On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:26:59 -0500, Ignoramus31983
wrote:

A little update. I was able to unload this SA-200 from my truck, which
was not exactly trivial. It now sits on a cart and I can move it
around, though it is not that easy.

One helluva cart, I imagine.


Anyhow, I see several issues.

1) For one reason or another, fuel is not coming out of the fuel tank
and down through the bowl. The bown is held by a springy support,
which I removed, and the bowl dows not seem to want to come off.

It is probably lacquer-glued to the cork gasket. Got a tiny rubber
mallet or rubberized hammer handle? Give it a little sideways whack,
making sure to support whatever metal it's glued to.


2) I took off an electric fuel valve or pump near the bowl and I will
look at it carefully tomorrow.

Are you going to remove the tank and flush it, or has it never been
allowed to lacquer up? My old SA-300 that I sold had a replacement
stainless tank which had been sitting so long, it needed flushing. But
since the engine was frozen solid, I decided to let a future owner
handle it.


3) The battery is dead.

Typical.


4) The fuel line is rotted, fell apatr when I pulled it. I took a part
of it and, through it, poured some gasoline into the carb.

I usually just pour half an ounce down the carb throat to see if it'll
start.


5) With fuel added directly to the carb, the welder does start, at
least for a couple of seconds. I did not want to annoy my neighbors at
midnight, so I shut it off.

Woke 'em up and quickly sneaked inside, eh? BTDT.


I will mess with it somewhat more tomorrow. Probbaly a trip to Napa is
in order.

Wow, long trip! Say "Hi!" to my mom if you pass through Vallejo, will
you? http://goo.gl/afpse (using the new Google URL shortener)

Oh, you meant NAPA, didn't you? They probably have an auto parts store
near you. /groan

--
Make the best use of what is in your power,
and take the rest as it happens.
-- Epictetus

On 2011-03-26, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:26:59 -0500, Ignoramus31983
wrote:

A little update. I was able to unload this SA-200 from my truck, which
was not exactly trivial. It now sits on a cart and I can move it
around, though it is not that easy.

One helluva cart, I imagine.

Nothing special, just a wood cart from McMaster-Carr.


Anyhow, I see several issues.

1) For one reason or another, fuel is not coming out of the fuel tank
and down through the bowl. The bown is held by a springy support,
which I removed, and the bowl dows not seem to want to come off.

It is probably lacquer-glued to the cork gasket. Got a tiny rubber
mallet or rubberized hammer handle? Give it a little sideways whack,
making sure to support whatever metal it's glued to.

Yep, that is a great idea.


2) I took off an electric fuel valve or pump near the bowl and I will
look at it carefully tomorrow.

Are you going to remove the tank and flush it, or has it never been
allowed to lacquer up? My old SA-300 that I sold had a replacement
stainless tank which had been sitting so long, it needed flushing. But
since the engine was frozen solid, I decided to let a future owner
handle it.

I do not know yet, I will try to get the engine to run and then I will
see..

Assuming that 10 gallons of fuel dries out in the tank, what is the
best way to disslove all that crud?



3) The battery is dead.

Typical.


4) The fuel line is rotted, fell apatr when I pulled it. I took a part
of it and, through it, poured some gasoline into the carb.

I usually just pour half an ounce down the carb throat to see if it'll
start.

Which it seems to do. I will try to run it today.


5) With fuel added directly to the carb, the welder does start, at
least for a couple of seconds. I did not want to annoy my neighbors at
midnight, so I shut it off.

Woke 'em up and quickly sneaked inside, eh? BTDT.

HAHA

i

On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:38:52 -0500, Ignoramus8104
wrote:

On 2011-03-26, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:26:59 -0500, Ignoramus31983
wrote:

A little update. I was able to unload this SA-200 from my truck, which
was not exactly trivial. It now sits on a cart and I can move it
around, though it is not that easy.

One helluva cart, I imagine.

Nothing special, just a wood cart from McMaster-Carr.

"Just a wood cart" supports a 1,300 pound object and allows you to
move it around? g


Are you going to remove the tank and flush it, or has it never been
allowed to lacquer up? My old SA-300 that I sold had a replacement
stainless tank which had been sitting so long, it needed flushing. But
since the engine was frozen solid, I decided to let a future owner
handle it.

I do not know yet, I will try to get the engine to run and then I will
see..

Assuming that 10 gallons of fuel dries out in the tank, what is the
best way to disslove all that crud?

I don't have any experience with that. We'd replace the tank at the
body shop. From what I've read over the years, there are solutions
you can put in the tank to dissolve crud, then they're flushed and
steamcleaned, then dried and a sealant is poured in. Once it cures,
the tank is good for another 100 years.

http://goo.gl/d71B1 One method, not the cheapest.


Woke 'em up and quickly sneaked inside, eh? BTDT.

HAHA

It's literally impossible to do any work at night and not rile the
neighbors...unless you're on 50,000-acre lots in very rural areas.

--
Make the best use of what is in your power,
and take the rest as it happens.
-- Epictetus

On 2011-03-26, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:38:52 -0500, Ignoramus8104
wrote:

On 2011-03-26, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:26:59 -0500, Ignoramus31983
wrote:

A little update. I was able to unload this SA-200 from my truck, which
was not exactly trivial. It now sits on a cart and I can move it
around, though it is not that easy.

One helluva cart, I imagine.

Nothing special, just a wood cart from McMaster-Carr.

"Just a wood cart" supports a 1,300 pound object and allows you to
move it around? g

I do not know what the **** I was typing!!! It was very late and I was
very tired from unloading and messing with that SA-200 welder..

I meant, a wood cart with casters from Harbor Freight.


Are you going to remove the tank and flush it, or has it never been
allowed to lacquer up? My old SA-300 that I sold had a replacement
stainless tank which had been sitting so long, it needed flushing. But
since the engine was frozen solid, I decided to let a future owner
handle it.

I do not know yet, I will try to get the engine to run and then I will
see..

Assuming that 10 gallons of fuel dries out in the tank, what is the
best way to disslove all that crud?

I don't have any experience with that. We'd replace the tank at the
body shop. From what I've read over the years, there are solutions
you can put in the tank to dissolve crud, then they're flushed and
steamcleaned, then dried and a sealant is poured in. Once it cures,
the tank is good for another 100 years.

http://goo.gl/d71B1 One method, not the cheapest.


Woke 'em up and quickly sneaked inside, eh? BTDT.

HAHA

It's literally impossible to do any work at night and not rile the
neighbors...unless you're on 50,000-acre lots in very rural areas.


maybe one day!

i