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Lubrication dilemma
Racinbob replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
I've been using sealed bearings for the front wheels for quite some time now. Excellent results. I decided to try them on a mower deck with some hesitation. The first deck is on the 5th year now and no issues. - Today
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Car AC problem/symptom and question
wh500special replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
Mine is a 90 hp. I think it’s a 2002. Carbureted (four of them!) four cylinder with tiller steering. Starts easy every time, but does require choke the first start of the day Which I guess isn’t a surprise. I remember you posting about your 20 last year. Did you replace just the impeller or did you do the whole setup? If it was just the impeller maybe there is something misshapen or worn in the housing or on the plate under the impeller. Any chance you dock it in shallow, sandy bottom? My cousin had a Mercury motor that was hard starting but otherwise ran great once fired up. He had it tinkered with repeatedly and nothing fixed it. Carbs, plugs, etc. This went on for years. Eventually the fuel lift pump failed and when replaced the hard starting issue went away completely. Hopefully it’s something simple and cheap like that. My motor has been exceptional. My boat was previously owned by a guide in northern Wisconsin and I bought it from him in 2018. When I picked it up we talked about maintenance and whatnot. He wasn’t super obsessive with maintenance. Said oil change every year. He didn’t remember when the waterpump had last been changed and confirmed the timing belt had never been touched. He guessed it had 800 hours on it. I bet it’s more. The boat was 15 years old when I got it and he had only a small transom trolling motor on it. No bowmount. He said he back trolled most of the time. From what I can see from his current postings for his guide service he’s fishing every day through the three month summer and less frequently until ice up. So I bet the hours on this thing are really at least 1500. I trolled crankbaits with it today for about three hours, so I’m getting some time on it periodically too. But nothing like he did. I still haven’t changed the water pump so it is way way way way way past due. At least 9 years old. I bought one in June and will do it at some point over the summer. Mine is a a year where they transitioned ftom one gearcase to another so there’s a chance I got the wrong parts. Honda outboards have a great general reputation but have two drawbacks in my opinion. First, there aren’t very many dealers so service isn’t as available in most areas like it is for other brands…especially Mercury. This is a problem for getting maintenance parts. Second, Honda is clinging to carburetors on everything 30 hp and below. Other makers have fuel injection down to at least 9.9 hp. Fuel injection is one of those things that is under appreciated. The BF20 has a great reputation amoung a number of guide services in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. The Honda 20 has apparently more umph than other 20s and is still reasonably light. I’m sure that’s changing. All that said, I just bought a 25 hp Suzuki and if I was looking for another motor I’d give them a hard look. They’ve garnered a great reliability reputation, have a decent dealer network, and are value-priced. Suzuki parts don’t seem to be badly priced either. I ordered some random things recently and don’t recall any sticker shock. FWIW, the 9.9-20 hp Zukes are all the same motor differentiated merely by different ECU programming for the timing and fuel injection. The 9.9 also has a restrictor at the throttle body that is removed on the 15 and 20. This is handly as people have realized they can get 20hp from a 9.9 with minimal investment by just changing the ECU ($500) and removing the restrictor. They use these on horsepower limited lakes. Same thing goes for the 25/30. Different ECU and a $5 gasket in lieu of the restrictor. Larger engines differ just in programming with no physical differences within a power class (this is not unique to Suzuki). believe it or not, there are places that offer tunes as well. They claim 25hp from the 9.9-20 and 35 from the 25/30. If you’re so inclined. Anyway, I really like my Honda 90. I’d get another without hesitation. I’d like to find a nice 9.9 to use as a kicker since the 8hp Yamaha I use doesn’t match and it drives me a bit crazy, but if it was a standalone I’d be looking at Suzuki. FWIW, that 8hp Yammie is a bit cold blooded and apparently that’s typical. It can take a lot of pulls to fire it up first time on a cold day. It’s also a bit loud compared to the Hondas. But it’s a nice motor…just the wrong shade of gray. Steve -
Best process to restore wheels?
702854boy replied to Natejc_98's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
You learn something new everyday. I didn't know that our bodies made that -
Car AC problem/symptom and question
MainelyWheelhorse replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
My mother has a 2013 Honda Pilot that’s closing in on or possibly over by now 200,000 miles. It’s still going strong. A timing belt gets changed every 100,000 miles and the other various consumables along the way with no big issues yet. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
MainelyWheelhorse replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I took the 42” deck off the 312 because after mowing the fire station lawn. It started to make horrendous noises. After some investigation, the slack adjuster was loose and the bolts holding in the spindles were too. I tightened them down with a wrench this time, but still may put some blue locktite on the spindle bolts, as a bit of added insurance. I also checked and filled the spindles to the top with grease. The grease was coming out the center spindle, so I know that was full. I was being a bit like @peter lena and making sure moving things were lubed up non moving were tightened down and things were good.🙂 I had to fix the 308’s rear left tire as well. it had sat and lost air breaking the bead. My 9 year old nephew decided to stop by then so he got a lesson on how to fix and reattach a tire. I got another set of hands. He was all for moving the 308 out of the workshop in first gear so I could clean out a bit and start to put things back. No pics as it was a busy day. -
Toro 260 Series Snow Blade rear bracket assembly
MichaelF commented on MichaelF's classified in Wanted
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Lubrication dilemma
wallfish replied to Kenneth R Cluley's topic in Restorations, Modifications, & Customizations
Keep the seal on after packing with new grease and they'll be perfectly fine. Waste of time and grease filling that entire wheel hub with grease IMO. (For normal intended use anyway) However, If you're "4 wheel'n" with it through the swamps and puddles every week then I would recommend removing the inner seals and flushing them out with new grease through the zerk. Mowing the lawn or towing a trailer, not so much. We have the technology they didn't have back in the day with the seals, so use them until they fail many years down the road and let your grandchildren replace them when necessary. (Stay away from the stamped steel bearings sealed or not ) -
That illustration shows a smaller engine with the disk and spring behind the gov arm but the process is exactly the same for other K single cylinder engines. There are Kohler manuals for all of them in the files section.
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Car AC problem/symptom and question
Blaine replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
I see vehicles of practically all makes and models in their “time of need” daily, so my opinions are probably somewhat biased. You can’t go wrong with a Honda or a Toyota though. -
Again I respectfully disagree. Anti foaming agents are absolutely a necessity. Your Kohler engine of any age needs oil. Not air. Modern science shows repeatedly that engine oils are usable for 3 to 5 years maximum because the anti foaming chemicals fall out of suspension and can not be reintroduced. Oils do expire.
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Bob, which manual did this come from? I'm looking to check the governor adjustment on my own K241, but it doesn't look like this one.
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I like to get the fuel lines out of the center tunnel and keep the run as short as possible to the carb. On the 312H I ran it along the outside of the right frame rail. On the 520 I had to run it on the left side as the right side is crowed with a foot control, a blade angle lever, and a cab heat houser.
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We are talking about engines built years ago when API-SC was the standard of the industry. These oils didn't have all the highfaluting additives required to meet EPA standards. If the extra stuff settled out it wouldn't matter. Key Technical Differences Feature API SC (1964–1967) API SP (2020–Present) Primary Purpose Basic engine protection for 1960s carbureted V8s. Advanced protection for modern, high-stress, direct-injected, and turbocharged engines. LSPI Prevention No requirement (LSPI did not exist). Strictly tested to prevent Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI), which can cause catastrophic piston damage. Timing Chain Wear Basic wear requirements. Advanced wear protection to prevent stretching and failure in complex timing chain systems. Fuel Economy No standards for fuel efficiency. Heavily optimized for fuel economy (Resource Conserving / ILSAC GF-6A). Additives Minimal detergents; relies heavily on high zinc (ZDDP) for flat-tappet camshafts. Low-SAPS (Sulfated Ash, Phosphorus, Sulfur) to protect modern catalytic converters and emissions systems.
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You might be able to sneak a tappet wrench in there. It ain't a big deal to remove two of the engine mounting bolts and loosen the other two to get enough room for a conventional wrench. Now the real question is where did that engine come from, I never saw the extra drain plug.
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Ed Kennell replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I use two 1/8" street ells as a universal joint on mine. I can get on some pretty tight zerks and still have a rigid pipe that helps to push it on the zerk. -
Excellent usage. Absolutely agreed. We made our workshop space as airtight as possible. Very lightly insulated. We don't need the constant temps. Just the ability to change it when we're out there and it's too hot. Luckily the workshop is on the dark side of the building so it stays cool.
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Mini split is a heat pump so they definitely arent as good at heating especially in really cold weather. They are very energy efficient though. I dont need to keep my garage at 70° all winter. All I want to do is keep it above freezing & then warm it up when I'm out there. Mostly, I want it for the a/c. We have a few of them at work & they function without any issues. My dad was an industrial HVAC tech so he educated me on getting the right system for my application. My garage is 24x24. Walls are Rockwool insulation, ceiling is insulation board w/2' of blown insulation in attic. Garage door is also insulated. Well insulated building is really the 1st & most important step.
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This is true IF the diode on the purple (Violet) wire to the fuel solenoid is good.
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How do you place an order on this site?
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What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
If ya ever want new ones @Vinylguy sells em. -
Car AC problem/symptom and question
squonk replied to wh500special's topic in non tractor related discussion
I started in the automotive repair world in 79 but was doing some of it before that. Went to College for it but got tired of the flat rate / Brown noser getting the gravy jobs and got into the parts side of it for 10 years. Built Ford accumalators for a summer. and never saw an exploding dessicant bag. Ran my own AC shop for a few years but it's tough to be a one man gang changing evaporators on almost every car that came in. Got into industrial mechanics 20 years ago and am retiring on the 30th of July. -
whats this grader
gwest_ca-(File Mod) replied to Brockport Bill's topic in Implements and Attachments
The 1965-1967 model MB-405 and the 1968 model 7-1111 are the same and the only ones to use the T-handle for angle adjustment. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Fj40z replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Found a NOS shifter decal on eBay to replace my old one. Most of it was worn off. Didn’t bother me much since I had learned the gear pattern but if the wife or kids use it they’ll be able to quickly see it. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
ebinmaine replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
Works good. -
What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?
Fj40z replied to Ed Kennell's topic in Wheel Horse Tractors
I did the same thing to my grease gun years ago and it made life so much easier. I actually put a 3 foot hose on mine which allows me to be able to hold the coupling end on the zerk and lay the gun on the ground and use it with the other hand. Works great. The down side is it takes almost a half of tube of grease to fill the hose LOL.
