Drom96 6 #1 Posted June 5 first time posting but ive literally used any and all information i could have with this rebuild from these forums and it wouldve gone a lot easier if i wasnt so eager to get it done and hear it run. so to start im dumb and used the wrong ignition switch so it wouldnt even click, its old its been in my family for almost 17 years. never worked on small motors but i still cant say i have because ive had trouble finding the gasket kits for it. but i took almost all body panels and wheel hubs off. re greased re painted and changed some springs and bolts refreshed it really cause my grandpa took really good care of it. besides painting the head and top end i re did all the paint, grounds, wires (besides the stator thing cause it looked so consfusing i just cleaned the grease and threw it back on). either way its almost all new wires and gas lines paint and seat. removed the saftey switches because they werent responding but ive kept them and plan to get them working and wire them back in, along with the anmeter which this model never had but id like to put in. its givin me the hassle of a lifetime but because i was dumb i dissassembled and re assembled with new everthing besides the inside of the motor for now. only thing i havent figured out is why my starter solenoid isnt grounded on the mount plate nuit everything else is. even the bolts holding it on have good ground but i have to have a wire from the solenoid to the battery to get it to even click. it works and runs good in high so i gotta adjust the carb....also need to do a rebuild on that and the fuel pump but it runs good so im happy. only thing really neccesary i need to do is fix the throttle issue which is a simple google search away, just wondering really why my solenoid my not be getting ground when the metal underneath is bare with dielectric grease but i still have to use the extra ground it provides. other than that here she is. 1973 8hp 4spd no name. really just looking for any suggestion on things to improve, and if there is a site or seller who knows how to get ahold of a snow plow for it. thanks for looking 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,393 #2 Posted June 5 Glad to se a third generation taking an interest in Grandpas Wheel Horse. Most solenoids for gardentractore need to have one of the small terminals grounded. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,945 #4 Posted June 6 First, you are trying. Second, you are willing to ask for advice. Please listen, and even read the responses out loud, and chew on them for a while. You’ll get it. Third, coming here for advice and to share must mean you aren’t dumb as you think! Bravo for trying to get Grandpa’s old tractor going again, and making him proud! Fourth, we have a very extensive new to the herd checklist to go through here. If you haven’t seen it, here’s the link. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,281 #5 Posted June 6 I’m looking at your work and thinking “Man, he’s definitely on the right track!" I am glad I finally learned (in my 20’s?) to seek out and hear (not just listen to) advice from folks who know of what they speak. I could never have had alone the successes I’ve had through collaboration. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
