Recent content by rickfischer51

First, you can get that balancer for $28 on amazon. Second, how old are you? If you're my age, maybe its not worth it. If you're half my age, maybe it is. There are other balancers out there. The cone balances are useless. The nail in a garage stud is actually better. Third, in my...

The varnish wasn't 1/8" inch thick. It was 1/8" up the side from the bottom. I thought about cutting out the baffle. Was looking at making an extended reach hot cutter for my soldering gun. Decided this was getting to be a little bit too much of a science project. Then I solved it with...

Found my fiber optic proctiscope that I thought my son had pilfered. Looked in the tank and it was a lot cleaner than I thought. Couple of small rusty spots, a little grunge, but not bad. Opened up an old bottle of gel rust remover. The gel had separated from the acid. I poured off the acid...

The plastic liner is likely nylon-12. Acetone is moderately agressive, and not recommended for prolonged contact. There is a gap at least 3/8" undet the insert, and I only put in about 1/8" acetone. I should be OK. The fuel bowl cup is clean.

Thanks for the replys. The varnish is on the bottom and up the sides maybe an 1/8". The plastic insert is suspended off the bottom at least 3/8". I will take some measurements and see how far off the bottom the deep the pickup tube goes. I'm thinking maybe its not that bad. This engine is on...

Thanks for the replys. The chemicals I used did soften the varnish. I could get it out with makeshift brushes under the cap, but I cant get past the plastic insert. My insert is not foam. It is a rigid dark grey plastic. If I could get it out I could throw in some small nuts or something to...

I have 5 hp B&S flathead on my a tiller. Gas tank is gummy, varnished, but no rust. There is a plastic insert in the tank. Never seen this before. I've tried all kinds of stuff to clean it. Laquer thinner, acetone, denatured alcohol, etc., even a bit of the solvent in my carb cleaner...

My torque wrenches. The flat beams are heavy and clumsy but are supposed to be very accurate. The thickness of the beam tapers and this is supposed to account for large beam deflection variation from the Euler beam formula, but as a degreed mechanical engineer that specialized in solid...

Beam wrenches are great. My father worked for Sturtevant and taught me how to torque a bolt when I was 12. I have several Sturtevant beam wrenches from 1/4 drive 80 inch-gram to a 3/4 drive 300 foot-pounder. Also have Cleco ratchet clicker wrenches. I check the Clecos on a beam wrench with a...

Need a seat for my 318. Anybody out there have any experience with the $100 replacement seats on Amazon and ebay? Are they worth it? Anything to look out for?

Is there a plain (no gauge) gas cap for a 318 gas tank? AM102924 from a 312-315 perhaps?

Anybody have any experience with the Z-glide front suspension conversion on a Z9XX zero turn?

What is the purpose of the isolator? Heat insulation? Sound Insulation? Just pulled my motor and discovered the remnants of the original. Is the isolator mission critical?

I'm changing the fluid on my 318. Operator's Manual says Ford Type F, Technical Manual says JD HyGard. Last time I did fluid on my old 314 called for Type F and it was red. The HyGard I just put in my Z925 is not red. The fluid I drained from my 318 is red, so it is probably Type F. But...

You dont tell us what your using it in, but if its older, its perhaps more important to find oil intended for service class J. The newer stuff does not meet that. The B&S oil does.