last one I replaced.

Always nice to see the old stuff (as well as the new stuff), well taken-care of

Rgds, D.

 

[Racer4]

I've found on the new Briggs gas-caps I've bought, the gasket is a much harder, almost nylon-looking material - to stand up better to high-ethanol, is my hope. Worked on the last one I replaced.

Always nice to see the old stuff (as well as the new stuff), well taken-care of

Rgds, D.

The gas cap has a fiber type gasket that I think is just past its prime.

It’s a nice old unit. Doesn’t run a skillsaw very well, but it’s good for light duty work. Dad kept it under cover, so it’s still very clean.

The generator part is a heavy flywheel inside that when you pull the starter, it continues to spin for several seconds, and makes it very easy to start.

 

[3930dave]

The generator part is a heavy flywheel inside that when you pull the starter, it continues to spin for several seconds, and makes it very easy to start.

Back When.... manufacturers weren't afraid to throw metal at an application !

Also back to that era.... pulled an old Radio Shack Shortwave Receiver off a shelf today, to return it to a buddy who loaned it to me "a while" back..... man, some serious metal (big transformer) in that thing ! Back When... magnetics were low-cost, and high-performance semiconductors, expensive......

Goal posts, do keep moving.......

Rgds, D.

 

[grsthegreat]

Did a service call friday

 

[3930dave]

Did a service call friday


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Thinking that was your Let's Add Telemetry After You've Already Gone There Already customer..... or was it a different commercial customer ?

I like the view from high-tower sites, thanks for the pic

Rgds, D.

 

[groundcover]

That rig should keep you well updated with that much telemetry!

 

[grsthegreat]

Yup, im doing 3 other cell sites this week and next week. Those include service also.

Get to try out the newer f150 4x4 system now. I just got slide bed swapped out and they installed shell.

 

[Diggin It]

Genny's kind of cozy with Tank, isn't she?

 

[Diggin It]

Other than a few unplanned non-test runs of a few hours, the weekly runs continue without a hitch.

 

[3930dave]

Other than a few unplanned non-test runs of a few hours, the weekly runs continue without a hitch.

Rgds, D.