Recent content by smithboy

To expand on a previous thought, the engine work along with the light resurfacing may have increased compression by enough to cause (pre)detonation. One thing that may help without modification is increasing the octane of the fuel you are using. Drain the tank and carb, refill with 93 octane and...

Will do on the grease. That seems like a no-brainer, but I sure didn't think of it during the re-assembly. I don't plan on putting too many hours on the machine before taking this apart again for an upgrade. Just as a bit of info for the cause, here is the belt I got from CarQuest. The initial...

First off, thanks to all for the fast responses. It really helped putting these symptoms together into a diagnosis. As soon as I got everything back together, the hydro gears started doing their job again. WOOOHOOO! It feels good to know I didn't make a $1600 mistake. Attached are pictures of...

Hi folks, This is my first post. I have a big dog alpha MP, which is a re-branded hustler 54". I changed my oil and filters today in the two hydro gear 2800 units. I missed the 75-hour mark by a bit. I am at 89 hours currently. I followed the instructions for filling and purging. I used Castrol...