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Posted by HeyBub on July 6, 2008, 7:51 pm
montana wildhack wrote:
> I've been able to fix three lawn mowers so far this summer, but I
> really don't know anything about them. All the fixes I did were
> obvious and easy. I didn't have to know what the parts that needed to
> be replaced were called.
>
> I held a carburetor in my hand for the first time today. I'm almost
> 55. As it turned out, a friend who teaches shop in North Carolina
> called to say hello just at the right time. He suggested I take Junior
> High shop, but he asked me some questions and helped me discover why
> the reservoir was leaking. I'm still not finished with the mower I'm
> working on (as in, I don't think I put everything pack together
> properly) but it doesn't leak anymore...
>
> Are there any good books for someone who is kind of clueless? And
> manual free? I need to have a better grasp on how everything works.
Don't feel bad.
I once saw a cartoon showing a cardiologist the carburetor from his BMW with
the caption: "There are many things about the carburetor we still don't
understand."
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