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I’d like to say that about myself. However, I’m the guy that would hit a big red “DO NOT TOUCH” button just to see what happened. On the plus side (maybe), that’s how I found myself in the middle of a tin boat rebuild and working on a motor that is a year older than I am.

Done by someone with the proper skills and knowledge, they are reasonably safe. Problems start when your average person sees it and decides that it’s a good idea.

The automatic switch gears have come along way and I believe it is standard practice to install one with a new generator/solar now. I know when I worked for the co-op, we required them on all new installs. I know several people that have a double male extension cord to backdoor their generator...

I worked for the local power co-op for a number of years. You’d be surprised at what your “average” person doesn’t know. I got called multiple times for an outage in one room of a house. Every time, all of the other rooms in the house had power and meter read hot but the customer was convinced...

If the fuse over your transformer is still good, it will try to feed the entire primary circuit. Your house just became the substation until something (usually your generator) gives out.

I haven't made it through the entire thread yet so hopefully this has already been covered; but, just in case: ANYTIME YOU HOOK UP AN ACTIVE BACK UP POWER SYSTEM TO YOUR HOUSE, ISOLATE YOUR HOUSE FROM THE POWER GRID. If you don't, you will back feed onto the main system. Best case scenario...

It's probably my fault. I sometimes struggle to pick up on social cues in person, let alone online.

I'd rather do laundry on a line than with a dryer personally, at least in the summer. I learned as a bachelor that clothes dry faster in the Texas summer sun than in a dryer. I can usually do laundry with a line in half the time it takes with a dryer, which means more time for fishing lol.

I think a big part of today’s disposable economy is tied to the post-WWII economic boom. As a whole, the generations from Gen-X down (myself included) did not receive that training or have those experiences. We grew up in a world where every need, and just about every want, was readily...

Picked up a little bit of a miss as it warmed up. Plugs looked ok and had good spark so I didn’t change them. I think it’s a timing issue but I’m going to change the plugs first and see if that fixes it.

Once you have everything where you want it, I'd add some red loctite to the nuts. Nothing worse than losing a nut while running down the road.

Personally, I'd be happy if we went back to a lot of that stuff. I prefer clothes dried on a line (especially towels and sheets), everything tastes better coming out of a glass bottle, paper grocery bags are infinitely better than plastic and are biodegradable... sometimes the old ways are the...

Parts motor in my area are too expensive. I've seen locked up motors listed for $200 plus.

IT IS ALIVEEE! I was able to find a replacement nozzle well. Mine is part number 0396605 and is listed as discontinued on all of the major parts websites. 0397189 is a direct replacement. Took me a lot of searching and a couple of nudges in the right direction from members here, but I got it...

Part came in yesterday and I got everything rebuilt today. It is in fact the same part, just under a different part number

I’d check how far the corrosion around the smaller holes has spread first. Chances are, if it corroded enough to eat through, the metal around them is going to be extremely thin and brittle as well.

Gentlemen, lets keep this civil please. This doesn't add anything to the conversation or represent the forum well.

The Ace in my area does as well.

Tried with the model carb number and motor number. No joy on either. I’m hoping that the shop manual tells me. If not, I’m sure it’s on YouTube somewhere.