Recent content by jallenaz

It's stitched together.

Today I got all my parts finally and installed them. Starter motor, solenoid and new filters. Blew out the vent holes in the gas cap. Sealed up the opening in the intake manifold with hot melt glue. The tractor started right up. The starter motor sounded much better than the old one and the...

It is enclosed.

It looks like it might have split open at that line. Never having had the shroud off I wouldn't know if it's always been that way. I did notice it looks like a small piece has chipped out of the edge of the parting line. That is shown at the very edge of the picture. It might be time to...

We will find out when it's running again.

I have my original owners manuals and I see you are correct about it saying to remove the shroud to clean the fins. It says every 100 hours to do it so I probably thought I didn't need to worry about it right away. Didn't know how dirty it would get then.

I have two filters on order both with pre-filters. It will be a couple of days to get them. I can use both pre-filters as you suggest. What do I wash the outer pre-filter with oil with? Soap and water? I will order two more filters in a few weeks. The starter motor is on order also. I'm...

I assume you like the DB Electric starters that are cheaper than I found a Kohler starter. The new replacements from Kohler have 9 teeth instead of 10 for more torque they say. But $50 more. I'm going by my Tractor Parts Manual part number.

Yes, when I disengage the mower it speeds right up. Is that a good thing? I hope. I can change out the starter. I've been to Youtube.

I see Tractor Supply has filters. I will get a couple. I have had such a cloud of dust while mowing when I turned into it the mower almost died. I try not to let that happen

I'll have to find a source for a new air filter. I just cleaned that K&N really good. But now that you mention it it looks a bit swelled up. Attached picture same angle as the previous last after I cleaned it out beyond the dipstick. It's the dust that collects and turns solid everywhere...

It's dirty under the shroud but I don't think it's so dirty it would cause it to over heat. The fins don't have any dirt caked in them. Mostly just a thin layer of dirt everywhere. I'm cleaning it off anyway. Cleaning under the steering and control rods behind the engine. Lots of dirt piled...

My yard goes to about 500 feet to the street. I don't think I can water it all and dew is pretty rare here. As it is the moisture from the grass turns the dust under the mower bed to cement. It is rusting the mower bed but not too badly yet. I really should take the mower off after each...

I take it you don't like K&N filters. It is so dusty here at times that I have to stop and knock the dust out of the filter about every hour. I would need a new filter after every mowing. I only have 116 hours on the mower in 14 years. I only need to mow 3 to 4 times a year but it's about 2...

I have a Craftsman mower about 14 years old. It has a 54" mower and the 26 hp High Performance V-Twin Kohler engine. This year when mowing the engine would gradually lose power like the air filter was dirty and plugged. Cleaned it and washed and dried it being a K&N filter. Mowed another 15...