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treewojima
04/09/17 11:50:21 AM
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First cut of the season. He started it up, said it started "chugging", then decided it needed oil - and emptied a bottle of Mobil 1 synthetic into it until the oil fill tube overflowed. Then ran it until it choked and died.

I've drained all the excess oil and hope I can burn off the rest with a new spark plug (or two, or three). I don't think it ran long enough to do any severe damage.
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SSJGrimReaper
04/09/17 11:54:27 AM
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Kirby
04/09/17 11:55:15 AM
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The roommate was later destroyed.
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Leight_Weight
04/09/17 11:56:39 AM
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What a dolt. Did you explain to him how dipsticks work?
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addled
04/09/17 12:03:03 PM
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Well you seem to be handling like a decent human being.

Just try to fix it and move on with your life.
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tremain07
04/09/17 12:06:06 PM
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Don't be mad at him, I once used a lighter near the gas tank so I could see inside of it to see how much gas was left.
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treewojima
04/09/17 12:22:09 PM
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It's not a huge deal, it's just a bit of extra work. I was anticipating replacing the plug and air filter regardless. If I get it working I'll show him the proper way to use a dipstick.

(Though now I'm curious about the condition of his car... lol)
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tremain07
04/09/17 12:32:49 PM
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What's an air filter?
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treewojima
04/09/17 12:35:50 PM
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Aaaaand done. It's amazing what a few spurts of carb cleaner can do to a gunky cylinder. Though I did notice a new problem: the kill switch is dirty and has a poor ground connection. Which means the engine will continue to run even after the safety lever is released, unless you disconnect the spark plug. That's a pretty easy fix though.
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tremain07
04/09/17 12:38:57 PM
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Then this topic is fucking useless then isn't it. Close it and let's all move on.
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CapnMuffin
04/09/17 12:45:40 PM
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tremain07 posted...
Then this topic is fucking useless then isn't it. Close it and let's all move on.

Nah we can talk about dumb ass roommates
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treewojima
04/09/17 1:23:31 PM
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tremain07 posted...
Then this topic is fucking useless then isn't it. Close it and let's all move on.


The art of trolling is a subtle one. You need more practice.
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