Awake: 6:11am Temp 43 sleep 5+54 overcast & drizzle overnight @ Nicktown.
During our KK meeting, I asked John if I could borrow a socket wrench to remove Al's spark plug from his Big Bear Quad-runner. "I'll phone you when I get back to the motorhome & give you the socket size I need," I told him.
John had the right size, a deep socket 18 millimeters but his torque wrench was too small so he went back to his car & found an extension so I could use my ½ inch torque wrench.
We removed the plug, cleaned up the tip with fine sandpaper & checked the spark by turning the engine over while John held a screwdriver a short distance from a healthy metal ground. No spark, nothing! We tried several ways to get a spark with no results. "That spark plug is no good!" he said. "I'll take my car & the plug & buy a new one," he insisted.
About (20) min later, & a new spark plug. We turned the Big Bear ignition key & vroom. After a little adjusting of the idle, the Bear was back in business. That was a 1st time for me experiencing a bad plug Spark Plug.
I applaud John for the helping with the diagnosis, the tools & getting another plug. It wasn't long after John left that Al came over, looked his quad over, ran the engine, thanked me &, with a big smile, rode off into the sunset....oops, rode over to his home.
Next, we, along with about 50 other people, participated in the prayers, singing, procession & benediction marking the close of 40 hours devotion at our church. It's been many years since we've done that.
Dinner: Leftover eggplant parmesan, garlic toast, & salad.
Evening movie: "Swing Time" with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness etc. One of the best Astaire-Rogers films, with stars as dance team whose romance is hampered by Fred's engagement to girl back home (Furness). 1936. I really don't go for musical movies but we had this one recorded &, by golly, it did turn out to be the BEST Astaire-Rogers film.
Lights out: 11:53pm.
During our KK meeting, I asked John if I could borrow a socket wrench to remove Al's spark plug from his Big Bear Quad-runner. "I'll phone you when I get back to the motorhome & give you the socket size I need," I told him.
John had the right size, a deep socket 18 millimeters but his torque wrench was too small so he went back to his car & found an extension so I could use my ½ inch torque wrench.
We removed the plug, cleaned up the tip with fine sandpaper & checked the spark by turning the engine over while John held a screwdriver a short distance from a healthy metal ground. No spark, nothing! We tried several ways to get a spark with no results. "That spark plug is no good!" he said. "I'll take my car & the plug & buy a new one," he insisted.
About (20) min later, & a new spark plug. We turned the Big Bear ignition key & vroom. After a little adjusting of the idle, the Bear was back in business. That was a 1st time for me experiencing a bad plug Spark Plug.
I applaud John for the helping with the diagnosis, the tools & getting another plug. It wasn't long after John left that Al came over, looked his quad over, ran the engine, thanked me &, with a big smile, rode off into the sunset....oops, rode over to his home. Next, we, along with about 50 other people, participated in the prayers, singing, procession & benediction marking the close of 40 hours devotion at our church. It's been many years since we've done that.
Dinner: Leftover eggplant parmesan, garlic toast, & salad.
Evening movie: "Swing Time" with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness etc. One of the best Astaire-Rogers films, with stars as dance team whose romance is hampered by Fred's engagement to girl back home (Furness). 1936. I really don't go for musical movies but we had this one recorded &, by golly, it did turn out to be the BEST Astaire-Rogers film.
Lights out: 11:53pm.
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