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WOO!
07/19/14 at 10:37:54

Well, now that Mrs. Jman's bike has a tach, and I've isolated the fuel problem, it's running better than it ever has since we bought it.

Mrs. Jman, being a very novice rider, is still apprehensive about riding it, since it experienced most of its symptoms while she was riding it, but in time that too shall pass.

The problem is that now that her bike is running so well, I have to break things to have something to do. It's a good thing I broke the pull-rope on the weed eater today, otherwise I'd have nothing to do tomorrow.

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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	Re: WOO! Reply #1 - 07/19/14 at 18:31:48 Don't worry something else will break soon enough. Enjoy the time off, it's summer time.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: WOO! Reply #2 - 07/19/14 at 18:47:29 Well when you are not fixing broken things.....You have an opportunity to modify things. It's a win/win!
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Reply #3 - 07/19/14 at 21:15:38

Dishwasher will be next. I got 8 years out of this one that just lost a motor bearing and seized the circulation motor. I took the motor to a motor shop to press on a new bearing, but he says they rarely work on anything under 10 hp. So I'm getting a whole new circulation pump and motor assembly, hopefully Monday or Tuesday, from one of Bezos' slaves.

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: WOO! Reply #4 - 07/20/14 at 04:53:38 Ugg not the dishwasher.....Mine caught fire and nearly burned the house down this past fall
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Reply #5 - 07/20/14 at 12:02:11

BalingWire wrote on 07/19/14 at 21:15:38:

Dishwasher will be next. I got 8 years out of this one that just lost a motor bearing and seized the circulation motor. I took the motor to a motor shop to press on a new bearing, but he says they rarely work on anything under 10 hp. So I'm getting a whole new circulation pump and motor assembly, hopefully Monday or Tuesday, from one of Bezos' slaves.

I'm not qualified to fix the dishwasher...I don't have a medical degree, and it's hard to perform surgery on one's self... Undecided

I worked on the weed eater today; got the pull rope replaced (and dropped the engine on my foot...). But it has carburetion issues like it's not getting enough gas to actually start and run.

Ugh... I don't want to tear that carburetor completely apart to try to fix it, but that might be what I'll be doing this week.

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: WOO! Reply #6 - 07/20/14 at 14:50:34 Try running some carb cleaner or SeaFoam through it first, probably just clogged up jets.
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Reply #7 - 07/22/14 at 13:24:40

Just to give some moral support for all you tinkerers out there, I got the dishwasher fixed. UPS delivered my Whirlpool circulation pump assembly, and it installed pretty easily. I also re-ran the water line with braided hose. Had to cut a wee bit bigger hole in the side of the cabinet. I'm running a cycle now.

That should make my first wife happy. And keep her my first. Grin

P.S. Wow, that thing is quiet! I can actually hear water splashing instead of a rusty motor bearing grinding along.

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