Gotta Fess Up. Guilty Conscience...
I don't know what your opinion of GS roadside assistance is, but I sure had them chasing shadows. Last January, we took our 4x4 Chevy 2500 and FW on a local trip to do some fishing. When we got to o...
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We've all done things like that. I recall a buddy about 45 years ago on the side of the road. He was anxiously kicking over his motorcycle engine...a single cylinder.
I pulled over on my motorcycle. He said I can't get it to start and it has no compression. I looked at his engine, noticed the spark plug was on the ground. I screwed it back into the head, put the plug lead on, turned the ignition on, kicked started it and voila...the engine started.
But then I recall when I had my first motorcycle. I was 16 and knew everything. My motorcycle engine stopped suddenly. Couldn't get it started.
Pushed it home. When I got home I told my father, I think the engine may have seized...or maybe the points were worn...or it could of been that the magneto shut down.
He kept on saying...did you check the gas tank ? He said this about 4 times while I was 'diagnosing' the problem.
To humour him, I finally unscrewed the gas cap, took a flashlight and peered into the tank.
Not an ounce of gas.
:S :B Les
I pulled over on my motorcycle. He said I can't get it to start and it has no compression. I looked at his engine, noticed the spark plug was on the ground. I screwed it back into the head, put the plug lead on, turned the ignition on, kicked started it and voila...the engine started.
But then I recall when I had my first motorcycle. I was 16 and knew everything. My motorcycle engine stopped suddenly. Couldn't get it started.
Pushed it home. When I got home I told my father, I think the engine may have seized...or maybe the points were worn...or it could of been that the magneto shut down.
He kept on saying...did you check the gas tank ? He said this about 4 times while I was 'diagnosing' the problem.
To humour him, I finally unscrewed the gas cap, took a flashlight and peered into the tank.
Not an ounce of gas.
:S :B Les
