Recent content by electrycmonk

see my initial post dude....

@dougand3 and @slomo ....i have downloaded. opened & printed off specific pages.....Thanks guys.... oh and slomo, i don't have a scribe account but, found a screenshot *work-around*.... well now, that's a lot of front end disassembly to get to *see* the valve stems to check the clearances...i...

okay this great for my other mower. alas the mower of this thread is a TWIN cylinder and the valves are inverted to the design of this block. *AS I just updated from finally getting to look at one head the other day, the valves are up-side-down from this manuals details.

(giggles) Yeah, "Elvis sure as heck left the building, forum & state" from the looks of things.... yes I had doo doo occur IRL & the mower is still sitting on jackstands for a month now while i tended to other more pressing issues. 2 days ago i popped one head off to see that the valves do...

Alright, @hlw49 , @Scrubcadet10 & @bertsmobile1 I'm gonna say here early... before i goto bed. let me see the video links to the valve checking. A leak down test huh? I do honestly have access to a friends from their shop. these screw in at the sparkplug hole normally right? (for diesels i...

*feels new enough, its reasonably flexible and the screw down clamps do their job with no fuel leaking out at the clamps. I have stiffer fuel line on a different, fully functional mower currently. Because? - If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

so both you and @bertsmobile1 point to checking the valves and the ignition timing marks.... (_) homework #3 and now i think i have a new learning curve ahead of me.... (_) Find the service manual and download it from here? PDF? Unless one of y'all can give me a shortcut link?

long ago was taught to keep the engine bay clean. that way you take notice of any leak or other issue ALOT sooner. We have several vehicles in our fleet. Not including craftsman riding mowers or the cub cadet 7260 with a ford 917 6' flail. They all get the PSI Washing. '99 F350 7.3L 4WD CC...

I guess the "Carb throat" you speak of would = the "Red circle" i drew then, yes?

(_) part 2 of my Homework this week. Thank you @slomo

(_) 1st thing to do for my homework this week. thank you @Rivets

i pressure wash "my units" at least every other mowing.... i did state that i just got it for under $200 as a planned parts mower.

Arrow is oriented correctly... i triple checked.

older Green Craftsman riding mower : 917. 289081 hydrostatic tranny has a 42" deck like the manual i downloaded says but, the sticker under the hood says it came with a 46"? 19.5HP B&S I/C "Turbo Cool" twin cylinder motor Model #42E707 TYPE #2631 E1 CODE #9906085B I did the search in here...

I was given a HST to test in a older riding mower as the HST in the mower is currently "locked up tight." Going into this blind- per say- but, not exactly. As a gearheaded geek I've worked with and rebuilt several types of engines and a few trannies in my life. You can usually look at a case...