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Ready choke check and adjustment procedure. Note this is done on a cold engine.

20+ yr old engine. There is one other thing that might be happening. It may be a severely worn exhaust valve guide. I have seen a lot...

I'm kinda surprised that no one here has tried to sandpaper the plastic manifold flat? ... I'm just trying to find out if that actually...

11-13-25. For the last five hours ( just before noon until now) I have not been able to log on. Tells me it is unable to load page, try...

Hello All! I know we solved a lot of the slow loading and speed issues earlier, but I've noted a few threads as well as some PMs coming...

That is the problem that cheap kit is not a Heli-coil version but is a threaded insert. Plus they are reaming the hole and then tapping...

Yearly maintenance prevents 90% of problems. Read your owners manual and follow the recommended maintenance schedules. Valve...

Also time to check and adjust valve clearances if necessary. Only adjust valve clearances on a stone cold engine.

take the valve cover off and spark plug out, spin the engine over by hand and look for the intake valve to bump open slightly after the...

One of these should do the trick...

When we had our VW aircooled shop we used tons of helicoils for spark plugs/exhaust studs. Always a success. Used red loctite when...

If this is a rider and not a ZTR whatever you don't let the leaves pile up around the muffler. I had one customer with a four month old...

I used to have a tech working for me at the telephone company that played games like this. He'd call in with minimal descriptions like...

Thanks so much!! I just ordered one. Should be here by the weekend. Without the correct filter housing to copy, do you know if the...