The Dane decided to
play silly buggers last Saturday ....
spent two plus hours pissing about with it, trying to get the bloody thing to run ... would start, run a few seconds then cut out
went through EVERYTHING again ... twice ..... so many
lock outs/cutouts/etc on it it takes some tracing, but I thought we were looking at an ignition
switch issue ...
so new one sourced and duly ordered .....
I think it was dropping the
solenoid valve in the carb ... after it'd run a few seconds, it'd exhausted what little
fuel was between it and the jets and dying .....
solenoid valve was clicking in as crank is engaged and assume it was not maintaining it ....
had to start somewhere on isolating the bloody fault and the switch was well tired anyway ...............
was gonna be happy if that cured it, but at least it was a start on the fault finding........... that I thought i'd sorted before
so..... posty brought me a new switch wednesday ..... out with the old and in with the new Dane ran like a watch and started first time ...... this had obviously been giving intermittent issues for some time
One happy Druid today
14 quid well spent and a Sthil bagged part .... perfect swap for OE spec.
so..... Grass massacred beside the drive for another week once the switch'd been sorted
Originalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190418_13_05_10_Pro_zps3jyvirlk.jpgfollowed by the lawn with the Countax .....was finally feeling relatively normal again, at last and ready to get going again ......... 'bout bloody time
spent a couple of hours Thursday clearing up the 'horsey girls' crap, up at the turning area
horse shit and straw everywhere ..... forgot to take one 'fore I got going on it ...... but this was 3ft deep in crap .... needs to dry some more now it's uncovered ... flat it over again and could really do with a load of planings over it ....... they're too bloody idle to walk to the back edge and tip their barrows over it ..... words will be had AGAIN !!
Originalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190417_15_05_17_Pro_zpsakvsgnvv.jpgall the big bales gone, so a major square up right across and flatted out all the ruts, the traccy boys made shifting 'em ..... was looking 100% tidier afterwards
Originalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190417_15_05_24_Pro_zpsdvi6j2qp.jpgforecast is good and dry for the next 10 days, so a.n.other hour to finish off when it's all dried again and the job's a good un .... might actually have a decent Easter w/end for once
Had the pleasure of Daz's company (from the CEF) for several hours on Friday .... came down to collect these ....
Originalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190419_15_56_32_Pro_zpsetxyfnws.jpghave a mooch about, generally chew the fat and attach his
seal of approval to the 'Drema, after some seat time playing with it ... think he may be back for some more of the view ... soon .....and almost certainly accompanied next time
Was great to meet you and have a proper chat at last Darren, rather than passing ''
Hiyas'' at Welland or brief tel. con.s
As said on the day ...He's welcome anytime Daz fancies chilling in the sun for a few hours and letting the world go by !!
gave the Coutax yet another clean out yesterday morning in an attempt to get yon lawn, as short as poss .....
Originalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190420_12_36_18_Pro_zpsmaekywym.jpgcan't believe the amount that accumulates in the deck in a few cuts !!!
Blades off .. good clean around the spindles and a serious touch up with the 4" grinder .... desired result achieved ... one very short cut lawn !!
spotted some lodgers in the 'Drema's
wheel wedge as I walked past it ....
Originalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190419_18_02_42_Pro_zpsufhfqhuz.jpgOriginalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190419_18_02_31_Pro_zpsico10wyy.jpgOriginalets URL: https://oi1275.photobucket.com/albums/y450/v8druid/scans%202/WP_20190419_18_02_52_Pro_zpsv5b33fdg.jpgcouldn't see any inhabitabts and guessing it's a bird rather than a mouse ... access'd be
interesting for a long tailed furry friend!!
Better have a good look around it elsewhere ..... don't want anything catching fire !!!