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The hydraulic lifters might not have pumped up, so your valve is not opening so the starting fluid could get into the cylinder . Take out the spark plugs and it will spin over easier and it should fill the oil filter and lifter with time . I am assuming everything you said is correct , so with...

I spent way to much time finding the problem of surging with a clone generator . It was new and returned to the store then went to a auction specializing in selling returns. It was bought , then problem was brought to me. I went through the carb 4 times , then ordered a new carb. It acted the...

You do neat work . When people look at my projects and ask who did that I have to admit it was like that when I got it . LOL

On my on demand regulator from a floor scrubber it was to much LP fuel for a 10 hp briggs It used a 3/8 inch rubber hose from the regulator to the air cleaner / this method makes it duel fuel one or the other not both , gasoline or LP . It blew black smoke so I put a hose clamp on the rubber...

I have had the same generator for 20 years , it was used when I got it, before I switched it to propane it was a love hate relationship . It would start and run on half choke but not fast enough to get the 120 volts . Power go out then spend a hour on my knees with a flashlight removing the...

If you are wanting to increase the weight per square inch of tire for better traction you would want to go with a narrower tire . The weight of the machine will not change in the math so for example tires are 10 inches wide times two is 20 inch of tires and machine weighs 500 pounds ?? would be...

At one time Hydrogear used a 3/4 inch axle which would break and they sent a repair kit with a 1 inch axle, bushing and wheel hub to repair it. I did this repair and had to split the transmission case to do it . There is no reason a person can not tip the mower on its side and drill and tap a...

This mower has no hour meter so I am guessing 50 to 75 hours . The problem was caused by the 3 of the 5 fan blades broke off on the left hand side and the mower would stop moving on that side after 15 minutes of trimming around trees . So I would guess it would get hot and condensation happened...

I removed my Hydro gear from my Troy Built RZT50 and turned the drive unit upside down with both the plugs removed on a 5 gallon bucket it was just under 2 QT , my old oil looked like a milk shake. The plug you can see before removing the drive unit is a vent to let pressure in and out as it...

I have a Hydro Gear and that is what the manual calls for. I have used it and has worked fine for the last 5 years.

Also look on the valve cover if you have one, if you don't see it ,maybe the valve cover was installed upside down and the numbers are facing down. Mirror or cell phone camera to see.

Do you have the old engine removed to get measurements from ? Is your crankshaft 3/4 inch diameter ? How long is the crankshaft ? With your old engine on a flat level surface (work bench ) measure from the level surface to the center of the crankshaft . This information for the Harbor freight...

I have very good luck with this engine . https://www.harborfreight.com/65-hp-212cc-ohv-horizontal-shaft-gas-engine-epa-69730.html

That does sound like the gas tank drained into the crankcase. Possibly the noise is fuel igniting in the exhaust. Even after you change oil it will smoke for another 5 to 10 minutes cleaning out the muffler. Another possible noise is this engine has hydraulic lifters and may not have enough oil...

By looking at your picture if you removed the four bolts from the bottom of the engine it should let it slide back enough to change the belt.

I agree, probably not a lawn mower engine . Might be off of some generator or special machine. I think the last morph dike crankshaft I messed with was a Power King 1816 made in the early 70's and maybe a Generac Generator out of a news van. Wisconsin Engines was also the thing that nightmare's...

I have had both of these issues you mention cause clouds of white smoke. One was a dip stick from another engine tricked the user to overfill , if it fits it ships . The other was carb not shutting off the fuel and draining into the engine oil, common on models with gas tank higher then engine .

https://www.surpluscenter.com/Pulleys-V-Belts/Split-Taper-Bushed-Bore-Pulleys-Hubs/Split-Taper-Bushed-Bore-Pulleys/?page_no=1&fq=ATR_Grooves:1&fq=ATR_PulleyOutsideDiameter:3.15 It looks like the 1 1/4 shaft pulley is possible and affordable at $25 ...

I always like that engine in the vertical series 1 and 2 . The rebuild kits said fits all Briggs Twins . I loved that there was no push rods, rocker arms , rotating cups on top of the valves. One ignition coil , simple charging system .Socket set ,pocket knife and a putty knife and you where Mr...

Maybe just a filter and top off the oil ? Here is a you tube video he shows draining it and the filter number he cross referenced to. Lot of filters will screw on but the microns may be wrong ,that is the size of holes in the filter material. I have had a few cub cadets hydros stop moving and...

If you are going to try the air chisel be Shure to use a dull bit, my bit is 1 1/2 wide and I polish it with a lapping wheel to make it slide in and back out with the soap , rotating the tire a inch at a time. I lay on my side in the driveway to do that job and is hard for me to swing the slide...

I am guessing you had to remove it to install a new belt, so it probably pulls the spindle brake off the pully when you engage the deck.

I think that transmission has a spin on filter and a plastic fan mounted on the pully . The transmission oil gets hot every time you use it, the air on the outside of the transmission is cooler . Thinking about a cold pop can in a warm room having beads of sweet running down and puddling on the...

Because you mentioned the coil gap I know you had the fan shroud off and would have seen the mouse nesting and removed it .That would remove the most common reason for heat and smoke . I had a problem like yours ,(exhaust and things close to it smoking, running sloppy ) It ended up being the...

probably a better battery then the mower battery . I have noticed the warranty on most mower batteries is 90 days , I would just tarp strap the jump start pack to it, Elon said we need to cut back on wasteful spending

Do not hammer on the wheel to get it off. The axle shaft is held in the rear end by a c clip that is about as thick as a soda can and will turn inside out off the end of the axle and the axle wheel and shaft will come out. There is a gear inside the rear end that falls off and the rear end has...

Keep in mind the charging system in that mower is probably 3 amp or less and starting it for 5 and 10 minute jobs will never keep up your battery. A cheap battery maintainer left on between uses would help a bunch.

Alcohol fuel attracts water ,even the 10% Ethanol. If it was mine I would remove the carb bowl and let it all drain out including what is in the tank. pour in some fresh fuel and lift up and down on the float to make sure it is running through with no problem. Replace the bowl and try to run...

I would unplug the kill wire and try again and if it still does it change the plug again and if it still does it then it is must be the coil . How much gap is on the coil to flywheel ? Myself I fold a piece of printer paper four thicknesses and let the magnet on the flywheel hold it tight for me...

the sell a adaptor and step key on ebay for that exact thing . It looks like a bushing with the keyway cut out and a the step key will lock it together...

I am guessing the shock from the abrupt stop caused a poor connection between the battery and the starter. You might start at the battery + and - and remove them and sand paper everything then the other end of those two wires. Sometimes the ground they fasten the neg - cable to the body so you...

I think Douglass was real close. Maybe the off / on switch is coming apart inside and shorting out or the kill wire from the coil is rubbing a bare spot somewhere. When I was younger and we did not have all the exhaust of todays cars we use to run up the RPM's and turn off the key for a count of...

Welcome Stepho , Another old bloke here in Indiana USA . My yard is 4.5 acers and I mow with a International Cub Lo Boy 60 inch cut . It is winter here on this side of the equator 13 degree F as we write this , you will have to convert the (800SQ mtr block) for me . We do not call ours Rover...

A cut off wheel to cut standard screw driver slots can work .

GM got that idea in the late 70s . 5.7 ended up in a class action lawsuit , they never stopped the head bolts from breaking after three attempts , all different crankshafts from breaking, reengineered injector pumps with timing advance in them so they would start below 35 degrees, all the...

As well as cleaning and adjusting the coils you might also unplug both the coil kill wires . There is a diode in each wire that allows current to go to the ignition switch to be shorted to the ground to stop the engine . If one of the diodes goes bad it will allow the pulse from one cylinder to...

If it is a Briggs you might also try unplugging both coils kill wires and try it again. Each wire has its own diode in it and they do go bad . It can have spark on both cylinders but one side at the wrong time / open ex valve piston on bottom of stroke .

I have the same 40 mile drive for everything, gone half a day . I have pushed a piece of steel brake line inside of the hose then bend it, leave it in there , no kink , then say it was like that when you got it .

I had two MTD /Toro economy models that had struck water meter bases and bent the blade and the deck itself. The complaint was a crocked cut. I used a 48 inch straight edge across the spindle pulleys to correct the bend in the cupped area where the spindle bolts onto the deck. I use a truck tire...

I have replaced them without removing the engine. Remove your pulley /PTO clutch , drill a small hole into the metal of the seal , Install a screw into the drilled hole and use a claw hammer to pull out the seal. Use a section of 1 1/2 inch PVC drain pipe 6 inch long or longer as your seal...

I have chopped up more garden hose in this town , I am 70 and have one rule , if I can drive over it I am mowing it. Yes I do have holes in my vinyl siding . PS I found my fence post driver .

I do more engine swaps then anything else. Engine from a one mower to another. I find a lot of bazar problems .John Deere is metric and Craftsman is SAE ,one has electric clutch, bigger charging system. Briggs has a diode on each coil kill wire. Some have the fuel tank up high under the hood ...

There is no way I could not tear into it . If it is junk, broken piston skirt , cylinder skirt or and camshaft you do not have to put it back together . It might have been the first rod poured on a Monday morning and have nothing to do with oil starvation . Might be a rod cap came off . They do...

They use to recommend removing the head and clean all the carbon off the head and piston each year . When the carbon gets heavy enough it will glow like charcoal and ignite any fuel at anytime , the backfire and shutting off the fuel overcomes the problem. Before the fuel solenoid it was a...

so he should be able to use a ohm meter to connect from the frame of the coil and the kill wire tab then switch to find out if it is one or both ??

There is a black wire attached to each of the two coils. Each wire goes through its own diode on its way to the key switch to find a ground in the off position to stop the engine. Understand that a good diode will only allow currant one way. In the on position if one of the diodes was to go bad...

I feel that Bert and Shane are on the right path. There is a black wire attached to each of the two coils. Each wire goes through its own diode on its way to the key switch to find a ground in the off position to stop the engine. Understand that a good diode will only allow currant one way. In...

Never saw a spindle like that. Have seen a gear on a Onan like that were you use a steering wheel puller and a few machine screws to remove it. and the spindle nut with some washers to press it back on

I have not tried the 75/90 in the hydrogear but tried it it a wore out ford car engine and it foamed real bad . My Case loader uses hydraulic pumps and motor and it has stickers on it that warns to use only type F transmission fluid because the type A will compress and make the hydraulics...

I have unscrewed the solenoid and cut off the bottom so it can not plug the main jet and that make it the same as the bolt they sell to plug the hole . It is already junk so no foul . Before that part we had the bolt and when we were ready to shut the engine off we let it run at a ideal long...