Recent content by jwarrenjr

I contacted @007kubotaguy and he's a great guy!! we had a short convo, he helped me with some petcock knowledge, and confirmed that video is the petcock fix. So the way I'm going forward is I check out the tank closer and I'm nervous to clean the tank out other than flush it. Kubotaguy said...

No, the petcock is secondary. You are correct in that I could clean it out, unless the rust holes are currently plugged up with rust and it leaks after that. But either way, a rusted tank will rust again. You can do things to slow it down, but it's going to happen. Because one thing, you...

Thank you!! I will look into all of that! I ran into this link that should be the repair I need for my petcock!!!

yes! the Goldwing that I did I chopped it up and made it into a cafe racer of sorts. And a good tank is thin, with it being rusted out it's thinner. So partially it was spot welding with a mig welder, until those with me found a very thick copper bar. It worked well for a heat sink so we...

Just a random thought because my brain doesn't stop working about this stuff. If I were to determine the original tank was no good and I was going to abandon it, I don't think there would be much fab work to do. The steering column support is all ready there. So leave the old tank in place...

OK! the Caswell being a 2 part epoxy I'll be willing to give that a try. Years ago I did red-koat....DO NOT do red-koat. I actually did it twice, once on a '82 850 suzuki and once on a '85 goldwing. both times red stuff made it into the carbs and required pretty much carb replacement. They...

Hello everyone! I'm new here, new to tractors, Kubotas, and diesel engines for that matter. I bought this L2201 for probably a bit too much, but it was in my price range. It was running rough, but it was running so all the positive signs were there that I was going to get emotionally involved...