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Oh crap. So there's aluminum built up around the crank. I see it now. It's the dull finish, where as the steel is still shiny. Wouldn't muriatic acid remove that?

Funny you should mention Predator. HF doesn't have a listing for a vertical shaft twin. I've search their sight like 3 times and all I get is a "Page not found" or a page full of horizontal engines.

Thank Bert. The accent sound better in person. Trying to read it, I think I get it. Much work, with 1 & 5 chance for a successful outcome. Not very good odds. Especially with all the work that needs to go into it putting everything back together, and hooking it all back up. If I do anything...

@StarTech @Rivets @bertsmobile1 What's the chances of honing this with some fine sand paper, and making it work? Now that the crank is out, I oiled it and slipped it back into place (with the help of a rubber mallet. I can turn it, just not by hand. The channel locks I'm using, to turn the...

Your main drive belt has no tensioner? According to the Partstree diagram, it's a straight shot to the engine. So just to be sure, the belt is secure around the engine pulley? Also, the transmission linkage from the pedal is correct? Or am I looking at the wrong diagram?

And correct you are, as usual. Ha, when I finally got the crankshaft out, I was expecting roller bearings. So it looked like everything melted. But soon realized it was just the crankshaft machined to fit the hole. I don't understand why there's no oil journal for the top bearing? Seems that...

I understand what you're saying. It lunges when you first press the pedal, and almost immediately it's like the belt isn't gripping. Pardon the pun, sort of like a "catch & release."

It's mine now. He traded it for some work last year. And I'm just getting to it. It's a winter project. And no, I haven't checked out all the bearing yet. Just the two crank bearings. I'm getting there. But before you go, here's something to help make you smile.

I suppose that the reason for their bigger starters.

I kind of made a boo boo. A friend suggested that the crank bearings should come off, before removing the heads. He said the bearings would lock up before the rings. So I took one off. (The one side that I'd removed the head from) That piston was lose. But the crank still won't turn. So trying...

I think you probably could. I've done it on the bench before on a Briggs, with a big drill. But that was before I was warned about overtightening the bolt that holds the flywheel.

They're 30's. When it rounded out, The next size (allan head) was about all I could get in it. But that was too loose. I knew it was. but gave it a shot. And that didn't work either. My map gas canister is empty. But I still have a soldering torch I might throw at it. I might try filing off...

Better luck today. I got two more of the 3 remaining valve cover bolts out. The 3rd one wollered out the torx part. So, tomorrow my only option is going to be tacking a nut on top of this one. I'm just glad the head hasn't broken off. Still can't rotate the crank though.

Congrats man. Isn't it an awesome feeling to know it's just a simple fix. Even though it doesn't seem like it. Was the magnets in a different location?

I dropped the plastic safety seal off the top of an oil bottle down into my brothers Kohler last year. I've been waiting to hear him say something about his engine since then. Nothing yet. lol

Ah, Ok, get you a shop vac and either put the hose at the fill tube or the oil drain.

I've bought a few from Stens. And theirs seem to hold up pretty good. Better than the two I bought from Amazon.

Ok, so you have fuel (Carb spray), and you got the time marks lined up. And you have compression. Then the only thing left is spark. Or no spark. Did you gap the coil correctly? If you don't have spark, remove the engine cover, unplug the coil kill wire, then give it a shot of carb cleaner...

Take the choke off, spray some carb cleaner through the carb and see what happens. If it cranks, then you have a fuel problem. Maybe the carb. First, Make sure the fuel solenoid isn't staying shut. (It's plugged in, right?) If it doesn't crank, then you may have a timing problem. As in maybe...

Does the oil fill tube come off? Or is it just a cap? Also, when you drain the oil, put a screen under it, so if either of the pieces some out, the screen will catch it. Drain the oil in something clean, so you can pour it back into the engine to try and flush the pieces to the drain hole. You...

Not sure what kind of knocking sound it was. But may have been a loose magnet inside the starter.

And those starters aren't cheap.

Did the belts seem snug after installing them? With the engine off, and the go peddle pressed did the drive belts tighten up? This may be dumb question, but is everything routed right? Many times I thought I had everything on right, but something was slightly off, that may have looked right...

I've seen a few ztr's with springs on the front casters. And wondered if they helped? Or were just just to keep the wheels on the ground?

There's no broken rods. I got one of the heads off, and it's got quite of bit of carbon build up, but the top of the cylinder looks ok. I had to get the 1" impact to get 2 of the head bolts out. The other side, that's a different story. I have a bad feeling that 3 of the valve cover bolts are...

KT746-3011 BD: 08/02/2015 Feeling pretty good today, so I thought I'd check out why this Kohler was locked up. It's impossible to turn from the engine fan. Put a big pair of channel locks on the crank (the rusty part, just below the crank seal) and gave it a tug in both directions, and it...

Metal prices won't be up forever.

When I sold my house, where my first shop was, I scrapped a lot of mowers. Many loads to the scrap yard. One load, had 4 riders, 3 push mower and some two cycle stuff. I got like $45 for that load. Last year, when I shut the in town shop down, I scrapped the mowers. That same weigh brought over...

Kind of a bummer, ain't it? Seems like only a few years ago, there would be year end clearance sales. Maybe that was back in August or September. If so, I missed it too. Some dealerships have to reduce their prices at some point in the year because they're required to have new models on their...

I'm just thinking out loud here. Backfiring through the carb, means the fuel is ignited while the intake valve is still open.. Or has a gap big enough for exhaust to get through, Correct? So there's only two things that could make that happen. Firing at the wrong time or valve problem. A...

Belt routing and condition of the belt. Condition of the pully bearings. Nothing caught up in the belts or pulleys. If those all check out, then it almost has to be the transmission.

Hey quit badgering @StarTech. LMAO.. I'm kidding.

I'm glad you said that. My last doctor was going to get me into PT, but I had to move. So I never got to go. But I didn't understand how that was going to help anything. Because when I could do stuff, it only seem to make it worse. I suppose it's in how you do stuff, that makes the difference...

Are you sure about that? Just to double check, I went out and looked at the two riders I have, and both seats are directly over the rear tires. And the only cushion is the seat, seat spring and tires. While most of the ztr's seats are a tad bit in front of the drive tires.

One I couldn't pass up. So good, I left my girlfriend to move here. This is the kind of crap I was running into in east Texas. $750 per month.

Yes, that was discussed before I even moved in. My brother knows them very well, and he told them about me when he found out this place was for rent. Anything they need done, that I can do, I do it. And it reduces my rent. $100 for mowing, probably twice a month. Makes the rent only about $350...

Mild storm waves? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Thanks man, I had to whipe tea off my computer screen. BTW, when it comes to edging, screw all that. Grass & weed killer works wonders. No more weed eating. At least on the places that's a...

It's not mine. It's the landlords. We talked about why I was cutting her grass. I'm pretty sure it's because that darn thing is rough.

I just moved to a new state. So I'll have to switch insurance (more than likely). When I get all that set up, I'm going to go see a doctor about it. The chiropractor I seen a few months ago, took Xrays, that I got to look at. He didn't have much of a medical professional opinion about what he...

There is a god.

I don't know what I did to my back, but since before Christmas of last yes, it's been giving me fits. And it's SOO easy to flare up. When it first started hurting, I swear, I couldn't even put my socks on. Much less tie my shoes. When I got able to go to town, I had to go get a pedicure because...

I used to drive a semi, coast to coast. Weeks and weeks out on the road at a time. I had air ride seats in it. Could raise it, lower it. Put as much air in the cylinder as I wanted. Also, the seat has air bags for the lower back, upper back. It was like a $1200 seat back then (that I got out of...

Comfort is a big thing for me. I have a back that's just looking for a reason to start hurting again. I agree on how most are the same. As far as cutting, that's the mowers main objective. They all do that. Even the MTD low end brands. Comfort, good quality so I don't have to start fixing stuff...

A fuel shut off valve? WOW, that's nice. End all the troubles those plastic SOV's create.

TBH, I'll probably end up putting an engine in the Husq, and just keep on going. Letting go of thousands of dollars, jus to cut grass... That's hard to swallow.

You get me excited when you even say the word "Ferris." But, I have doubts about Ferris future. Plus there's not a Ferris dealer anywhere close to hear. I think the closest is like 1.5hrs away. I don't know why, but I just keep leaning towards Spartan.

I want good suspension. But I also want to have access to the top of the deck.

Well, the first time I've mowed for a long period of time on one. Spent about 2.5hours on it. It's a 52" cut, IIRC. Decent size Kawasaki engine. Darn thing bout beat me to death. The landlord said she'd knock $100 off my rent if I mowed her big *** yard. Good grief man, she's got a huge place...

Yes I think both are available pretty close. When is the best time to buy? Now or in January.