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Building a shop so I can build junk more efficiently
Looks like a good size pad! How big? Deets mang!
2big bronco
Og irate
Well im glad i tore the carburator out to clean it.... first thing i noticed was that it was already way to clean for a motorhome that had been sitting for years.Todays... and hopefully it gets sorted today.
Onan 5500. Starts and runs great maybe 1 out of 100 tries and will stay running untill i turn it off and then back to square 1.
I know it was sitting for 3 years and then the p.o. threw a new fuel pump on it. They also taped up 90% of the air filter making me think choke issues.
Anyhow im going to clean the carb, change the oil, new plugs, new air filter, and then be pissed it still doesnt run.
The spark plugs look like they are impossible to get to with the generator installed so im pretty confident they are 17 years old... it clearly gets fuel as i can see it splattering around inside the carb while cranking and it runs out of the fuel bowl when i lossen the little drain screw.
Second thing i notced was that it appeared a washer was missing inside the bottom of the fuel bowl where there is a nice machined surface.
Third thing i notced was there is an electric solenoid the controlls fuel flow into the bowl and it seemed stuck open... i assumed with no power hooked up it should default to closed. So i pulled the sylonoid apart and noticed a nice shiny washer between the two halves. Then i noticed that the plunger in the solenoid was not stuck at all but the washer was shimming everything to the open position.
Turns out whoever pulled everything apart last time took the washer from inside the fuel bowl and installed it between the sylonoid and jet. Cleaned everything good and threw the rest of the tune up stuff at it and it runs like its supposed to
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dave_dj1
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Love it when a plan comes togetherWell im glad i tore the carburator out to clean it.... first thing i noticed was that it was already way to clean for a motorhome that had been sitting for years.
Second thing i notced was that it appeared a washer was missing inside the bottom of the fuel bowl where there is a nice machined surface.
Third thing i notced was there is an electric solenoid the controlls fuel flow into the bowl and it seemed stuck open... i assumed with no power hooked up it should default to closed. So i pulled the sylonoid apart and noticed a nice shiny washer between the two halves. Then i noticed that the plunger in the solenoid was not stuck at all but the washer was shimming everything to the open position.
Turns out whoever pulled everything apart last time took the washer from inside the fuel bowl and installed it between the sylonoid and jet. Cleaned everything good and threw the rest of the tune up stuff at it and it runs like its supposed to
dave_dj1
Red Skull Member
I only pretty much have two, a cheep ass Toro timecutter zero turn that needs a belt, just got that from ebay, and a dump trailer I've been building since pre covid, the price of steel is so high I am going to just use 5/4x6 pt for the deck, weld on some stake pockets and use pt for sides. Was quoted $800+ for a sheet of 72"x144" 10 gauge..WTF
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[486]
ugh, that guy again?
the solindidlyilondid just shuts off the fuel to prevent dieselling on shut down
not really a big deal and more a cause for trouble than anything
not really a big deal and more a cause for trouble than anything
BDK
Red Skull Member
This is the reason I keep anything I might find useful in the future, because people like you use all that shit to make cool stuff.Built this to attack the rocks in my garden. Bent mobile home frame+shortened riding mower+dust collector+culvert+unit bearing+random old driveshafts+MH axle+rear half of an s10 blazer+junk.
Very nice furniture, you could turn that into a nice side job.
I have a few current projects;
My 1994 Explorer has been a project since it was about a year old.
Boat I inherited needs a new interior and the drivetrain gone through as its been sitting for 7 years
I just got finished replacing the inverter/charger and all five batteries in the RV.
Biggest current project is I am slowly ramping up building a shopdominium on my property in Arizona.
vetteboy79
It's bent. #ttb
Yeah, that part. The one on my riding mower likes to stick open and let the gas tank drain into the crankcase. I put a manual shutoff valve on it which mostly solves that.
My neighbor stopped me the other day to talk for 5 mins while I was mowing, when I went to restart it the cylinder was almost hydrolocked with fuel and it took a few bumps of the starter to get it over center and pump a few cc's of fuel out through the muffler. Annoying.
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
should still have a normal float and needle in the bowl
check on that shit, prolly a sunk float or something
the solenoid only plugs the feed to the jets
bowl vent is still open to the intake 100% of the time
vetteboy79
It's bent. #ttb
True.
It got a new battery and new front tires this year, still runs fine so I probably won't do anything else to it this season besides remember to hit the quarter-turn valve.
So I'll quit talking about it now as i don't need another current project
Projectjunkie
Whatever
Thanks
Originally I was after 20x25, or 20x30, one deep bay for a building a 1ton truck on a lift, but I cleaned out the couch cushions and did 32x32 6" 3500psi with rebar, 12 post hole holes, it'll be a 20x32 bay with a 10k lift at the back, the idea is back a cclb on the lift and have room to use a forklift to assist in engine or axle swaps and some space in front of it to prep said components
The 12x32 next to it will be for short term work, keeping it cleared out, eventually would make a nice poor boy paint both, 3 days of prep work and squirt can add a lot of value to a mix n match truck....
There's sewer drain in the back corner....
Structure will tentatively be salvaged mobile home frames
I bought 100 sheets of 3x12 29ga steel before the price jumped again. More material than I need, I'll put more shade structures up later
I'm shooting from the hip, basically making all my decisions trying to beat price increases, literally making decisions standing with the concrete guy or at the pro desk at Lowe's
I’ve got a few back burners. 
This one will roll by summers end or It’s leaving with the first person to give me scrap value for it.
29ish model A previously doodlebugged. Under the tarp is a 4.6 32v v8 and transaxle. Going to be a model a roadster pickup with wooden bed.
Just need to not do other stuff or start more projects, like the bread truck I started digging out of the woods this morning.
This one will roll by summers end or It’s leaving with the first person to give me scrap value for it. 29ish model A previously doodlebugged. Under the tarp is a 4.6 32v v8 and transaxle. Going to be a model a roadster pickup with wooden bed.
Just need to not do other stuff or start more projects, like the bread truck I started digging out of the woods this morning.
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/for/d/stillwater-aluminum-ford-van/7343050793.htmlJust need to not do other stuff or start more projects, like the bread truck I started digging out of the woods this morning.
I want it
I don't want it
But I want it.
Bowe
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Currently working on a 2000 Grand Vitara I got for $400, timing chain tensioner failed and the guy let it go until it started wearing through the cover. Hoping to just replace tensioner and guides for a cheap beater. Do you guys think the aluminum shavings floating around are big deal? Not that I can do much about it now.
I was recently given a JD F935 with a worn out deck and pto shaft so naturally I bought a F930 for parts. My free projects seem to cost the most.
I was recently given a JD F935 with a worn out deck and pto shaft so naturally I bought a F930 for parts. My free projects seem to cost the most.
CarterKraft
Red Skull Member
For whatever reason if that solenoid is open and the engine is cut off it will foul plugs instantly on zero turn Kawi's I used to work on.
jeeptj19992001
land of corruption and control of the people
Here are pictures of the current state.
I posted pics when I got it home in another thread, but have lost those pictures due to loosing phone.
Tore down to the Block. Took front end off.
The spines on the hydro pump are just about gone. So I will replace that and the drive side as well. Parts are still available for a 1953 which Is great, plus they are not expensive as you think they might be.
Decided since I down this far might as well replace the clutch as well. So this weekend the engine lift comes out.
I am the first one to dig into this tractor. The sleeves are in good condition, so I will just replace the pistons and rings.
Also going to rebuild the head this weekend.
The cylinders were at 90, 90, 90 and 30 when I started. Looking forward too what they will be when done. The last picture is what I think is 50ish years of oil leaking from the governor cover.
I posted pics when I got it home in another thread, but have lost those pictures due to loosing phone.
Tore down to the Block. Took front end off.
The spines on the hydro pump are just about gone. So I will replace that and the drive side as well. Parts are still available for a 1953 which Is great, plus they are not expensive as you think they might be.
Decided since I down this far might as well replace the clutch as well. So this weekend the engine lift comes out.
I am the first one to dig into this tractor. The sleeves are in good condition, so I will just replace the pistons and rings.
Also going to rebuild the head this weekend.
The cylinders were at 90, 90, 90 and 30 when I started. Looking forward too what they will be when done. The last picture is what I think is 50ish years of oil leaking from the governor cover.
aczlan
Good Morning!
Hmmm, could same problem that trip the overspeed cutout on a Onan 3DJA-3R and cause it to shut down?
Have one of those and it only runs of you hold in the overspeed reset button.
Do you get at them from undere the cover at the end opposite the motor?
Aaron Z
Pukemaggots
Thundercougarfalconbird
Not really for dieseling, it is an anti-afterfire solenoid. Basically it just prevents the annoying loud bang after a small engine is shut off and and it draws a bunch of raw fuel thru into the screaming hot muffler.
LittleMan
Appalachian American
That’s awesome. Ive had a portable mill a few years, just getting to the point it’s all second nature. It helps with the Scatter-headed. & cool as hell when you cut in to something you didn’t expect to be so impressive.
AgitatedPancake
Frobot
For the first time that I can honestly remember, I don't have any big projects that are down, and it's weird. 4 jeeps and a 200x 3 wheeler, and everything runs and drives. I am in the middle of a huge purge though getting rid of crap I've held on to for years because "one day...". As hard as it was to start seeing stuff go that I could probably use in 5 years, it's been pretty satisfying. Then probably get one of the jeeps sometime in the next year, just to make room for more bad decisions haha.
Sounds like it's time to build another U4 chassis seeing as how you let us all down by selling off the batmobile chassis without finishing the build...
AgitatedPancake
Frobot
And I didn't even end up choosing my tail lightsSounds like it's time to build another U4 chassis seeing as how you let us all down by selling off the batmobile chassis without finishing the build...
. The one project I've let go without finishing, like ever. That one was tough to see go, but it went to a friend so I see pics every now and then. It has resumed the job it's so good at of waiting for attention. He hasn't had time to finish it, and would actually like me to finish building it if I was in the position to do so. If I could, I would.Projectjunkie
Whatever
More pics and info manStarted a container cabin about a year ago, the outside is almost done, but the inside is bare.
ZeroFux
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A Jubilee?Here are pictures of the current state.
I posted pics when I got it home in another thread, but have lost those pictures due to loosing phone.
Tore down to the Block. Took front end off.
The spines on the hydro pump are just about gone. So I will replace that and the drive side as well. Parts are still available for a 1953 which Is great, plus they are not expensive as you think they might be.
Decided since I down this far might as well replace the clutch as well. So this weekend the engine lift comes out.
I am the first one to dig into this tractor. The sleeves are in good condition, so I will just replace the pistons and rings.
Also going to rebuild the head this weekend.
The cylinders were at 90, 90, 90 and 30 when I started. Looking forward too what they will be when done. The last picture is what I think is 50ish years of oil leaking from the governor cover.
Have a 42 ford 2N myself about to do a rebuild on maybe...
But this truck is next to pour FRN's into.