Hi all, new here.
I have a 2013 MTD 420/38 ride on mower that runs a Powermore 420cc engine.
It was running fine then stopped. Investigated and found a blown head gasket. Would turn over with no compression.
Replaced head gasket and fired straight up. Ran for about 20 seconds then stopped and again just turns over and won’t start.
My question is: perhaps I’ve under torqued the head and when it started to heat up it’s lost compression. Does anyone know the torque specs for this ? I torqued it to 25ft/lb but am now thinking that’s light.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have a 2013 MTD 420/38 ride on mower that runs a Powermore 420cc engine.
It was running fine then stopped. Investigated and found a blown head gasket. Would turn over with no compression.
Replaced head gasket and fired straight up. Ran for about 20 seconds then stopped and again just turns over and won’t start.
My question is: perhaps I’ve under torqued the head and when it started to heat up it’s lost compression. Does anyone know the torque specs for this ? I torqued it to 25ft/lb but am now thinking that’s light.
Any help would be appreciated.