Awake: 6:08am Temp 60 sleep 6+54 sunny overnight @ Nicktown.
This morning's project: change all the outdoor water filters & replace them with new ones. As Kathy washed the water canisters, I did the replacement. Then I ran water through all the filters for about (10) min, & then filled up the pure water tank of the motorhome.
About 3:13pm, neighbor Al pulled up on his quad runner. He told me his step-father's riding mower is not running well. At this time, Kathy & I were all setup to cut each others hair, so I told him to hold-on & I'd take a look @ it when we finish.
Sometimes our hair cutting goes well & other times it doesn't. This time my faithful & happy customer was not as pleased as she has been other times; she felt that I had taken more hair off then was necessary. Even after some very careful scrutiny, her comment remained: "It'll grow." I, on the other hand, was quite content with my trim.
With the hair cutting session over, Al drove his step-father's mower onto our yard & we both studied the symptoms: backfires, & after maybe (10 to 20) min, the engine shuts down. I cleaned the spark plug (which was ok) while Al used his air compressor to clean the air filter (it was ok also). I did find some corrosion on his battery connection which might be causing the backfiring. Otherwise, nothing!
Al tested the mower by cutting some of our grass...but not for long; the mower shut down about (4) min later. Then Al left me scratching my newly cut scalp to go mow some of his own yard.
Slowly it occurred to me that...maybe there is old gas in the tank. So I drained his tank into a jug & replaced about the same amount with newer gas. Of course I had to test the mower inside our circular drive. No backfiring & I finished mowing the inner circle within about (25) min. My conclusion: old gas on a hot day just might bring on vapor lock, especially when loading down the engine. Al told me later that his mower was showing the same symptoms.
Dinner: Salmon patties, brown rice with golden raisins & broccoli.
Mid evening, my sister Mary Jo called from Lodi, CA. She brought us up-to-date on her recent activities of visiting the Hurst Castle with her daughter, Jen & sister Corinne; & we brought her up-to-date regarding the new Foote addition, Gregory Ian.
Later, Gary C. & Rosemary called regarding Gregory; these guys were lucky...they were near the top of the notification list.
Lights out: 12:36am
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