Recent content by John4615

Will--how simple of a fix--I pushed the throttle cable tight and waited till this AM Put it on Full throttle --and it fired right up !!!!!! No more puffing----thanks again John

Thanks will try

I have a JD D130 22hp V tech. I have a hard time starting and saw a vid on internet about blowing air in gas tank. Tried and it worked. Prior to that I check for air in fuel line, Fuel Pump is spitting out gas, line from valve cover seems to be ok etc . I can start it but it takes a long...

Thanks all--will do some shopping

Pulled the head off and one of the valve heads was cracked and the rim was missing. That is why there was no compression out of the cylinder . Going to replace the valve but need a valve compression tool--Many out there Looking for the name or part number for a mid price tool. Thanks John

Well, one member said to take a look inside. Sure enough a valve was missing half the top. Now in the process of ordering parts but having difficulty in finding a "reasonable priced " Valve spring compressor tool. If got any suggestions --that would help--they 8 inch and 10 inch ?? Thanks John

I bought the JD and the guy said it just needed a carb cleaning I actually used it to cut my lawn but it popped a few time at full throttle ---no smoke, just missing but sort of ran OK at low throttle. So, sent it to JD Dealer. After bad news and a bunch of searching for an engine---I am on...

According to JD Dealer technician: His notes said: It was running on one cylinder, valves need adjusting, cylinder loses compression---cheaper to get new engine than repair.

Thanks It sounds that the major difference would be the charging system 3 amp non-regulated vs 15 amp regulated. I guess it would be best if I just find an exact match John

My JD D130 engine needs to be replaced. The B&S Engine is 22HP V Twin the Engine Number is : Model: 4077- 77-0170-G5. I found a used B&S 22 HP off a different JD Model and the engine has a slightly different engine number: 4077-77-0188-B1 My question to the group is : Can I use the engine...