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If you are producing soot with a gas burner, you have a potentially lethal problem. Lots of CO there. Not enough air for complete combustion. Probably...

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How many ccs is it? I have an MS260, 50cc without compression release and it is hard for me to start. The release is optional. I don't know if one can...

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Turn off the power and let system cool enough that you won't burn yourself when working on it. Close off water feed to system and drain at boiler to zero...

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Lots of rake for steel. Maybe grind teeth for a few degrees rake? Look at the way metal cutting chop saw blades are ground.

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I bought an Airens 7hp x 24 for $35 in the summer. I was going to scrap it and use the engine on my log splitter. When I got it home it worked so well...

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I would try to single point it with a hand ground thread tool. The key is to have thread relieved at bottom of hole to major dia. so there is room to...

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Reason why residential steam is no longer popular is high maintainence. I wonder if maintainence was performed on this unit. Is water column clear? Was...

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Download " ITT steam book". I think it is free in pdf form. It has a chapter on troubleshooting steam systems. It explains the different types...

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Shut off the feed water and monitor what happens. Remove vent at closest radiator. One pound should be enough to get heat to radiators. Boiler may be...

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Find where the excess clear water is entering and disconnect it. It costs real money to treat clear water at the treatment plant. For this reason municipalities...

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I retired ten years ago so the tech has changed since then. The equipment I worked on was in an industrial area where there was lots of electronic noise....

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Air changes usually refers to air circulation within a space. Ventilation air is also required for health. In cold climates incoming air can be tempered...

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The Russians have known for a long time how to best use wood heat. Build a roaring fire with some excess air that burns cleanly and transfers that heat...

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If it was built clean or cleaned after fabrication and kept clean with proper maintainence proceedures, there is no need for cleanout or suction strainer....

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To better understand the subject take a beginning course in thermal dynamics. Specific heat of materials, types of heat transfer- radiation, conduction...