Raining here. was working outside. Think it is a bad coil. Need to cannibalize an old parts mower.
What did you do today?
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I don't recall what the gap is. I think I used doubled up recipe cards as spacers between the coil and the flywheel. A piece of paper like a dollar bill or notebook paper is about .004" and a cheap recipe card is about .0065"
.o6 or .010 for most of them. Use a business card.
My friend called last night because his grandfather was having some medical issue but refused to go to the hospital. He was worried sick about him so my brother and I went over. He'd asked if we had a blood sugar meter. My brother showed him how to use it & the grandfather's blood sugar was fine-- but his blood pressure had spiked. I think the old man is starting to get dementia, but my friend doesn't want to even think about that. The old guy had been shouting & couldn't remember my friend's name. He's been asking the same questions over and over lately. I've seen this before with other elderly friends. I hope it was just confusion from the blood pressure & not dementia though.
Speaking of my friend & his grandfather, we're trying to figure out how to put a small ramp in the doorway to the living room. It used to be the garage so there is about a 4-inch step down & his grandfather uses a walker. He has trouble with that step though. Eventually he might need a scooter or something, so we are trying to figure out the best way to add a little ramp.
The higher floor is vinyl plank, the other stuff is laminate. Not sure what material the transition strip/edge piece is, but it sticks up at least 1/4" (I haven't actually measured)
My friend thinks it's about a 34" doorway, but we haven't measured. I'm thinking the ramp should be at least 40" wide so that the wheels for the walker won't slip off to the side as he's going through the door. I wish the transition/end strip was flush with the vinyl plank, but I don't know if that would be a big deal or not in the long run.
I was supposed to go to the big box stores today to find a new handle for the hot water in the shower, but my mother insisted she had to go with me-- of course she stayed up late & was not feeling well today so she said we will go tomorrow. Last time that happened, she kept saying "tomorrow" for two weeks. So, we'll see if she actually goes tomorrow. I was hoping to go by myself to make the trip faster. She's going to gripe about the lack of riding carts (or the riding carts sucking) & she's going to slow me down in the store & then question every option I come up with & drive me crazy. Then she'll probably spend 2 hours in Samsclub. LOL.
Speaking of my friend & his grandfather, we're trying to figure out how to put a small ramp in the doorway to the living room. It used to be the garage so there is about a 4-inch step down & his grandfather uses a walker. He has trouble with that step though. Eventually he might need a scooter or something, so we are trying to figure out the best way to add a little ramp.
The higher floor is vinyl plank, the other stuff is laminate. Not sure what material the transition strip/edge piece is, but it sticks up at least 1/4" (I haven't actually measured)
My friend thinks it's about a 34" doorway, but we haven't measured. I'm thinking the ramp should be at least 40" wide so that the wheels for the walker won't slip off to the side as he's going through the door. I wish the transition/end strip was flush with the vinyl plank, but I don't know if that would be a big deal or not in the long run.
I was supposed to go to the big box stores today to find a new handle for the hot water in the shower, but my mother insisted she had to go with me-- of course she stayed up late & was not feeling well today so she said we will go tomorrow. Last time that happened, she kept saying "tomorrow" for two weeks. So, we'll see if she actually goes tomorrow. I was hoping to go by myself to make the trip faster. She's going to gripe about the lack of riding carts (or the riding carts sucking) & she's going to slow me down in the store & then question every option I come up with & drive me crazy. Then she'll probably spend 2 hours in Samsclub. LOL.
Just grabbed 6 business cards
.0085
.00115
.00135
.00135
.0015
.00165
Don't use the thick stiff ones with photo quality graphics.
A recipe card plus a strip of notebook paper shows .0010
4 strips of notebook paper shows .0015
.0085
.00115
.00135
.00135
.0015
.00165
Don't use the thick stiff ones with photo quality graphics.
A recipe card plus a strip of notebook paper shows .0010
4 strips of notebook paper shows .0015
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I saved that one. Thanks.
Last year when I worked on my pressure washer and a generator, I was super impressed with Brigs site as far as useful info.
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/manuals.html
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/faqs.html
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/faqs/browse/carburetor-rebuild.html
Last year when I worked on my pressure washer and a generator, I was super impressed with Brigs site as far as useful info.
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/manuals.html
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/faqs.html
https://www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/faqs/browse/carburetor-rebuild.html
Showing my age?
I can still remember a time when I knew more than my phone
I can still remember a time when I knew more than my phone
Nick
In Remembrance
Played Golf today .. Mistake .. Cart paths only .. Clocked 5 1/2 miles walking ..
I remember a time when I had to turn a dial and the dial would start spinning back & catch my fingers. Hated those things. Although, I loved my Garfield phone. And the little phone made of clear plastic so you could see all the wires inside. Those were cool.
What wasn't cool was the weather today. WTForecast said it was hotter than a redneck's ass on chili night. Actual temperature was 99 degrees & I don't even want to know what the heat index was. I nearly passed out walking from the truck to the store and back.
I took my mother to HomeDepot, Lowes, Samsclub, and Walmart. Got a new hot water knob for the showertub at one, got a pack of work gloves at another. Got frozen chicken & stuff at Sams, & picked up her prescriptions at Walmart. Got home, cooled off with an "Otter Pop", and went to install the new knob. None of the included spuds fit over the splines on the stem so I had to use the metal adapter with 3 tiny screws that tightened with an allen wrench. Got the spud secured & made sure it gripped & turned the stem. Turned the stem as far as it would go-- water dripped a tiny bit but would not come on. I'm not sure what to do now. I need to figure out how to fix it because I need a shower. I'm just hoping I won't have to open up the damn wall to access it. If it didn't take so long for the shower I want to use as a replacement to arrive (over a month) & I didn't have to replace the whole damn floor as well, I'd just tear that fugly avocado green fiberglass p.o.s. out & put in the new one.
I really don't want to have to call the plumber out because was such a jerk the last time he came out.
I'm sure the people in Puerto Rico have it worse, but ugh!!
What wasn't cool was the weather today. WTForecast said it was hotter than a redneck's ass on chili night. Actual temperature was 99 degrees & I don't even want to know what the heat index was. I nearly passed out walking from the truck to the store and back.
I took my mother to HomeDepot, Lowes, Samsclub, and Walmart. Got a new hot water knob for the showertub at one, got a pack of work gloves at another. Got frozen chicken & stuff at Sams, & picked up her prescriptions at Walmart. Got home, cooled off with an "Otter Pop", and went to install the new knob. None of the included spuds fit over the splines on the stem so I had to use the metal adapter with 3 tiny screws that tightened with an allen wrench. Got the spud secured & made sure it gripped & turned the stem. Turned the stem as far as it would go-- water dripped a tiny bit but would not come on. I'm not sure what to do now. I need to figure out how to fix it because I need a shower. I'm just hoping I won't have to open up the damn wall to access it. If it didn't take so long for the shower I want to use as a replacement to arrive (over a month) & I didn't have to replace the whole damn floor as well, I'd just tear that fugly avocado green fiberglass p.o.s. out & put in the new one.
I really don't want to have to call the plumber out because was such a jerk the last time he came out.
I'm sure the people in Puerto Rico have it worse, but ugh!!
Nick
In Remembrance
Call a different Plumber !!
Polestretch
Well-Known Member
Hung up the kicker after 35 years and got a real job.
Noooo blasphemy.
Polestretch
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SORRY!!
Hey, I hope you got out before permanent damage. Most of us hurt all over. What are you going to do?
I do more woodworking than flooring and am fixing old lawn mowers to sell.
Polestretch
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Got a government job, it's really ******.
Hope you can handle it. I never liked time clocks.
Nick, there are only two plumbers in my area and only the one who is a jerk will come out. The other guy (who is completely incompetent-- I saw what he did to my friend's grandfather's plumbing) won't even come out & they are the only licensed plumbers for my area. The one who won't come out put AAVs on vents that were outside-- and he used the cheapest ABS ones he could possibly find-- one of them was put on a washing machine. He wouldn't dig for the outside pipe so my friend dug for him ahead of time. Dude didn't even slope the pipe at all and didn't even put it deep enough to be buried in the pit (despite the pit being at least 2' deep). He also didn't add any cleanouts in essential places. Total hack job.
I wonder if the shower stems have cartridges and if the hot water cartridge is clogged.
I wonder if the shower stems have cartridges and if the hot water cartridge is clogged.
Polestretch
Well-Known Member
35 years I had a time clock.... I was an hourly installer. Never had any devastating injuries other than what happened inside my head...... This is working in the laundry department of a Wrinkle Wranch that the County owns.
