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Generally PTO clutches are hard wired on the power side & the switch makes a ground connection Originally ground was made through the clutch body and you switched the power side but this proved to be unreliable So if your coil has a short to ground then it can be energised all the time & the...

If the sticker under the seat is still there and the top layer with the numbers on it has gone you can still read it by aking some photos with a digital camera ( NOT A PHONE ) at several different angles in good light ( from one side only ). Then load them into any photo editing app you can find...

Genetic information There is a safety circuit that connects the parking brake & lap bars so you can not drive away with the brakes engaged There is a safety circuit that connects the seat switch so you can get off with parking brake engaged but it will stop if you fall off There is a safety...

I am not familiar with that brand However I did make batteries for several year in my immediate post grad years When I starter battery grid plates were 2mm thick and you could hang your washing on them When I left they were 0,5mm thick & broke under their own weight if not handled carefully ...

If you purchased it from a mower shop or real suppliers of mower parts then it would have been electrically testes several times before it left the factory so it will be good & your readings will be bad If you bought it off Evilpay or Scammazon guess where all the bad ones that Honda reject end...

I have no service information for Bob Cats at all so this is very generic These sorts of random shut off happen with faulty seat switches going into "seat empty" mode To counter this some fit delay modules so when bouncing over rough ground the mower does not shut down Delay modules are highly...

Yes you are quite correct. However where & when bad practice is posted it needs to be called out lest bad practice becomes common practice . There is already way too much of this on You Tube & Face Book If people know it is bad practice yet decide to save $ 25 then that is their decision

On manual blade engagements the pivot hole and whatever it swings on wear . A tiny amount of wear at the axis is a big movement at the pulley and then there are angles to take into account The hole can generally welded up & recut round. Good mowers will have a replaceable bush, cheaper ones...

This is the difference between throw away domestic mowers & long life commercial mowers Great Dane for instance has spindle bearings being replaced annually or at 100 Hrs which ever came first One of the reason why mower companies switched to the wrong style of bearings ( deep groove balls ) is...

I hate dealers who do stuff like this Yes replace the head gasket it is an easy job and the parts cost is around $ 25 Make sure you get the right gasket & do not buy it from that dealer The gaskets all look similar but will have a solid tab joining 2 bolt holes or have all bolt holes on...

Good to hear Please get back with the final outcome

I can never remember which way those remote purge bulbs go so I use the wet finger test One side will blow so that hose goes to the return line in the tank The other side sucks so that goes to the outlet side of the carb the other carb line goes to the fuel filter

Extra blade on each spindle ? two per spindle ? Sounds like one of the safety switches is not working as it should The silly mistake is trying to restart a mower that cut out while you were mowing without shutting down the blade switch because with it still in the on position there will be no...

Check the valve lash first. You can check the coil but on that model the coil almost never fails . In fact no coil on a magneto ignition fails It is the timing chip that fails

Debris gets into the fuel tank If it is fresh vegetable matter the petrol will displace the water then the debris becomes almost invisible in the tank It also floats because the mass is almost the same as the fuel As you mow the debris get sucked into the outlet blocking it then when the flow...

Classic floating debris in the fuel tank blocking off the outlet or bad fuel line blocking off the fuel supply When it stops, pull the fuel line off and blow bak through the tank If it is hard then goes easy and the surging goes away for a while then that confirms fuel starvation. Do that and...

I regularly find then not fitted properly happens when Joe Average holds the blade with one hand while they do the nut/ bolt up all the way with a rattle gun The star is not hard but the blade is so it can shave a tiny fraction off the edges of the star which then get trapped under the blade so...

Some times ?

No information is because these jobs are done by skilled fitters who know To remove tapered races the easiest way is to run a bead of electric weld fully around the middle of the race When it cools the race will contract & drop out. Again std practice in engineering workshops because doing it...

If you bothered to check that chart then you would have seen 15/16" is a std blade hole size Blade thickness is not important for fit Thicker blades have a lot more momentum so will not die as quick in long tough grasses and of course will take more punishment before it bends . Thicker blades...

Did your old carb have both of those screws ? So you have bought a junk carb off Scamazon and this is not the carb the engine came with . The High speed ( throttle open ) is determined by the main jet at the bottom of the transfer tube In the side there should only be one screw , the long one...

These are very robust units I probably replace 20 wheel ratchets for every box I rebuild The box is a PIA to remove & replace and the Honda manual assumes you are a factory trained mechanic This is the instructions from my wholesaler for removing & replacing the entire unit .

No arguement that the experiment into capatilist demand economy has been a dismal failure . This comes down to lack of government oversight and enforcement of what were some of the best business laws on the planet . However when it comes to giving advice then it should be the best advice It...

Valve lash is the next thing to check The recommended periods are for when there is no problems so are scheduled maintenance

Goes like this Companies start up with venture capital A venture financier wants to get back 2 or more times the money they put in some time down the track When the original shares get to the return level the venture capitalist sell out to the dividend seekers The dividend seekers want maximum...

It will bolt in but not plug & play electrically

Well that knocks out altering the spindles so you are left with enlarging the blades or getting an enlarging bush made up

That is an old motor so no surprise that it does not start easily When it stops give the carb a SHORT SHOT ( yes I was shouting ) of carb cleaner or starting fluid down the carb throat . If it does not start instantly then you have a spark problem Let us know what you find for more instructions

If the boots are in good nick once or twice a season will be fine I thought I uploaded this diagram before part 22 & 7 are the ones that usually wear if your problem is in the gear box and not in the drive ratchet as Rivets has already covered To test those you need to raise the mower & support...

I just makes it harder for you to blow back. The fuel pump ( where fitted ) has 1 or 2 check valves so you can not blow back through it from the outlet side

The place I usually go is the Stens " chart - blades " which you will find in the resources section on their web page, along with a lot of other very useful stuff. So you need to download the pdf file then look at the blades that are 20.5" long or slightly longer because you can cut a long blade...

Yes you will need to make a spring hook of some kind to stretch the spring back & fit it You are correct that it moves the tension rm in the opposite direction that the brake moves it when you put your foot down . That set up with the big washers to support the belt run reminds me of some of...

So you send them another email asking what you can do to get around this . Make sure you send them the full model & serial numbers of your mower I have bought parts from them in the past because full US retail + freight is still cheaper than Australian wholesale by quite a long way

The drive shaft has some pins that break in the universal joints at each end So you start the diagnosis by checking that the drive shaft is providing drive to the gear box Thus first part is to check the drive shaft There are also some fine splines that can wear flat So you pinch it when the...

No adjustable jets on that mower So detail what your problem is Add the model & serial numbers from the tag under the seat & we will see what we can do to help

The only battery that is profitable to recycle and can be made from over 75% recycled materials is the lead acid flooded cell battery. The gel cell Pb batteries are 60% recyclable But the media so then the governments decided that Pb was the devils material so we cannot use it any more...

Chirping means it is running against some thing that it should not Usually this is because it is routed on the wrong side of a belt keeper or brake

Yes US safety laws require all blades to have a brake

This is text book floating debris in the fuel tank blocking off the fuel supply Next time it stops pull the fuel line off on the tank side of the pump ( if fitted ) and blow back through the fuel line. If the engine fires right up them either the tank needs a clean or the fuel line has degraded...

Murray was the biggest manufacturer of mowers in the USA making mowers for just about every one apart from Toro & MTD I know this because in the Murray master parts list is the colour code prefixes and they contain all of the makers propriotity colours , ie, JD Yellow, Viking Green , 2...

Like Rivets I warranty my repairs for a period of time , in my case a full year And like every other tech here my time has a value So it is a value judgement. The cost of the time for me to check a gasket properly assemble the engine, find the old gasket failed then redo the job or the cost of a...

Well down here Stens distribute Torch .

There is some truth in it but a lot of BS as well We send more tones of iron ore to Japan , Korea & China than the world uses water However entire lakes have vanished and sink holes are happening all over the place. Several rivers in Kyrgyzstan that were diverted by the USSR to irrigate cotton...

Not a set of linkages I am familiar with On all I have worked on the rod # 29 would pass strait through the brake lever a long way Then there is a compression spring and a nut passes that so you can adjust when the rod pulls the brake lever on . If the brake rod pushes the lever to activate the...

Mulligans seem to be not only a good price but honest and offer good information on the commercial viability of repairs and even upgrades .

Head gaskets are about 1/2 to 1 hour each side carb cleaning actually can take longer but replacing the float valve is a 15 minute job .

Now you US folks could have some fun here and send Home Depot letters asking their "environment officer" to justify his outrageous claims Include the calculations for your own vehicles & tool then finish off with a comment to the effect of "If this is the level of lies & deceipt that Home depot...

Difficult to start on starting fluid is usually either valves or ignition As you have checked the key that only leaves faulty coils or bad valves To check the first, remove the kill wires from the coils and try again with the starting fluid NOTE starting fluid should be very short shots as you...

There should be an adjustment on the rod that activates the brake which usually also has an over run spring You back it off so that the drive cutch just starts to slip before the brake engages or dissengages . The brake is either on or off there is no slip because it works by locking the diff...

Talk about BS statistics If you feel like having fun work out the actual volume of exhausts of your leaf blower ( a tool I have always thought we could do without ) Capacity x revs x time then do the same for your vehicle and divide it by 2 because it is a 4 stroke Note they used "avarage car "...

We invented stable detergents that both hold the crud in suspension and prevent what did not get removed by the filter forming mud in the bottom of the sump. Kerrosene is actually abrasive . Nothing wrong with re-refined oil, that is basically what semi-synthetics are but the oil companies did...

Well he said the shell had rusted out so no need to pay the extra $ 600 for the rest of the shooting match I assumed that the rest is OK

No electricals at all indicate a dead battery, bad battery connections ( both of them ) or blown fuse 1) check the fuse 2) run jumper from battery - to the engine & try again ( tell us what happened ) 3 run jumper from battery + to solenoid battery terminal ( tell us what happened ) 4) run...

That screams blown head gasket And the blown head gasket could have been caused by a hydro lock And the hydro lock is caused by the float valve not cutting the fuel supply off . In use this manifests itself by the engine running normally when you first start then over time begins to run rich (...

Turns a bit then stops then turns a bit and stops is most likely either a hydro lock or valve lash out of spec First confirm that you can turn the engine over by hand by rotating with your palm on the debris shield. If not then pull the spark plug & try again If petrol gushes out then you have...

Well a new deck shell is listed as currently available 40" simplicity deck But at $ 471 US + freight it will not be cheap in the UK even from the local distributor . Note from the part listing it could be any one of 5 brands so check all of those part numbers as often they will all retail for...

The courage range is the engines that the mower companies want to pay for The command is what the owners actually want I am a fan of the Courage singles , such an easy engine to work on and the only one that you can change the oil filter without having to clean up a horrid mess or make up all...

Don't sell your self short I have to do similar things to get some of these springs off & back on again I have some ratchet tie downs that have been shortened for this purpose

We digress here a bit but I do not charge for quotes so when Fred Fool walks through the gate with a no compression hand held I really do not want to waste much time on it So it is " Probably got a stuffed bore sir , gonna cost $ xyz to fix , see what is on this screen " They realize the...

There are a few different types of impact drivers Rattle guns applies to battery or air powered ones as distinct from the ones you hit with hammer or wind on to tension a spring

Stilsons is a pipe wrench You can also use a lock jaw wrench , a chain wrench or even a chain lock jaw wrench around the shaft Most times it will hit against the side of the mower or the clutch anchor plate which leave 2 hands free for tensioning Some grease or copper anti-seize on the shaft...

From experience anything bigger than 42" needs a blower and even some of them can not cope well without one .

On a twin usually one of the con rods On a single usually the counterweight But in any case you will not know till you open the engine or poke a bore-o-scope down the cylinders and down the dip stick hole after removing the dip stick. I thought they were a wank but use mine a lot now days...

Sealed batteries ended a lot of that as no more acid fume to condense on the battery top And yes a std service item done at every service .

That is an impact crack some thing inside has come loose and smacked into the crank case So yes you can weld it No JB Weld ( or any other goop ) will not hold long term . But you have to pull the engine down first to see what came loose and if there is internal damage

If that has the flat 4 pin seat switch plug it can not be bypassed as it has a tamper proof shorting strip inside the socket So remove the seat switch and tape the plunger down if for the purpose of testing you need to have the seat switch activated

Stilsons on the spacer between the transmission & deck pulleys

Well sort of He needs to find & check 21 as it is a fails to accelerate & dies problem

YEs and that is the magic phrase where computerised picking beats hand picking hands down . I did manage to get one 3pl mob I worked for to change their softwear on the grounds I would kick the can if it caused a loss but would pick up 10% of increased profits I got a $ 65,000 bonus They...

There is a reason why there is a pretty little tag under the seat at a minimum we need to know the numbers on it The problem that kohler had with the magnetos was trying to do an electronic advance / retard which was fantastic when it worked . The ones on the singles seemed to hold up well and...

Same product, different can . A lot of lifes problems can be understood if you just remember all that "useless" stuff that got crammed into your head at school . All corrosion is galvanic and once you get your head around this then preventing , or at best slowing it down becomes an easy job...

Honda is being safe combustion creates acid by-products that end up in the oil where they hopefully are neutraised by the anti corrosion addatives in the oil blend . Added to that is gravity will cause the heavy contaminants to settle on the bottom of the sump where they form sludge that is...

Guilty as charged Memory is not what it used to be . However the tip about shortening the inner spacer still holds The outer races are a problem because they are really difficult to knock out . It is SOP for tapered rollers where the bearing cones do not have adjusters Some gear ( not mowers )...

I think Bolens before their first take over was the last company who made a deck that lifts square And that was an all day job to fit a new deck belt . Both the locally made decks lift as a parallelogram all of the USA decks lift in an arc because it is cheaper to make them like that . As...

It all depends upon the quality of the inventory control soft wear Good soft wear ( ie nothing marketed by Microsloth ) will flag the items as "pending sale" or similar the second the order is placed . Rubbish soft wear will not update inventory count till after the items have been invoiced ...

Did you look up the part number or just google "Troy Built Pony deck belt " and order the cheapest one that popped up ? BEcause if you provided the same total lack of information when buying the belt that you have here there is a 99% chance you got sold the wrong belt . My wholesale catalogue...

On most decks the middle height position had the belt & engine pulleys aligned on the same plane Thus the distance between them is the shortest Raising or lowering the deck moves the pulleys out os alignment so the distance between them increases Increasing the distance naturally increases the...

Fortunately most tapered roller bearings are fairly good. I have a lot of old 2000 & 3000 series Cubs that also use the correct bearing for blade spindles, tapered rollers . When they get a little slack I take a few thou off the spacer. To date the only actual bearings replaced were off a couple...

I should have also mentioned that the way to test a hydro is to park on a hill , turn the engine off release the brake and give the mower a push If it stops strait away, the hydro is good & your problem is elsewhere If it rolls slowly, the hydro is on the way out If it races down the hill like...

Depending upon the exact model the drop in replacements are not particularly expensive in the USA Down here a common K46 drop is in $ 800 ( Aus ) plus another $ 400 for me pulling the hydro repairing & replacing it . Luckily I have a repair shop handy who refaces the worn parts then shims them...

Personally Face Ache is not the platform for mower repair businesses to advertise in unless you want to work for brain dead idiots who will question everything you do because they saw some one on face book do it differently or 3,000 face achers told them you were doing it wrong , charging too...

The usual method is to take the pulley bolt off first while holding the blade then pull the spindle out leaving the blade on the spindle Unless they bearings are heat shrunk into the housing ( heat the housing & chill the bearings ) there are only so many times you can replace the bearings...

What kills hydros is too much load combined with too little speed They work on a fine balance of high pressure oil pushing pistons up and the oil leaking out between the valve plate & cylinder block , there is no oil seal . I have a pile of elderly customers who insist on controlling ground...

In a word No Back in the days when engineers designed things they would design a belt run that used a standard size belt because they are cheaper for them to buy and it just makes good engineering sense . Now days risk adverse accountants with computers design mowers and all of the belt makers...

Do you have a nice new exhaust gasket in there ? Are you sure it is leaking where you think it is leaking ?

OK so you have a gravity system. Test is the same but you can pull off the fuel line anywhere as there are no check valves to prevent you doing this .

If the engine pulley is behind the drive pulleys then the left side always packs it in way before the right 2 reasons for this 1) the deck tosses more debris on the left side so it runs hotter with resulting thinner oil 2) the slcak side of the belt is the left pulley so the belt tends to slip a...

Using is rather like buying a lottery ticket Always done with the hope you will never have to do it again . The downside is because it is a PIA job to clean the silicon off , people are reluctant to remove the rocker cover as often as they should

Find the problem before you replace things or you will end up replacing things that were not broken and may even make things worse . Remove the belt and spin all of the blades & pulleys . They should be smooth & quiet Check the belt for burned spots, hard patches, cracks and missing bits

You are getting excessive crankcase pressure causing the oil blow out only 3 causes for this 1) piston rings / bore bad but this usually makes them hard to start and blows smoke during use 2) head gasket leaking between cylinder & push rod tube ( OHV engine only of course ) 3) crankcase...

Thanks very much Bill for coming back with that It is some thing I have never come across before but from now I will look for Glad yo got it sorted now go mow .

Yes ethanol in fuels is a con job from start to finish. Gasahol e-85 to e-95 actually does lower overall pollution in engines designed to run on it. Alcohol has a much higher detonation pressure so you can run engines on it with compression ratios up to 20:1 You drastically increase the fuel...

Remember back in high school, in physics you were taught about GALVANIC CELLS Well in the real world a galvanic cell creates some thing called galvanic corrosion and it is why they bold zinc or aluminium blocks to the sides of steel ships . IT is why galvanise iron is called Galvanised iron &...

When it stops pull the fuel line off at the tank side of the fuel pump ( if it has one ) then loosen the filler cap and blow back through the fuel line If it will start up strait away after that then you have floating trash in your fuel tank that gets drawn into the outlet and blocks it off .

Np special tools required other than some good jack stands Remove deck & belt Jack up Remove wheels Get under & take a lot of photos of the belt run, the tensioner arm, where the springs go and the control rods Remove belt from pulley remove the brace bars between the two hydros put jack...

About 2 hours work if none of the bolts put up a real fight

not without the exact model number from the decal under the seat

Nope you will destroy the hardening and it will bent really easy after that

Charge it then put it back & start the engine Measure the voltage across the terminals engine off then at engine running full speed , should be 13 to 14 V DC. Then check it for AC should read almost zero Then go to the regulator and check the red wire to ground should also be 13 to 14 V DC...

Your carb has blocked idle passageways

buy a pair of red in line spark testers and install them When the engine is running properly they will glow red/ orange Watch them when the engine is faultering If one ( or both ) start to flash then you have an electrical problem If they remain constant then only flash when the engine get to a...

I soda blast the outsides then wash it off with hot water Inside they get no sprays at all and never any compressed air to do cleaning I do use degreaser to verify flow but nothing with a solvent in it .

Well Toby next time a customer comes in with one side of their ZTR weak, pull it down and have a look at the two valve plates They will be trashed Remember that the hydros put a load on the belt that resists the pulley turning If you look at the late model ZTR's you will see that the drive...

Where do you guys get this BS from Magnetic flux is totally unaffected by rust , paint or any other coating . In fact agressive wire brushing can destroy the surface magnetism Pinch your kids / grandkids science text book and read the physics section like you should have done at hight school And...

Every switch simply connects or disconnects wires They are all simple switches and apart from the engine plug are all simple blade terminals Thus you make up some jumper leads with a blade on each end to bypass the switches 1 at a time The exception is the seat switch but Cub do not use the...

I never said they were all junk I just mentioned that a lot were junk And in most cases the regular home owner can not tell they are junk till it has been fitted As for evilpay, they show your screen name not anything that can be looked up to verify who you are & where you are . I have 5 of...

For bending drag links I use the same 48" shifter I use for bending deck skirts back out Slide the hole at the handle end over the drag link And yes a like Pecks anchovie paste ( did you get that in the US ? ) a little bit goes a looooog way

You can get internal corrosion inside battery cables Most prevelent with ZTR's To check you need to take voltage readings at the battery post while cranking then at the ends of both cables while cranking They should all be the same Can also been corrosion on the terminals inside the plugs ...

Add to that because it is more expensive the petrol stations sell less per day so it tends to be staler than e10 or plain unleaded . Stale is not a problem for a computer controlled fuel injected auto engine but it is a big problem for a carburettor engine

You should be able to buy drag links with adjustable ends . I see them all the time on Evilpay Some times I just take then off & straiten the short one ( because it has been bent ) It is hit & miss so rarely do I get it 100% I have fitted new adjustable drag links I have cut the drag ink in the...

Hydros are very sensitive to the input speed The fastest way to kill one is to run it under load at less than full speed because a lot more oil will bypass the motor and go directly from the pressure port to the return port or from the pressure port out the side of either the motor or the pump...

ba The problem with both evilpay & scammazon is the identity of the vendor is hidden from the purchaser. So this makes them the perfect place for off loading parts bought as scrap metal because they failed the quality control inspection at the factory They are also the perfect place to sell...

They screw off

Please read the whole f'ing thread before posting a reply It is not a bloody new engine it is a job lot of crap engines bought at auction as a pallet of stuffed engines for spares . So no NOT NEW

Dentist pull teeth, I don't If that is the best you can offer then I wish you good luck If the wiring diagram I have is the right one for your mower and that is a big IF then you problem is most likely in the kill relay or the carb solenoid But I am out of here as my ESP is not working at the...

If you go back & read the whole post you will note this was purchased in job lot of broken mowers at auction So the inference would be that a warranty claim had already been made on it and what was supposed to go for scrap metal managed to end up at auction . These have become very poplar down...

That is exactly what happens when a 2 cylinder engine is running on 1 cylinder

One thing it won't be is the pulley Before we can give you any meaning full advice we need to know what mower brand & model we are talking about

At a guess they have fitted the wrong belt. Once a belt inverts it is destroyed so needs replacing again If a new belt jumps off then there is a problem with alignment or you bent one of the pulleys trying to roll the belt on or one of the pulleys is damages or a bearing is damaged etc etc etc

Well that is very good to know as the stuff is very expensive

Because air pressure is pushing the fuel from the tank to the carb Put the cap back on run the engine for 30 seconds hen pull the fuel line off Fuel will squirt out under the pressure that the pump has built up inside the tank . The pressureised fuel delivery dates back to early aircraft practice

Pull the blower housing off and remove the kill wires from the magneto coils Problem goes away = electrical fault Most probably will be in the parking brake + lap bars + magneto circuit

Right now there is a big supply problem that is yet to be fully overcome President Trump started a trade war with China which caused China to restrict supply of some parts to USA manufacturers so the USA manufacturers can not make anything because everything has Chinese sourced components in...

So there is nothing wrong with your needle & seat mechanically Thus carb can be installed However this does not mean a bit of crud will not get stuck under the needle a bit later on and prevent it from sealing then This is why you have a filter on the fuel line

You can not pull on a fluid It is a fundamental property of fluids The pump pushes into the tank then air ( or tank ) pressure pushes fuel through the lines to the carb High school physics

Pull the plug off the back of the key swich Jump the red & yellow wires If the fuse blows then Star has nailed it and there is a short in the wires to the carb solenoid If the fuse does not blow then the key switch is faulty

This will also happen if one cylinder is not firing IT will run sort of OK for a while although being a bit under power then will overheat . From dead cold start the engine and lightly touch both exhaust pipes. If one is substantially hotter than the other then that side is not working...

Start the mower without the cover over he drive shaft and check it is turning With a gloved hand try pinching that tube to see if you can make it stop turning with the engine running very slowly . I have a lot of these in my run used by commercial customers In the gearbox the pin that the clutch...

In the workshop, hook up some sort of alternative fuel tank even if you have to pinch the one off your push mower If that runs fine then you probably have debris in the fuel tank blocking off the outlet In any case let us know what happens

At hose prices I would have asked if they had 2 as springs are a normal service replacement part they do not last forever In any case, measure it carefully including the thickness of the wire & diameter of the coil, take some photos and store them safe just in case you need another one in the...

No the pump pressurises the tank and air pressure pushes the fuel into the tank. A fine point but you can not "pull" a fluid you can only push it . Some thing you should have been taught in high school physics . So the pump pushed into the fuel tank . Are you sure that you connected the carb...

Yep soap & water for me as well. One of my wholesalers used to be the Walbro distribuor & Oregon distributor Unfortunately as B & S get out of making their own stuff and transittion into distributing other peoples products both of these have been taken over by B & S , And B & S Australia are not...

ITis an unfortunate sign of the times that Husqvarna is spending 10 x the money on advertising than it is on customer service. From the day I started in this business I have been advising my customers not to buy any Husqvarna ride on or walk behind While they are not as badly made or poorly...

Where is the voltage regulator connected to the engine ?

When you get your new spindle housings use new bolts Note they are deformed 3 edge bolts to prevent undoing in use Use an old one to cut threads in your new housings on your bench where you have good control Then use new bolt with a little anti-size on them The old bolts will be a tad smaller...

In a governed engine surging happens because the air fuel mix is too lean to maintain a constant speed This happens because the carb can not atomise the right amount of fuel into the air stream or because air enters the system after the fuel has been added If the engine starts off fine and runs...

Goes like this B & S stopped making part 37 So their WHOLESALE web site that us mere mortals can not access shows it as NLA So it can not be ordered from Briggs & Stratton ( they own Simplicity ) Thus the only stock out there will be what is sitting on dealers or second level distributors...

like Craftsman Predators are a shop name. Most of the ones I have seen down here are Loncins but I have seen a few Ducars on garden shredders The bulk of the generic Chinese made engines are derived from Hondas If you are going to copy some thing you would copy the best engines not the worst...

Mac Tip the carb upside down Apply pressure it should hold 3 psi for hours and pop off he seat between 7 & 15 psi with nothing more than the weight of the float holding it closed You can not test it on the engine unless you are pumping a liquid in there to make the float lift up and seal...

Tar Star Looks to be close enough to the same as all of the other Raptor models He is getting a couple of mv on the red/black wire at the solenoid according to post #4 Now as you know the kill relay is working because it runs and shuts off swap the relays over If it cranks and starts then...

Do you have a lever to engage the blades or a button ?

All your piece of wire proves is the wire can carry enough current to power the starter motor. You found the problem back in post # 4 the red/black wire at the base of the solenoid does not show battery voltage when the key is in the S position I do not have an XDX wiring diagram so the...

It usually goes the manifold just after the carb It is where the fuel tank draws air from to replace the volume of the fuel used and where the tank vents to as it gets hot when the engine is not being used

We are about to have a black fellas refferendum Right now Australian social media is awash about how it will be rigged through manipulating the voting machines. A couple of hard right groups are encouraging people not to vote so it will be declaired a null result The posters apparently are...

Clutch bearing has locked up

When it comes to spindle housings most come from the same factory which I think is in South Korea The volume & profit margins are not there for a dozen different factories to be competing with each other as economic theory tells us must happen.

Solenoid does not stop fuel contaminating the oil as all the brain dead idiots on You Tube expouse. It blocks off the MAIN JET so the engine stops It does not stop the float bowl over filling and the fuel running out of the bowl breather and into the engine So you need to clean the carb and...

Here is the rub with 2 cycle premixes and carburettors . The volume of fuel:oil introduced into the engine is dependent upon the size of the hole in the carb jets As you thin the mix the amount of petrol increase and the amount of oil decreases Thus you can end up running rich with the...

Paul, Take some photos holding the camera very steady Upload them into your computer use what ever photo editing app you have to resize them to 12" along the longest end then set the resolution to 72 dpi Then save them as a JPG These will then be the correct file size to upload here .

Go to toro and down load your manuals Service & parts you will need the numbers off the ID tag in the engine bay to get the right ones . As for parts the real companies that have real warehouses and names you have heard of like Oregon, Prime Line , Rotary & Stens will all have good quality parts...

Li batteries do not just spontaneously catch fire They catch fire when bad chargers cause the membranes inside the battery to rupture so the two chemical can react with each other . Sitting on the floor doing nothing is not a problem unless the floor gets to critical temperature which is 75C to...

drop your toro part number into the web sires of HONEST suppliers of QUALITY aftermarket parts Namely Prime Line, Oregon, Rotary & Stens Any of their parts will both fit & work properly if you have the correct Toro part I Foo Lew or any other name you have never heard of on Evilpay or Scamazon...

Well according to the parts diagram below the spring you have connecting plates 7 & 8 together is in the wrong place It should go from the anchor bolt on plate 8 where it is right now to the same bolt that spring 35 goes to which looks like it is part of the pulley guard part 2 Note the free...

Well now days I do not bother to try & remember I have a set of jumpers for seat switches so SOP is to pull the seat & plug in the jumper I always use the shop keys when working on a mower and those keys have a big tag "Remove seat jumper " on them but I have still sent the odd one back with...

Mower heads are an Al-Si-Cu alloy These alloys are heat treated to make them harder ( stiffer actually ) When overheated they revert to full solution soft state and need to be aged to restore their operational hardness Ageing is done at around 300C to 400C ( depending upon the actual alloy )...

yes Check the aftermarket suppliers like Rotary & Stens

To be honest I do have a science degree However magnetism is taught in high school ( well it is in Australia, UK, most of the EU ) However egos with Feaces Book accounts post You Tube videos about thinks they have zero knowledge or understanding about then it gets picked up by others because...

I have now been here for 10 years and from day one there were warnings about buying cheap parts off Ebay and then when Scamazon branched out into everything , Scamazon parts. Apparently the warnings will need to be done 700,000,000 times ( everyone in the USA twice ) before it sinks in . The 3...

Joe pace from the Husqvarna service school has a series of you tube videos titled "2 stroke diagnostics ". He is a dead boring presented but the methodical approach is wha you need starting with pressure testing the fuel tank and the cap They are oly about 15 min a hit look at all 4 of them in...

There are some mowers that will only crank if there is some one in the seat & they are a PIA to service Never had it happen with a ZTR but have had it happen on a couple of tractor style mowers From memory they all had that idiot key-less ignition another thing that is a PIA .

Take the switch out Check that the black wire is actually Ground Then look for a terminal that makes continuity with the G terminal when the key is OFF and no contact when the key is on That is the magneto kill wire if the switch is the correct one . IF you are lucky there will be tiny letters...

OK I will take that back I use a lot of Stens, Rotary Oregon & Locally made parts and have only ever had quality problems fro one supplier Jak-Max who I no longer deal with

You drop the images into a photo editing app resize it to 12" along the longest edge and set the resolution to 72 dpi then SAVE the image as a JPG Phones do not actually convert the image to a JPG unless you set the phone to capture as a jpg Very few people do this because it takes the phone...

IT really gets boring having to say this day in & day out Cheap parts bought from Scamazon or Evilpay are a lucky dip If it is tog good a price to be true then it is not true . Just like on face book when you can not be held to account you can do any criminal - anti social behaviour with...

Norm ? There is no norm IT all depends upon how the engine is mounted and its position in regards to the axels And that is determined by the balance point The engines commonly used in ZTR's spin clockwise from the top which is counter clockwise from the bottom A flexible drive like a chain or...

Remove the blower housing and check that the kill wire is on the coils Common for bodge artists to pull them off when they have an electrical problem relying on the carb solenoid to starve the engine off, which works ,,,till it dosn't

The ones I get which I linked to are 6 pin switches not 5

Bad fuel line or using oil line for fuel

Hard to diagnose with the limited information you have given. Starting point would be a proper cleaning of the carburettor & check of the float valve Also try mowing with the fuel cap loose

In Aus they run to around $ 2000 so we have a couple of shops that repair them Apparently this does not happen in the USA where replacement parts are cheaper There is a drop in pump/motor unit to replace the worn out parts It is a simple repair, just tedious to do with lots of essential careful...

IT is a 2 way system The tank has to hold 3 to 5 psi of pressure to force the fuel into the carb However as the fuel level drops air has to get into the tank to replace the fuel or you will get a vapour lock Check out Joe Pace 2 stroke diagnostics on the evil You Tube

Yes John Deere I said as much in the first reply John Deere switch & key Use the "more" button to get the list of JD part numbers . Down side is finding a plug to go into the back of the switch Star might have a part number for it but I do not And again as already mentioned it is a proper key...

We can not check which particular wiring harness you have unless you post your serial number because that is how Scag lists them. Some Scags kill the engine by the key switch connecting the G ( ground ) wire which is black with the magneto wire , possibly white and marked with M on the back of...

When Cub brought out there steering wheel ZTR I replaced the spindle bearings on 2 that were less than a month old Both took them to the dealer and both were quoted $ 120 for the repair The reason is a poor deck design coupled with an even worse deck wash out system and no proper instructions in...

That is a little confusing the transmission belt is above the deck belt right up high So the term "lower drive belt " infers it is a varidrive transmission of some sort which some cubs do have I got lazy and did not bother to check the specifications before answering your post .

Yet another You Tube video supposed to be comprehensive yet sadly lacking unless you have no understanding of SI units of measurement . A hair will not pass through the metal screen unless it arrives dead square on which would never happen so not exactly truthful And o course he seems to think...

If the loop is broken any where it will not work so the mower will not see it an run off into the distance till it hits something or the batteries run flat .

Applying the brake should make the belt go just loose enough that it can slip on the engine pulley without the pulley burning the belt . Old belts can take on a set and require a fair bit of running to get hot enough to pull the set bends out of them from being doubled or tripled inside the...

I put a pair of scissor jacks between the wheel & frame ( rim if possible ) done up with fingers only to avoid ripping the axel right out . Then I hit the end of the axel with an air hammer with the point of the bit ground off flat Now you have to push hard so the end of the bit never looses...

Walker are one of the few companies who are more than happy to help owners . Being a small company and family owner & operated they are proud of their products and stand behind them 100% no matter how old they are. Service manuals & prats breakdowns are all on their web page for free download...

If the base of the id tag is still there , even if the printed layer has peeled off it can still be read Take some photos in strong light at a variety of angles with a digital camera NOT YOUR PHONE . Drop the images into your photo editing app then increase the contrast and drop the brightness...

Park the mower on a hill Engine off then release the brake It should stay there is the hydros are in perfect condition If it is hard to push & stops when you stop pushing it , then it is in very good condition If it is easy to push and continues to roll after you stop pushing the hydros are...

Make the effort to instal Linux and use it for 6 months till you get used to it . Because it is different to Windows it take a little while to get muscle memory happening so you stop closing windows in place of resizing them . Once you get used to using Linux you will understand just how much a...

Hunting is usually because the engine is not getting enough fuel to maintain full speed So either not enough fuel getting to the carb Carb not adding enough fuel to the air Air entering after the emulsion tube in the carb When presented with this my first step is to run the mower from an...

All detergets are alkaline that is how they break down fats Rinse in a dilute vinegar solution then boiling water

Start with the fuse 15 A . these corrode or go bad at the connections No difference Unplug the PTO and jump the wires directly from the battery ( or any other 12 V battery, I use a motorcycle battery ) works properly = good PTO & Bad wiring if that works then go to the PTO switch pull the plug...

check that you have connected the solenoid on the bottom of the carb For some silly reason some of them are polarity sensitive so try the connector both ways

Thought I had answered this message It is a perimeter wire . No chance of electrocution If there is enough slack slip some heat shrink tubing on each side of the break about 1" on one side & 2" on the other Strip back about 1/2" on each side twist the wires together along their length Slide...

You are not alone I often get a customer coming back claiming that the belt I sold them is too long because they had the tensioner on the wrong run Rule of thumb is tensioning pulley always goes on the slackest belt run which will be the one going to the engine pulley On ZTR's the left drive...

Well that is a totally different story In that case , if the crank is otherwise in good shape, take it to a jobbing engineering workshop & get them to drill the cross drilling Water jet drilling would be the preferred method considering it is a crankshaft and the hole is at an acute angle to...

To me it sounds about right I have a couple of West Woods here that had opposed cylinder L heads and nothing new will fit into the space without major modifications . So they sit here waiting till I find where I put that box of spare time to rebuild the motors with I have an Ariens Zoom that...

Liquid grease ( 0 -00 - 000 ) is generally filled to just below the joint line in the cases so it won't ( yea right ) leak out when not in use. Being thin the gear will pick it up and throw it all over the place. Axel grease ( bentonite ) is filled to the top because being thick it does not flow...

If it is supposed to be crossdrilled and it is not them that is a maunfacturing defect and is warranty no matter how old the engine is. The factory can not honour it because there is no way, you the customer could have done a Penn & Teller and made the oil holes vanish I am assuming that you...

Unfortunately for citizens of the USA you can not buy any of my favourite mowers , push or ride on

Sounds like a win to me I hope you took her out to dinner

If you are catching crud after the fuel filter then some thing between it and the carb is on its way out As you know you do not need much crud under the float needle to cause it not to seat A little tool you might consider making is a dead solenoid , guts removed and piece of plastic tube...

Safety switches Seat + parking brake + magneto Seat + PTO + magneto See some thing in common here with your problem ? Good chance it is the seat switch or the wires going to or from it .

Just because the fuel is fresh from the service station that does not mean the fuel is fresh or even the right blend for the season. Nine times out of ten a hard start from cold is the choke not being 100% closed . And remember it is a carburettor engine not a fuel injected engine like your car...

I would suspect that the timing is out Chronic overheating comes from timing being too far advanced or fuel ratio way too lean Too far retarded will also cause overheating , but before that happens it will blow a lot of black smoke. What do the spark plugs look like ?

Loosen the carb mountings and slide it 1/4" or there abouts off the engine Leave everything connected If the carb is failing then that will stop fuel entering the cylinder and you will see fuel dripping from the engine side of the carb In very rare cases a ruptured diaphragm on an impulse pump...

It is really good that you took the time & made the effort to post a reply and I for one appreciate it when others respond However before you do so it would be really beneficial is you checked what you are posting was factually correct which what you posted is not . This gets really really...

IT does not But a surface layer of dust, oil & electrolyte do conduct which is anothrer reason why you paint over the terminal with liquid electrical tape or use a generous amount of grease

There is a shut off that connects the lap bars to the parking brake so you can not drive off with the brake on . Could still be the seat switch or the set switch relay BB publish their loom lay out and think it is wiring diagram and I have never been able to find a reliable wiring diagram for...

I seriously doubt that the impulse pump is the problem considering that near 1/3 of the tractor style mowers run gravity feed . Impulse pumps are very robust and very reliable in the 12 years I have been running my service business I have needed to replace only 1 failed pump. OTOH I have...

Provided they are sourced through a reputable wholesaler they should be fine. Just like spark plugs 100% of them get pressure & flow tested as they come off the production line Usually with very finely filtered air So I doubt that any of the Stens, Rotary, Prime Line or Oregon ones would be...

have a close look at the photo Me thinks you might find this is a walk behind Despite Jeremy not bothering to tell us so .

OTOH you would probably do better sending the failed one to Sintergy and asking them why their adapters have failed 3 times in row. Their might just have been a manufacturing problem with them that they are not aware of . 2130 Industrial Blvd, Reynoldsville, PA 15851, United States Sintergy...

The manufacturers name in the end says it all Sintergy Thus it is a powder metal pressing They used to be a forging Decades ago engineers found you could not directly substitute a powder pressing for a machined part let alone a forging Nothing wrong with powder pressings, most car gearboxes...

Are you bagging ? The FS series have very poor designed air filters and if over tightened will allow unfiltered air to enter the engine . This is a problem with a normally used mower but with a ZTR with bagger it is a disaster I have re-ringed 3 to date and all of them were on TimeMasters with...

I use a length of all thread with a nut on one end so the gears & spacers slide off the shaft directly onto the rod Then I degrease them, & do a visual inspection 1 at time before sliding back onto the shaft Double on Rivets warning , they are Sharp and blood will rust steel & dezinc brass...

I use none of the above except on walk behinds where I use the pancake type because of space restrictions . The sintered bronze filters are really good and can be backwashed I use them on my vintage motorcycles I use metal cased ones on fire pump for obvious reason Injected ones of course need...

Usually this happens when the head gasket is blown or the float valve ails & the sump is 1/2 full of fuel

John Deere and Kubota both use a better key JD use the same key ( but different switches ) in all of their road plant so while it is a better key, there are only 3 or 4 of them Kubota use a Z profile key which is milled both sides However it is a 2 sec job to pull the plug on the switch & jump...

I and my commercial customers use dry lithium spray grease Domestic customers once a season, commercials once a month

Thanks for the closure & congrats on the repair Now go mow

Cal, the biggest single market wants only sealed bearings on domestic mowers so there is no pollution caused by owners not cleaning off the grease when they grease bearings. Second a 2 RS bearing wholesale is almost the same price as an open one But an open one requires extra machining for the...

Yes I have an old Tecumseh flat head tank that I use because it has an internal filter and an intigrated fuel tap The idea is to work out where the problem is so this rules out fuel supply If it runs fine like that then I move the connection back to the next element ( pump or filter ) and if it...

Is that engine new or used ? The only important thing is crankshaft PTO dimensions as all the other bits will transfer from your mower to the new engine There are a lot of variations in the basic spec the drop in Hp should not be a problem At worst you will have to run a bit slower I put a 40...

You blokes are doing fine 16V shows the regulator in the rectifier/regulator is toast Over voltage will cause the plates to gas and that blows paste off the plates which reduces the capacity to provide high currents So the battery is probably toast as well

Check the grease nipple hole Some are pressed in and a lot the hole strips the thread out

This particular graph is supposed to include estimates of illegal immigrants , visa overstayers & working visa holders Perhaps USA maths are different to the rest of the world but a curve that has gone from 2 to.38 signifies a decline to me Now I know this is a percentage chart so will vary...

No that is exactly what happens They strike each other for a few revolutions then they get in time because one blade slips on the belt till eventually it catches back up again when they will start to strike each other again.

Please do not put words in my mouth then argue against them what I said was " World population growth rate is actually slowing " And this is a recorded fact the RATE of increase is declining It is increasing in some 3rd world countries but that is set against the decline in 1st world countries (...

The standard fix for accumulated water in a fuel tank was to add ethanol to it , or methanol for that matter which was cheaper but not as effective We used a paste that changed colour when it came into contact with water to test for water in fuel tanks and this included the tanks at the petrol...

Fan gear, steering rack call it what you like and do it who you like but yes limit it's travel

Yep put them on the fan gear . The whole tight turn was a bad idea from day one , causes a lot of steering problems which pushes more towards ZTR's the very thing it was introduced to counter .

I get numbers from SCIENTIFIC organizations or people like the various UN organizations not shock jocks on Face Book with a strong political agenda . The birth rate ( not the actual population right now ) is what is important and it is 2 ( static ) or less than 2 ( declining ) for a lot of...

Unless you have sealed off the battery cables to prevent water ingression then all of that pressure washing ( which is the most destructive thing you can do to a mower ) has probably caused the battery leads to corrode under the insulation . Mowers should be blown down not washed down as grass...

it is a maintenance reminder It will flash for around 10 hours or so then stop till the next scheduled service is due Can be annoying , it is meant to be . If it has just clocked over 500 hours then it wants you to do the 500 hr service

Well I did start a thread for people who do know to recommend You tube channels worth looking at and from memory there is only 5 recommendations to date The current server does not do stickies

Dixie is a tiny brand with a small production capacity so there is no incentive to export to OZ as we are a small market Americans seem to like to feel they are dominating nature so will buy a 5,10,20 acre block and mow the entire block, usually with striping patterns . Australians value our...

They actually market a range of both spraying enamel & brushing enamel under the POR 15 brand which is very hard but you can use any normal top coat paint . I use brushing enamel over it on vintage motorcycles

Well we can do a lot to lessen our foot print on the planet and save the finite resources World population growth rate is actually slowing and if you remember , China has a 1 chid policy that every "developed " country decried as being "unhuman" . Korea has a negative population growth , Japan...

When was the last time you checked the valve lash ?

The spark from a magneto is exponentally related to the speed the magnetic field cuts through the coil At cranking speed you are at the very bottom limit so you get a cruddy spark You need to test it at operating speeds , that is what is important You just need enough of a spark at cranking...

Couple of things here Firstly does the governor arm move when the engine slows down ?

Yes, yes, no yes Remove tyres wire brush SMOOTH & clean or sand blast back to bare metal & do a POR15 treatment Do not powder coat When the wheels are dry and the paint is hard refit the tyres Do not put any goo into the tyres Run them at 20 psi

Corn is a product that organic engineers absolutely love as it is a wonderful concentrated package of carbs & protein that can be economically converted into almost organic molecule that they want to from ethanol to synthetic meat to plastic . As we start to appreciate the real cost of throw...

OK First of all you are doing things the wrong way round. You ask here first , get told the truth then go on You tube to try and find some one who knows what they are talking about ( cuts out about 75% of them ) then watch how they do it . If the coil has a remote control unit ( often called an...

Never seen this set up ever on any mower, skid steer excavator that uses a small petrol engine Running remote filters is quite common because there is no space for them or they would be impossible to replace , particulary on stand ons like Dingos & Kangas Running an oil cooler is also common on...

Engine surging is 99.9 % of the time caused by the mixture being too lean to maintain a constant speed. Speed drops, governor allows throttle to open fully which causes the carb to "suck" harder on the main jet on the initial increase in the air. This causes more volume of fuel to be sucked into...

The left side goes bad a lot quicker than the right side reasons 1) left gets a lot more dust & debris on it so the oil overheats 2) left side is on the push side of the engine belt so the belt tends to slip on the left pulley. Thus the left pulley turns slower which creates a lot more wear on...

hook your meter to the battery then get some one to turn the key on If the voltage drops lower than 10V then the battery is toast .

More likely a cat Apart from cockatoos of various kinds that have a warped sense of humour so will throw pine cones & macadamia nuts at me if I have neglected to crack the shells for them the only aggressive birds around here are magpies, but once to feed them a few times they identify you as a...

Murray do not have a bush on the fabricated front cross member pivot As such it will move in 2 arcs, one up & down & the other front to back Because the cross member pivots in an arc, the fan gear needs to be able to do the same to some degree. There are 2 bushes on the king pin that control...

Excellent You need to appreciate we have to assume you know nothing until otherwise informed. Should be a doddle for you then. You would not believe how many people "test" their coils by flashing the battery + wire across the kill terminal. I have seem at least a dozen You Tube videos advising...

Yes tariffs to protect the local industry from competition in the land of the FREE MARKET I mean you would not want any of your money going to Brazil or Haitti would you.

Please tell us which B & S engine Model - Code & Serial Some primers squirt fuel through the carb while others depress the float so the carb floods .

We got the same BS down here Funny enough the brother of the Prime Minister was the manager & a major shareholder in the only plant that produces ethanol from sugar cane and the cane fields are all marginal electorates Then it gets called "Environmentally friendly & lower emissions" but when...

When ever you have time, noting is compulsory While it is raining work through the wiring diagram There is a mistake on the key switch as the red (Battery ) wire has to be connected to A in both the on & start positions so the ibottom 2 o"s should be shown as tied or there would be no power to...

Take it back Could very well be the blower housing not replaced properly which has now taken all of the fins off the fan If you take the blower housing off to check they they can claim you put it on wrong. Send the shop an email so you have written proof should it come to a shooting match

Gets back to that discussion we were having in the oil filter thread,,,, Cheapness . So you have 2 choices, buy the aftermarket ones that do have adjustments on them or bend the drag links to shorten the one that is too long In reality you should straighten the one that is too short but that is...

Search tyre lube, Every auto shop carries it every tyre shop caries it AS for inflating, I just take the valve out and use an air duster that has a very large hole in the end of it . That will seat the beads ( usually ) although warming the tyre or stretching it by putting a tube in it blown...

Try some lube on the pivots Note WD 40 is not a lubricant

Welcome By & large all you get from an introduction posts is Howdy . Please post the full model & serial numbers from your mowers ID tag Generally the cranking circuit goes through the PTO switch , parking brake & lap bars Some times it is direct & others it is via relays

What you get inside the float bowl is concentrated tars that are not removed during refining, concentrated dye ( so we can tell the different grades ) and any other concentrated non volatile agents added to the fuel ( which is not petrol ) and that happens regardless of weather it is leaded or...

If the magneto & carb solenoid have wires connected to them then there are only 2 other long runs of wire inside a loom tube One set will go the the electric clutch so they should run under the floor The other set run to the headlights along the floor with a plug near the hood hinge...

The wheels should have a slight toe in to make it easier to turn the steering wheel back to strait ahead

If you are talking about a big black screw, that is just a cover that holds the idle jet in place undo it fully and remove the idle jet ( it might be part of that screw ) The Idle jet has a big hole right through it, this is for the air It has a tiny hole in the bottom this is for the fuel and...

So you bought a new 10A stators wth 2 yellow wires going into a white plug did you ? If that is the case then yes you car wire it to the honda rectifier yellow to grey and red to red please put a plug in there just in case it is wrong & needs to be disconnected quickly The Honda rectifier...

And to me they are tyre ruts not an uneven cut Too low at the front or too high at the front then you get a pair of curves cut by each blade as the sides cut a different height to the front or back Not balanced left right then you get a saw tooth pattern You have square edged roughs and that...

It is a recipe for a disaster Use a vacuum sump pump. as previously mentioned Thus you eliminate it accidentially opening while you are mowing

If the seat switch is the sole cause then I would have expected the engine to cut out when the parking brake is released As for Loom layout diagram that is presented as wiring diagrams , I print them out on A3 paper then trace over the bits I need with coloured pencils or over markers .

The only place that the bum that warms the big chair in the white house makes any difference is in Wall Street where all of the desk jockies go beserk buying & selling stock options . The Suez canal carries ALL of the freight to & from the EU into Asia Around 60 ships a day So over 6 days that...

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Brake switch is faulty

Prior to getting the tyre changer I used a Breezer tyre tool The important thing with all of these is LUBE and plenty of it .

It is rich on the idle jet A lot of hand helds are supplied like that and need to be retuned when run in .

This looks llike a double post so a short answer this time Get a full rebuild kit remove the carb ( not easy on a Walker ) and clean it then fit the complete kit Pay careful attention to both the air filter & fuel filter on Walkers as it gets very very dusty under that catcher .

It is a dry Lubricant Leaves a costing of lithium soap You know soap = slippery Down side is it wears away relatively quickly so needs to be done regularly for full protection Using the straw pressed agains the joint will firstly blow the crud out of the joint then evaporate to just leave...

When they work properly they are great, just nit suited to some decks you grind blade tips at an angle so the back is shorter than the front Have a good loot at the edges of your blades. Where they are striking will be obvious. And remember blade lengths are diagonal as previuosly mentioned

only fitted to decks that have timed overlapping or counter rotating decks JD is one of the few companies that still make alternative decks for their mowers

One of the few HF devices I would recommend is their mini tyre changer . To get the tyre off you need to get the tyre off the bead on both sides and into the channel in the middle of the wheel Then work the tyre off using the removal tool I found it works best if you rotate it while trying to...

Six bolts will drop the tranny about 1 foot ( 2 on each axel & 2 on the stabilizer at the front ) without undoing anything else That is more than enough space to get in there with a long air duster & blast the crud out Then with a can of Dry Lithium Spray Grease fitted with a straw apply...

Replace it They are quite frail and fail regularly I buy them by the box full and even then run out from time to time Another EPA solution to a problem that does not exist

Well just about every manual I have read says to OIL them daily which of course no one ever does So if there is a grease nipple then it gets lithium grease Everything else gets dry lithium grease from a spray can, AFTER the mowing has been done and the mower cleaned down with a long air duster...

And you will find that image as the very front page of your parts manual which is a free download from Husqvarna

When ZTR's came out all the tractor style mower makers went to "Tight Turn" steering to prove that are just as manovourable as a ZTR which of course they never will or can be unless they go to rear wheel steering ( like a forklift truck ) . So you now have wheels that just about turn to a right...

The main jets are held in place by rubber O rings which go bad after a time Fairly sure the idles jets on that one are also O ringed Get yourself a rebuild kit Could also be a failing float valve Tip the carb upside down. the weight of the float should hold back 5 to7 psi

You will end up paying a lot more than that Quality aftermarket staters are available from all of the genuine after market parts wholesalers Prime line used to have the best priced starters , Rotary, Stens & Oregon all do them. Why people want to play parts roulette is beyond me For all you know...

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Firstly lets check you got the correct switch According to the parts book your should have Ariens part # 01545600 This is a Delta switch with 5 terminals The terminals may have tiny numbers cast into the back of the switch Below is the connections and under that the wiring diagram Both of...

From memory they have a connection from the PTO ( or switch ) that goes to the hour meter which records mowing hours not engine ignition on hours.

The $ 50 ones are junk They are 2 pole starters that draw a lot more electricity and produce less torque

And a ground cable to the body I hope Some starters have replacible brushes , some don't and others are hard to find So if it does not spin, nothing to be lost by pulling it apart to see what went wrong Good chance that while it was jambed & you were energising the starter you burned out one set...

Sit down with a long cool drink and watch all 3 In particular the last one listed The entire fuel system is a closed loop pressurised system any pressure leak will give you grief And I know when you search Joe Pace you get 15 pages with links to Joe pace the musician but the 2 stroke ones are...

Once again Please post this on a new thread not tacked onto the end of 31 pages of welcome & introduction posts the second navigation bar ( white with green text ) has a tab "post new topic " on the far right side. Please use it

Parking brake switch or wires to it

Time to replace the starter gear Either loosen off the starter mounting bolts or turn the engine backwards by hand to loosen the starter drive pinion If you have nbeen smacking it with a hammer then remove the drive pinion & energise the starter motor to check that you have not bent the end of...

You are correct the smoking is happening because the belt is slipping on the pulley Slip the belt off and have a look at the shinny polished region where the belt is running It should only be the sides , if the root of the V is polished then that pulley is worn out I can not find an IPL for...

Truckman Please post this in a brand new thread Title it Ariens EZR 1742 Wiring Problem The post what you have written above in the text I for one will not bother trying to work with a brand new problem posted where it should not be particularly on a thread that is already 8 pages long .

The anti hysteresis spring is these to keep the two levers tight against the rod. It takes up the wear Without it the wear in the holes causes the throttle butterfly to overshoot so then the governor over corrects then the throttle over shoots so you get a situation exactly the same as surging...

most likely it is nothing more than a worn transmission belt or the tensioning spring broken, loose etc Is the brake pedal in it's normal position ? can you pull it back further and if you do this does the mower run better ? If you engage the bypass to push the mower, can you push it easily or...

That should make for a better seal Soft will conform hard will not conform Just so long as you get the sides of the tank into the groove all the way round .

Nice mower Not an engine I recognise, although it does look very much like a BSA 98cc A engine which after 1962 became a Villiers as BSA sold their stationary engine division to Villiers What is on that tag on the cover behind the carb ? If it is a Villiers or BSA engine it should have that...

BEcause you are looking in the wrong place and the weight is needed for the postage costs . You need to go to the aftermarket parts catalogues , Rotary, stens , Prime Line, Gates They will list your belt by the OEM number, their number plus list the ( supposed ) belt dimensions MY go to is...

Or a worn cam I had a customers mower that would not start early in the morning. By the time I got there it was lunch & the mower had been sitting in the sunlight for several hours It would fire right up without a problem Next weekend, the same thing So I did a valve lash adjustment Next week...

FWIW The bulk of the hydro filters are around 10µ The bulk of the engine filters are around 25µ And that is a big difference .

Not in the Husqvarna manual Try the hydro makers manuals .

Well that seems to point to a fuel problem If it happens the instant it is on the incline then probably in the carb If it happens after a few minutes on the incline then probably in the fuel delivery system or tank . Those red testers are what I use because you can not see a blue spark in...

Did you check the owners manual carefully? on ZTRs some times the valves work in opposite directions & some work in the same directions Both turn counter clockwise = needle valve, one full turn Both push forward or backward = ball valve 1/4 turn

Open the photos on a computer Use what ever photo editing app you have to resize the imaged to 12" along the longest side. The change the resolution to 72 dpi and SAVE the image as a JPG.

No but a bit of rubber grease ( the red stuff ) will make it easier to fit and reduce the chance of damage to either the grommet or tank

Firstly new does not mean correct or even good, particularly if it was bought from "Mr Cheap Cheap For You" on Amazon or Ebay Next question is how long does it do it for ? A minute or so is fine all the time is a problem . Mower engine run on the idle jet until you put a reasonable load on it...

Qualcast bought Suffolk mowers out AFAIK the Punch was the original Suffolk mower with a suffolk engine Being a UK company they were sold mainly in the UK & Europe ( predates the EU ) They also had a factory in Australia AFAIK the Australian Qualcasts used Launcen engines who would latter on be...

The gap simply changes the spark timing and on mower engines it is not all that critical. Magnets should never be cleaned it is bad for them the laminations can be cleaned but again apart from measuring the gap the rust makes absolutely no difference to the spark Moving closer will advance the...

It is standard industry practice for things that the owner is not supposed to pull apart Thus a sticker that has a hole in it means the warranty is now void techs are supposed to replace those stickers after doing a service Just about every electrical devise will either have a sticker that...

OK I will pay that , you can see if there has been a catastrophic failure internally by cutting the filter open What I should have said was cutting filters open to compare them will tell you nothing unless you do physical, mechanical & chemical tests on the contents . And your comment about Fram...

If B & S are going to survive then they will need to do a lot more of this MTD hood winked them into closing down Murray so actively rebadging Simplicity & Ferris will go a little way towards recovery Remember they are now supplying 1/3 of the volume of engines that they used to . And in todays...

It is not an odd size 1.125"ø is standard for commercial grade engines

I would have put a stronger spring on the tension arm or just moved a bit further back to increase the tension a bit This is of course assuming that the spindles spin freely , have good bearings and the blades are balanced .

right on topic All of this is supposed to reduce pollution but every step they take they make it worse. The tragedy on this is it will kill people ( well the boats tanks very well could ) and they clots that are doing this are being paid with your tax dollars .

Nice job.

Oil threads are always full of armchair experts who have little to no understanding about lubrication Oil filters come a close second Always fun Over the years it has become very apparent the less people know about some thing the more ardently they will argue about it . Remember all of the...

Fit a B & S long ( or short if you like ) Stens sell them , made by Champion who are the OEM suppliers to most engine makers for about 1/3 the OE price Heck , I charge my customers $ 20 ( Aus ) for a Stens filter and feel guilty about that All mower engine filters are basically the same spec...

Mower engines run on the idle jet until you engage the blades or start driving up a hill That is why the engine speeds are called "low Idle " & "high idle" So you have a problem with the main jet or the fuel supply to the float bowl. The tube you are asking about is the tank vent. EPA...

Well there are 30,000,000 of us so not hard to do. I got head hunted to go to SA during the BS embargo years, I turned it down, one of my very few regrets

Firstly the cap has to be on because the fuel pump pressureises the fuel tank to PUSH the fuel into the carb People think the pump sucks but it does not . I like to use an in line spark tester to establish if it is a fuel or ignition problem If the tester flashes till the engine stops then it is...

OK, I answered the fuse question in your previous post . I have no Turf Tigers in my service run but the engine will use the std B & S oil filter . Vanguards by default are fitted with the B & S Short filter #842921 ( there is over 20 different numbers for this filter ). I usually fit a B & S...

Jeff, Your car fuses are either under the bonnet or inside the cab where it is warm & dry all the time Your mowers fuses are out in the open , even if you keep it garaged overnight , you will get condensation. Unless you have greased the fuse box & the fuse you will get corrosion . All metal...

You start by finding out what the problem is , then repair it . The first thing you check on these engines is the fuel tank & vent Once I became aware of this I changed more fuel caps than I did carbs Look up "Joe Pace- two stroke diagnostics " he has a series of 3 you tube videos where he runs...

Just not exported to Australia There were a lot of brands that never made it down here And of the ones that did a lot were rebadged to a local brand

Some one might But we never got them here so I don't & that is what I do with unknown transmissions

I used to fit the Stens gaskets which are cut from the same sheet material as exhaust gaskets and work a lot better However they only do 1 size down here so I found a supply of after market ones in a kit that are the same material as the B & S ones and come with rocker cover gasket. Down side...

This is a symption of a faulty seat switch Start the mower and then stand up without the parking brake engaged & repeat with the parking brake engaged. If the seat switch is working properly the engine will cut out with the brake off & continue to work with the brake on .

The drive will be covered by the drive maker, Parker, Tuff Torque, Hydrogear etc Sp ferrit around the undersid to see if you can find a make & model number for the drives then go to the appropriate company web page for information.

RPM. Please do not argue with the techs who are trying to help you. We rebuild these carbs an a daily basis That is the most commonly used metering diaphragm gasket So common in fact that Rotary & Oregon both sell them in packs of 10 & 25 so we , the techs can afford to replace then every time...

by and large the only thing that the switch itself will cause the fuse to blow is if it connects the B (battery ) terminal directly to the G (ground) terminal. After that it has to be a wire that is connected wrong. So the next trick is to unplug everything one at a time till the fuse stops...

You are not alone most of us have done it at some time Now go mow

Yes that will either be the seat switch some one pulled off or the reverse switch to stop you mowing backwards The reverse switch is on the axel for Hydros, on the F-N-R lever on variable pulley drives and on the gearbox on geared models . BE careful when you reassemble the brake as you will now...

In place of guessing how about downloading your parts book from the Ariens web page then checking the wiring according to the wiring diagram. If you have troubles reading it the post your full model & serial numbers so we can refer to the correct manual for your mower. Most times Aries like to...

If the VR is getting an AC feed then it will be converting it into DC even if the DC has nowhere to go So the meter measures the POTENTIAL between the + and - , not the FLOW which would of course be Amps Remember a voltage reading is just that , the electrical difference between 2 points When...

This is classic blocked fuel tank symptoms. When it stops pull the fuel line off at the tank side of the fuel pump , remove the filler cap and blow back through the fuel line . It will probably be very hard to blow at first till you dislodge the debris If this seems to temporarily fix your...

In that case the VR is shot

Because I can rarely get a record on a turntable , my chances of lining up the oil pump is zero So I fit the sumps first then I fit the oil pump Also on some B & S engines the governor can slip out of place & get caught preventing the cases mating properly .

Sand paper might mean some thing different in the USA Down here is means just that, screened sand glued to paper used on plastics & wood Wet & dry is what you use for lapping and by prefference on a flat but sloped surface with water feed to the top to lubricate the sheet & wash away the debris...

FWIW I generally fit a grease nipple to all spindle housing that I replace Then on the bottom I fit the sealed bearing ( 2RS) and on the top I fit a metal shielded one Z or ZZ The Z shield is not airtight so I can pump up the housing till grease starts to ooze out of the bearing. Cant do it...

Yep they did away with the adjustment ( cost cutting ) Check the idler pulleys , they wear and a very small amount of wear makes a big difference to the belt tension So it is new belt , new pulleys or both On high hour mowers where the blade pulleys are worn I also fit a bigger idler or shorter...

IT is a design flaw that some better mowers have overcome On most the belt is a strait triangle the engine pulls the belt from the right pulley & pushes it towards the left So the left pulley will let the belt slip a bit Thus it is always running slower than the right , despite the tensioner...

A very common problem on mowers with low fuel tanks & big filler necks Yes it is a job that should be done around a 5 year time frame Worse on ZTR's than Tractor style mowers

Check that the VR has a ground Usually the case is ground but if bolted into a plastic blower housing it needs a ground strap ( or two ) from a metal part of the engine .\ Remember electricity flows in a LOOP so there must be a connection to both +&- To test the VR you unplug it then measure...

The fuse is blowing because one of the ground wires is connected to a power wire or a power wire is connected to ground It is difficult when some idiot mutilates the wiring The 2 wires from the stator are the wires I was talking about They go into a white plug The red wire is DC to recharge...

Well according to the wiring diagram ( very bad one at that ) the honda had a rectified, charge indicator & oil warning light None of which are on your B & S engine And as Star has already mentioned you will need to swap that alternator for 20 amp one , because it will have the small magnets in...

The hard O ring will allow fuel to leak past the float valve Replace it Chek what part you order because there are 2 varieties of this seal One has the "o-Ring" as part of the seal & the other ( latter style ) has it as a stand alone item .

Once again this is CAR technology being blindly applied to mowers where it does not necessarily hold. Not many car engines blow head gaskets on alloy block alloy head engines between the cylinder & pushrod tube . In the case of these engines it is not head warp it is EROSION of the bridge which...

Did you check the black wire for a ground connection ? It comes as a shock to many that both sides of a circuit the + & the - can be switched and in this case the black ( ground ) wire is switched from open circuit to ground by the PTO switch Blades off , ground Blades on , no ground The...

They tap strait through I usually put a socket around them for support and tap on the other side with a brass mallet. They are steel & the calliper in aluminium so you can also bake the calliper to up to 400C then tap while it is hot. That usually shifts the most stubborn of them . Derust &...

Yes that will cause the belt to fall off The tension pulley which should be on the run of belt that comes FROM the engine pulley hast to be able to swing on the tension to prevent the belt flapping

You might like to think about going one grade heavier oil The oil could be thinning just a little too much thus building up excesively inside the cylinder .

When overheated the head becomes soft and the valve guides start to slip inside the head So they need to be staked or even pinned or the head replaced Now that is the fix for the valves then you have to find out why it was overheating in the first place which is usually debris accumulated under...

When it stops remove gas cap remove fuel line at the fuel pump and blow back through the fuel line. If it runs for substantially longer then you have debris in the fuel tank that needs to be removed So try both of these ( at different times ) and get back with the results .

The human eye can no resolve almost white on not quite white but the camera can. Even if the top printed bit is gone the camera will pick up the difference between the faded region that had no print and the region which had print so did not fade it should be 38x?????? The other way is the...

Not a good idea and will not help if the pins are rusted in place or the pads have rusted onto the disc and then when it does move he will have to readjust the brake which is a problem to get right .

Get a digital camera - NOT YOUR PHONE and photograph the sticker outside in the daylight from a variety of angles . Then load it into any photo manipulation app you have and increase the contrast , The numbers will suddenly appear. Occasionally I have to invert ( make white black ) some apps...

next time you mow, stop next to your car/ truck . If it will not crank then hook up jumpers from your battery + to the solenoid battery cable side then - to the engine and turn the key If it will crank and start like this then you have a bad battery cable or bad connection If nothing = bad...

check that the choke is actually closing fully

So now when the kids complain about having to learn all this useless stuff at school you cal show them how it does fix every day problems .

Would you please explain what scientific principles apply to this post How exactly dose derusting the surface affect the magnetism or the magnetic flux in the coil ? There is probably a Nobel prize in physics awaiting you if you can do it. This is a place where genuine advice is given to those...

Really ? Never hear of this before so it must be very localised . Would you please explain how not carrying enough voltage causes the starter to continue to spin after the key is released ? I would really like to know so when I get a rash of this happening I can fix it Now I only have around 40...

Remove the spark plug rotate the engine so the piston is all the way down ( away from the head ) get a telescoping magnet and insert into the plug hole so it touches the sides of the cylinder A cast iron liner will attract the magnet an alloy one will not

That is easy. Buy some rolls of damaged news print paper at one of your auctions They often turn up because the center core gets damaged so they will not run properly in the press. lay a 3 sheet thick layer under the mower before you start to work on it then when you have finished screw it up &...

FWIW Never ever touch the flywheel magnets removing the rust is awste of time and makes absolutely no difference to how the engine runs It is a fruphy that some idiot , no brained , moronic , puss bag ego maniac posted on Face Ache so every other total idiot repeats it because in their stupid...

That is exactly what you should see battery voltage at the solenoid trigger wire to trip the solenoid which closes the connection between the heavy cables to the starter . Now for test 2 Get a short piece of wire and jump from the battery lead on the top of the solenoid to the trigger wire...

Or even the belt fallen off a pulley .

Point is that there is zero chance of stretching a steel bolt in an aluminium casting, it just can not happen Bolt stretch when tightening into a cast iron block can happen but not into an alloy block tensioned to 20 ft lbs That sort of torque is not even in the elastic deformation range...

Surprised it started at all But a good , if not slightly costly result . Measure the amount the valve guides protrude into the head They should all be identical inlet & exhaust left & right With stuck valves good chance the guides shifted before the pushrod bent .

The kill wire that turns the mower off simply grounds the coil If it falls off at the coil end then the mower will not turn off The terminal is hidden on the underside of the coil so is hard to see They have been known to fall out or break off .

Look at the plate on the engine where the throttle cable moves the white plastic slide Behind that plate you will see a lever that moves forward as out open the throttle near the end of travel this lever pushes on a wire loop that closes the choke Now what I failed to mention is the choke...

Check that the cable has not slipped under the clamp on the engine end Otherwise the main jet is allowing too much fuel to pass it or the float has allowed too much fuel into the float chamber .

Roll pins respond best to a push rather than a hammering A roll pin punch is like a std pin punch but with a shoulder cut into the end so it sits square on the end of the pin I use old rollers from roller bearings turned down the same way in a big G clamp with the smallest socket on the other...

Sorry for the bum steer Yes the H is for Hydro the A is for Agony ( plastic transmission ) They have not turned up in my service run yet apart from some Stigas

Feed the pump from an external fuel tank If the problem goes away you have a partially blocked outlet in the fuel tank .

Pull the trigger wire off the solenoid It should show 0 V at all times except then the key is turned to the S position From memory that unit has a starting relay which can also fail closed so energises the starter solenoid full time

Do yourself a big favour and spend the money on the JD technical manual for your mower It would have already saved you a lot of money from replacing parts that are probably perfectly good . The reverse switch is generally on the transaxel and activated by the control arm hitting it . Usually it...

To an extent You missed the last line Too much oil = carbon build up+ piston & cylinder scoring = no compression I have seen 50 times more 2 stokes where the owner ran too heavy a mix got a carbon build up on the exhaust port that broke away got stuck in the ring the gouged grand canals into...

It will only take 100% to bare metal However it will wick into crevices and cure there as well, it will just take a bit longer & not be as strong . POR 15 at its weakest is still better than Kill Rust & other alkaloid base paints And yes the whole box will need to be stripped bare

The transmission sits under the mower frame and the axel ends are secured by the mounting bolts each side. AFAIK the only purpose of the top bolt holes is to stop the whole transmission tilting forwards when tension is placed on the belt It should be OK to use as is In any case I do not think...

Good to hear raj Happy mowing And feel free to pop back any time . B & S put out a rathe nice series of booklets called the "Repower Guides" A bit deceptive as most ( included me ) think it is about replacing engines but it is all about replacing electrical systems Older ones are all over the...

Post deleted because numb nuts here read it as YTH not YTA So Star is right & I will go get a bigger cup of strong coffee to see if the brain will engage

What Slomo is trying to say is are you sure you set the valve lash on the compression stroke rather than the exhaust stroke The "tests" is to check the valve lash at TDC twice So set the lash, rotate the engine 1 revolution and check the lash If it is bigger on the second check then you set the...

Keep it civil fellas Abe is right, the thread can deform but they usually neck at the junction between the thread & the shank before the threads actually deform because the threads are constrained by the thread of what ever they are threaded into. If you have a nut & bolt situation then over...

Adjust the valve lash and make sure that the choke closes fully, if not undo the cable clamp & adjust the position.

IT is called a 12V 4 pole solenoid Nothing special or unique and now days most are universal so they have 2 sets of brackets for mounting vertical or horizontal

The only better steel protection is heavy zinc plating or dip galvanizing and neither of them as as permanent

Welcome . It would really, really, really,really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, help if we knew which engine you have rather than having to guess from the colour of the wires So I will assume that this is a B & S ENGINE I will assume it has the rectifier regulator...

Take photos before you touch the brake Do not touch the middle bolt that is for adjusting the brake Put some thing under it before you undo the 2 bolts / nuts at either end of the caliper. There is a small brake pad and steel shim under the caliper plus another pad behind the disc. The disc has...

Yes that is the stuff. The actual chassis paint is a furane resin that chemically combines with the water on the micro rust that the cleaner promotes happening ( you need a macro scope to see this ) and thus is chemically bonded to the surface forever . It is a bugger to get off so be careful...

If it runs better when the blades are running than when they are not then the idle circuit has some sort of obstruction If it makes no difference then there is insufficient fuel getting into the engine or there is an air leak between the engine & the carb If yours is a plactic manifold they are...

Are you sure the click is coming from the starting solenoid ?

The brake is rusted on We did not get yard bugs down here so I do not have parts diagrams get some one to push the brake pedal while you are underneath to see where the rod goes to on the transmission , ignore the belt pulleys moving, that is the clutch . Most of the tractor style mowers I...

The last Yamaha motorcycle engine I pulled down had metering jets on every cam bushing on the DOHC head to control the oil flow Every where else the oil hole drillings were different sizes to get the right oil pressure / flow to do the job required It was 500 cc , produced 6 times the torque...

degrease then dump in a bucket of vinegar ( if there is no alloy bits ) for a couple of days

The head is tested for warping , erosion & thread pulling . Warping is done corner to corner and is very rare on a mower head Erosion is quite common because the gasket starts to leak and the movement of gas , particularly burning gas erodes the metal from both the head & the block, exactly the...

This is only true for CAST IRON engine blocks where the head bolts are done up to 100 ftlbs of torque or there abouts . If you think 20 ftlbs into alloy is going to cause any structural change to a bolt, even a grade 3 bolt then you must have been asleep during your science classes at high...

We see this day in and day out I see it almost daily in the workshop But every time we warn people that the bulk of the cheap carbs are junk some one always chimes in with "I have bought X and all mine were perfect " As you have found out it is very much an unluckydip Glad to hear you have it...

Do them in the full POR 15 treatment that will still be pristine when your kids hand them on to their grandkids If done properly bullets bounce off POR15 and it will never ever rust It is what true professionals use on vintage & veteran chassis

Roy Gripskie & sons If the sticker is still there take some photos with a digital camera an different angles ( note camera not a phone ) Open the images in any photo editing app you have From there increase the contrast and the number will appear Your eyes do not see almost white and nearly...

Your original Lawn Boy ratios were for mixing with engine oil Modern 2 stroke oils get mixed a lot thinner In fact if you mix to the old ratios you usually get carbon build up around the exhaust port .

What he said I used to get my kit from Dave Chan who seems to have vanished so I now buy from CTS direct. Probably gone through several hundred WYL kits and never seen one without a rubber tip