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    A decade ago I saw a yellow plastic gallon jug of emergency fuel in Walmart that you were...

    A decade ago I saw a yellow plastic gallon jug of emergency fuel in Walmart that you were supposed to be able to store safely in your vehicle. The instructions said to pour it in before the engine cooled off and use it to drive to the nearest gas station. I saw it again a few months later in the...
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    Convert GAS Briggs V-Twin to DIESEL?

    B&S used to publish info on how to run their small engines on kerosene. IIRC you were supposed to stack a second head gasket onto the first for some reason, then install a second fuel tank with a selector switch. You start the engine on gasoline and once it's warm you flip the fuel switch and...
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    Adding oil cooler to V twin 20hp?

    Two years ago I found an amazing deal on a new B&S 20hp V twin. It was just barely more that the parts would have been to fix the old one so I just swappped engines on my rider. I want to make it last as long as possible, so I’m wondering if adding an oil cooler would be worth the trouble and...
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    Anyone in the Eclipse viewing area?

    I drove to Indiana with my brother to be in totality.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    Something else that occurred to me is that the design could be improved. The front bolt is at least an inch longer than it needs to be because it has to go through a spacer so the return spring has something to hook onto. You could remove the spacer and spring and use a shorter bolt, which would...
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    There’s a thin wall version that only requires a 3/8 hole but I thought there would be enough meat around the hole to use the larger one. I’m used to tapping steel so it was almost alarming how easy it was to tap the hole. Imagine how much better it would be if the inserts were installed at the...
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    It occurs to me that a smart fella might make backing those bolts out and giving them a light coat of anti-seize a part of his annual maintenance routine.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    Back in business! Drilled and tapped: Insert installed: Reassembled and adjusted: I replaced the other bolt with a stainless one, but if I ever have to remove it again I'm just going to drill for an insert too.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    I’m a little worried about how deep I will need to drill to install the insert, but I‘m hopeful than even if I break through the case the insert will fully seal the hole. That’s one reason I decided on an insert rather than a Heli-coil.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    There isn’t an extractor in the hole, just a tiny bit of the old screw. The clearance bit for the insert should remove it completely.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    I'm trying to decide if this is a compliment or an insult.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    That’s what I’m planning to do. Edit: I’ve decided to drill it and tap it for a threaded insert. That way in the future it will be steel on steel.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    Well, I broke it off so I tried to remove it with a LH drill bit and broken screw extractors. The drilled-out stub is still in there. I think I need some better broken screw extractors.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    I can’t get enough of a grip on it to turn it out. I’ve soaked it in Kroil for a week but my vice grips just twist on the shaft. I tried jamming two nuts and turning it off with a wrench but it stripped the threads. I‘m starting to think I just need to cut it off flush and use a LH drill bit.
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    Arrgh, broke bolt removing brakes.

    The brakes don’t work on my new used mower with a Peerless transmission. Turns out the pins are frozen with rust, and so was the longer of the two bolts holding it in place. I thought it was turning but it was just the head twisting off. This should be fun. I’m going to remove the bracket and...
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