It never ends with these small engines. Yesterday it was the power washer. Not successful this time. Needs another shot.
Backing up ... David and Vanda arrived on Saturday with Vanda's Mom & Dad. Would they be David's Common-In-Law Parents ? That's a mouthful. IL's is easier.
We had met Robert and Mary in Stayner, along with D&V of course, for dinner at their house. It was time for a reciprocal visit. Vanda cooked both times ... what a great deal ! Sandy did a salad and her Mom's Refrigerator Rolls, which turned out light and fluffy, not the usual "yeasty" taste. Vanda brought lasagna, the leftovers of which might still be in the fridge downstairs; don't know.
The Bayliner got some use and is now put away for the winter. The four of them went to Lost Channel on Saturday and Dollars Dam on Sunday. After the Bayliner was put away, David and Robert and I moved the dock to its winter resting place; floating right in; so easy when there's enough water !
While they were off to the Dam, I pulled the Whaler up on the boathouse carriage and brought out the powerwasher. No go, not even with QuickStart. Checking the spark plug, it was completely fouled. I cleaned that and then it would run with a constant application of QS. Pulling the carb and cleaning it up, still no go. The spark plug was dry. Rats. I'll have to pull it again and give it good long soak in Sea Foam. The gas tank also looks like it has a lot of crud in it. I'll pull that and clean it out. The fuel line is about to go ... all cracked ... ugh. Maybe I should simply pick up a cheap electric one, but this unit is better for washing decks. I'll get it going.
Then I discovered that the A/C wasn't working. The compressor was going but not the fan. More Ugh. Removing the top grill slightly, which the fan hangs from, I tried turning the fan but no go. Later, after our guests had departed, I did a more comprehensive take-apart, top grill off, fan blades off the motor and was about to remove the motor but decided to check the access panel and sure enough, there were the capacitors. Now I'm in the market for the correct capacitor. I tried spinning the motor while it was in front of me, upside down, and it ran albeit slowly. Reassembling, I was more careful this time with the fan blades, got them rotating after reinstalling and they rotated sloooowwwwly for a while and then sped up. I let the A/C run most of the night, getting up at 1:30 a.m. to shut it off. I'd turned the temp down so that it wasn't likely to finish its work because once stopped, it takes manual effort to get going again ... until I replace that capacitor. This happened in the US once and my service guy replaced a capacitor, so I knew what was likely the problem.
Replacement is pretty easy - one screw and a few spades.
I'll have look online for this or get it from my supplier in Sudbury or get it from my supplier in NSB. Today will likely be the last day that we might even want to use A/C for this season so there's no rush. I can turn on the A/C manually sometime later today and let it run until this evening.
The gang left around 4pm yesterday and a new gang arrives today around 5pm - Angelika and two of her cousins.
Onward !
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