briankd 817 #1 Posted January 23, 2022 not been on here past year much been doing whole house remodel sure does keep you busy . now got to tearing into this 82 c145 auto that been sitting in my shed since last year . hope to make this my primary mower for this upcoming season . have a nice 48 " deck to put on it . engine runs good going to do tune up run new fuel lines go thru the carb , adjust the valves and tidy up the electrical harnesses ,change oil and filter in trans . hope to get a break in weather to get it outside to pressure wash it good this pic below what is this pin for? all my other horses have the holes but no pin . it at the bottom of the frame mount to trans wasn't going to paint this one up . just going to paint the hood , front rims and get new decals from vinyl guy on here rest of tractor should buff out decent went and put the ag tires from my 857 on it they are loaded may as well use them they been sitting in shed for 2 years the P.O. had two different tires and rims on the rear one was a sears tire and rim and made the tractor lop sided the sears rim has a different offset also any of the vendors on here have o ring rebuild kits for this cylinder? dang mice was wondering were they took my shop towels after they chewed up the roll of them 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,452 #2 Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, briankd said: any of the vendors on here have o ring rebuild kits for this cylinder? Contact Lowell, https://wheelhorsepartsandmore.com/product/wheel-horse-hydraulic-lift-cylinder-seal-kit/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,828 #3 Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) While you have the fender and fuel tank off, it's a good idea to clean out the cooling fins on the hydro. Just a little degreaser and a water hose usually works fine. Looks like a solid machine! On mine, the crud accumulates more underneath the pump on top of the gearbox, and it's hard to get to with the right side rear wheel on. Edited January 23, 2022 by kpinnc 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #4 Posted January 24, 2022 just ordered motor mounts from ordered the hydro cylinder rebuild kit from wheel horse parts and more and ordered all the tune up parts and other stuff from i save tractors should be good to go now 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,265 #5 Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 1:00 AM, briankd said: just ordered motor mounts from ordered the hydro cylinder rebuild kit from wheel horse parts and more and ordered all the tune up parts and other stuff from i save tractors should be good to go now Thats a good thing. My Shaker plate broke the engine tins around the coil and elsewhere I even had to reinforce the rear transmission tunnel mounts to give the seat something to bolt to. Old bed frames are just right for the job 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #6 Posted January 26, 2022 5 hours ago, ohiofarmer said: Thats a good thing. My Shaker plate broke the engine tins around the coil and elsewhere I even had to reinforce the rear transmission tunnel mounts to give the seat something to bolt to. Old bed frames are just right for the job mine are so bad that you can just pick the engine off the frame no rubber left at all . go to apply the pto and motor moves sideways 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #7 Posted January 30, 2022 got the new motor mounts installed ' pulled the carb apart and cleaned it up . carb looked great inside the throttle shaft does have some slop . adjusted the valves , pulled flywheel cover i like to mark the timeing mark with white paint marker so when i check timing easy to see with timing light . fuel pump gasket was leaking replaced gasket and looks like someone in past installed a new fuel pump it plastic thought theses were aluminum pumps . it shoots fuel moving the lever which is good . need a warmer day above freezing to get this outside to degrease it and power wash it off good . wiring is a mess it all cobbled up . the green thing sitting next to it may go away once i start using this for a mower 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 11,828 #8 Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, briankd said: the green thing sitting next to it may go away once i start using this for a mower Just be careful. If you put another horse in the shed, they tend to kick the crap out of green stuff they can't eat... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #9 Posted February 9, 2022 having the motor mounts bad it shock hell out of this and it did break the ignition coil mount on flywheel housing . took the mount off and had dime sized hole welded it up and should be good now not pretty but never see it once it painted and the bracket bolted back on . almost to a standstill for now waiting for a warmer day to get this outside to degrease it and get some of the sheet metal sandblasted 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #10 Posted February 20, 2022 had a nice day today got this out and got the 30 plus years of crud off this the fins in the hydro packed tight with grass and crud . need to get the rear end oil and filter and engine oil changed and put some gas to it and should fire up . got the points and installed check valve between carb and fuel pump hope this will make this start every time . won't let gas bleed back from carb. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #11 Posted February 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, briankd said: check valve between carb and fuel pump I've been pondering why 'drainback' is a problem. The fuel pumps for the Kohler have check valves in them! Two in fact. If there's a problem with drainback, then there must be a problem that the check valves in the pump aren't functioning properly. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #12 Posted February 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: I've been pondering why 'drainback' is a problem. The fuel pumps for the Kohler have check valves in them! Two in fact. If there's a problem with drainback, then there must be a problem that the check valves in the pump aren't functioning properly. i seen on here awhile back someone had issues before I got this tractor and another member here told me about theses check valves and i got 2 off amazon and put one on this and yes there is suppose to be check valves in pump . seen on here also someone installing primer bulb from outboard to prime it every time they started it so it wouldn't crank long 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #13 Posted February 21, 2022 1 hour ago, briankd said: i seen on here awhile back someone had issues before I got this tractor and another member here told me about theses check valves and i got 2 off amazon and put one on this and yes there is suppose to be check valves in pump . seen on here also someone installing primer bulb from outboard to prime it every time they started it so it wouldn't crank long I have the primer bulbs on both my machines. Works great. There are check valves in the primer bulbs for certain, two of them, just like in the fuel pumps. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #14 Posted February 27, 2022 did some paint work today got the hood front rims and the front frame blasted today went to menards and bought some regal red and clear coat top coat . this going to be a rattle can job . to busy at work in body shop to have it sprayed . rear half the sheet metal decent will buff it out . never tried to clear coat paint from a rattle can before . just doing the top of hood hope it turns out good . thought someone on here said to spray it on while your base coat still tacky but also seen where it may cause base coat to wrinkle . can says to lightly sand before apply the clear 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,629 #15 Posted February 27, 2022 I didn't see where any one answered your question about the bar in the transmission mount. That's used to mount a sickle bar mower. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #16 Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) On 2/27/2022 at 6:45 PM, Lee1977 said: I didn't see where any one answered your question about the bar in the transmission mount. That's used to mount a sickle bar mower. thanks was wondering what that was for . don't know any history on this tractor . when I bought it I say my wife bought if for my Christmas year before last . was tractor only no attachments . have a 48 inch deck from my c120 I am putting on it and a SS 42 inch snow blower this next winter . talked to the paint rep at work today he says he wouldn't recommend clear coating over this rust oleum enamel in the rattle can he says it will lift the base coat and wrinkle it guess I am not clearing the paint now . hope to have painted by end of next week . look's to be warm weather here 60's by this weekend Edited March 1, 2022 by briankd 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #17 Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, briankd said: lift the base coat and wrinkle it I myself would do a test. Spray something that you don't care about, let it cure for a couple weeks, spray the clear coat and see what happens. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,601 #18 Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) On the 312 I restored I used Rustoleum Regal Red and Hardener thru a spray gun. But small tins were rattle can. Wet sanded and clear coated the tins with rattle can clear. Most of the tins had 2-3 weeks drying before clear coating. Edited March 9, 2022 by oliver2-44 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #19 Posted March 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said: drying That's one of the things that's super important. Even spraying a second coat before the first coat is fully cured will cause it to lift and wrinkle. I think the can says second coat BEFORE 20 minutes or AFTER 72 hours... but I've even had the lifting issue waiting 72 hours. So I now make sure to add successive coats before the 20 minute timer is up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #20 Posted March 9, 2022 did some painting didn't come out quite like i would expect but this isn't going to be a show tractor it's going to be a worker the second pic dang paint peeled off when i removed the tape will have to fix that latter when i get warmer weather here . should have let paint cure more that 2 day's i guess 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #21 Posted March 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, briankd said: paint peeled off w Other than that it looks great! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #22 Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) worked on this some this afternoon got the engine tins back on and fuel line ran and hooked up . started draining the oil in trans and engine will be setting now till latter this week till i can get back on it need to get the headlights back in the hood I fabed a bracket up to hold the headlights in the bucket tight will get a pic of it when they are installed . i just have the seat pan setting on it have to adjust the trans it creeps a little when idling in neutral they don't have much room thru the hole in seat pan to adjust it . need to get some of that weather strip to put between hood and steering stand to close the gap there in second pic need to order the hood decals also i haven't done that yet Edited March 13, 2022 by briankd 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,647 #23 Posted March 13, 2022 Looking good Brian 👍🏻 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,051 #24 Posted March 13, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 8:25 PM, briankd said: paint peeled off when i removed the tape What kind of tape did you use ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #25 Posted March 13, 2022 14 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: What kind of tape did you use ? used fine line tape the body shop at work uses 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
