Fisherman

Nooo, working on 32 years with the same one. I see you posted at 11:51, that was awful close to lunch time. I'm suspecting you were neglecting your culinary duties again. If you wish, I can send you a schedule of womanly duties and allowed timings. Smile Twilight, just having fun with ya.

You got that right, years ago the butcher showed me that, a hotdog with no flies after 30 days,

Why would he get it fixed for his girlfriend, her car, her problem. Besides, being a good girlfriend leads to being a good future wife and we all know that means spending time in the kitchen away from the phone and computer. Time away from the stove leads to potential burning of supper, a.k.a. unhappy husband syndrome. Now get back to your stove and no texting between stirring.

Jeez it's only a Sunfire and a girlfriend, take out the windshield, give her a helmet and goggles, she'll be the cool one on the road. Might also be the small circuit board that the trucks had issues with.

I think #9 is pretty truthful.

Best wishes for many more to come, hope all works out for ya.

Ha, that's a good one, definitely no law. I can remember Mom used to make what you would call pork rind grits (don't know the english version) run through the meat grinder, gently fried in a big cast iron fry pan, drained a couple of times and then cooled. On toast with a bit of salt and mustard. Definitely off the scale of acceptable snacks. Maybe Bigugli knows what I'm talking about.

Sad, sad moment. You had the gumption to keep him from suffering any further, the best an animal lover can do.

Like the others said above, simple bearing buddies do little for the inner bearing set, once the hub is full there's no where for the grease to go except out through the rear seal. Is there grease between the seal and inner bearing, can't see it, ya don't know. Warm bearings into cold water, guess where the water gets sucked into, past the seal and into the hub. Even the newer Dexter axles that are specifically made to grease the inners and outers recommend service. If you do your own bearings, go to the bearing shop and get the double lip or double seal bearing, much better quality. I get mine from Canada Bearing in Barrie, seal is made by Chicago Rawhide. It's also recommended to use a quality no wash out grease, similar to what snowmobiles use. I had bearing buddies for a couple seasons, I got rid of them and went back to the tried and true method.

My Ariens is a 4 stroke, looks like we agree for the 4's As for 2 strokes, I do the same, however I don't/won't buy your theory that running them dry for the last few seconds will not provide any lubricatuion for the following reasons. 1. How many posts have we had here where the poster mentions an oil residue dripping from the exhaust at the end of the season. It's oil that's run out of the exhaust. 2. Two and four stroke oils are different critters, four stroke will burn and leave more carbon than unburnt oil, although 2 stroke "burns in the combustion process, not all of it does. 3. When you run a two stroke dry, it does lean out, that's part of the formula of ratio of air/gas/oil mix, no more gas/oil, the air amount increases and it tends to rev up(lean). 4. Take a 2 stroke apart even after running it dry and there's still a healthy amount of oil residue in the crankcase. This is just a healthy chat and in no way am I disrespecting you, just a different view.

56 3/4, I remember the day dad and I picked it up from Aikenhead Hardware at Cedarbrae Mall, no ramps, pick it up and put it in the truck.

Ya, then I must be doing something right, 42 year old snowblower that's never had anything done except a new muffler, new belts, one tire tube and one friction wheel, no carb work ever, I drain my dry.

I can just see it now, Terry and Brain and Muskymatt standing beside your boat waiting for a little rub..

They don't have floats, they have a diaphram.

Gawd if that's what they charge for a simple cart, it's a good thing they don't sell cars.

Yes, you can also pull the plug, add a teaspoon or two of two stroke oil, turn the engine over a couple times slowly, replace the plug and say good night.

And now we know why 'merican beer's cheaper, you have to drink so much more of it, they have to keep the price down. Otherwise there's be too many Billy Bobs not getting into trouble and nothing for the Leos to do.

No test required for you live in a zone where pollution is non existant everyone drives non polluting vehicles up there. According to the Drive Clean site, the magic line runs from about Windsor to Ottawa, below that we get augered, above that, do what ever you want. I'm sure if they put all the public transit buses through that check, there'd be a pile of people waiting at the bus stops.

Just took a look at the Great Lakes water level charts, Huron is definitely down below last year and below the mean average. Prop builders rejoice..pay attention to the hidden shoals.

Pulease go and do some googling and find out how much water a quart of oil pollutes.

What fishnsled said, most 2 strokes will have the old burned oil run down the exhaust chute and slowly drip out over time. Now you get to see what you pollute the water with.

I wonder how many guys are going to hang a "moon" in your window tonight..

I should pick up a can just for those days when I may get into building something that needs good waterproof glue. Thanks

What Wayne said, I didn't think that stuff was around anymore. I built my own set of oars a long time ago from clear cedar with oak inserts all laminated together with the stuff in the blue and green can. Never comes undone.

Best sight today..2 robins