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take the valve cover off and spark plug out, spin the engine over by hand and look for the intake valve to bump open slightly after the...

One of these should do the trick...

When we had our VW aircooled shop we used tons of helicoils for spark plugs/exhaust studs. Always a success. Used red loctite when...

If this is a rider and not a ZTR whatever you don't let the leaves pile up around the muffler. I had one customer with a four month old...

I used to have a tech working for me at the telephone company that played games like this. He'd call in with minimal descriptions like...

Thanks so much!! I just ordered one. Should be here by the weekend. Without the correct filter housing to copy, do you know if the...

Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for your replies!! Here are some pics to help you understand this setup...

If you choose to replace the engine, often Surplus Center has a wide selection of new, name brand engines for decent prices. It may be...

That’s what I’d do

I’d get an aftermarket carb off eBay and try it for $10-$12. Take pics of how the linkage goes in what hole on the carb. I put linkage...

Hello T., These old cast iron engines were easy to rebuild as well. They were a minimal design with only a couple of crank seals and...

I will give this a try. I am all about getting one more season if I can. Even if I can get a few weeks out of it that is a win. My big...

Perfect!!! Thanks so much. It'll take me a little time to decipher this but step one is to figure out why seat switch 510 yellow has...

Sorry the attached is not super clear but even the service manual image are not very clear. But I spliced together multiple [6 pages] to...