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Boot in '75 we had C rats from before the Korean war. Still had the 4 packs of cigs in them. MRE = meals rejected by Ethiopia.

Took the grandkids camping and showed them how to open cans with a P38. Told them how on bivouac in boot camp the 2 most important...

Don't know why folks dislike leaving ethanol gas in generators. Makes me lots of money.

Waaaaay back when i was young did part time work for a used car lot the owner would have me pressure wash under the hood then spray...

I was thinking the same thing. That is why i asked him to pull the plug and see if it is wet.

When it won't restart (hope you haven't choked it) pull the plug. Is it wet with fuel? Dry? Oily? Have you tried a new plug when it...

If you are not the dealer who sold the unit new you are not obligated to provide the warranty. He probably paid some lawyer $100 to...

I don't flip a lot of equipment and don't really like doing it but when i do i spray it down with WD40 and wipe it down real good. Makes...

Agree, plus when they all come in it’s an emergency and they need it now!!!

You nailed that one. Pretty much every generator, snowblower and tiller come in with that story.

The short answer is NO. Standby NG or LP generators on concrete pads are one thing that are almost forgotten, and for the most part are...

In the "good old days" when i was in high school i worked at a bowling alley and got trained to service AMF 82-30 series machines. These...

My governor is better than your governor

The real problem here is that most DIY guys really don’t know how a small engine works, especially carbs. They think that it takes too...

As just some hack with a bunch of tools I feel offended 😱😱😱