Recent content by LKB

Thanks all. I removed the PTO switch and it was indeed "stuck" in the off position . . . why, I have no idea -- maybe a current surge arced inside the switch and fused the contacts? If the switch was permanently stuck I'd need to replace it, so before doing that I just applied some muscle /...

*<sigh>* “If it’s not one thing, it’s another.” Thanks to the assistance of folks here, I solved my fuel supply issues on my old LT1046 and last Friday knocked down the thigh-high weds that had grown while it was out of commission. But when I went out this morning to give it a second cut...

*<sigh>* “If it’s not one thing, it’s another.” Thanks to the assistance of folks here, I solved my fuel supply issues on my old LT1046 and last Friday knocked down the thigh-high weds that had grown while it was out of commission. But when I went out this morning to give it a second cut...

Thanks, that’s what I figured. It just runs against my grain to scrap something that can be fixed.

I recently scored a used Predator 9kw generator for next to nothing, because apparently it needed a new cylinder head. I replaced that and it runs and generates power just fine . . . but it belches white smoke like mad, and so it almost certainly needs a ring job (or worse). (I suspect it had...

As you’ll down further in the thread, that was my original thought. But after ruling out everything else, I isolated and tested the “four bolt” new pump I had installed, and it plainly was not working. (There are a number of YT videos out there that report the same thing.) When I installed...

Currently 83F here in Central Texas; should be high 80’s later today. Will be lounging in the pool later. 🙃 First major cold front of the season to hit us Monday, which will drop the daily low temps to the 40’s.

FYI, the first 14 pages of the LT1046 service manual (which includes the steps for removing the fenders so that you can access the gas tank) can be found here: https://issuu.com/fksuekmdm/docs/cub_cadet_lt_1046_lawn_tractor_service_repair_manu

Gearheadred: good call; will get that.

What's this "snow" you speak of? ;) (Writing from Central Texas, where we've had more than 2" of snow maybe half a dozen times in the past 15 years!) Fuel filter is just upstream of the pump, so all's good there. Cutting grass of that height . . . I usually run over it with the deck all...

SUCCESS! Got an impulse pump from Amazon that is supposed to be a compatible replacement part for a Kohler Command 23 engine. Hooked it up to a temp gas container and vacuum line, and it drew / pumped gas just fine. Mounted it and hooked it up to the existing fuel in/out lines, and viola...

It’s an older LT1046, with a Koehler Command 23 engine.

Well, nuts! Put a fuel supply line to the pump into a small container of gas sitting on the front wheel (such that it only would have to pump the gas up about 8” to get to the pump). Cranked the motor but the fuel out side of the pump remained dry as a bone. Will try a new/different impulse...

I like the idea of just running a temp fuel line from the pump to a gas can on the ground — simple and allows me to start eliminating variables one by one. Will try that when I have time to work on it again. I also used a cheap bulb type siphon to remove the small amount (about 2 liters) of...

Unfortunately, blowing out the fuel line with compressed air didn’t solve the problem. Cranking the engine sucks fuel into the filter, but still not enough to reach the pump. But I have a sneaking suspicion that there’s some crap in the gas tank — I replaced the gas cap a few months ago...