Skippydiesel's latest activity

The term "DIESELING" is usually used to describe an engine that continues to run after ignition turned of due to SPONTANEOUS...

My first thought is the ignition modules are not being shutdown when the key is switched off. So they are continuing to produce spark...

I had a Gravely with the Kohler ZT740. It would crank and crank but never fire. I checked everything over except the the actual...

I have never put oil directly into the cylinder of a new engine - Remember, as soon as that engine fires/starts, any oil in the...

I guess you mean the lack of adequate choke. Note: I have had an engine repair, where it would only run with the choke on - this is a...

Put you hand over the air intake horn and try to crank it. If it fires up, the choke is the problem.

I grease my idler bearing periodically, with high molybdenum concentration grease. I use a hypodermic needle, modified with a grease...

There was a spam post that has since been deleted. Nothing to do with you. Just how we report spam post and let everybody else know it...

I've learned this over many years of bearings being installed by people assuming everything was properly packed with grease. When I was...

Good suggestion! Thanks.

Make sure you pack the bearings by hand to get plenty of grease into the inner race of the bearings. A majority of bearings fail due to...

I'll probably give a set of them a try. Even if the bearings don't last long, they are replaceable and I can use better bearings, such...

They are part of the HD switch umbrella, Chinese, but alot of their stuff is good quality

Most manufactured parts come from sources all over the world. Primarily where labor is cheap and unions do not exist. Both good and bad...

Mulch kits are great for leaves a few weeks out of the year. Not good for grass the other 30 weeks.