Recent content by srwa

Correct me if I'M wrong.........Several years ago K-MART was in bankruptcy....They bought Sears. How does that work??? I have a "mom & pop" hamburger joint that has 5 places around town. I file bankruptcy. Can I go buy McDonalds?...........and with what??

Couple years ago had a Craftsman 1/2 inch drive ratchet that would not "ratchet" ,internal gear broken. Could not find parts. Called Craftsman 800# , believe I got the 800# from Lowes,explained the situation, man said give him the number on the ratchet. I did, said he would put a new ratchet in...

Thanks; will do the bis. card.

Need air gap on ignition coil.........for this piece of Junk!

U are absolutely correct, mucho apologies to the thread starter, and Adios

Well, this is my long,sad,sordid tale of woe, probably bring a tear to a pawn broker's eye. Pulled the sump(oil pan) off the engine. What a mess, where # 9 bolt hole is sump is split. Exhaust push rod is in many pieces, several teeth off the camshaft & crankshaft gears, end of the camshaft...

Just for info.....Loctite has come out with an epoxy for all plastics. This stuff really works.

Had breakfast on top of the block this morning,its that clean.

Well, I'M a practicing brain surgeon & professional solitare player. Thought I'd "branch" out into another profession. U know, something to fall back on. Will be in touch.

Pulled the # 1 head, exhaust push rod on # 1 cylinder is nowhere to be found, its gone....and its steel, intake is aluminum. B & S Intek VTwin 23 hp. mod.445577-0499-E Do believe the last time I ran this beast I had not torqued the fly wheel down enough. Made a terrible sound before it quit...

Believe I "shelled" the engine this time. No compression,either cylinder. Valves don't move on #2.

"You ever try a nylon strap from a ratchet strap"? Have not heard or seen that, will take a look. Going to try a 12 in. pair of vice grips around the fly wheel "flange" that is around the crank shaft. Have put 1 around it and locked it down hard, doesn't look like it will move. Will be in...

Have a B & S 23hp Intek VTwin engine that has sheered several fly wheel keys due to inproper fly wheel torque, which is150 ft.#. Problem; without a B & S fly wheel holder, which I don't have, is there some other way to hold the fly wheel in place??

U probably nailed it....Did not torque flywheel.

I posted one of my more "brilliant" post in reply to your question several days ago. "Apparently" it never got posted or something else happened. Anyway, put a Trombetta 4 post heavy duty solonoid in, works, would post the part # but have to remove battery, stick my head down the hole with a...