Stormin 9,975 #1 Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) The battery on my C-81 was past its sell by date. Wouldn't hold its charge for long. So today I went and bought a new one. Back home and fitted it on. Now the C-81, if left idle for a while, takes a bit of winding up before it will fire up. 15 - 20 seconds or there abouts. New battery spun the engine over like a good 'un. Wouldn't fire though. I have a little gadget you fit to the plug and the lead to it and you can see the spark through it's plastic body. Turn the key and a good spark showed. OK! I'll take the air filter off and squirt petrol in the carb. The engine fired and then stopped. Try again and the same. Decided to take the float bowl off and see if any dirt in there. Nope! Clean as a whistle. Put the bowl back on only it didn't want too. The seal kept dropping out. Off with the carb and bowl back on it. Then carb back on the engine. The short fuel line from pump to carb looked a bit iffy, so I fitted a new one. Before I fitted it to the carb, I spun the engine to see if fuel was getting through the pump. Nothing! Not a drop. Then the penny dropped. Try TURNING THE FUEL ON you Wazack. Edited July 19, 2018 by Stormin 6 17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,185 #2 Posted July 19, 2018 Hate to say it, but I've been there my self. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,562 #3 Posted July 19, 2018 You are NOT the 1st to lay claim to this discovery. Trust me...you're not. It is great though to be able to laugh at oneself. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SALTYWRIGHT 859 #5 Posted July 19, 2018 IT IS PART OF THE GAME. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cvans 1,009 #6 Posted July 19, 2018 Yep done that one before. Kill switches are just as bad. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,027 #7 Posted July 19, 2018 I will not admit how many times I have done that.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldredrider 2,547 #8 Posted July 19, 2018 I've never done that, but EVERYBODY I know has!!! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 50,999 #9 Posted July 19, 2018 There are only two types of tinkerers, those of us who have had a case of the Dumb-ass and those who will! 7 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOB ELLISON 2,976 #10 Posted July 19, 2018 Been there done that. But i was trying to forget it and you just had to bring it up again. Thanks pal 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,476 #11 Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) You aren't the only one amigo . One time I took roughly a third of my four wheeler apart due to a turn over but no fire condition . Checked fuses Battery / terminals Fuses / relays Removed key switch cleaned with contact cleaner / air Tore the front half of the bike apart to get at the ignition module & ECU Then I figured I'd check the kill switch .... anyone want to take a guess what happened next ? ..... Edited July 19, 2018 by Digger 66 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,562 #12 Posted July 19, 2018 8 or 9 years ago I had an 89 Jimmy 4x4 that had an anti-theft ignition cut-out switch, which was a PLUNGER mounted to the bottom edge of the dash panel, just above your right knee. Push UP...cuts all power from battery. Pull DOWN to operate normally. I did NOT know it was there, even after owning it for many years (bought it used). I had driven to the beach, peeled off jeans, put on swim trunks and....apparently...bumped the plunger UP when changing. Of course, when leaving the beach, it would not do anything...as if someone had stolen the battery. I looked for an hour or so to figure it out, then called a wrecker service to flat-bed the Jimmy to a garage. Well, as I was fumbling around looking at fuses and such...before the wrecker got there..., I noticed this stupid little plunger thingy....and PULLED on it. PRESTO...BINGO....we got POWER... Started it up and fled...before the wrecker could charge me $150 or so. Just one of those stupid days, I guess. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marv 844 #13 Posted July 19, 2018 Guilty! This is what I did after I called the guy who did it DA. Marv 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,141 #14 Posted July 19, 2018 I heard about a guy that ran out of gas while mowing with his 312H. He walked to the barn, got his gas can, and filled the tank. The tractor would not even try to turn over when he attempted to start it. I heard he spent about an hour checking battery voltage, wiring, and safety switches. The story is, when he ran out of gas, he never disengaged the PTO. 3 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 10,642 #15 Posted July 19, 2018 Somewhat the same kind of thing, I rewired my 16 Automatic and to make the job easier I pulled the gas tank. With the wiring finished I installed the tank and just couldn't figure out why the dang thing just wouldn't start. I checked everything I could think of, checking the wiring over and over. I know its right. Oh now I remember I emptied the gas tank to pull it. If you put gas back in the tank it would probably start a whole lot better. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris G 3,272 #16 Posted July 20, 2018 I'm guilty as well, on more then one occasion 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,980 #17 Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) If you knew how many times I pulled on my chainsaw with the switch off..... Edited July 20, 2018 by roadapples 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dells68 7,494 #18 Posted July 20, 2018 4 hours ago, oldredrider said: I've never done that, but EVERYBODY I know has!!! So, your nose is gonna be longer next time I see you? Me, never done that - especially not at the big show😂. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 23,794 #19 Posted July 20, 2018 Fuel shut-off?...Fuel?...What...Dad does all that "stuff"... Oh, I was dreaming of my kid's worldview... Back to reality - Been there done that on a "few" occasions... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 23,794 #20 Posted July 20, 2018 8 hours ago, roadapples said: If you knew how many times I pulled on my chainsaw with the switch off..... UHM...I did that yesterday...!!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 58,780 #21 Posted July 20, 2018 I got me a nice running Tecky powered 656 at the big show because it “needed carb work”.... or a splash of fuel in the tank. I dragged it to the truck with the previous owner’s help, fueled it up, pulled the rope and vroom I got a steal of a deal! Good runner for a non-runner price! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 2,474 #22 Posted July 20, 2018 I've done that more than once and every time I do, I step back, shake my head, smile and say you idiot lol 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,650 #23 Posted July 20, 2018 Last year at JC PDII, there were so many tractor malfunctions that we were “looking for a snake under every rock”. Caleb was plowing on the CC100, traditionally a tough and reliable plow tractor. Anyway, I was watching him struggle on a pass and he motioned to me. I got there and the tractor was coughing and sputtering. I got on and was trying a variety of things with little to no success—then it died. We couldn’t get it started, wouldn’t even fire! “What’s broken now?!?!” As I was looking around on the engine for about five minutes when it dawned on me to check the tank—OUT OF FUEL! 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marv 844 #24 Posted July 20, 2018 21 hours ago, roadapples said: If you knew how many times I pulled on my chainsaw with the switch off..... Me too. marv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,935 #25 Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said: Last year at JC PDII, there were so many tractor malfunctions that we were “looking for a snake under every rock”. Caleb was plowing on the CC100, traditionally a tough and reliable plow tractor. Anyway, I was watching him struggle on a pass and he motioned to me. I got there and the tractor was coughing and sputtering. I got on and was trying a variety of things with little to no success—then it died. We couldn’t get it started, wouldn’t even fire! “What’s broken now?!?!” As I was looking around on the engine for about five minutes when it dawned on me to check the tank—OUT OF FUEL! Ditto! Did it tonight. Edited July 21, 2018 by AMC RULES 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites