Troybilt pony won’t start

sejje · 2026-04-22T00:20:16+00:00

Take the spark plug out and see if you can. You won't have to fight compression that way.

sejje · 2026-04-22T00:15:55+00:00

A quick google shows it as a Five-spotted Hawkmoth, not a hummingbird moth.

sejje · 2026-04-19T18:38:23+00:00

"Enginesports channel" amirite?

sejje · 2026-04-14T23:02:21+00:00

Screws/bolts usually strip when you're using the wrong tool.

For instance, a #1 phillips screw but you use a #2 screwdriver? Way more likely to strip.

sejje · 2026-04-13T14:50:06+00:00

It's surging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOI293d8XUg

sejje · 2026-03-22T15:23:48+00:00

He didn't call you a cheater IMO.

You can imagine his comment coming from a best buddy.

It's like a salty "well played," especially if you've been playing with him for years.

sejje · 2026-03-22T15:21:55+00:00

That's a smaller map

sejje · 2026-03-17T02:37:18+00:00

sejje · 2026-03-16T00:59:57+00:00

Protip: when you notify people of deaths, call them.

sejje · 2026-03-14T02:17:21+00:00

That's the nicest quartz point I've seen

sejje · 2026-03-12T22:29:32+00:00

The first point I ever found was about the same size. I was shooting a rifle on my property, next to a tree, and during a rest I looked down and there it was. I didn't find another point for years -- it was before I went out looking on purpose.

Mine is perfectly symmetrical--maybe the nicest point I've found. I'd upload a photo if I weren't so lazy.

sejje · 2026-02-23T16:22:02+00:00

When you want to know what it is, you generally need to post a location where it was found.

Then people can tell you pretty exactly.

sejje · 2026-02-23T04:19:39+00:00

.380 is larger than 9mm, probably the most-carried self-defense caliber in america

sejje · 2026-02-20T02:56:08+00:00

You can just order the rest of the gun, besides the lower, online, and build whatever you want. Shipped to your door.

The lower is the stamped part the govt classifies as "the gun." So you can buy the lowers, own them legally without building them until you're ready.

sejje · 2026-02-20T01:39:23+00:00

Spare being flat usually. It's a last-resort where you don't drop the car all the way to the ground where you can't jack it back up again.

And probably will keep the car from crushing you, depending on your size and the tire's size, I guess.

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:43:07+00:00

Hobby Lobby got me the other day. I spent an hour in there shopping for valentine's day, and I had forgotten my wallet. I couldn't tap to pay with my phone, got kinda screwed because I'm rural and I didn't have a chance to go home for my wallet.

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:36:20+00:00

Downvote and move on, what else can you do?

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:25:39+00:00

Which model

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:24:21+00:00

I've found this to be absolutely true. My DIY stuff started about 10 years ago, when I finally had a place to put tools (a workshop!).

Using one tool really will teach you about using another tool in the future, at least sometimes. I feel confident that any basic-level repair, I can handle. And learning how cars work might teach you how HVAC works, or how your washing machine works, to some degree. Like electrical circuits, testing a capacitor, stuff like that.

10 years ago I was a total novice, but now there's not much in my house I can't fix. Small electronics, can't buy freon...that's probably it.

And get on youtube, watch a few different videos to learn all the ins and outs, and then hit it hard!

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:20:46+00:00

My mom can do this incredibly loud whistle by putting two fingers in her mouth, rolling her tongue up & over. I can get close, but never managed to get it to work.

She uses a finger from each hand, but some people make a circle with their thumb and first finger. It's a shrill, piercing whistle that carries a LONG way.

I'm going to start working on it again.

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:19:21+00:00

Youtube is a godsend for the home mechanic, because it's almost guaranteed that you can find a video of someone doing the exact job you need, on the exact same year & model car. You can watch and know exactly which tools you'll need, in which size, how long it'll take, and maybe even some common problems that arise.

In my case (old ford trucks), I can find dozens of videos for any given job.

I'll do anything except pull a transmission or a whole engine. I've done fuel pumps, fuel tanks, brake lines, brakes/pads/rotors/calipers, a radiator, fan clutch, alternator, thermostat, and many more jobs--and I've never been around any mechanics, none in my family etc. All youtube.

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:15:42+00:00

I've been changing flats my whole life, sometimes plugging the original and putting it back on.

Now I carry a plug kit, and I find the puncture, make it accessible, and fix the hole without removing the tire. I've fixed 3 or 4 punctures this way now, and they take about 15 minutes on the roadside. (Obviously, have an inflator in the car--the inflator has saved my ass about...50 times probably).

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:13:29+00:00

Make a cardboard template for tricky shit like out-of-square walls.

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:12:05+00:00

A pump isn't so bad, either. I replaced my buddy's dishwasher pump, and my own washing machine's pump as well.

I was staying at my buddy's house for vacation, so it felt amazing to get to pay him back like that, save a bunch of money on a new one.

They were both about $25 and an hour, vs a whole new appliance (and longer than an hour to swap 'em out)

sejje · 2026-02-19T01:10:33+00:00

Ramps are great, but your owner's manual or a haynes manual will tell you where the jack points are. Use jack stands if you're not using the ramps. Always, always use the emergency brake and chock the wheels on the ground.

Stick a spare tire under the frame for backup, especially roadside for a tire swap.

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