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Ether ( starting fluid) should not even be in a car persons vocabulary!! Hav=
e seen soooo many motors turned into junk because of it. Ever seen the head=
studs ripped out of the block of a diesel engine or a rod snapped in half !=
!=20
Ill always opt for gasoline vapors off of a rag with gas on it. Just my mil=
eage lol
Leo
> On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:
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> Most starting fluid is ether, which is a LOT more volatile than gasoline. =
That's why a balky engine will fire up on the stuff. It does work in two-s=
troke engines, but in any engine only use the smallest amount you can get aw=
ay with. Be especially careful with the two-strokes as they are lubed by th=
e fuel-oil mixture and starting fluid washes the oil away.
>=20
> Sent from my keyboard
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>> On Jan 27, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
>>=20
>> Spridget Professors,
>> Thanks so much again for all the help, you guys are so important to me. I=
remember telling Frank when we went to pick up my Bugeye only a year or two=
before he left us that besides being sad that my father passed away I was t=
echnically lost not knowing where to get good answers to my technical questi=
ons. But you guys on this list and Frank's genius put my mind at ease. With t=
hreads like these I feel like I just walked out of a classroom with brillian=
t instructors that made the class the best class ever.
>>=20
>> Snow was 12"-18" and no need for the genny but so happy I have it ready f=
or both myself and my neighbor and her 2 small boys and any friends or famil=
y with there pets that will come over if needed. I tried to post my youtube o=
f the genny running but forgot my youtube password. I'll try again after I s=
hovel the snow as it will freeze tonight and some more snow later in the wee=
k.=20
>>=20
>> Special thanks to:
>>=20
>> Rick
>> Kevin
>> Trevor=20
>> Guy
>> Hal=20
>> Peter=20
>> John=20
>> Billy
>>=20
>> Happy Spridgeting, and thank you Professors,
>> Linda : )
>>=20
>> PS If anyone can tell me why is it that when ever I finally end up using s=
tarting fluid most engines fire right up and can I use it in a 2 stroke engi=
ne carburetor being they use oil and gas mixture. My weed wacker and my chai=
n saw kill me arm trying to get them started after sitting a week or two.
>>=20
>>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote=
:
>>> Woohoo! Glad you got it going. Hope the storm leaves you alone and you=
don't need it. :-)
>>>=20
>>> Sent from my keyboard
>>>=20
>>>> On Jan 26, 2015, at 7:35 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spridgets@=
autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> She runs.....Yippi.
>>>> I got spark with both plugs and it didn't start then I sprayed Starting=
fluid and didn't start, then I put the spray hose way into the carb and it m=
ust have reached it and she fired right up.
>>>> Thank you all for your help. It's this list with great guys that got me=
there as always I love you guys!
>>>> Stay safe and warm.
>>>> Linda
>>>>=20
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 7:13 PM, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
>>>>> I vote with Hal. You can't leave new gas in the tank for long before i=
t goes bad. Friend had a similar problem with a chain saw and took it in fo=
r repair. The old gas was drained and replaced with fresh. Everything was f=
ine. Small engine guy told him most of his repairs now were fixing bad gaso=
line. I'd try draining all the old stuff, not just some of it.
>>>>>=20
>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spri=
dgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>>> I would hate to drain 6 gallons of gas it would take a long time. I a=
dded 2 gallons to the 4 that I started with. My little Sprite always runs wi=
th year old gas.
>>>>>> I really wish I got a genny with elect start.=20
>>>>>> Off I go.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Hal Faulkner via Spridgets <spridge=
ts@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> Lin,
>>>>>>> If there is any of the old petrol left in the tank drain it and repl=
ace with fresh! Modern fuels will absorb water and become quite unusable. =20=
>>>>>>> I also recommend that you switch to an alternator.....
>>>>>>> Hal
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>>> -
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grunthaner@gmail.com
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Ether ( starting fluid) should not eve=
n be in a car persons vocabulary!! Have seen soooo many motors turned into j=
unk because of it. Ever seen the head studs ripped out of the block of=
a diesel engine or a rod snapped in half !! </div><div>Ill always opt f=
or gasoline vapors off of a rag with gas on it. Just my mileage lol</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Leo<br><br></div><div><br>On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:57 A=
M, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>s=
pridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf=
-8"><div>Most starting fluid is ether, which is a LOT more volatile than gas=
oline. That's why a balky engine will fire up on the stuff. It d=
oes work in two-stroke engines, but in any engine only use the smallest amou=
nt you can get away with. Be especially careful with the two-strokes a=
s they are lubed by the fuel-oil mixture and starting fluid washes the oil a=
way.<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>On Jan 27, 2015, at 9:24 AM,=
Linda Grunthaner <<a href=3D"mailto:grunthaner@gmail.com";>grunthaner@gma=
il.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div>Spridget Professors,</div>Thanks so much again for all the help, y=
ou guys are so important to me. I remember telling Frank when we went to pic=
k up my Bugeye only a year or two before he left us that besides being sad t=
hat my father passed away I was technically lost not knowing where to get go=
od answers to my technical questions. But you guys on this list and Frank's g=
enius put my mind at ease. With threads like these I feel like I just walked=
out of a classroom with brilliant instructors that made the class the best c=
lass ever.<div><br></div><div>Snow was 12"-18" and no need for the genny but=
so happy I have it ready for both myself and my neighbor and her 2 small bo=
ys and any friends or family with there pets that will come over if needed. I=
tried to post my youtube of the genny running but forgot my youtube passwor=
d. I'll try again after I shovel the snow as it will freeze tonight and some=
more snow later in the week. </div><div><br></div><div>Special thanks t=
o:</div><div><br></div><div>Rick</div><div>Kevin</div><div>Trevor </div=
><div>Guy</div><div>Hal </div><div>Peter </div><div>John </di=
v><div>Billy</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Spridgeting, and thank you Profe=
ssors,</div><div>Linda : )</div><div><br></div><div>PS If anyone can tell me=
why is it that when ever I finally end up using starting fluid most engines=
fire right up and can I use it in a 2 stroke engine carburetor being they u=
se oil and gas mixture. My weed wacker and my chain saw kill me arm trying t=
o get them started after sitting a week or two.</div></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 10:01 PM, R=
ick Fisk <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:refisk@chartermi.net"; targe=
t=3D"_blank">refisk@chartermi.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;paddi=
ng-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Woohoo! Glad you got it going.&nbs=
p; Hope the storm leaves you alone and you don't need it. :-)<br><br>S=
ent from my keyboard</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Jan 26, 2015, a=
t 7:35 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@au=
tox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><=
br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">She runs.....Yippi.=
<div>I got spark with both plugs and it didn't start then I sprayed Starting=
fluid and didn't start, then I put the spray hose way into the carb and it m=
ust have reached it and she fired right up.</div><div>Thank you all for your=
help. It's this list with great guys that got me there as always I love you=
guys!</div><div>Stay safe and warm.</div><div>Linda</div></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 7:13 PM=
, HealeyRick <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; ta=
rget=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I vote with Hal. You can't leave new g=
as in the tank for long before it goes bad. Friend had a similar probl=
em with a chain saw and took it in for repair. The old gas was drained=
and replaced with fresh. Everything was fine. Small engine guy t=
old him most of his repairs now were fixing bad gasoline. I'd try drai=
ning all the old stuff, not just some of it.<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span>On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:40 PM, Linda Grunt=
haner via Spridgets <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.=
team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<b=
r></span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span><div dir=3D"ltr">I would hate t=
o drain 6 gallons of gas it would take a long time. I added 2 gallons to the=
4 that I started with. My little Sprite always runs with year old gas.<div>=
I really wish I got a genny with elect start. </div><div>Off I go.</div=
></div></span><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><spa=
n>On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Hal Faulkner via Spridgets <span dir=3D"l=
tr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">spridg=
ets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex"><span><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Lin,<br></div>If there is any of t=
he old petrol left in the tank drain it and replace with fresh! Modern=
fuels will absorb water and become quite unusable. <br></div>I also r=
ecommend that you switch to an alternator.....<br></div>Hal<br></div></span>=
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div><div><br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
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