Some suggestions please (pump problem)

[jcooper]

For $1.49 @ mile and individual #5 service fees (call for an estimate), he will ride his DR to your job site to shake the jug with just enough southern hostility to mix her up somtin good.

Heck, for ten bucks they can call me, after I'm done calling them dumbshats. I will explain(in detail) how to stick the flipping hf wand in in the jug and pull the trigger.

 

[dgardner]

I would need a roll of Teflon tape, a cherry fanta or cheerwine,

I tried Cheerwine for the first time today - great stuff! (I pretty much like all things cherry anyway)

Maybe Fred can snap a few pics during the repair?

 

[FredC]

I'll have to ask David about posting pics of his stuff... But I'm officially on the way

 

[Mikey P]

Take the car, those damn things are dangerous

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'll have to ask David about posting pics of his stuff... But I'm officially on the way

Sweet bike!

 

[tubad sosad]

so what is the news on this, did fred find what is wrong?

 

[FredC]

It was fixed when I left.

I'll leave any details beyond that for David to post if he wishes. He is on vaca though so it could be a bit.....

 

[tubad sosad]

way to go fred. that was a great thing to do for him.

 

[BradFenstermaker]

Fred I see why you wanted to take the 4 hour ride.

I am at exit 350 on I75. Graduation weekend or wood of bought a cheer wine for ya halfway home.

Nice bike and great weather in our part of the world.

Glad it is fixed.

 

[Papa John]

It was fixed when I left.

I'll leave an details beyond that for David to post if he wishes. He is on vaca though so it could be a bit.....

I bet It was probably something simple since you left it up to David tell us the outcome.?. I'm very curious to know the cause..

 

[GeneMiller]

Let the guessing begin. I'll bet the screened inlet was clogged with a lizard blocking any water from entering.

Gene

 

[Dolly Llama]

Let the guessing begin

lack of understanding and a need for someone to "physically, in person" walk him thru it to point out things is my "guess"
Dave's admittedly not mechanical...even simple things many of us "mechanical" guys take for granted can be frustrating to a non mechanical person when talking on the phone or on-line


.L.T.A.

 

[GeneMiller]

We change all the fluid in both the machine and the box truck. I send my tech under to pull the plug on the oil but he says it won't done out. I go under and he stripped it turning it the wrong way. His dad builds engines and he doesn't know which way loosens. I quit taking stuff for granted. Not sure why I know which way but it just seems common sense. Don't take anything for granted.

Gene

 

[Papa John]

We change all the fluid in both the machine and the box truck. I send my tech under to pull the plug on the oil but he says it won't done out. I go under and he stripped it turning it the wrong way. His dad builds engines and he doesn't know which way loosens. I quit taking stuff for granted. Not sure why I know which way but it just seems common sense. Don't take anything for granted.

Gene

Tell Him---Righty tighty Lefty loosey

 

[ronbeatty]

David, After all the educated guessing, what was Fred's fabulous fix???

 

[Papa John]

I wonder if it same simple fix that recently happened on my TM?.. loose wire to pump clutch.

 

[dgardner]

David hasn't logged in for over a week. Must be he is swamped with work now that the machine is going again!

 

[Dolly Llama]

David hasn't logged in for over a week.

Fred mentioned he's on vacation
he prob'ly has a life, and doesn't suffer from "board addiction" like many of us that hang out with a bunch of stinky CC'ers

..L.T.A.

 

[BradFenstermaker]

Dave wheel Holler late next week.

 

[ronbeatty]

What does that mean

 

[Mikey P]

Dave wheel Holler late next week.

Dave will be back to talk to us next week.

 

[Dolly Llama]

You have to read it while hearing "Fentstermacher" southrrn drawl

Then you understand clearly what he's saying

He's a"good ole boy"..
(Which ain't bad thing)
Brads a good dude

I remember him making a comment once

"That'll slap smack you down"

Having some understanding of bumpkin speak. ..I knew that meant

"It's hard azz work and you'll be beat when done"



LTA

 

[knoxclean]

Ok just got in last night. I was in Canada for the past 11 days 2 hours from any cell service, electric or indoor plumbing (yikes) Anyway Fred had it figured out in about 15 minutes. I knew it was going to take a cleaner who was a gear head to figure this out and as I thought it was very simple. I will not go into too much detail because 2 very highly regarded service companies looked at this problem and could not advise me on what to do or fix it. The problem was that the machine would not prime. What it came down to was the machine has a water box and a water tank, you can use either. We always pull from the water tank. Fred shut the valve off to the tank, opened the valve to the water box filled it and primed it from there then opened the valve to the water tank at the same time to get a good prime going then shut off the water box. Done.

Mike D. told me how to do this a few weeks ago ( priming from the water box) but when I tried it, it did work but kept losing the prime after a day or so. I guess priming it with the big tank while the box valve is open is the key to getting the prime to hold.

 

[Nate The Great]

I thought it was @dealtimeman who gave good advise.... How much did you pay @FredC , is the real question........?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Mike D.

I believe that's what he meant with the "D".

 

[knoxclean]

Well back to square 1. Freds fix lasted about 3 jobs. We then had to reprime it on most all jobs 2-3 times now we're back to not even getting it primed again. Very frustrating to say the least.

 

[FredC]

Check your PM.

and this truck only did six jobs in the last 3 weeks?

 

[FredC]

I can come prime it for you again..........

My advice though is just install a demand pump if nobody there can prime a pump or locate an air leak..........

 

[dgardner]

locate an air leak..........

Bingo....

 

[FredC]

Bingo....

except I would expect it to leak down if this is a part time truck.....especially given the way everything connects...so once there is air in the system I wouldn't expect the pump to easily prime

and like he said...we are back at square one where nobody there can get it to run but within 5 minutes of me cranking the machine it was working fine

a demand pump would make it idiot proof for lack of a better term.

of course then they will run the battery dead.