They had breakfast over before I ever came out of hiding... But we did end up outside mid morning as it was becoming a really nice day for once...
I started to work on the lawn with the battery powered string trimmer.... And then I was on the motorcycles to go get some gas... I rode the scooter around some of the longer blocks to get it warmed up as it hadn't been run all week...
That was when the grandkids parents arrived to collect the monsters..... They were in the basement watching Monsters Inc.. After all of the monsters left, I was after the yard again....
We have an older Lawnboy mower that is two cycle... you have to mix oil in its gas.... And it has had a semi clogged jet for the last couple of years... So again today, I took the jet out of the carburetor and tried to clean it.... Compressed air and soaking it in chemical... It never works.. The little pin hole is soooo small that I have nothing to force thru it...
I kept on trying different fine wires and needles... all too big... Finally I found a piece of stranded copper wire, and cut off one of the little individual strands... After straightening it with the needle nose pliers, I was able to push it thru the tiny jet.... Adding solvent as I pushed it thru again and again...
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| This picture is a Honda Jet, but it is almost the same as the Lawnboy.. But they won't interchange.. |
After the mower carb was reassembled, the mower ran like a new watch...! Yea! Lawnboy mowers aren't made any more, and I have no idea where to go buy a new jet... So that fairly well saved me from having to go buy a new mower...
After the yard was done, it was time to ride out into the country on the big adult sized Honda...
Retired Rod
You sure have a lot of patience when it comes to fixing things. I would probably have taken a hammer to that jet and flattened it in frustration.
ReplyDeleteI bought a small Lawn Boy mower at Walmart just last year but it's not 2-cycle, just regular gas and go! It works well - so far!
Mowing a lawn - horrors. That is one chore that we definitely don't mind not having any more. However, we do occasionally run the mower over the spot that we have in Helena if it really needs it. Good save on that jet thingie.
ReplyDeleteWhen you are riding round look for a welding supply company. Purchase a cutting tip cleaner and you will be able to clean that jet very easy. Oxy-acetylene cutting torches use different size cutting tips that need to be clean quite often. Tip cleaners contain various sized wires that are small round files. Be Safe and Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIt's about time.