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Thanks for the wise advice. I thought about this long and hard since my initial post. I did the rough napkin math on estimated repairs...

I'm going to disagree that air cools better than grease. Grease will conduct heat way better than air. Wheel bearings have to be removed...

Grease not getting past sealed bearings.... In this video, this guy disagrees that bearing seals will block grease from getting to the...

But then you go on to refute my claims of "way more power".

I don't recall, but I doubt we had racing oil. This was the early 80's, and we were changing it every race day. Probably should have...

You DO understand the concept of racing engines, right? High lift cams, bigger valves and valve springs, ported intake & exhausts. Steel...

Like I said, not a complete valve job. And these were all-out racing engines. The only OEM parts were: the block, head, lifters and...

It wasn't complete valve jobs. I didn't replace valve guides, and I didn't cut valve seats or valves. I was a teenager, so this kept me...

I disagree. I used to race karts with 5 HP Briggs flathead engines. I ran open class, and the engines peaked out around 6000 RPM. At the...

Hey just wanted to update everyone it was the pushrod jumped out of place lol took me about 5 minutes to fix and readjust the valve now...

Mostly flat lawn... I'd skip self propel. I have a Toro Recycler with Personal Pace and electric start. You will need to keep the...

I would check the spindles, and make sure they spin freely. Grease them while you're in there. Most spindles never get greased. You will...

For me, the worst offense is running your mower with the discharge chute held open, and directing the discharge toward the road. Usually...

I go by time. If I can push mow a yard in 30 minutes, I don't need anything bigger. An hour of pushing is my limit. If it takes longer...