Finally had enough snow to plow today of close to 12" in 4 hours. Decided since I wasn't able to get to work would clear driveway using the ole' girl, my 43 2N 6V front mount. I keep a battery maintainer on at all down times. 2 1/2 hours later got her started.
At first couldn't even get a cough. Could hear battery was getting down so put the charger on it for 10 minutes or so, give a number of rotations to no avail, did get a 'cough' at least. Spray some either into air filter, hit key, nope no start. Change plugs even tho they were dry. Nope, nothing but a few coughs.
By now stopped snowing and needed something at store so left charger on and left for the 40 minutes took to go 6 miles and back.
Hit ignition, turn over a few revs pull choke, a few coughs at least. Stand on choke, get a few coughs but no start ~GRRRRR~ Check plugs, woohoo finally wet. Get small hot wrench out, burn 3 of the plugs clean and AGAIN climb up turn on, hit starter, pull choke a few revs then half in. A whole bunch of coughs like she tried to start. Pull air filter tube at carb, 2 second shot of ether, try again. FIRED at last!! OK, so she ran for all of 3 seconds, kinda. I am NOT giving up yet even tho it's now dark. A few more attempts and she 'finally' started and ran. 15 minutes of running just above idle, time to try FEL hydraulics, slowwww. But at least they worked YEAAA!!!
As I have the jungle gym FEL I have to climb up and down over rearend to do anything.
Time to move snow that I can't even see do to how dark it is. Grab a flashlight, wire tie it to loader but not much help, go figure LOL. Did the best I could but really need to put chains and weight on that should have put on a month ago when it was 'warm'er.
Reading post below about corrosion got me to thinking about it being at least 3-4 months since last start.
At first couldn't even get a cough. Could hear battery was getting down so put the charger on it for 10 minutes or so, give a number of rotations to no avail, did get a 'cough' at least. Spray some either into air filter, hit key, nope no start. Change plugs even tho they were dry. Nope, nothing but a few coughs.
By now stopped snowing and needed something at store so left charger on and left for the 40 minutes took to go 6 miles and back.
Hit ignition, turn over a few revs pull choke, a few coughs at least. Stand on choke, get a few coughs but no start ~GRRRRR~ Check plugs, woohoo finally wet. Get small hot wrench out, burn 3 of the plugs clean and AGAIN climb up turn on, hit starter, pull choke a few revs then half in. A whole bunch of coughs like she tried to start. Pull air filter tube at carb, 2 second shot of ether, try again. FIRED at last!! OK, so she ran for all of 3 seconds, kinda. I am NOT giving up yet even tho it's now dark. A few more attempts and she 'finally' started and ran. 15 minutes of running just above idle, time to try FEL hydraulics, slowwww. But at least they worked YEAAA!!!
As I have the jungle gym FEL I have to climb up and down over rearend to do anything.
Time to move snow that I can't even see do to how dark it is. Grab a flashlight, wire tie it to loader but not much help, go figure LOL. Did the best I could but really need to put chains and weight on that should have put on a month ago when it was 'warm'er.
Reading post below about corrosion got me to thinking about it being at least 3-4 months since last start.