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fiver

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isopropyl will help break water up but you either have to run it through and live with the loss of performance or drain it out and start over.
the sucky part is water will float oil/gas on top so you end up struggling with no or minimal fuel for the engine to run on if there is a lot of it.
 

JonB

Halcyon member
I seen a FB marketplace ad for FREE "old" gas ...in the photo was, two milk jugs, one VP race gas 5 gallon can and some other 5 gallon chemical jug. I don't know if they were all full, but I decided to pass.

As to the ATV, I'd empty the tank and clean it, by what ever means necessary.
 

Ian

Notorious member
I wouldn't put any more alcohol in it. Plug may be fouled. As others mentioned drain tank and change fuel filter. If it doesn't have a fuel filter (unlikely), add one.
 

popper

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F.I. so pump and filter in the plastic tank, access from top. Have to pull a bunch of stuff to get to tank. Interesting, has a small tray at the pickup so enough gas to get you home?
 

Snakeoil

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Mitty,
If it starts on that gas, it will run on that gas. Fuel system needs attention. Could be plugged lines, filter, peacock or carb internals. Process of elimination.
 

JonB

Halcyon member
random thought:
I have like 40 different flavors of powder (smokeless). In the last five or six years, 90+% of what I've loaded has been Unique, Red Dot, and AL7.
I am having a moment of questioning my rational for the other 37-some other powders.
 

RBHarter

West Central AR
I NEED 4 powders to load everything I load . I use 5 because the 5th one was cheap and as it turns out a really good decision for the odd mag out . Dad left me a volume of a 6th powder . I don't know that in application for the stuff at hand that there is a significant difference between IMR 4350 and H4831 but his pet loads in his 25-06' are all built around it so no point messing with a good thing . Dad's stash came with a lb of Herco and recently a gentleman member here tossed some in the back of my truck as I drove by so that brings It to 8 and 3 grades of Black in useful amounts .

11 powders , 6 primers and 17 cal , 4ga all covered ........ Nope not going to count cartridges . I forgot the 8-9# of Red Dot ......... 12 powders . From a 37 gr 22 to a 1.5oz 10 ga . Yep I could do everything I want to with 3-5 and I burn a lot of Unique . The 410 and steel shot cause problems and the 410 will share 4198 but the carbine gas 6.8 needs H322 to run clean the 223 and 222 don't care and 4350 would feed all of the other rifles , but that WM just fell in love with the W857 with H1000 data .......
Unique unfortunately also gets a a little narrow in the 20ga . Of course I could dump half the locker sending the kids their stuff and something for the grands sleeve the 410 back to a nice 7-30 , 30-30 , or 32? and get it down to 3 and be able to get about 25 sets of dies off the shelf . At that point I could get rid of 3-4 metallic presses and 3-4 shot shell presses and then everything would run with Unique and 4198 and 4350 . I'd keep 4 rifles , 2 shot guns and 2 pistols . But where's the fun in that ?
 

fiver

Well-Known Member
it could be.
all you gotta do is say i got an obsolete cartridge got any load data for AL-5?


Heck Jon all i been shooting for a couple of years now is bits of this and drabs of that and focusing on replacing it with more of the stuff i want.
it sorta worked pretty good, and sorta backfired since i ended up finding a few more loads i liked better.
 

Mitty38

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Remember the 100 round 9 mm and .22lr Calico Carbine. I got banned in the 80's with the 10 round mag limit law.
Well they have been, apparently back for a while, with an improved version of both in 50 rounds.
Would be a good reason to load 9mm.
Buddie of mine had one, in the 80's.That was a blast to shoot. No more accurate then a pistol, but cool as heck.
 

462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Looking at Todd's Krag got me to thinking of all the rifles I sold, the very early, low-numbered 1898 rifle Benicia Arsenal carbinized was the one I shouldn't've.
 

popper

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Just looked in the powder locker. 2# H4895, 3# IMR4895, 3# 4227 plus the normal left overs. 2 bricks CCI LRP. Set for life - maybe 5 yrs. If I had another brick of SPP I'd shoot more pistol.
 

L Ross

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Just looked in the powder locker. 2# H4895, 3# IMR4895, 3# 4227 plus the normal left overs. 2 bricks CCI LRP. Set for life - maybe 5 yrs. If I had another brick of SPP I'd shoot more pistol.
Seriously? That's what you have in reserve? I'd be a babbling idjit taking up quilting with my wife. Or.....I'd be making black powder and searching my quarry for chert nodules. Bricks? Really? Wait a minute, you posted that for the benefit of any lurking ATFE agents didn't you?
 

Mitty38

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Just looked in the powder locker. 2# H4895, 3# IMR4895, 3# 4227 plus the normal left overs. 2 bricks CCI LRP. Set for life - maybe 5 yrs. If I had another brick of SPP I'd shoot more pistol.
Do what I did, and build (or modify) a pistol with enough momentum in the striker-pin to set off SRP,s every time. But not enough to pierce thru a SPP.

If the issue presents itself, even though they are supposed to be the same depth. Modify all your 9mm brass in which the small rifle sit slightly proud.On my limited experiance( Some will, sit proud, most won't.) Enough out there that will sit proud to cause an issue. Mark those brass that take the SRP ok, and keep separate.

Then 2 weeks after it is working 100%. With much effort by you. 700$ plus hours of fideling later. Find 2 bricks of SPP,s at a price you are willing to pay, that is way below the going rate.
 
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glassparman

"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
This thread is dead. Squirrel!

One dark night in the middle of the day
Two dead boys got up to fight
Back to back they faced each other
Drew their swords and shot each other
A deaf policeman heard the noise
And came and shot the two dead boys
Now if you think this story is tall
Ask the blind man, he saw it all

Sorry, just couldn't resist. Maybe I'm missing a line or two?

Mike
 
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