ebinmaine 67,257 #6526 Posted September 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, Stepney said: ATF bath Ehh??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #6527 Posted September 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Ehh??? I keep the Electro coated with ATF and penetrol to keep it from rusting any worse.. brings out whats left of the paint. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,257 #6528 Posted September 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, Stepney said: I keep the Electro coated with ATF and penetrol to keep it from rusting any worse.. brings out whats left of the paint. Ahh yes. Good show oil coating too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,618 #6529 Posted September 10, 2020 52 minutes ago, Stepney said: Nice Exciter ! That would pair well with my cousins mint 1980 Kawasaki 440 Invader . Here’s one I should’ve snagged up ($1000) and what I first rode around on Rupp 440 Nitro . Love the old muscle sleds ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #6530 Posted September 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, ACman said: Nice Exciter ! That would pair well with my cousins mint 1980 Kawasaki 440 Invader . Here’s one I should’ve snagged up ($1000) and what I first rode around on Rupp 440 Nitro . Love the old muscle sleds ! Actually, I had an Invader myself. Had over twenty old sleds of all sorts.. had three Rupp's, 340 Magnum, Sprint 440 with the Tohatsu, and an American retrofitted with the 634 Hirth.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,489 #6531 Posted September 10, 2020 49 minutes ago, Stepney said: I keep the Electro coated with ATF and penetrol to keep it from rusting any worse.. brings out whats left of the paint. That penetrol is amazing stuff... have used it for years to reduce the chalked look on the colored portions of the old fiberglass boat... just rub it on with a rag and the color pops right back... 1971 Fabuglas... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,257 #6532 Posted September 10, 2020 Making up a couple wires for a friend..... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6533 Posted September 10, 2020 Between the rain, was able to make a couple improvements today. Got the finish ceramic coated today. This thing is ssslick like glass now too! Made the switch to LED light as the Mrs Rules was concerned about the high heat generated by them original incandescant 1156's. Were pretty hot, super cool and bright now though. Readjusted the govenor as per the Kohler manual, and running so much better now. Oh! Was able to get my buddy's @squonk concerns addressed today too. 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,257 #6534 Posted September 11, 2020 'bout right... 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jhook 849 #6535 Posted September 11, 2020 Still waiting on a call back from the guy with the loader. Spoke with him and he said he took the listing down and will consider seperating the loader for me. But anyways i am going to ct tomorrow to pick up this 60's? 70's? Trailblazer 5. Never gonna use it but for the price ill gladly park it next to my 315 and look at it once in a while 😂 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #6536 Posted September 11, 2020 After mowing yesterday, with the C-125, I found the front right bolt holding engine and wobble plate had snapped. Solid mountings and not the original rubber ones. I noticed a slight gap 'tween spacer and plate. So I suspect the plate isn't quite true. With feeler gauges it was just over 70 thou. This morning I dropped the front axle and removed the cross bar. The broken end came out easily when the drill bit, bit. So bar was replaced. I then found a washer that measured 75 thou. That would do as a shim under the spacer after I cut a slot in it to clear the bolt. All back together now and hope fully no more sheared bolts. I'd still been having starting problems with the C-125 and yesterday it refused to start. Squirting petrol in the carb mouth made no difference and the plug had a good spark. I decide to check the points and found they were rather wide. That would throw the timing out. I'm assuming that last time I adjusted the points, they'd opened up when the securing screw was tightened. This does happen sometimes. After about a half hour of setting, tightening, checking, setting, tightening, checking, I managed to get the correct 20 thou gap. Better starting now and runs better as well. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #6537 Posted September 11, 2020 New sticker for the 551 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6538 Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) Made a template, and cut me... a transmission tunnel floor mat. Then went around the tractor detailing things... and making me some little improvements too. Edited September 11, 2020 by AMC RULES 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #6539 Posted September 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Made a template, and cut me... a transmission tunnel floor mat. Then went around the tractor detailing things... and making me some little improvements too. Very nice detail work!! This one needs to be pampered and not worked!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6540 Posted September 11, 2020 Mrs Rules was actually just laughing and said she thinks I've gone and made me a tractor-trailer queen. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #6541 Posted September 11, 2020 To posh for me. All mine are workers. Mrs Rules could be right. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,257 #6542 Posted September 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Mrs Rules was actually just laughing and said she thinks I've gone and made me a tractor-trailer queen. I don't know man. Nothing wrong with making them look really really nice when they're first put back together. Also nothing wrong in my eyes of going ahead out and working them. I asked Trina how she felt about that one day and she says: I know where to buy more paint 3 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6543 Posted September 11, 2020 Funny, as my Mrs was referring to this today...as tractor blood! 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,257 #6544 Posted September 11, 2020 1 minute ago, AMC RULES said: Funny, as my Mrs was referring to this today...as tractor blood! You best get that all cleaned up or she's going to have you out there sealing the whole area 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6545 Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) Sitting here now...thinking about an upgrade to NOS... and a new set of the "wide trac's" Edited September 11, 2020 by AMC RULES 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,489 #6546 Posted September 11, 2020 28 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: You best get that all cleaned up or she's going to have you out there sealing the whole area If that was green paint absolutely... But Red simply adds character, curb appeal and a charming comfort to any driveway... 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6547 Posted September 11, 2020 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #6548 Posted September 11, 2020 Well in the theater business over the years it was always said that there's always time for an encore!! U Da king !! i'm sitting here cooking my hamburgers cause I got tired of looking at the grill every time I went around with the tractor!! mmmm! Yall have a safe weekend. 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,127 #6549 Posted September 11, 2020 Appears... like they will fit the spindles too! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger R 442 #6550 Posted September 12, 2020 Woods trail maintenance here with the Charger 12 7 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
