Recent content by machmeter62

As couple of months ago now, I had trouble starting my '85 Craftsman 18.5 HP/21hp Kohler engine mowers. I tried all additives, but no results. I also removed the old fuel and added fresh, but they still wouldn't start. The next step was the carb removal, which is an somewhat easy job. There...

We have a walkway of natural stone and are concerned about the proper procedure to stone the 36" vertical wall adjacent? Should the horizontial stone be the base, then mount the vertical stone on top or vice-versa....we left enough space for either methods? This is a new challenge for me...

We have been renting a home to others for the last 27 yrs. The home has been vacant for the last year, because of up-grading the home's interior to rent again. There has been a "fungus/moss" that has embedded an outside concrete slab that we want to cover this patio there with tile or a stone...

For the last 35 yrs. I have shopped Sears for these tractors for mowing relative smaller lawns mostly. I don't know if this is still a true statement, but I think MTD still is the provider for Sears tractors? In this hi-tech era now, I don't understand why the manufacturing of small garden...

I maybe guilty of leaving the fuel in the tractor too long after the mowing season in Calif.? I also put fresh fuel in it before attempting to start it. It won't start without starting fluid, then quits after the fluid expires. The fuel line is clear all the way to the carburetor, but I suspect...

I have a 4"x4'x16' (with rebar included) concrete courtyard crossing that is now ready for covering in natural multi shaped relative flat stones. My concern is what type of bonding should be used for maximum strength to prevent the stones from popping loose from the weight of vehicle wheels. Is...

In our main solar closet are two tanks, each with a 100 gal capacity or more? Recently our pilot lite failed on the propane heated tank, and no possible re-light was successful! We assumed with this Northern Calif. climate, the solar system would be able to handle the hot water situation...

Gentlemen: We have a concrete courtyard that rises 6" above the long asphalt driveway that is connected to the slab The courtyard is now gated with two 6' x 8' hinged gates that swing outward 180 degrees. I want to merge that 6" rise down to the existing asphalt driveway with concrete, with...

I am concerned about the ampacity of my #12 (solid copper) wires that is powering an electric motor (220V) greater than 100' away from the main sub panel on a 40 AMP CB. The existing wire is buried in metal conduit, and would be extremely difficult or impossible to pull new wire through it, for...

In 1968 we had a new in ground swimming pool installed in our home. We wanted the pool equipment mounted as far away from the master-bedroom of the home as possible; to reduce the noise that would effect the master bedroom for any daytime sleeping. Since the landscaping was already in, with an...

I think there is a lot of GM "guru" here that will finally answer this question? I was told it was because of the siamese cylinder walls with steam-holes only, that would cause pre-mature failure of the bloc? If that was true, why did many years later, the bloc become very popular with engine...

Gentlemen; I purchased new in '78, a Chev Van 30 (one-ton dually). I still have the vehicle, but want to upgrade the three speed auto transmission, or go the "Gear Vendor" method, or other? The existing transmission has had some hard use with towing, and still has less than a total of 20,000...

I need to add more depth to a 25 year old concrete slab, but the slab will join over another slab, which restricts me to a depth of 2-1/2" or slightly >. I pressure washed the existing slab, and the question is: how to add additional strength to the pour other than by adding additional cement...

I have owned this vehicle for several years now, and noticed fuel leakage recently under the engine after shut-down. I removed the engine inter-cowling and noticed fuel puddling on the both sides of the intake mainfold, and pudding in the glow-plug area too. I started the engine, which was at...

I purchased this tractor new more than a decade ago, to only use a couple of times per year, to prevent summer grass fires on less than a acre of land in Northern Calif. The problem: the engine won't turn over? It has a new battery, the connections are clean and tight...new starter...