Lawn Mower Hell
I swear to God that the Briggs and Stratton motor on my FREE lawn mower was designed by the same engineers that designed Jaguars in the 60′s. “Beautiful engineering, so why doesn’t it run” is one of my favorite lines from the movie Gumball Rally.
Ok, the carburetor has a small opening that allows the gasoline to flow into it. Well this small hole is covered by the intake manifold gasket so when it’s not running the gasoline stays in the tank and not all over the mower deck. You pump the primer button to create a small bit of vacuum that then allows the gas to enter the carburetor. This vacuum is sustained by the running of the motor. The intake mainfold gasket then recovers the gas input hole when the vacuum goes away.
Ok, so the problem is that when I put the intake manifold on to the carburetor the focking thing won’t start. It won’t start because it’s not getting the gas into the carb.
Hmmmmmmm?
This stupid shit single cylinder engine is starting to get the best of me.
Get a goat. You can milk it and use the poo on the garden and when it gets too old, you can eat it. See I am very helpful!
I always wondered what the craic was with that little primer blob. I’d always assumed it was something to do with oil. Well I never. Would an ickle homemade throttle help any maybe? I don’t know.
1) Smelling petrol instead of putting it into the mower kicks ass.
2) Finish up with the Guide and move on to Should Have Got Off At Sydney parade. You won’t regret it.
carburetor – what?
intake mainfold gasket -
vacuum in my head
Hahahaha . . . I think it’s really funny that you have a blokey mechanical dilemma and you’ve had four posts from girly swats! Where are all the armchair experts now huh! Big girl’s blouses with absolutely no idea! (Sorry D-2Da-S whacked you in there as an honorary girly swat)
I disassembled a go-cart as a child. I know about cars.
baino, you’re correct 2/3 of the comments were from women but that’s OK.
None of you guys did it with as much style as Hanulf!!!
When was the last time someone commented on a post with Haiku?
Kudos Hanulf!
haha, thanks – always in style
brian, answer to question: um, yesterday? ditto!
Hey brian,
um.. you lost me at carburetor.
This girl is a lot of things, but not mechanically inclined.
Good luck with that.
JC