tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post5087886901685678758..comments2024-03-28T15:19:12.892-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: About that 'graceful' postFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-48428617783272001322011-07-03T15:10:40.103-07:002011-07-03T15:10:40.103-07:00simillar circumstances, but at least you have a br...simillar circumstances, but at least you have a bruise to show where the real injury is.<br /><br />My hip hurts like hell, but I'm reasonably sure that the actual injury is a twist in my back.<br /><br />I took a pal's Ford V6 engined off roader for a spin yesterday, and it stopped on me, it would fire once each time I tried, but then just keep turning over on the starter without firing again.<br /><br />I spent a couple of hours going through the whole fuel system, cleaned water traps, took 3 way valves to pieces, sucked gas fumes through rubber pipes, then for some reason, I tried holding the choke valves shut, and it ran, so drove it home with the air filter off, and my thumb working the choke.<br /><br />Give me a diesel anytime, there're two less variables to work out, no spark, and all diesels run way lean.<br /><br />WV says "cursen"<br /><br />I was.Keithnoreply@blogger.com