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c/ask-anything•karen361karen361•1mo ago

Fixed my garage door opener in 45 minutes after 4 days of struggle

My garage door kept reversing halfway down, so I replaced the sensors and springs thinking that was the problem. Turns out the track just needed a 2 degree angle adjustment with a rubber mallet I already had. Has anyone else found a simple fix after buying a bunch of parts you didn't need?
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finley_gonzalez49
Drove me crazy when that happened.
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the_wesley
the_wesley1mo ago
Drove me crazy when that happened" is an understatement honestly. I literally had the SAME thing with my generator last winter during a power outage, and I was ready to just chuck it into the yard. It was sputtering and cutting out every five minutes, I couldn't even keep the fridge cold. Took me three days and a bunch of YouTube videos to finally figure out the carburetor was just gunked up from sitting too long. Felt like such a win when it finally ran smooth, but man, the stress was NOT worth it.
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bennett.evan
Wait, you actually got it running after three days? Did you have to take the carb apart or did you just dump some cleaner in there?
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