Thanks guys!
Just a nice quiet b-day. I actually picked up a 11 hp Crafstman riding mower from my neighbor as she was getting ready to throw it away. It had been sitting outside next to her garage for over a year. I had to fix the mower deck and get it running. Problem was that she lost the key and I had to hot wire it. It has been YEARS since I last fooled with a lawn mower engine. I forgot how the coil/electrical worked. I wired 12+ to the coil and SMOKED it.
So, a new coil later and it still wouldn't run. Told my wife I wanted to tinker with it tonight (before the birthday meal). I actually had to mow my lawn anyway (mow it on Mondays), so while I was mowing I was thinking. DOH! I realized I had the coil grounded now all the time so it would not spark. Rewired it and VROOOOM!
That made my Birthday!
We have a repo house here in the neighborhood with grass grown up to my knees. I keep driving past it thinking "won't somebody do something about that..." Then I realized, I am somebody.
So, the goal is to get this riding mower healthy enough to go tackle that jungle of a yard. It is about two houses down, but looks like the Adams Family right now. The rider is major overkill for my little yard, so I will just give it away after this repo house ordeal is back with a responsible owner.
The crazy things I get into.
NO-didn't make any trips with the Camaro as planned this last weekend to Tampa. The 9" is still messed up and I am not getting lock up all the time. Got plans in the works for that so maybe in a week or two that will be running smooth.
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