Recent content by lugbolt

glad i don't live in the north anymore. I keep vehicles forever. 2003 f250 I bought in 13, still have it. Just under 300,000 mi and still kicking. repairs cost less than new vehicles for sure. I'm gonna need a transmission sooner or later, $4500 quoted locally. That's a whole lot cheaper...

make sure the nut isn't bottoming out on the shoulder of the shaft. If it does, the pulley won't be tightened up fully. and destroys the pulley. We always used an axle washer under the pulley to help tighten it up.

they call that a runaway about only a few things can cause it. It's getting artificial fuel, or runnin on it's own oil. best way to shut one down is to cut off it's air supply, via your hand over the filter inlet, or collapse the rubber intake tube like what Iv'e had to do in the past...

Is that a JS or JA 65 series mower? If so, just get rid of it. Deere's venture into mass marketing, and they failed with those too. The JX/JE series and 14SB mowers, however, have been awesome, just expensive. I buy them from time to time and give them to folks who need them. I used to...

makes me wonder if if's the same grommet that fits the ZG Kommander mowers. You can get the whole pickup tube assembly with a filter on the end of it for like $20-some dollars. Is it the right length? I can't answer that question.

I replaced a few of those engines. The books were wrong. Said to use water, so that's what people did. Then they froze and broke when it got real cold. Also tends to rust the cast iron. Use antifreeze, green stuff is perfectly fine. I typically buy it 50/50 premixed because it's easier and...

it doesn't have spark plugs, which is why they don't mention them. if you have oil all over, clean it off and figure out where it's coming from.

usually on the block under the injection pump. There is a machined surface, under and to the right of the pump, that has the engine number stamped into it. Often it's not easy to find, so look real closely. It should say something like "D902E-28873" or something. Everything after the dash is...

yes, 100% in agreement. They report on stuff but they rarely if ever tell the truth. Those of us who saw what really happened are the only ones who really know.

I've been through 4 of them. I don't wish any of my enemies to have to go through them either.

not needed.

Going of of memory here.... look at positive battery cable follow it from the positive terminal, it splits off. One cable goes to the starter, other goes to the rest of the electrical system. There is usually a black plastic joint where they split off. Inside of that is a connector that...

I work for a dealer, albeit no longer with kubota dealer you wouldn't believe how much equipment comes through that has aftermarket fluids and filters, that has engine or transmission problems. Nobody believes it, and I'm told to keep quiet about work related stuff, so that's that. but it...

that was my first thought too when I read the original post.

low voltage. check the battery voltage with a digital voltmeter. Leave the meter on the batery and then have someone try to turn the engine over. Voltage should not drop below about 10v. open (no load) voltage should be 12.5-12.9 for a good battery. I know you said it was good but...