Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for the first
time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and then tipped it up to
drain and change the oil. This plug accepts the square driver of a 3/8"
socket set. Came out very easy. Oil drained, fresh oil put in, and we are
ready to go.

Srgnt Billko wrote:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for the first
time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and then tipped it up to
drain and change the oil. This plug accepts the square driver of a 3/8"
socket set. Came out very easy. Oil drained, fresh oil put in, and we are
ready to go.

where's the excitement, the challenge, the success of the
achievement for having overcome the adversity?

did you leave that part of the story out?

On Apr 3, 9:01 pm, Jim wrote:
Srgnt Billko wrote:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for the first
time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and then tipped it up to
drain and change the oil. This plug accepts the square driver of a 3/8"
socket set. Came out very easy. Oil drained, fresh oil put in, and we are
ready to go.

where's the excitement, the challenge, the success of the
achievement for having overcome the adversity?

did you leave that part of the story out?

Like, Billko, I'm thrilled when my Lawnboy starts in the spring and I
know I'll get another season out of it
Frank

"Frank" wrote:
On Apr 3, 9:01 pm, Jim wrote:
Srgnt Billko wrote:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for the
first time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and then
tipped it up to drain and change the oil. This plug accepts the
square driver of a 3/8" socket set. Came out very easy. Oil drained,
fresh oil put in, and we are ready to go.

where's the excitement, the challenge, the success of the
achievement for having overcome the adversity?

did you leave that part of the story out?

Like, Billko, I'm thrilled when my Lawnboy starts in the spring and I
know I'll get another season out of it
Frank

Good point, especially after Sarge leaves it stuck in the muck outside all
winter.

He has a way with recovery.

"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Frank" wrote:
On Apr 3, 9:01 pm, Jim wrote:
Srgnt Billko wrote:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for the
first time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and then
tipped it up to drain and change the oil. This plug accepts the
square driver of a 3/8" socket set. Came out very easy. Oil drained,
fresh oil put in, and we are ready to go.

where's the excitement, the challenge, the success of the
achievement for having overcome the adversity?

did you leave that part of the story out?

Like, Billko, I'm thrilled when my Lawnboy starts in the spring and I
know I'll get another season out of it
Frank

Good point, especially after Sarge leaves it stuck in the muck outside all
winter.

He has a way with recovery.

True - I needed my son or nephew to help me lift it up on a shelf for
storage and we never got connected till the winter was half over and it was
buried in snow.

"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"Frank" wrote:
On Apr 3, 9:01 pm, Jim wrote:
Srgnt Billko wrote:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for
the first time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and
then tipped it up to drain and change the oil. This plug accepts
the square driver of a 3/8" socket set. Came out very easy. Oil
drained, fresh oil put in, and we are ready to go.

where's the excitement, the challenge, the success of the
achievement for having overcome the adversity?

did you leave that part of the story out?

Like, Billko, I'm thrilled when my Lawnboy starts in the spring and I
know I'll get another season out of it
Frank

Good point, especially after Sarge leaves it stuck in the muck outside
all winter.

He has a way with recovery.

True - I needed my son or nephew to help me lift it up on a shelf for
storage and we never got connected till the winter was half over and it
was buried in snow.

It was only a wild guess, Sarge. It seems to work out in the end anyway.
Garage up?

On 03 Apr 2007, "Srgnt Billko" wrote in
alt.home.lawn.garden:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for
the first time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and
then tipped it up to drain and change the oil.

Any reason you change the gas before the oil?

Nil said:

On 03 Apr 2007, "Srgnt Billko" wrote in
alt.home.lawn.garden:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for
the first time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and
then tipped it up to drain and change the oil.

Any reason you change the gas before the oil?

Nil! What you doin' over in this neck of the woods? =)

And, I think the objective was to warm the engine so all of the oil would
drain.

--

Eggs

-There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

On 06 Apr 2007, Eggs Zachtly wrote in
alt.home.lawn.garden:

Nil! What you doin' over in this neck of the woods? =)

I get around-round-round-round, I get around. And I've got a terrible
lawn, so I'm looking to see what other people do about theirs.

And, I think the objective was to warm the engine so all of the
oil would drain.

Ah, OK. And after I posted that I saw the earlier thread about the
drain plug being stuck, so I guess that was part of the answer, too. I
was planning to resuscitate my mower this weekend, but it's gotten cold
again, so I can procrastinate for another week!

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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Nil said:

On 03 Apr 2007, "Srgnt Billko" wrote in
alt.home.lawn.garden:

Just put fresh gas in my Ariens walk behind and fired it up for
the first time since last fall. Let it run for a few minutes and
then tipped it up to drain and change the oil.

Any reason you change the gas before the oil?

Nil! What you doin' over in this neck of the woods? =)

And, I think the objective was to warm the engine so all of the oil would
drain.
Eggs

Right - and no sense running old gas, which might include condensation,
through the carb - plus it's just nice to know that the engine will start
after sitting for a while.