Recent content by Castleford

I've had the same problem as you (getting the impeller off the shaft). I was lucky enough to acquire a 20 ton press years ago and with a combination of heat & penetrating oil the press got it off. I used a method that an older fellow showed me years ago which was to assemble the shaft and...

I have a Keihin carb on a Kohler SV720 courage that would flood if left standing so I installed a fuel cock in the line, with a new needle valve. That worked for a couple of years and then it would flood with the engine running. A chinese carb worked for a year then pooped the bed, so now I'm...

I would definitely use thread locking compound, alignment is critical for a happy joint but there's not a lot of room for a straight edge/small machinist square to ensure this, as recommended by the mfgr's documentation so I just used the method as described. Low noise & vibration is my goal.I...

I like to brag that sometimes I'm proof that being lucky beats being smart. ;)

I put my readers on and read the fine print , "Jig-a-Loo Extreme Graphite" "Contains: Acetone, propane & isopropanol Will affect some plastics & paint." A moment with Google shows me that Nylon is not seriously degraded by any of these 3 chemicals. Whew.

Thanks for the heads up, I used graphite spray lube.It was on hand. It uses a very thin solvent carrier that evaporates in seconds, it didn't occur to me to check for compatibility....

So far so good.. The wire arrived, interesting job taking the curve/bend out of the length needed. Then I noticed that there was a mirror so to speak for the carb linkage not only allows for a left hand approach but also raises the pushrod/cable housing a couple of inches off of the nasty old...

I've ordered some high(er) quality brake cable casing lined with nylon I presume; and some 1/16" music wire. I'll keep everyone apprised as to my progress, good or bad.

Good idea, thanks! I may even have some of the correct size from my diesel tuneup days!

I just had a better thought, why not use higher quality lined brake cable casing like is used on bicycles? Still may have to install a heat shield but this is still "a good thing" as Martha Stewart used to say....;)...

I had a thought, maybe wrap aluminum foil around the cable where the plastic sheath has melted away with a good layer of high temp disc brake caliper grease first?

This engine runs in an MTD Gold lawn tractor about 12 years old. The cable from the throttle lever to the carb linkage is solid 'piano wire ' running in a spiral wound steel sheath like a bikes brake cable with plastic coating on the outside. I replaced it when it began to jam and it was ok at...

I have an old photoelectric tach from days past that I used on model airplanes. Never sold it or threw it out, it comes in handy for measuring engine speed at the flywheel as long as I mark it properly...

And the above repair lasted a couple of hours,just long enough to dig out from a major snowstorm. The coupling was noisy with vibration, so the spider was the first to go, 3 of the 6 arms detached. Back into my shop, it was obvious that the alignment was poor. Luckily I had a spare urethane...

Well, this is as snug as I can make it....used a few trashed screwdrivers as pry bars to ensure the 2 jaws are as close as possible to each other...website sez 'picture is too large', film at 11....here's the pic...sorry for the quality, Windows has taken charge.