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exactly why I think that the way Kubota designed the intake and crankcase vent hose was not a great idea. Allows oil to run right into the intake. Engine can run on it's own oil, creating a possibility for runaway-and I have seen it happen. remove glow plugs and battery. Once the glow plugs...

gear reduction starters reduce the amount of amperage needed to sufficiently crank the engine over. May not turn as fast, but it will turn easier. Almost all new vehicles use them now. They also tend to last a lot longer than direct drive starters. There are two downsides to the gear...

try dealing with "them" on a daily basis. Glad I got out of that business.

was at the neighbors Sunday and asked him if I could take some pics of his cars. He declined, said he didn't want to get them out. Understandable. I'll snap pics next time he drives by. 68 GT500 all original 1 owner (he bought it new when he came back from overseas). Also has a non-original...

I've been wanting to do it too, on my old Craftsman 12x36 (atlas 3996 I believe). Just haven't been able to pull the trigger yet. Quite a few FB groups for us hobby machinests and there is some good information out there. On this old craftsman it doesn't have a carriage stop so when I'm...

Usually a ECU issue. Not much "you" can do without the diagnostic tools. Kubota's WSM doesn't have much in the way of diagnostic code list to speak of. That's all in the "diagnosis manual" which is part of Diagmaster. Nonetheless it's still good to have a WSM on hand. Lots of good...

fuel pump runs off of the ECU. So, you have to figure out why the ECU is not grounding the pump. Could be a lot of things.

Years back my dad bought a 1979 Yamaha G1A. Two stroke. He used it at the drag strip to get back and forth on. Honestly? It was junk, but youda thought he was on could nine with it. Funny thing about it, the transmission doesn't have a reverse but the car does go in reverse. You have to...

most golf car engines run 2000-2800 RPM tops. The clutch should work. That's part of my job (golf cars) and I ain't seen one yet that will hold the rod(s) in the block at 4000 RPM. Some of the EZ-go cars used a little parallel twin engine. Those were kinda sweet. extremely smooth running...

the nipple is both a drain and an overflow. If it's leaking, it's possible that the float valve is leaking. You'd be wise to address that. The carb nipple and the fuel pump nipple are both just open-ended hoses. With that said, on these things the carb and fuel pump sit right over the top...

both diagrams leave out an important component. I don't have the diagrams anymore, but power beyond is what you're missing. I'll let the guys who're more up-to-date (and explain things better than I), explain where you're wrong.

another musing about the sidekick. Had a customer stop in at work today, had a 22 sidekick. 194 hours. He test drove a Ranger 570 and we were steering him clear of that one and in favor of the Ranger 1000. So after getting off of the 570, we put him on a 1000 and he wanted it immediately...

I wear a size 15 1/2 shoe. I still find it hard to regulate the throttle on the sidekick's particularly at lower speeds. So that is not an issue. Keep in mind, I'm also a semi-professional drag racer, so throttle regulation on a really really "responsive" engine is an art, one of which I've...

I don't think "warranty" from the manufacturer is the right way to do it, if they put a lifetime warranty on the emissions stuff, the cost of the vehicle would go through the roof--as if it weren't already high enough. However, I do think that the government-who mandates the emissions...

beep every one second usually means that the dpf is pretty well plugged. Sometimes a regen will fix it, other times not, and based on what I'm reading in the post it sounds like it's plugged to the point where regen cannot complete properly. Probably have to pull the DPF off and have it baked...

Labor is "free" if you do it yourself. It's not free if the dealer does it. Running around town to each machine shop costs. In this area, there is one, who is months behind usually. I've had stuff sit there 2 1/2 years before they got to it, to give you an idea. I like the guy but he's...

lost that one to drugs and/or alcohol I assume? It wouldn't surprise me. I ain't never met a musician at that level that wasn't a drunk and/or a crackhead. It's part of why they're "that good". Actors aren't much different, and I know a few. Good friends, but we don't hang out much for that...

that's just a crutch for a poorly engineered unit. I mean, it works, but it'll rot in time. It should have an electronic throttle valve, which almost every other manufacturer uses nowadays. Then the ECU can tailor the throttle opening; can even set it up such that bouncing over rough terrain...

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oh those can be fun heat it. It may break (brass fitting). Or round. If you have access to a flare nut wrench, 6 point, use that. Hold the line with the proper size box wrench. In order to do it that way you may have to take the line assembly loose from it's hold-downs so that you can...