Fordiesel69 259 #26 Posted May 14, 2014 Series I Bummer, but it is not the end of the world. In generators even the series 1 is fine. Why........because they operate in a stationary application. They starve for oil when tilted. So if you operate on flat ground you will be fine. If you do pop a rod, it will be almost impossible to repair. You will need to locate a series II engine and those can be hard to come by. Others say to overfill 1/4 qt will help as well. Other than that, the rest of the engine is great. Super powerful, and very smooth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackhammer 546 #27 Posted May 14, 2014 What a great deal and tractor for the finding,, good going Edwroy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwa1ski 1 #28 Posted May 14, 2014 Thats a good find for only having to turn on the gas valve and put some starter fluid in. I had problems with mine till I found the gas valve. Heh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,635 #29 Posted May 15, 2014 I have a series 1 that came from my brothers JD 317 and has well over 2000 hours on it. Smokes a bit on start up but runs just fine. He always changed teh oil and kept iot full. Also his yard wasn't particularly hilly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
