Off topic anything 2021 Edition!

Murraymountain wrote:

That Intek could just need a valve adjustment.

+1 on that. Definitely adjust the valves before pulling the engine.

Also it's not really a good idea to use a metal starter gear if the old was a plastic one, because the flywheel ring gear could be plastic and the metal starter gear will tear it up eventually.

Well the fly wheel ring gear looks to be metal also i used a starter with a metal gear because its the only one i had, also the old starter wasnt origional

Been away off and on for the past week.  In-laws have had an intruder off and on the past week.  They noticed some stuff moved around and misplaced.  They have security cameras but didn't see anyone.  This past week I have religiously watched every minute of the footage still on the system.  I found the dude on their property at least 2 times last week.  I really believe he was on there at least one other time.

i dont have anything left to finish currently on my TB mtd, i have no idea what to do now its reliable it runs good needs some rack supports and some parts greased but otherwise its perfect. i think im gonna start on my 2008 bolens. also my TB mtd just needs upgraded wheels and tires. my john deere is going to start to donate parts soon the wheels and tires are getting donated to either my TB or my bolens and the TB will get atv tires

MightyRaze wrote:

Been away off and on for the past week.  In-laws have had an intruder off and on the past week.  They noticed some stuff moved around and misplaced.  They have security cameras but didn't see anyone.  This past week I have religiously watched every minute of the footage still on the system.  I found the dude on their property at least 2 times last week.  I really believe he was on there at least one other time.

That's creepy!

An aquaintance of mine recently had a break in, they stole his truck, all his tools, fishing gear, and even tried to take his full size tractor. The nerve of some people....

I can't say on a public forum what would happen to that guy if he came on our property late at night. I think most of you can guess pretty well though. Hopefully what would happen to him here is legal in OK.

And if the consequences of coming on the property after midnight aren't as severe as I'm thinking, the trespasser(s) is gonna need an extra pair of underwear... Just sayin'.

We have several laws that could make it easy.

Heck if you gotta backhoe they'll never find him! 

most of the time on on the forums im on a school chrome book aand 99% of images are blocked including the background images and it makes the forum look really wacky and hard to read

Budget_gokart wrote:

most of the time on on the forums im on a school chrome book aand 99% of images are blocked including the background images and it makes the forum look really wacky and hard to read

That's the way my work is.  I would have joined back in 2014 when I started lurking on the site.  I never remembered half the time what the site was when I got home. I finally joined up in 2016 about the time I bought Li'l Red.

i signed up because i cant drive anything but lawn mowers on the street where i live and i dont have much of a play ground exept an alley way so i just started building mud mowers and so i got my jd and its hydro so no fun and then i got my troy built and bully swapped it and its a blast

Another former-lurker here. Too broke to play with trucks, gettin' my kicks at 8 miles an hour.

So I had an insane idea awhile ago...

So y’all know these steel band oil filter wrenches?


I was thinking, would this work as a poor man’s piston ring compressor? Maybe it’s a stupid idea but I thought I’d ask.

I don't know if you could get the strap close enough to the block that the rings would not pop out before entering the block.

Piston ring compressors are pretty cheap at harbor freight

Yeah I could buy one for 13 on Amazon so they are pretty cheap. I was just wondering if it would work for the kicks and giggles of it, cause I get crazy ideas on the regular. I do appreciate the advice though, soon I will start accumulating some small engine tools, my next Briggs order I will pick up a flywheel puller, ring compressor, valve spring compressor, etc. Anyway, thanks for the input.

Also I had an idea for another thread game and I thought I’d ask and see what people thought. You post a reference or quote to small engine/ATLT culture (be it YouTube, the forum, etc, as long as it can be pinpointed to a specific source) and people try and guess it. Then, the person who gets it right (has the post “liked” by the person who posted the reference posts another piece of trivia and the process repeats. What do you think, and would it be logistically feasible?

I've used a big hose clamp as a piston ring compressor before. And the I think the thread game would be worth a shot.

i paid 500$ for a 4x4 93 chevy k1500 silverado auto with a 350 ran but wouldnt idle so i gotta fix the tps

I love those GMT400 chevys. Absolute pain in the butt to align though

and the tbi is a pain when it sat for 3 years with old gas in it

I’ve got a freshly rebuilt throttle body off the 350 I blew up, I’d sell it to ya, and I can bring it down whenever I bring that simplicity to ya. I have no use for it, as the only tbi truck I’ve got is a 4.3

I could probably use that but i am putting all new everything on mine anyway so a spare could be nice, im gonna put the fuel pressure reg replacement in there when its nicest next

We got an April fools joke here... snow. 1 1/2 inches. Blech. Anybody pull any good ones?

no because im lame indiana pulled a good one it snowed for like 20 minutes and now its clear and sunny

It snowed here for a little bit but nothing stuck