1984 Work Horse GT-1600 REFRESH

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Got a question… just to see, while I was giving the Work Horse a shakedown, I engaged the PTO, and it jumped out of engagement…

To make it stay completely “thrown”, or engaged, do I move this trunnion farther toward the end of the rod, or farther toward the PTO handle ?

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Got a question… do any of youse guys know how many amps the Work Horse (twin Briggs/ 16 hp) should be charging at ?

It does look like the needle moves to almost half way to “5”.

 

I have heard it should charge at about “3”…

which if that’s the case, then halfway to “5” looks about right…

 

Thoughts anyone ?…

[Bill D 1,920]

3 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

Got a question… just to see, while I was giving the Work Horse a shakedown, I engaged the PTO, and it jumped out of engagement…

To make it stay completely “thrown”, or engaged, do I move this trunnion farther toward the end of the rod, or farther toward the PTO handle ?

Tighten it up by moving the trunnion towards the lever.  Don't tighten it more than necessary.

 

Charging rate seems about right.  As the battery reaches full charge the needle will move towards  zero.   That should only be a 3 amp charging system.

[ebinmaine 67,492]

Excellent work Sir!!!!

Looks and sounds fantastic!

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Excellent work Sir!!!!

Looks and sounds fantastic!

Thanks @ebinmaine… the only thing I wound up doing to the engine is clean carb and kit, and change the oil… got lucky !

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

7 hours ago, Bill D said:

As the battery reaches full charge the needle will move towards  zero. 

Well that sounds about right- barely moving towards “5”, as I had the battery on a Battery Tender prior to the shakedown run… thanks.

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Took the Work Horse back out for another shakedown after adjusting the PTO … one turn of the trunnion back towards the PTO handle and the PTO stays engaged… thanks again @Bill D

Also moved the PTO brake (which many of you say is unnecessary, and don’t use) out as far as it would go. That gave me what looks like a 1/16th of a gap between the PTO friction surface and the PTO clutch friction pad. I tried adjusting the brake according to spec but a few thousandths was not working.

Edited April 3, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Painted  the outside of the Work Horse hood… when that dries for a few 2-3 days I will do the Rustoleum Satin Black grille…

[Lee1977 6,659]

Might take more then a few days before tapping it up to paint black. Don't want the gray coming off with the tape.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

 

curious… why paint the grill gray then black? 
 

Looking great!!! 

Edited April 3, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

@SylvanLakeWH… that’s a very good question… I reckon  I did not want to mask it off to keep the grey off the black area to be painted … so I got happy with the grey… “ Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die”… I probably quoted that wrong… I just don’t why I did it…

Edited April 3, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

42 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

Might take more then a few days before tapping it up to paint black. Don't want the gray coming off with the tape.

How many days @Lee1977 ?

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

20 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

How many days @Lee1977 ?

 

After many cases of the 'wrinkles' I wait at least a week.  The longer the better!

[ebinmaine 67,492]

37 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

How many days

Spray can paint?

Are the gray and black the same brand?

 

Is there a "recoat" time on the cans?

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

59 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

After many cases of the 'wrinkles' I wait at least a week.  The longer the better!

I salivating to be finished… a week is like a week to a 3 year old !

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

51 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Spray can paint?

of course…

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Are the gray and black the same brand?

of course…

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Is there a "recoat" time on the cans?

of course…

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But I don’t know if I can wait that long…

of course.

 

I’ve already been cruising the neighborhood with no hood…

don’t you remember your youthful Hot Rod building days ?… almost finished and taking it out with no hood, or no stereo, or no paint, or no windshield ?   

Edited April 3, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

As a Black Hood aficionado, I can assure you there is a trick to taping / masking once... Pick your color, but first color just let it overspray onto other area (within reason) - no tape. Then tape and apply second color with minimal worry about new paint underneath the overspray... And I have had no problem with paint pulling up just using regular old blue painters tape... 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

15 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

And I have had no problem with paint pulling up just using regular old blue painters tape.

How long do you wait ?….

I’ve never had paint come off with the tape either with blue painters tape…

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

Last time I did it I waited a couple days in dry summer temps - mid 70s - 80s… 

 

I only apply pressure to tape at edge by new paint… the rest I just let it float… less sticky tape to mess up the paint…

 

But please note I am not a paint guy… nothing like the quality you and some others on this site crank out… my painting is for rust containment and admiration from a long distance… 

[Handy Don 12,222]

33 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

But please note I am not a paint guy… nothing like the quality you and some others on this site crank out… my painting is for rust containment and admiration from a long distance… 

Great to hear from a kindred spirit on this topic!

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

2 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

almost finished

 

Restored an old MGA back in the day.  Could not resist driving it without the body on.  Really quick go kart!

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

2 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

my painting is for rust containment and admiration from a long distance…

I was thinking that very thing today about my paint jobs… for some reason I just can’t, or don’t try hard enough to turn out top quality. And today I thought exactly

“ Will look fine from far away”…

[kpinnc 12,028]

I'm no painter either, but I'll share my experience...

 

2nd coats: either within 60 mins or no less than 24 hours later. If sanding between, absolutely no less than 24 hours later.

 

I'd wait at minimun a couple days before taping the hood. It's not just the tape pulling paint to keep in mind, it's all the touching the paint that will be an issue. Blue painter's tape is fine. Green frog tape is better. Stuff paper towels into the headlight holes to keep overspray out from under the hood. Wrap everything top and bottom in newspaper or paper towels to keep out overspray as well.

 

And I've always been told that darker colors go on after lighter ones. Otherwise it takes multiple coats to cover the black. You did it right, trust me! 

[ebinmaine 67,492]

5 hours ago, kpinnc said:

I'd wait at minimun a couple days before ********* the hood

 

I'd asked about the "recoat" time because there paints in the market now that call for  a SEVEN DAY wait before the second or sequential coats if not laid on within the hour. 

 

 

[kpinnc 12,028]

14 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I'd asked about the "recoat" time because there paints in the market now that call for  a SEVEN DAY wait before the second or sequential coats if not laid on within the hour. 

 

 

Sounds like that 'Majic' garbage at TSC. That is the worst paint I have used. It literally was still tacky two weeks after spraying. 

 

After TSC stopped carrying Valspar, I expected the replacement to be decent at least. Oh well, my bad...