Recent content by Cfs

I have a Harbor Freight Leakdown Tester. But being honest I have never mastered it. I can pull the head off and I could take the breather off to view the valves and springs. From there I can get a look at both ends of the valves and see how sloppy the guides are. Let me know if you have any...

I looked at an IPL last night and a light bulb came on that this L Head does not have a separate valve ate of the head gasket. The valves on this style of engine are exposed to head pressure and not secured by a section of the head gasket..correct? So a blown head gasket would not cause oil...

I like your take on ‘A good learning experience’. With this being a L head and looking at the shape of the head gasket it does not seem that a blown head gasket would cause oil blowback like a OHV engine which has a separately secured valve section of the head gasket. This is just one large...

Not sure of your carb but the SRM225 trimmer carb has an adjustment screw hidden by a small plastic cap. Cap needs to be removed to get to the brass screw. Once the cap is out you can open or close to get better performance. I gave found In some cases just moving it a turn in or out and...

Have you replaced the fuel pickup/fuel filter? I have had 2 cycle trimmers that would not run right until I replaced the fuel filter

I am helping a neighbor with a 12.5 hp Briggs vertical engine 289707 1179E-3 020503ZD. It is a single cylinder L Head design. It does not have a Nikki carb. The engine had no oil to speak of when I first checked it. The oil sump was full of gas. I drained it out and refilled it with oil. I...

So I got into the Timemaster today. I found that the underside of the mower was quite caked with hardened grass clippings. I scraped and power washed it including the transmission and transmission output shaft. When I got done cleaning it I ran it and the screech was virtually eliminated. It...

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...