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    sgkent replied to the thread Portable and standby generators.
    probably depends how reliable their power is. Like here, a long outage is two or three hours, and that might be once every 5 to 7 years...
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    sgkent replied to the thread ULTRASONIC CLEANING.
    I have been using the Simple Green Pro HD that is metal safe. It cleans well and doesn't discolor metals. The orange big box hardware...
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    sgkent replied to the thread Echo PB580T backpack blower.
    how did you test for spark? A plug can fire outside a cylinder but with compression fail. Were it me, I would buy a new fresh plug from...
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    I would use the choke, or something to substitute and richen the mixture with the choke to see if that stopped the surging. That will...
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    sgkent replied to the thread Honda mulching performance.
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    how old is the fuel
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    the best solution would be to find a mentor who can help and oversee your work. The exhaust glowing red might indicate a cam timing...
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    sgkent replied to the thread Stuck tire.
    Trash? A mentor, who was engineer and machinist known for building winning Formula One and Indy engines, once suggested I try Liquid...
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    sgkent replied to the thread Stuck tire.
    If you can find an inexpensive replacement rim, you can always Sawzall the wheel to make a slit, then pry to widen the slit and pull it...
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    sgkent replied to the thread Merry Mac wood chipper..
    manually raise the throttle when it is bogging and see if it has spare power. If yes it is a governor issue. If no then it is probably a...
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    just go to Craigslist or Facebook market place and buy a $75 Toro where the owner has moved to electric. There are hundreds of them here...
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    does it even have an opening for a side discharge?
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    ... or maybe the guy who doesn't have the time and money to fix it right, but he is fully capable of spending the time and money to fix...
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    sgkent replied to the thread Windshield for x900.
    did you check Amazon. They popped up in a Google search as selling windshields for it a lot less.
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    We tigged it and machined a new plug hole. Sometimes on racing heads we also moved the ports and added a second plug. The only issue...
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