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That time I tried to fix my lawnmower carburetor in the dark
Last summer I was determined to get my old Craftsman mower running before the weekend, so I pulled the carburetor apart after sunset. I used a headlamp to see, but I dropped a tiny spring into the grass and spent an hour finding it with a magnet. Turns out I put the float bowl gasket on upside down, and gas leaked all over my driveway the next morning. Has anyone else learned the hard way not to work on small engines past 8pm?
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rivera.jake3d ago
Dropped the same gasket myself once, flooded the whole yard before I realized...
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evangarcia3d ago
Man tell me about it, I did the exact same thing with a washing machine hose a few years back! The whole utility room turned into a mini lake before I even noticed the water creeping under the door. My wife walked in and screamed at me while I was just standing there holding the damn hose like a fool. Had to mop up for hours and the floorboards swelled up in one corner, still got a little bump there to remind me. Nothing makes you feel dumber than staring at a puddle you caused by being clumsy for two seconds.
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