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Jim, I work on RVs for a living, and you wouldn't believe some of the stuff--then again, maybe you would :rolleyes:.
I can't remember if you said, what year is the RV, and what engine does it have? If it's carbureted, the float may be stuck closed, or other internal parts gummed up. Does the fuel tank have a drain plug? You may have to drain the tank, hopefully it's not full.
As for premium gas burning hotter, I don't think so. It burns slower. 87 octane burns faster than 93. The lower the octane the faster it burns. The flame front from combusting air/fuel inside an engine generally travels around 55 mph, when you hear the pinging, the flame front has gone supersonic, and the noise you are hearing is little sonic booms inside your engine. If you've been in your hoouse when a plane flying over mach 1 goes over, you know how everything in your house rattles around, and sometimes dishes and windows get broken. That's what is happening inside the engine. The additives in premium fuel allow it to burn more slowly, so the compression of the engine doesn't pre-ignite the fuel.
 
Sandy said:
"I did that and the vacuum started on the first pull and ran like a pickle seeder."

Larry....a "pickle seeder"? That is too funny! I have never heard that one before. What a hoot!!


I am cold! It's about 23 degrees and my toes are cold! Guess I should put on some socks. :rolleyes:

Have a great evening!

Sandy
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Larry I never heard of THAT one before!!! LOL!! What is "Pickle Seeder"??:eek::confused::D:D
 


Terry, it still won't start. I can't even smell anything coming out of the tailpipe while the engine is cranking. It's a 1995 Safari Trek with a fuel injected Chevy 454. I last started it about three months ago (I know, too long between starts) and it turned over in about five seconds. Obviously, something has become gummed up. I'm going to get some DriGas tomorrow and add that to the tank and hope it's water from all our humidity. The tank is about 3/4 full and there's no drain I can find so I'm stuck there. Some fuel stabilizer would have helped, I'm sure, dang it. :mad: If it still won't start, I'm going to have to find a mobile mechanic when I get back from the cruise since it will cost me an arm and a leg to get it towed to an RV service place. If you think of anything else I can try, please let me know.

I suspect the premium gas might do better in small motors becaue it has more detergents than regular. I agree with Terry that premium has to burn at a lower temperature if it's going to prevent knocks.

Sandy, I was looking at the Denver radar and it looks like the snow keeps regenerating as the downslope winds come off the Front Range. The wind is going to be a big factor tomorrow so, if you didn't go anywhere today, I don't think you'll be going anywhere tomorrow. Of course, you'll be in the upper 50's by Sunday but still below freezing at night, so all the melting snow can turn to ice. Yep, just the place I want to be. :eek:

Rex, congratulations on your 43rd. Not many people make it that far now, and especially when she's married to a grumpy guy like you. :) It would have been 43 years for me and my late wife on November 12....shoot. :(

Phillip, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Since those other folks were trying to get a free ride on your coat tails and then blaming you for poor work, it was time to set the record straight. I hope your boss has new targets to go after now.

Jeffrey, we still have premuim 93 octane unleaded here but it's a waste of money for most cars that use it. My RV runs (ran) just fine on good old 87 octane regular, as does my Suzuki Grand Vitara. Unless you've got a classic muscle car, 93 octane gas is almost never required. No Marathon stations here either. Glad to hear your vision is getting back to normal, forgot to ask about that.

Barry, the wife tells me "pickle seeder" is a general term of endearment for a piece of machinery that runs perfectly, like "that thing works so good it could get the seeds out of pickles". Never heard of it either but it must be common if it's used in both the South and Midwest.

It's cloudy and mild here, with a temperature of 63. We may have some showers tomorrow and Friday, but the main event will be Saturday, just when we have to drive to Atlanta to catch our plane. You have no idea of fun until you drive three and half hours through all of Georgia's construction zones in the pouring rain. :D At least things are still quiet in the tropics so we're good to go on that front.
 
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Jim, when it comes to automotive issues. Terry is your man!:)

Rex, did i hear ya right 43 years:eek:! Good God Man, hope ya got her something real nice fer putting up with her for that long!!!!!!:D

Lerry, yer funny!:D:D



My 2 cent's.....As fer mower fuel, I use common old 87 oct. but when it comes to storing equipment. I only store equipment short term not long term, I run everything for 10 to 15min's every two to three weeks no longer. also I preform Regular Tune ups every @ every 25 to 50 hours! In my 30 years of owning small engine equipment I've yet to have a piece need a rebuild!
I got a little 12 year old 6HP B&S mower. All I have ever done to it is buy a new fuel tank, and general Maintenance Items when needed. By the time the engine refuses to start I had it fer more than 10 years! And it just wooped:D. I had a ECHO line trimmer for 10 year's(Commercial use), before she died! Follow my tip's and you should hardly ever have a problem! That has been my, Two Cents!:D:rolleyes::p
 
Good morning.

It's 72 and cloudy. The high will be around 80 and there's a chance of thunderstorms.

Nothing exciting going on today. I have an appointment this morning with the foot doc then I have to go get some prescriptions refilled. Other than that it'll be an average day at home watching some movies while the rain falls. I should be able to get some net surfing between storms.

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Good Morning--

Got rid of the ol' fog and dribble bit showers---now we're going to see some o' that sunshine!!:D:D

I'm going down to pick some goodies up from the LHS today. The guy who owns this one phoned up this morning and told me he found a couple of the old ARNOLS Alco S-2's(the legendary split gear issue) and told me I could have them for $10---snarfle snarfle:D:D:D;):p and he had a whole bunch of surplus 40' boxcars in unlabelled boxes for about $20 the lot---there are something like 20 of 'em he said----snarfle snarfle:D:D:p the 40'ers are going to become the graincars that I'm still building up on:D:D----I get my deals when I get them!! heeheehee:)

Anyhoooooo---have a good one out there--:D:D
 
Congrats, Rex. That is certainly a long time with one person. How did she tolerate you that long?
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Rex, congratulations on your 43rd. Not many people make it that far now, and especially when she's married to a grumpy guy like you
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Rex, did i hear ya right 43 years! Good God Man, hope ya got her something real nice fer putting up with her for that long!!!!!!
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Simple! She just totally ignores me.:D:D Thanks for the congrats!:)

Interesting about the octane. How does it work in giving more power out of the engines designed and tuned for it? at least that is what many say. I always thought it gave more bang by burning more efficiently. My Ford F150 recommends 87, but it "seems" to have more power with 89 (I don't know squat about this stuff :o) My 2000 Bonneville SSei w/supercharger recommends a minimum of 92 and my Merc outboard also recommends high octane. Strange thing about the Mercury is I've seen them running constantly and reliably in Thailand where they had nothing but low (very low) octane.

Time to go and finish that pressure washing job. Shouldn't be but a couple of hours and then I can finish with that J1e decoder installation. Tomorrow I start the prep for another camping trip scheduled for next week. Weatherman is talking about ideal weather, but it won't really matter to us >> We are rough and tough campers (wuff wuff):rolleyes::D.
 
The visit to the docs office went well. The old wound on the bottom of my foot is almost healed up. The doc estimates another two or three weeks for it. The lower incision on the side of the foot is healing well. He estimates another three to four weeks for it and as for the upper incision from the most recent surgery, he estimates about two months. He did a new culture swab of the from upper incision and has sent it off to the lab. We're hoping it comes back clean.
 


Just got home from a run into town. It's still darn cold @ 25 degrees and it's blowing pretty hard. But...it is lovely :rolleyes:


Sandy
 
If you squint your eye's real hard looking at the pictures it looks like beach sand! Sadly, all the squinting of your eye's and clicking of your ruby shoes heals will not bring back that warm weather!LOL's

EDIT: It was upper 80's and sunny today, I almost grabbed the fishing pole or beach gear!
 
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If you think of anything else I can try, please let me know.
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If it's fuel injected, have an assistant crank the engine while you lie under the fuel tank and listen for a hum or buzz. If you don't hear it, you probably have a bad fuel pump relay or pump that "stuck" from not being used. You could take a plastic mallet and whack the bottom of the tank, sometimes it will temporarily unstick a pump motor. If that doesn't work, you will probably need to replace the pump.
I'm operating under the assumption you don't have large quantities of mechanics' tools lying around, like a fuel pressure test kit.
 
Evening, everyone.

Terry, I went the auto parts store today and got two cans of Super Foam. It's supposed to be really good for displacing water and cleaning clogged fuel injectors. I'm not a great believer in that kind of stuff but thought it was worth a try. Poured it in the gas tank, cranked the engine for about 20 seconds, and then let it sit for an hour. Came back out and she started in five seconds. :) I guess that stuff really does work. There was probably a pint of water that came out of the tailpipe. It still backfires at high RPM's but I think it just needs an hour on the road to clear out the gunk. I promise I'll use fuel stabilizer and start it once a month from now on. Now, of course, the step won't fully retract, so it's back under it tomorrow to lube it and see if I can tell where it's binding. I'm embarrased to admit the last time I lubed it. :( And no, I only have the regular assortment of Craftsman tools on a peg board in the garage. I'm dangerous enough with just them. :eek:

Rex, I think most of the high octane requirements are a bunch of hooey. We have a Mazda Miata that's supposed to get 91 octane, according to the owners manual. I started with 89 octane and slogged it around and couldn't get it to ping. I then went to 87 octane and it runs just as well as on 91 octane, and still no pinging. I do pay a little extra for gas with no ethanol. I suspect ethanol does more long term harm to the engine and seals than lower octane gas. Like you siad, they run those boats in Thailand with the giant Merc outboards on stuff that would barely qualify as gas here, and all the water taxis seemed to work fine. I'll be thinking of you camping while I'm in the Caribbean. :D

Jeffrey, sounds like so far, so good. I think your boring life of watching movies is just what your foot needs now.

Sandy, LOL, I love the SUV picture. I remember doing that in Ohio so my wipers wouldn't stick to the windshield in the morning. I'm surprised you still have power, given the weight of that snow and the winds. That looks like the kind of storm that usually brings trees crashing down on power lines. Seems kind of odd, but Denver always gets a major snowstorm around Halloween.

Chris, Sandy has the same kind of beach sand we used to get in Parma. :)

It was partly cloudy, warm, and humid today. It looks like we may get some of the storms that are currently over Louisiana and Arkansas tomorrow night, assuming they don't die before they get here, which is highly likely. Tomorrow will mostly be packing day for the trip. That will take me about 10 minutes and three hours for the wife. :D
 
Good Morning From the Unemployment line!

Well this morning I must prepare this House for our 4 to 5 preteen Halloween Guest. My son has a few of his friends over tonight so that tomarrow we can get a early jump on tricker treating:D yesterday I got some hay for the landscape trailer(Hay Ride) so the parents and tired kids don't have to walk as much! now the trick is for me to finish 5 yard's by 1pm tomarrow!:eek: I got ton's to do and so little time:rolleyes:. Today and tomarrows forcast has us in the low 90's, Very warm to be running around in costums and such. I plan for a cooler full of soda's and water too.:):p Well let me get to work........chat later!
 
Rex, sorry I missed the whole anniversary thing. I was kinda all wrapped up in my own deal a couple of days ago......sorry. Many congrats!

Sandy......those are some UGLY pics!
 


Good morning.

It's 55 and very, very wet. The high will be around the mid 60's and it will continue to be very wet.

I got my new DVR (replacement for the old one) hooked up last night and got it all programmed despite frequent interruptions by the heavy rains blacking out the satellite signal. The most maddening part of the process was getting the unit activated. I called the number supplied with the paperwork and got a tech (definitely not in the US) who had a very pronounced accent that really threw my hearing problem (aphasia) for a loop. I had to have him slow way down so I could understand what he was saying. He got the idea and spoke more slowly and now I could understand him. Before his voice was just a meaningless ramble of scrambled sounds. I gave him the info he needed to activate the receiver and had the unit up and running in about ten minutes. All I had to do now was set up my favorites list and enter the shows I wanted recorded. I had written all this down before disconnecting the old unit, a lesson I learned the hard way many years ago. It took about an hour, twice the amount of time it should have but again the heavy rain was proving to be a problem. Eventually everything was set up and ready to go. The very first show to be recorded was 'Voyages' on History International. The program was 'Trains Unlimited - Circus Trains'.

Today will be a somewhat busy day. Gotta go out and pay bills and get the groceries. Also got the home health nurse coming around noon.

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