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Good point Nobody replaces just the one shoe that the heel fell off of…you get a new pair

Do you suspect both bearings would be bad? I see there is a 3rd bearing in the center that supports the shaft is that potentially an issue?

I stopped at his house and shared the sad news with him. He took it well and said he has a line on another used JD for $400-$500. I told him that he’s 2 for 2 on killing tractors from lack of routine maintenance… not rocket science. I strongly suggested he do better on his new-used tractor

I just acquired a 21199 serial 4008… The guy I got it from said he was trying to fix the transmission. Problem being a loud screech when the transmission is engaged. He said he replaced the belts all 3 of them and it did not help. His take was that the transmission needed to be replaced and he...

I am going to have a heart to heart talk with the neighbor, He bought this John Deere used a few years ago after he tied up the engine on a Husqvarna tractor with a Briggs on it also due to lack of oil and general maintenance. I would have thought he would have learned his lesson from that...

Rivets. Thank you for the manual! I am digging into right now Hopefully I will learn a thing or two, and avoid asking too many dumb questions Spit

I was looking at parts breakdown o -line and I see 2 different part numbers for cylinder heads 24 318 105 S and 24 318 113 S. One is I identified as #1 and one as #2. Is there a left and right hand head? I was unable to determine which is which. I only saw one Head gasket 24 841 02 S. So I...

I am looking at a neighbors John Deere L130 It has a Koehler CV23S 75569 engine a V Twin style and according to the tag on the blower housing in was made April 13 2004. What I found was the engine would not start l sprayed some starter fluid into the carb got it to run. I found it was very...

So I got the old valve keeper installed and had trouble getting it to run. I set the valve lash 3-4 times at .005 both valves. I must not be savy enough to get it right the 1st time. Anybody want to share their process for setting valve lash on a OHV please do so. I let it sit for 3-4 hours...

I redoubled my efforts and searched the area where the keeper flew into..and I found the original keeper. It fits the valve perfectly. The original does not have the projections, whoever suggested that those needed to be filed or dremel-ed away was correct. I am going to use the original and...

No it will not fit into the smaller hole outside of the head…it is just too small of an opening. If you see the photo the placement of the smaller hole on the keeper it is not allowing the full 4.8 mm circumference valve to pass into it. I do not know who I could check with at Kawasaki to...

Correction: the most narrow part (the gate way between the larger outside hole and the center hole) of the center hole is 4.1 mm not 5.1... If it was 5.1_it would fit in I think

No it will not fit into the smaller hole outside of the head…it is just too small of an opening. If you see the photo the placement of the smaller hole on the keeper it is not allowing the full 4.8 mm circumference valve to pass into it. I do not know who I could check with at Kawasaki to...

I am attempting to repair an old Ferris 36 inch walk behind. It has a Kawasaki FC401v engine. I removed the head and found both push rods not in contact with the rocker arms, and that the exhaust valve was stuck. I removed the head and removed the exhaust valve cleaned up the valve shaft and...

Thank ms to you all for your input. I was hoping that given the good condition of the piston & rings and the cylinder, I would be able to replace the broken rod and be back in business. Then I noticed the scoring on the crankshaft from and lid. I knew I should get input and advice looks like...