YASNIL: Never congratulate yourself too soon on a repair job. You never know when you're going to have to fix it again. So I took Smokey out for her last mow before Dave gets here (that's right, Dave, the Guru from Knoxvegas, can't wait to show him Smokey. Chainbreaker already tapped and in the fridge, BTW.) Sure enough, got one lap of the yard done and the chute is jammed. Turns out my duct tape fix isn't as good as I thought. The tape has come away from the chute, allowing enough air to escape to clog the chute. I had originally tried to solve this problem with a piece of cardboard zip tied and duct taped in place. Found the piece of cardboard and decided to go one better. Instead of just zip tied into the bar that used to hold the mulching chute, I also zip tied it to the bagger chute, too.
Seems to be working just fine (actually getting more pressure I think, I see one of those Dyson cyclones in the left grass bag now, which blows the grass into the other bag, too), but I'll wait 'til next time I mow to call it a patch. In a pinch if the cardboard gives way, maybe I can use a piece of plastic or sheet metal...
Also, it should be noted that Cody came over for the Fourth of July last night. While checking on Smokey, we noticed that the entire engine was coated with oil. The only thing I can figure is that if the Spam can gets too full, the pressure from the hose sprays the loose oil all over the engine compartment. Guess I'll have to empty it more often. YASNIL.
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