Recent content by slash5bmw

Thanks guys. I guess it's time for a top end rebuild kit.

A neighbor gave me his backpack blower with the seized piston. He put straight gasoline in the tank without adding oil. I was able to free the Piston but it won't start. Spark is good and I hit it with starting fluid but no go. It has a good spark so I was surprised when the starting fluid...

There are 45 degree grease fittings in this HF package that will fit perfectly in the rims. SAE Grease Fitting Assortment, 50 Piece

I removed the grease fitting from the other wheel and was able to screw it into the wheel that lost the fitting. I was lucky that it wasn't stripped.

Guys, I greatly appreciate all the feed back. I will pull the tires, wire blush the rims, paint with pot15, lightly paint with white rust-oleum spray paint and apply bead sealer to the tires. StarTech, if you think the white spray paint is detrimental, I'll skip that step. BTW, I thought the...

Perfect! I can do that. What do you think about spraying a rust-oleum paint or a basic white paint on top of the por15 to lesson the break down with the suns uv rays. Thanks, slash

I had to use a racketing tie down a few times to get air back into the front of these wheels. The tires don't look dry rotted but there is some rust around the rim. One of the grease fitting broke on one of the wheels but I can replace that. I like have pneumatic wheels but this is become a...

I pulled the cylinder head off and immediately noticed the valve seat on the intake loose like it was before I peened it 20 years ago. I peened it again but the valve did not seat properly. I resurfaced both valve seats and lapped the valve seats. I also replaced the intake valve. 2 pulls and it...

Does anyone know where to find a valve guide removal tool? I have a FB460V and would like to replace the valve guides. Here's a photo from the manual. Thanks, slash

I have a Metro 36 with a Kawasaki FB460V. It's hard to start and only idles at a higher rpm that normal. The manual says minimum compression should be 43 and mine is 35. I'm going to rule out a leaking head gasket today but it says to check spring length/valve stems which are no longer...

Thanks for the advice. I will open it up today and check for broken parts. The manual at this link http://www.smallenginesuppliers.com/html/engine-specs/tecumseh/Tecumseh_Transaxle_Service_Information.pdf says to use Grease: Bentonite Grease Part Number 788067C. Lots of people say it's very...

I just noticed this today after mowing a lawn. There is a crack in the transmission case and oil leaked down the case. I wondering how this could have happened because it looks like something inside the transmission pushed out on the case and cracked it because the cracked metal is pushed out. I...

You can see where the gasket is coming off the cover and that's exactly where the oil was leaking from.

yeah, that's what I remember seeing it NLA before that's why I was thinking RTV. I'm going to give jacks a call and see if they can get it. Not sure what other option I have. I could maybe make a gasket with the sheet of gaskets they sell.

Thanks for the info guys. This is the engine I'm working with. https://www.jackssmallengines.com/jacks-parts-lookup/manufacturer/kawasaki/4-stroke-engine/fb460v/fb460v-ms14-4-stroke-engine-fb460v/cylinder-crankcase I remember checking a year ago and I saw the gasket was no longer available but...