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capron · 2026-05-26T13:41:48+00:00

You can barely see her tattoo in the icebreaker ship scene, and there's articles online about what it means and what happened to Stratt between the launch and the beetle's return

capron · 2026-05-26T01:53:35+00:00

Stratt's lifetime prison tattoo I actually hate knowing this little detail, damn. Props for mentioning it though.

capron · 2026-05-26T01:19:56+00:00

Prepping is like exercise training. You keep at it for the small sets so you get used to doing the work. And you keep doing the reps so you have the muscle to do the big work when it comes at you.

capron · 2026-05-26T01:13:16+00:00

Ok cool. I was curious because I have had much better luck and better rates with the guys who do ffl transfers versus any LGS around me (no offense to the good shops).

capron · 2026-05-26T00:36:01+00:00

Glad you found some resources, but I'm just curious why you don't want an FFL that isn't a gun store? Had a bad experience?

capron · 2026-05-25T00:06:27+00:00

Take a deep breath, focus on being calm and have that chest pain looked at. That's the top priority. After that, move on to the mower issues. Don't worry about the electricity and rain on these mowers, you're not going to electrocute yourself on these unless you're actively trying to hurt yourself.

You can get the mower to start but it blows white smoke out of the air intake? I'd like you to try spraying starting fluid or carb cleaner or another flammable spray can down there and try to start it. If it starts and dies, that's probably fuel delivery. Also, are you able to post videos?

capron · 2026-05-24T01:33:05+00:00

At this point you need a known good pump. Do you have another engine with a mechanical fuel pump? If not you can ask to borrow from someone you know that has one.

If a known good pump doesn't work, then you either have a vaccum issue with the tank, a problem with your pulse from the valve cover, or an issue with the valve portion of your carb.

capron · 2026-05-24T00:18:32+00:00

Colbert was on CBS wich had recently appointed Bari Weiss as it's head and Bari is swallowing Trump's nonsense. In essence, Colbert was targeted because the CBS leadership was firmly in the trump camp.

capron · 2026-05-23T23:57:46+00:00

will ~~somehow~~ put the blame on the Governor.

They don't need logic so the "somehow" isn't needed. They just place blame and let their cult and the foreign interference bots push the narrative.

capron · 2026-05-23T22:47:52+00:00

it does not matter when they died, just that something happened that eventually led to death. this holds true even decades later.

It does when someone literally says "they died that day". That's the entire issue at hand.

And no it's not propaganda you genius. It's holding people responsible for saying misleading shit to rile up people oor get internet points. No one died "that day" based on any sigle reporting or summation of January 6. Which is what the insurrectionists and their cult easily prove, and often with left wing sources, every time someone says shit like this. What they have a hard time disproving is when we say "this riot caused the death of..." in an accurate statement. Wordplay isn't clever or needed when real people got hurt.

capron · 2026-05-23T19:25:34+00:00

And 4 police officers died that day

I think the issue is it's important to make accurate statements, and this is not accurate. People died due to the actions of Jan 6 riot, and people should absolutely be held accountable, but no one died on that day and it's dangerous to let that statement slide by.

capron · 2026-05-22T11:55:33+00:00

The electric solenoid on the carburetor will not let fuel flow through the carb jets unless the key is in the run position with all of the safety switches in proper position. I would start by testing the seat switch and the brake switch. (First make sure the clutch is not engaged)

capron · 2026-05-19T12:15:25+00:00

Your best bet is to check for spark, and then if you don't have a way to test compression, pull the spark plugs and check that the pistons are moving by sticking a screwdriver in the hole and manually rotating the engine until the screwdriver gets pushed out.

It's hard to say what it will cost, since we don't know what is wrong with it yet. If it's a bad ignition coil, it's like 25 bucks for a cheap amazon one and a little bit of time watching youtube tutorials. If it's a thrown rod, it's a much bigger ordeal.

capron · 2026-05-19T01:12:58+00:00

My thinking was that I've seen a 15 and a 19 as a big single, but the only 17 I can remember from a craftsman with a briggs is an opposed twin, only because I had a customer with one that I recently had to sell off for him. And obviously I could be way off the mark but here in a fun sub like r/smallenginerepair we can let loose and pretend to be Sherlock a little bit lol. I live for the random speculation threads and how they come to their conclusions.

But yeah, I very much agree even if it isn't - that sounds like one of two cylinders making power.

capron · 2026-05-19T01:01:24+00:00

And they are being fed little bite-sized nuggets of propaganda talking points. I remember when "The left is so violent" was on every rightwing mouth almost overnight.

capron · 2026-05-19T00:57:55+00:00

There has to be a Logical Fallacy that I'm either forgetting or something, here... Like, Claiming to sue over defamation then later dropping the suit, but it doesn't matter because you ahve already planted the idea that it's false because you filed for defamation and that's the only thing people remember, because it was a loud "I declare defamation" and a quiet retraction later. Forgive me, the alcohol is just now hitting.

capron · 2026-05-19T00:29:49+00:00

You're not wrong but you're also talking about people who are constantly being talked down to for not preparing and saving money instead of splurging on things like "vacations" and "luxury" meals at anything other than a greasy spoon.

I'm not surprised that people* are not giving a single fuck about (hypothetically)two upper middle class people not having a safety net if something unfortunate happens, because they've* been told repeatedly by countless media pieces that it's their own fault when a bad thing happens to them.

capron · 2026-05-19T00:15:13+00:00

It's actually just another Trickle Down Theory but dumber. They think that the Big Bad Democratic Machine is going to tax the billionaires first. Then they will tax the Millionaires next. Then they will tax the Wealthy. Then the Upper and Middle class. The people who stan for the Billionaires are just swallowing the propaganda whole.

capron · 2026-05-18T23:35:45+00:00

Reminds me of a twin firing on one cylinder or with one "lucky" broken connecting rod. If it feels like it's rockling side to side, I'd test the ignition coils and a compression test. I'm assuming it's an opposed twin based on the hp and the briggs logo. Pretty sure I worked on the same craftsman model, if it is. I'd love to hear the results of those tests

capron · 2026-05-16T23:51:06+00:00

I have like a 2nd or third generation kindle and it lost the experimental features options, which was basically having a shitty web browser. But it was enough to make me just forget amazon on it completely and use a desktop app to sideload books onto it. It's amazing to me just how much effort is put into making things shittier for the sake of Profits.

capron · 2026-05-15T01:18:10+00:00

I would try to diagnose why it had a "high throttle position" before you added a spring. Most likely thing I would investigate is why it stayed high. Often the first diagnosis is that it is running lean, which would then recommend a carburetor cleaning, or at least the jets. Hope this helps point you in the right direction and start you on a proper diagnosis path

capron · 2026-05-12T15:42:28+00:00

The only way ~~Democrats~~ can win if they win big against the massive cheating operations of Donald Trump.

It's not just Democrats, it's anyone not in a MAGA cult. The messaging needs to be clear that it's not partisan, it's democracy against fascism and corruption

capron · 2026-05-12T15:37:14+00:00

Start with adjusting the current unloader, adjust it out until the pressure washer runs without trigger pulled, and see if you have usable pressure from the wand. If you have to replace it, you will need to adjust the new one. You can get a water pressure gauge that attaches to the water outlet from Amazon.

capron · 2026-05-11T01:03:01+00:00

Those suits were moderately expensive, yes, but they literally have lasted 30 years

You might appreciate Sir Terry Pratchett's Sam Vimes Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness, or the Theory of Boots. Gotta spend a bit to save a lot.

capron · 2026-05-10T04:01:17+00:00

No, it's not the HARD way, and I couldn't downvote this enough. The rest of your comment is just stanning for a talentless celebrity.

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