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Forget about engine brand go with the mower you like the best. Everyone has a brand they like and one they don't They each have...

You can actually buy valve cover gaskets for that engine. You can also buy the upgrade composite valve covers with o-ring style gaskets.

It's never easy when you have to pull the entire rear end off of a mower.

Hi StarTech, I despise people who want to tell me how "easy" a job is when it comes time to pay the bill. The worst ones come in...

Hello S, It is not a matter of waiting until you hear any noise or experience a breakdown. The valve adjustment is to keep the engine...

Any extra add-on to an oiling system is a time b o m b. Fancy oil coolers. Cool two quart Chevy filter relocation kits. Cost me a new...

Best zero turn I have seen for a hill is one with a steering wheel like the Cub Cadets. I have always said they made the zero turn...

Yes because the regulator has to have a return ground path.

Hi kenneth2, Yes, the regulator has to have ground wire run to a bolt to a metal surface of the engine to be effective. Attach the...

Ok thanks to both of you. Pouring rain today, will try tomorrow. I am optimistic particularly where stator is putting out 40 volts...

Well the rate n let up so I added a ground wire. Walaaaaa! All isworking, 12.75 volts dc at idle and 14 volts at high throttle...

There is no hard stop to prevent pulling the thing apart again. And you will be tightening the threaded portion everytime you service...

I have had several over the years that you couldn't tighten the drain due to the flats hitting the frame below the engine. Have to...

Well, when you think about it, it actually makes sense, similar to what ILENGINE said. When air is cold, it is more dense, thus the...

Get an oil extractor. Forget all the valves mess (literally) and tipping pushers over. Forget crawling under the car.