It's the FLU flu. The one I bought last Wednesday arrived this morning (the model from Australia was bought later the same day, in a celebratory sort of way).
Of course today started at 1:30 AM, and has been a bit bittersweet. That's when I was woke up and asked if I could dig a grave first thing in the morning.
Not even for me, but for a horse that had to be put down last night.
Not overly popular, but I had to meet up with the driver at dawn instead, to guide him to the homestead. Got the non-runner FLU10344 unloaded and parked, then fired up the SEE for a couple of hours of digging in rock.
Then swap to the tractor for back filling since there's no loader bucket on the SEE now.
Eventually I got a chance to start looking the HMMH over, and was impressed. Lots of new stuff, and with a few exceptions it's also very clean.
Long story short, I couldn't resist at least trying to start it. There was something funny smelling in the fuel tank. Not much dirt in the primary filter. But it wouldn't prime. Filled the primary again, primed again, and...it fired. Rough at first, but eventually quite smooth running. So much for its non-running status.
The fuel gauge doesn't work (looks like it has a new sending unit) and the Volt meter doesn't seem to read correctly (it won't go over 24 Volts), but the darn buzzer sure works.
Now I need to find a way to get my hands on an electrical schematic, and a hood. In my tired state, the two seem to be connected, somehow.
More tales to follow.
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