Today I acquired...........

tflnemesis · Oct 28, 2017

Is the tank pipe threaded? Or just textured for the rubber?

angellonewolf · Oct 28, 2017

just textured by the looks of it quick ebay search turns upp this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_..._ipg=50&_nkw=fuel+Hose,+Kawasaki+TD18&_sop=15

looking like under £7 for replacment

and update just tryed it putting a small amout in the bore started 2nd pull gives me more incentive to buy a part if needed

tflnemesis · Oct 28, 2017

If its a bad seal, £7 isn't a lot to sort it.

angellonewolf · Oct 28, 2017

Yeah I know but in the middle I want to keep it but bought a stihl not long ago but it's big and this is small but I can see a lot of problems even if the fuel leak fixes it there are a lot of different type parts on this to fail with the stihl the hoses are standard the carb cost 8 bucks to buy a copy one

And if fixed prob not worth that much 40 at best ?

captain-destructo · Oct 28, 2017

mrfuzzy said:
urgh capt morgans...only fit for cleaning drains with....even my old man will only grudgingly touch the stuff and my grandad once said of my dad "he would suck anything through a s* cloot" i.e. he ain't fussy

Also Stewarts Cream of the Barley "whisky" is also utterly repugnant stuff...then again its made from the finest of Dundee water.....BLECH paint stripper probably would be more palatable that crap, even half cut its undrinkable......think my dad tossed the rest down the sink it was so bad....no wonder it was on offer...you'd have to be blootered totally or have no taste buds to drink that stuff....

grumbling at the taste of an alcoholic drink!!!! I know a guy from Dundee at a young age was challenged to have a drink of every bottle in a friends parents well stocked drinks cabinet apparently he managed it not a problem that included the bottle of brut aftershave

Kayos · Oct 28, 2017

slim_boy_fat said:
Aye, it's cheap for a reason, but some folk will drink anything they can get their hands on.

I admit to being a bit of a whisky 'snob' if that's the word to describe someone who only drinks single malts, the smokier and peatier the better - Lagavulin is my favourite and I drink so little I treat myself occasionally, but a bottle still lasts for quite a while.

I only drink single malts, but I’m at the other end and prefer the non smokey and peaty ones. Recently acquired a bottle of Auchentoshan 18 year old

Seadog · Oct 28, 2017

Picked this little lot up today

RECORD 84 steel vice, no aws and seized, but only £15.
15 drawer unit £20
44" 3/4" brass rod - £5
Mamod - £20.
Itneeds some fettling but it does run.

Seadog · Oct 28, 2017

Not today but recently. A very nice clean set with barely any signs of use.

£58, which I think is money well spent.

The Parkinson was free from a neighbour. He found it in a stream in Enfield when he was a groundsman. The spring is broken but it came with a long length of 13SWG piano wire to make a new one - Result!

andymfell · Oct 28, 2017

angellonewolf said:
was suposed to be a job for the morning but was cooking dinner and had 10 mins so looked at it the large plastic white plug just pulls off there is a rubber seal looks in good condition but widdles out (putting it miledly) so much so i cant even test it works looks like someone has tryed to seal it with mastic type substance that will have to be removed i assume it will need a new rubber unless any one knows of any thing cheap that will seal fuel ?

the quick & easy fix on the pickup pipe on Kawasaki strimmers is to remove the rubber part from the tank remove the fuel filter from the end and the round sintered metal filter from the large diameter that locates in the tank hole and then place in a container of boiling water for a short amount of time then dry (including blowing out the pipe) and reinstall the pickup pipes dry out / shrink / go hard over time be sure when reinstalling that the inner lip is not bent over ( view through the filler neck )
repaired quite a few kawasakis that were leaking using this method

Tinbasherdan · Oct 28, 2017

got a similar little mamod on my bench, keep threatening to make the mrs a steam powered reading lamp

Parm · Oct 28, 2017

Acquired another number to my years on the planet

bigegg · Oct 28, 2017

'appy birfday"
:hug:

brightspark · Oct 28, 2017

Parm said:
Acquired another number to my years on the planet

namely one day

Tinbasherdan · Oct 28, 2017

Parm said:
Acquired another number to my years on the planet

was my turn yesterday!

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Oct 29, 2017

The_Yellow_Ardvark said:
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Got given theses today. Nowt wrong.

Just bean sat in a damp shed for 10 years.

So a bit of de rusting dressing with a slip stone supping an ale and all will be good.

Now all I need to do is install TARDIS technology into work shop.

A hours work to turn this into........

This.

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Oct 29, 2017

Parm said:
Acquired another number to my years on the planet

If you don't behave. I will send you another vodka image.

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Oct 29, 2017

@slim_boy_fat

slim_boy_fat said:
Looks like you could certainly use a sonic screwdriver.....

GOT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Got it ages ago even posted about it.

RichardM · Oct 29, 2017

angellonewolf said:
was suposed to be a job for the morning but was cooking dinner and had 10 mins so looked at it the large plastic white plug just pulls off there is a rubber seal looks in good condition but widdles out (putting it miledly) so much so i cant even test it works looks like someone has tryed to seal it with mastic type substance that will have to be removed i assume it will need a new rubber unless any one knows of any thing cheap that will seal fuel ?

Have you got any Loctite bearing fit? I use it to fit a thread into the jetblock of an old set of VM29 smoothbores, never moved and seemed not to be affected by petrol.

angellonewolf · Oct 29, 2017

andymfell said:
the quick & easy fix on the pickup pipe on Kawasaki strimmers is to remove the rubber part from the tank remove the fuel filter from the end and the round sintered metal filter from the large diameter that locates in the tank hole and then place in a container of boiling water for a short amount of time then dry (including blowing out the pipe) and reinstall the pickup pipes dry out / shrink / go hard over time be sure when reinstalling that the inner lip is not bent over ( view through the filler neck )
repaired quite a few kawasakis that were leaking using this method

update tryed this was a lot of muck on the rubber where some one has tryed to seal it was a pain in the rear end to remove but a few applys of petrol and kitchen paper sorted it if i keep it will replace the fuel plug

used hot water and put back in the hole getting the rubber on the inside to sit flush was a (string of 4 letter words) put fuel in it and it run out but was better than before and i could just try it for a few seconds and did start and run but will try it again later tonight after trying it the leak seam to have stoped but dont realy trust it but if it works for a month next year will then make a choise on what one to keep

Robotstar5 · Oct 29, 2017

3 hour round trip this morning to pick up a couple more Villiers engines.

Mk15 generator set

C30 with unusual vertical tank

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