Recent content by RustyDGT6000

Cleaned everything up this weekend. Pulled the heads off today, gaskets don't look horrible. Unfortunately, it seems like when I turn the engine by hands I don't see any movement in the pistons which makes me think the connecting rods are toast... I was hoping this wasn't the case but it looks...

Yea, that is my fault for not saying that I removed the shroud just to get an idea what I was dealing with. It has a decent amount of hours on it and it's seen it's share of wear and tear for sure but he's been using it on the regular so i'm hoping its nothing crazy!!

Just got a DGT6000 with the Kohler 27 engine from my neighbor for free. Said lately he's had to mess with the throttle to get it to start and last time he was using it he could barely get it running and once he did it just died on him after about 5 minutes. Got it home and started taking it...

Title pretty much says it all. Just looking for a jump off point before I start taking things apart! We have what seems to be an oil leak from the top side of the engine paired with some white smoke. My initial thought was the obvious "head gasket" but being my first V-Twin I didn't realize that...

Sorry for the late update. Amazon delivery took a while and I've been busy but I threw the new coil on yesterday and it fired up no problem!!! Thanks for all of your help everyone and see you next time!!

Good point. The magnet looks pretty rusty and could use a good brushing. As for the gap, i'm not sure what the proper size is supposed to be. My Pepere taught me just to use a piece of paper folded in half... its worked on every B and S engine i've worked on so far!! ?

The sticker is pretty worn down but it looks like H50 65597V (B) 3265D. Not familiar with Tecumseh products and its missing most of its stickers and tags so hopefully this is what we need.

Does anyone know what the resistance on this particular coil should be? Just figured id give it a check before I replace. Thanks

Did the simple tests Hammer and bert suggested and received the following results: Could not get a spark unless in direct contact with the grounded surface. Sprayed a shot of carb cleaner directly into the spark plug hole to no avail. (no change, no flame, no backfire nothing) Seems like spark...

Hello again everyone!! I recently acquired an older Bolens Chipper/Shredder with a 5hp Tecumseh engine on it. I had used it last year and after a quick tune-up and replacement of the wire to the "run/stop" switch that a mouse had chewed through it ran like a champ. It doesn't like to run super...

Didn't even need to wait till the weekend!! Found a ground that either was rubbing against something, or some creature chewed it in half!!!! Cleaned it up and spliced it back and now we are running like a champ. Thanks so much for the wiring diagram! I would have been lost for sure without it!

Excellent!! This is what I was looking for! I will start on this tomorrow barring rain. Thanks!

Model 917.275282 And yes as I said above I checked the resistance on the PTO as well as the safety switches for continuity so I can use a multimeter. Thanks

So last year I picked up a used DGT6000 when here in the north east there were literally no new riders for sale anywhere. Paid a bit more than I wanted to for it but was in need as we had just moved and the guy had loads of extra stuff. He had extras of everything... blades, switches, spring...