fishinwrench

Is that right? How do ya know? Oh, you heard somebody with a lab coat on say it? Gotcha. 👍

I just heard that Fort Bennett is calling it quits the first of March. Bummer deal! Now what? Who's gonna fill those shoes? 😞

Interesting. If it was still all together I'd have you stuff a rag in the throat of carb#3 to see if that changes anything. I guess I'd replace those crankshaft seals, head gasket, and the exhaust cover gaskets, then reassemble and see how it goes.

Ahh.....I just realized that. 😅 Ok. If the clean spot lines up with the exhaust port....then yes. That one looks a little "steam cleaned" all the way around (more like a head gasket leak). But your bottom cylinder is always going to be the coolest running cylinder, so it's hard to say on that one. A bad exhaust cover gasket, or a microscopic crack in the block on the exhaust side can allow a bit of water to be sucked into the cylinder also.

Wow. What I see is a very low hours motor. Lot's of very short trips at low RPM. So it looks like bushings #22 & #25 are what seal off the upper and lower crankcase on that one, instead of having c-shaft sealing rings. By design that powerhead is always gonna be a little weak on Cylinder #3 because the crankcase volume is greater there. If there's enough clearance you could actually stuff the #3 reed cage to partially make up for it. Do you see the difference in the configuration between cyl #1 and cyl #3 ? (sealing bushing is BELOW the bearing on #1....but ALSO BELOW on cyl #3). I assume there is a bleed hose nipple that feeds lubricant to the upper bearing ( there would have to be).....Whereas the lower bearing relies solely on residual unburned crankcase leftovers to lubricate it. A bit of wonky engineering if you ask me. 🙄 Definitely not a blueprinted powerhead.

Post a few pics (all sides and the top & bottom) of that bottom piston. I can do an analysis of it right here, I think.

A leaky crankshaft seal shouldn't effect cylinder performance. You have sealing rings on the crankshaft that seperate the vacuum and compression of each individual cylinder. Here is an example from a 200 Evinrude that I have torn down presently. As you can see, the sealing ring is above the lower crank bearing and lower seal(s). Did you do a cylinder drop test, and spark plug inspection to determine that the lower cyl. was indeed weak, before tearing it down? If the crankshaft seals were subjected to 130+psi of compression.... they'd blow out every time the motor was started. They are only designed to hold 12-15psi.

The best part of you ran down yo'momma's leg.

I love that one. 😂

Of all the hunting I've ever done, I think it's safe to say that I've gotten more enjoyment out of stalking and sniping squirrels than anything else. Doing it with today's airguns just makes it even more cool. The only thing better would be popping rabbits, long range, across a snow covered field, cuz they are easier to clean and they taste better. But bunny's are rare around here, thanks to all the protected raptors. 🙄

A group of my wife's family all loaded up in a van and went to KC for a day because someone told them they'd be able to get their vaccination. They got up there, had lunch, went and got their shot, and now 3 of the 5 are sick as hell. They are blaming it on the lunch they had. 😅

That sounds lovely. So people are anxiously fighting to get this ASAP, hu? Interesting. 🤔

Wrong! The answer is 12, dummy! 😅 January 2nd..... February 2nd....March 2nd.....

Ok smarty pants.... Give us your answer. 😊

How many seconds are there in a year?

Odds are that anyone who owned a Hodaka, and could keep it running.....grew up to be a pretty darn good mechanic. 😂

Pretty much, yeah. It ain't hard to figure out the most desirable automobile colors.

Well.....I mean.....You think you know somebody, then you find out that they like to play with their piss. 🙄 It's kind of a let down, ya know?

The ones that puzzle me are the oversized measuring cups. I mean whaddya doin'? Measuring your piss? Do ya get all proud if you hit the 1 1/4 pint line ? 🤘😎👍

Me and a buddy fished those pits (Peabody coal) back when the only way you could get to them was either on foot, or via a dirt bike. I have a pic somewhere of a 5+ pounder that I caught there. Good memories 🙂 I had a Hodaka Dirt Squirt that made numerous trips back into the Peabody property to hunt and fish....back in the day.

Well a few drops on the OUTSIDE of the boat, is better than a stinking old piss can INSIDE the boat. Plus, from the looks of most of those piss cans y'all can't keep the piss inside of IT either.

Is your hose too short? Or your pump too weak ?

No, you don't get it. The guys that couldn't care less about your dreaded Corona, and don't even bother adding their thoughts into the discussion.....are on OUR side. Not yours. So since there are unpteen-hundred members here, and only the select few above have chimed in...... you've effectively been beaten like a pregnant step-child.

Almost everytime I have to get into the bilge of a boat, I have to touch and move somebody's piss jug. Why the hell can't you guys stand on the side of the boat and piss into the lake like NORMAL PEOPLE ? Since nobody is thoughtful and caring enough, FOR MY BENEFIT, to move their piss jug....then I'm not wearing a mask. So get over it !

Should all of us with strong backs and healthy legs be confined to a wheelchair out of pity for those less fortunate? Or is it Ok if we just carry things, open doors, and assist them? You act like we are smacking them across the legs with a 2x4 or something. 🙄 If your too scared to leave the house, and you need something from town....just ask. One of us Real Men will gladly drop you off some Dr.Pepper or whatever it is you need.