Does anybody else tap their spark plug to decrease the gap while you’re checking it. I
do that and I don’t know where I learned how to do it or if I made it up. I very lightly tap it on my work bench.
OK I just did the procedure again and then took it out for a little spin and it’s fine. Must’ve just been some trapped air in there when I first did it and when it bubbled out it foam up there is zero foam in there now.
I’ve just changed my hydraulic fluid, (which in a hustler is oil and I used the oil my dealer told me to for my mower) and I also changed the filter. I have done this many times before and never really noticed any foaming . Maybe I did not follow the procedure exactly. ( ie messed up a step)...
I Just finished redoing the drain hose. I Used 1 ft of hose and reused the engine side nipple/plug drain and made one. I had to install the engine side 1st then put the hose on it. Zip tied to the body. Did not have to lift the engine No leaks sad so far.
The way I did it. 15 minutes. They call for 2 hours Lifting motor to do it. It did take me a sleepless night to come up with an idea. I thought I’d try it in the morning and it worked.
So I’m wondering why all the shops are saying you have to lift engine to replace this oil drain on my mower. What I did was just cut all rubber away and use a thin wall socket on it and I removed it. I guess they just like getting the work or are following some guideline from manufacturer. Saved...
I cannot believe what I did and it worked. I thought I’d try it. I ground down one of my cheap old sockets and was able to get it on the drain hose nut after cutting interference out of the way. It came off!! No lifting engine. The hustler replacement part for the piece of crap that came on it...