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Not the greatest picture but may be able to blow it up and see how everything is sitting https://a.co/d/ePKyaFv

@GearHead36 I don't know if it was a proven fact or some word of mouth that spread about, with the original reason being trying to save grease. But back when I was playing mechanic on M813A1's, it was taught to not fill the wheel spindles full of grease because it caused the hubs to run...

That was the concern with overpacking wheel bearings. The extra grease causes heat retention leading to premature bearing failure. You are correct that the grease will conduct heat better than the air, but the issue that @woodstover is trying to bring up is that grease also retains the heat...

Need to double check that ohm reading. Because if that 1 ohm is accurate that clutch is pulling 12 amp. Resistance should be in the 2.3-3.3 ohm range. Normal clutches pull 2.5-5 amp normally with some closer to 6 amp which would be a mininum of 2 ohm resistance.

Green wire on Kohler engines normally goes to the oil pressure switch either next to the oil filter or on some Command engines the oil cavity between the V that feeds oil to the hydraulic lifters. That one looks like it has been shorted out and got hot.

Look at it this way. Most of the box store riders have 18-9.50-8 rear wheels. So the axle is basically sitting 9 inches above the ground. And the transmission housing above the axle where it mounts to the frame. So the frame is now sitting 10-12 inches above the ground. Now subtract the...

I don't use the red pancake filters. Not fine enough filtering to prevent debris from not sticking the float valve open. I start with the white pancake and then go up in quality from there. The red filters are 150 micron and the white ones are 75 micron. I use the white ones for gravity...

Correct. a 1/16" wear over several contact points can quickly add up to 1/2". And you know as well as myself, that over time a lot of those wear points get egg shaped and the combined wear between a deck hangar, the deck pin, and the deck lift arm can equal 1/4" or more just at that point...

@RevB I am confused on what you are trying to do. Using drafts deletes the auto saved text, but doesn't empty the reply box. When you hit the back button it will normally not follow you to the next thread. Or if you hit reply and then don't want to use the quote you can either highlight...

Not without replacing everything below the steering wheel. Now let me explain. Being 21 years old every rolling point, every pivot point is worn and those even small amounts add up to 1" or more in deck height. From the tire tread wearing down, to the wheel bearings and the spindles that...

Looks like possible 1 screw maybe 2 Tecumseh has a habit of requiring the tank to be twisted away from the blower housing and then pulling up out of the locking slots.

I have seen several cases of grease failure over the years. A couple of those cases was Valvoline synthetic wheel bearing grease. Your trailers don't have brakes and greasable hubs. My trailer has 21 grease zerks. Or how about repacking the wheel bearings on your own vehicles with disc brakes...

Looks like the standard 5/9 Briggs voltage regulator used on single cylinder Intek from 10-21 hp engines.

You are looking at it like since the Lucas didn't move it isn't providing lubrication. I see it as the Supertech is no longer lubing because tt has broken down and has been flung out of the bearing. But you are also dismissing that the Lucas had a smaller wear scar, higher resistance to...

And with an attitude like that none of the major techs on here will answer you. Bye, good luck getting advice.

Here is Project Farms comparison between Supertech and Lucas Red n Tacky Just got 3 cases of Lucas Red n Tacky delivered today.

Lets start with the actually model of Radius E series mower you have so we don't have to guess which of the something like 20 different versions of that mower you have. And I suspect you misheard the part number they gave you, I am thinking he was referring to the 792-029

The spring pulls the slide one direction the belt against the idler pulley moves it the opposite direction. And the idler pulley slide just moves freely in the grooved brackets.

Allows small changes to the idle fuel mixture, but won't smooth out more major problems with running

I would say you are missing the spring that goes from the front of the idler pulley bracket with the U and the U that is in the deck between the center and right spindle pulley. Would need the actual model number of the mower to confirm.

It looks like you have confirmed that the original module is bad, and sounds like the new replacement module may also be bad. And most modules use a .010 air gap. Business card is closer to .020 which may be too wide. So try setting the gap closer and see what happens.

Either have to lap the new valves into the seats or have a seat cutter set like the neway. I have the Neway seat cutter and valve face cutters, but I probably wouldn't if it hadn't been required dealer tool for either Kohler or Tecumseh. I don't remember whch.

Something is goofy. The parts diagram shows a 3 way valve but the service manual shows a 2 way valve with the on-off lable for the valve on at least the 2025 model

Carb needs a thorough cleaning or a little more technical explanation. A carb has two fuel circuits. The idle circuit and the high speed or load circuit. When an engine is running without any load it is running on the idle circuit even at full throttle. When you engage the deck the load...

According to Briggs the molded fuel line is 791766. The carb should be a 591925 but references a part requirement that isn't used on this engine. Intake gasket is 692555. Briggs doesn't reference the air cleaner gasket but it may also come with the new carb along with the spacer gaskets...

You are in the early stages of a blown head gasket. Blown head gasket between the cylinder wall and the push rod cavity is the second most common issue with the Intek single cylinder engines.

Order a carb kit and accelerator pump kit for a Rehlko Command CV730 last week and just got around today to pulling the carb. and found that some yahoo had replaced the carb with one from a Courage twin. So different carb kit, which won't be here until middle of next week, and now I am not...

Lets start with the model number information from the engine. So we can see which of the carb styles you have. Some systems were known to have issues with the air filter backing plate warping when used with primer systems and prevents priming.

I haven't seen any crack from people trying to use the paper gaskets, but I have seen them warped at the mounting flanges so bad that the O ring won't even make contact with the head mounting surface after somebody tried to use the paper gaskets, and the mounting ears compress into the paper.

It isn't so much as a preference to what you use. It is what the manufacturer recommends. The old Peerless gear transaxles used bentonite in most cases but there was a few that used 75W90, and the Peerless hydrostats used 10W30. Hydrogear uses 20W50, but Tuff-Torq recomments synthetic 5W50...

If the existing O rings are in good shape then reinstall them. Don't remove and use the other gaskets or try to put the gaskets over the O rings. The plastic intake that is used with the O rings is not rigid enough to properly torque a normal gasket. And could create an air leak at the junction.

All of the single cylinder engines used on Generac products are rebranded engines. The V-twin is the only Generac built engine.

The disc should unscrew from the shaft collar. The shaft collar is held on by if I remember correctly 2 set screws, and then should slide off if not stuck to the shaft.

Here is the correct plug for comparison Notice the thread length difference and the washer instead of the tapered seal

If you are talking about the tan ring next to the float vavle that is the seal for the fuel solenoid on the bottom of the bowl.

The ones that irritate me are the ones where you go to pull them out the plastic comes off leaving the entire metal fuse body in the holder

Didn't happen to have the deck engaged and forgot to push down the pto switch button.

Looks like Ohio has 431, NY has 589, NC has 612, TX has 53, and UT has 214, and IA is out of stock but that is PD's version of a Amazon warehouse with robot picking and the robot AI hasn't learned to order it's own replacement stock yet. Iowa is always the first warehouse to run out of stock...

I understand your fustration, but go out into the country sometime then they are mowing side ditches with the rotary cutters and half the road will be covered with grass clippings, shredded aluminum cans, trash and broken glass bottles.

That is about the correct location for rod breakage when the rod seizes to the crank from lack of lubrication failure. And the bolts back off due to the heat effect. And signs of heat will not be overly evident if the engine was run without oil at the time of failure.

Welcome aboard. Thank you for your service. USA (1986-90) E5 Tacfire operations specialist 13C20.

This should be the belt routing

You missed the point that the rod/crank journal bearing overheating is the cause for the rod bolts loosening. The loose bolts are not the initial cause of failure. The overheating is. The dropped valve issue is also a symptom of an overheated head. If the rod bolts had been left loose or...

Part of the issue maybe the bent throttle linkage in your second picture next to the red arrow. That linkage rod should be straight. So I am sure that linkage is binding on the intake manifold. If that rod was straight the throttle would probably be at idle. LInkage needs straightened or...

Were common on the 80-90's model year riders especially with the 2 speed rear ends. Back when they had actual gear transmissions 3 speed + reverse, or in the case of the 2 speed rear ends were sold as 6F+2R and not the variable speed drives that MTD uses.

This engine used lost foam casting technology. The melted aluminum would dissolve the foam and would cast the upper half of the crankcase down the middle of the crankshaft bearing surfaces. So the upper half of the crankcase, cylinders and heads were cast as one piece. The cylinders were...

On early versions of the MTD mow in reverse it would become inoperable if the headlights were burned out or disconnected.

Never saw the starter issues on the singles. The twins are were the starter issues are. But that is due to using a starter without a supported shaft on an engine without ACR. Later Courage twins had ACR camshafts. And that engine is still in use but is now called the 7000 series. And I...

The rod cap bolts being loose was a symptom not the cause of the failure. Unless the engine failed within the first few hours the rod bolts were not the cause. I have seen loose rod bolts from the factory. They don't normally survive past 5 hours. And the broken valve issue is due to head...

Yep, they are still trying to beat the SV singles to death because of a few engines that had mistorqued top cover bolts, without locktite, and a few that broke the counterweight alignment rod which would break the bottom of the block dumping the oil. Later versions had gone 700-1000 hours...