It Only Hurts When I Blog

Greetings, Bloggy Waitin' for the Weekenders!

Crack reporter, Charlie has contributed a story for the blog today.

Thank you, Charlie!

I saw a small, portable generator on sale the other day and thought it would be handy to use around the hunting camp. Even though it was powered by a small two-cycle engine (which can be an aggravation to keep running) I went ahead and ordered it.

The day it arrived, like any boy... er...man with a new toy, I couldn't wait to give it a try. I attached the handle, used the owners manual to make sure I knew the various controls, and gave the starter rope a pull.

According to the manual, the engine should start in 3 pulls, 5 at the most. It didn't start in 3, 5, 1o, or however many times I tried. If I used starter fluid, it would run for a few seconds, then die. It was late in the day, so I decided to put the thing away and try again the next morning. As I thought overnight about what had happened, I came to the conclusion the engine was not getting gas.

First thing the next morning I removed the fuel line from the carburetor and checked for fuel flow. Nothing was coming through - not one drop.

This is a brand new engine and there is no fuel flow. What could be the problem? Hmmm....

After putting in some GAS, it started on the first pull.

Am I not a mechanical genius?