On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:54:54 -0700, Tim Wescott
wrote:

On 08/25/2010 12:23 AM, Buerste wrote:
Something doesn't work so you take it apart and troubleshoot all the
components. You can't find anything wrong so you put it back together
and...IT WORKS PERFECT! It has happened to me for forever but what's going
on? My latest is the icemaker in the kitchen refrigerator. I spent hours
and hours finding documents and troubleshooting. No, it wasn't frozen-up,
(the most common fault it seems) the motor worked, the thermostat checked
out, the heater passed muster. The water valve is OK and all cleaned out.
(I've replaced plenty of those in different units over the years). Of
course, I find nothing else that could cause it to crap out so put it all
back together and...it works just fine. Go figure. I've had hundreds if
not thousands of this kind of thing, I'll bet everybody else does too!


Oh, you mean "The Briggs & Stratton Effect".

I wasn't getting a spark on my old Murray mower (B&S) so I troubleshot
the ignition. Nogo. I put it back together and it still wouldn't
start. After loading it on the truck and taking it down to the
repairman, he gave it a couple squirts of prime and it started on the
first pull, just as it had for me all those years. Go figure.

I guess the mower just wanted a city tour. shrug

--
Not merely an absence of noise, Real Silence begins
when a reasonable being withdraws from the noise in
order to find peace and order in his inner sanctuary.
-- Peter Minard