Recent content by yellowjacket

My ZD-21 spins over more than normal before it starts. Runs great once cranked and uses zero oil. Could it be the glow plugs?

Well I got so much good help with my new mower, how about this one. My fuel gauge does not work. I would like some feedback before I tear into it. I cant reach under the thing very easily but seems all wires are hooked up.

That will be one of my winter projects. I already measured and will cut me an access door. It will have a s/s piano hinge and look just like the new ones have. I will weld tabs underneath and from the top you will only see a line in the rubber mat. I love this kind of stuff.

Thanks to all, I am learning more and more each day about this now project mower. The only other thing i need to address is starting. When the starter is engaged, the motor spins over more than my other diesel stuff, 2 trucks, generator, JD Tractor. All fuel filters are new. Any ideas? it does...

When I pull the dip stick from both rear drives, the oil on the stick seems thin and same as transmission. Not thicker gear oil or even 20-50

Thanks guys, I will most definitely get a service manual for the Zd21. I love those books and have one for just about everything I ever owned. So, The rear drives are independent and have their own dip stick. Trans and rear take same oil. Is the drain plug for the rear that large hex hear facing...

I am 69 years old and never had a ztr before. Tractor with finish mower has been my life. Well, my neighbor just moved and sold me his ZD21 (cheap). I am a motorhead so I got it as a project for my work shop. I now love the damn thing. First thing is change all fluids, my rule. Engine oil done...