[SEL] Boners and goofs

[Curt]

It's been a while since we did this, so it might be fun to tell funny 
stories of those engine goofs we've made recently.

Ya know what I'm talking about. That hour you spent trouble shooting an 
ignitor and coil system only to find you had a dead battery or that 
"stuck" check ball that kept that non-existing gasoline from getting to 
your mixer. Or perhaps something you put together wrong.....

Mine? Early on in the hobby I was reassembling the governor on my 6HP 
Herc. The two spindles inside are separated by a ball bearing. Instead 
of assembling it spindle/ball bearing/spindle, I assembled it 
spindle/spindle/ballbearing. It was running good 'till the ball dropped 
out. Luckily I was in the shop because in about 3 hits the darned thing 
was nearing a dangerous speed. A quick grab of the spark plug wire saved it.

Come on.....let's hear 'em.....funny or scary.....

Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC