Recent content by Matnetik

Absolutely, downloaded the PDF so I am set to go. Cut about an acre yesterday and it ran strong The whole time. Hopefully this thread will help someone else who may have a similar issue, and fortunately Sears shipped me 9 flywheel keys (I only ordered 5) so I have plenty if I ever have a...

Yep it sure was the stem cap sitting there - tightened the rocker stud to 200 in lb per manual, set TDC and valve lash on the intake and exhaust, reassembled and it’s purring like a kitten! Running better than before, thanks for everyone’s input, glad I was able to knock this out without...

And we have success! Cranked right over after fixing the rocker, running a bit sloppy but I’m sure it’s from all the fuel in the cylinder, tomorrow I’ll run some seafoam through it and let it run for a while and see where we’re at- thanks for all the help and will report back, learned a ton...

OEM carb, checked spark with the spark plug tester. Checked fuse with the fuse tester. Will take the battery to have it load tested but it’s only about a year old, could still be an issue! I just popped off the valve cover and one of the rockers was loose and I could spin it around. Here are a...

Yeah battery was just low from trying to crank it, I charged it and it’s good to go now - just won’t turn over or run - I suppose the next step is opening the valve cover and inspecting

Well got the flywheel off and no luck - the key is perfect. I thought it was the key from looking at the top. No idea where to go next with this one other than taking the valve cover off and inspecting, just seems odd that it would be an engine issue. Battery is at 12.26v and is new, even...

Appreciate this! Ordered 5 last night just to have - will get things cleaned up before they arrive so it’s ready to go and report back - need to go to a few hardware stores today to fix things around the house so I’ll take a peek while I’m out for one!

So I can confirm it is the flywheel key, took it apart today and it’s not even in there. Where can I get one of those? Are they universal? Lowe’s? I can order them but given Asheville just got destroyed by Helene I doubt anything will arrive in a timely manner. Just wanted to ask if it’s a...