Recent content by lmichael

Honestly doing the relay is FAR simpler and better than struggling with Kubota's terrible circuitry and multiple voltage drops across switches and wiring FAR too small and light for the task at hand.

IIRC that is not an idle screw but a throttle limit. I MAY be wrong since it's been quite awhile since I owned a Kohler engine

Yep got to make sure crankcase venting does not get clogged. Recall many years ago my dad had a Mercury Grand Marquis with a 5.0 V8 He'd taken it to a private garage near his house for oil and filter. Apparently the shop did a 3 Stooges (if you know you know) oil change because 2 or 3 different...

This was the issue with my G2160. Relay solved all the issues

I didn't disable them I'm simply using the relay to carry the current the solenoid requires. Your idea reminds me of a funny story from years ago. My friend (then next door neighbor) was on his lawn tractor he had at the time. I happened to look out my slider (back then his and my daughters were...

Weight in the tiers will not affect the frame as it will not be "sprung weight"

If the switches voltage/current goes through the box (I don't think it does on my G2160, then yeah it would likely be lower current. But IIRC on my 2160 all the current to run the solenoid goes though those useless little switches. Simply adding a helper relay still allows them to work but gives...

Doesn't yours have like 6000 hard hours on it? If it was gonna break I'd think it would have by now

Kubotas have very convoluted circuitry to the starter. Roya PIA IMO. Too much current trying to get through microswitches. You can likely clean likely clean every contact and connection, relace all the microswitches and still have the issue. Likely a helper relay will solve all your issues as it...

OK the new Vevor I ordered came. Different model though from what I can see only the tank size is all that different. Anyway this was it's "acid test". On manual power I wanted to see if it would pump cold dirty drain oil. So I had a jug of old drain oil outside (not brutally cold today...

Well the new one came today. Seems to work. The previous one did not pull a vacuum this one if I give it one pump, it pulls a pretty hard vacuum. I will see if it pulls cold oil. If it can do that it's a keeper!

That petcock is not in the radiator it's on the side of the engine block. Radiator on this model has a little plugged off rubber hose and a clamp. No petcock, so nothing to "fix" there

That is not smart IMO. From the looks of your photo(s) it looks like the ONLY thing holding the pressure is rust. Meaning the cooling system was badly neglected. And if it lets loose that leak will be sudden and catastrophic. And in the worst place possible both from a cooling standpoint and...

People keep calling this a "bolt" it's not a bolt. It's a petcock. As for leaving it, VERY risky. Being a petcock there is a hole in the center and who knows the condition of the pintle? I've never had great luck with EZ Outs but for all the times I've used them I've never broken one. The...

It might. But, be careful. Judicious heat, penetrant, and just go slow