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Putting the Genie back in the Bottle
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:54 pm
by nuhobby
Yes.... when you have a Shopsmith, you can Solve Problems and Think Green:
A quick and dirty turning of wood and aluminum-rod:
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Fixing a source of Pollution, Ozone Alert, etc.:
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:38 pm
by mickyd
Mr. Gore appreciates that.
Ahhhh, non-ferrous material used also......wise move!!!:D
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:42 pm
by gregf
Gee, and I just used a stick.
Can Spout
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:05 pm
by S Brian
Clever!
I have a similar gas can I bought with my first Lawnboy in 1974. The rubber spout has cracked and I cannot find a replacement and I have looked many places. A year ago while in Amish country east of here, I thought I would find one at the local hardware, but no luck. Everybody has plastic cans now.
Any suggestions?
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:37 pm
by oldc6
In Minnesota we have 10% ethanol blend and also e-85 ethanol fuel. Some people are finding that the galvanized cans such as the one pictured will have little grit pieces show up in the lawnmower, etc. fuel tank. one of the in-laws had the problem. when we checked his can it had a lot of this grit in it. So, a lot of people have gone to plastic for this reason.
Meanderings of an old mind
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:45 am
by charlese
Remembering when living in the North country - seemed almost all metal gas cans developed rust inside when stored during the colder weather. That's why it was a good practice to add some Fuel stabilizer (water dispersant?) to the can. Darn! Can't remember the name of the stuff!:mad: It came in a small can looked like a small beer can with a bottle top - - Ahh! remembered! The product was called "HEET" No more rust in the can!
Without this stuff in your car - if the engine had no heater - on real cold mornings, water in the fuel would freeze on the spark plugs preventing a start until thawed out.