Last Call: The Mother Road Edition

Ruth66
Some roads are more well worn than others. That goes for a lot of things, in fact.
Last Call indicates the end of Hooniverse’s broadcast day. It’s meant to be an open forum for anyone and anything. Thread jacking is not only accepted, it’s encouraged. 
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    1. Batshitbox Avatar
      Batshitbox

      It’s even worse when the lyrics are in your native language and you still get them bollixed up.

      1. 0A5599 Avatar
        0A5599

  1. Alff Avatar
    Alff

    You like to go into the weekend with a bang, don’t you Robert.

    1. Rob Emslie Avatar
      Rob Emslie

      Damn straight

  2. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    First day of sunshine for…a month? yesterday, so I went and operated my fine weather machine: The lawnmower. Managed to hit a bloody root though and bend the rotor. It’s almost back to how it should be now, but it sounds all wrong. It’s a direct connection to the engine – might that one be hurt? Or is it just to buy a new knifw/rotor and live happily ever aftee?
    http://s26.postimg.org/8bos5lm5l/20150605_175606.jpg
    It’s a new mower, bought it last fall. Logged about 5 hours of use….

    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      It’s possible the shaft is bent. I’d run it briefly without the blade to see if it’s still out of balance. If not, replace the blade.

    2. 0A5599 Avatar
      0A5599

      You probably sheared the flywheel key, which altered the spark timing.
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR_OHpzzJAg

      1. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        Excellent guide, and I have a B & S engine, too. I’ll follow Alff’s tip first to see if it runs more balanced without the bend knife. Big thanks to you guys!

        1. Alff Avatar
          Alff

          OA makes a great point. The flywheel key is typically a woodruf, which is available from most well-stocked hardware stores.

  3. spotarama Avatar
    spotarama

    methinks this little spotty needs some sleep, i’ve had 2 hours since y’day morning and done an overnight radio show (great fun but exhausting)
    just popped down the supermarket to get some supper and stopped at a stop sign to wait for the cross road to clear of the dozen or so cars that were coming, when i opened my eyes (after how long i’m not sure…) there were no cars in sight in either direction
    not very safe and a little worrying
    bedtime now

  4. 0A5599 Avatar
    0A5599

    Looks more like the grandmother road.