Recent content by Bob Leistner

Thank you so much. It is a beautiful day here in Pittsburgh, so I will make use of this right away!

I think you are correct, Star Tech. I had found the water cooled version, but mine is air cooled. I have about 600 hours on it and would really like to make sure all the adjustments are factory correct. I am an old auto mechanic so I am a bit maintenance fussy, for lack of a better description...

A Service Manual.

Hi, I've been looking for a manual for the Vanguard engine in my Cub Cadet. The engine code is 350447 1111-E1 03100811. Thank you for any assistance you may offer. Bob L

There is such a tool as a pulley puller and I am surprised that everyone of you don't own a couple. They look very much like a bearing puller. They almost always make short work of removing pulleys of most any size that we work with.

You can check and adjust your clickers with a good old beam style torque wrench in a pinch. They are still the most accurate and durable. There is a service in Beckley WVA that I have used to have them recalibrated. I have checked before and after with a beam style to confirm that it works. If...

Do not use grade 8 bolts unless you intend to increase the torque to the proper spec for a grade 8 bolt. Torque specs are specific to a fastener not application. The torque on the fastener will cause it to "stretch" to create the maximum clamping pressure that the fastener is capable of without...

Use to cut 8 acres with a good old fashion Craftsman riding mower...... It more about how tall you let it get.When it got too tall it was a 6ft. Brush Hog and a IH 560 : )