Recent content by tshep

I need to speak up for BatteryCablesUSA, shipped means SHIPPED, 2 days Tenn to VA, very reasonable cost.

My limited experience with cylinders is that 'mates' all fail similar time - boom, dipperstick, bucket all move the same 'cycles', stabilizers the same cycles, etc. I ended up learning to do it myself, actually fun! That last seal curls into a 'D' by tool or tricks (sockets to guide). WHILE it's...

I will jump out seat switch for test next. But, the behavior is vastly different... A seat bobble 'threatens' stoppage, and instantly recovers. This rut bobble will stop under load, and if I'm quick enough to reduce load, almost stop, and still choke and stumble for 5 seconds or more before...

2003 BX23, cutting overgrown 'grass' fields. Maybe 5 places where tractor will bounce over (unseen) ruts. I'm rolling, trying to get done. Tractor bogs, but not a load bog. It bogs as though a fuel safety has cut fuel off. Would stop engine until I learned to stop PTO drive, shut down throttle...

Well, it's back together. Shop made a pretty radiator out of mine! Stat opens fine, 20 + temperature drop across radiator. Cannot really see water flowing through tiny cap port, but w/ and w/o stat temp drops. Mower running (no grass) traveling was straight up. Gonna' have to test it on the...

I'm still beating on it. Pump looked great inside, went back on. Radiator at shop, guy said his chemicals pretty good. I'm real suspicious now of that un-sprung lower hose.

So, situation is BX/54 mower runs right up at orange with tall grass. Recent work shows clear radiator (in and out), minimal internal rust, etc. I believe I would NOT trust the water pump next. I got tractor only a few years old. Is it likely the original pump was a cast or formed (SS?)...

I suspect it's to align the circular insert that closes the pre chamber. They all curve off a bit at the top - as though the guy was aligning his scribe, and pulled it down against a 'jig' - straighter at the bottom. The inserts all sit proud a bit - how would one surface the deck?

Please check out post in repair forum, BX23 head pics https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/bx23-head-diyer-machinists.592490/ THX!

Here are 3 pics of my 3 different combustion areas. Each seems to have.... A same size line, then a stake point, middle flute of precombustion chamber? OR exactly the same crack. Assuming these are assembly marks, what is a good homebrew/DIY crack detection method? Or, not finding any, do I...

You know, that Racor (is it?) you show seems to have left in/out, then right in/out, and then a center bleed? Like a vent?

HEY - Dodge: I'm looking up models that use the larger filter (Ls,Bs) and looking at their fuel lines - feeds, returns and vents. The larger style filter (with an open vent on top, straight up) consistently has a vent line back to the tank top. My BX style (old gas looking) filters are simple...

Hey all, THX for replying. I have looked at a number of plumbing versions, and became convinced the port is not a return, but a vent. The lines from this style all go to the top fittings of tanks, and not directly to returns (which also go to fittings at top of tank). I'll suspect with the...

Yes, this one - 6A320-58862 - with ?return? fitting on top. How to handle this? My existing little gas-looking-filters are just in/out, no return. I'm thinking long machine screw sealed into added threads. Better thoughts? In case anyone else looks at this filter, it DOES have a valve...

Finished the gearcase! The first choice for shim split worked fine, with NO shim in the bottom. Blued it up, like i knew what I was doing, patterns matched examples first try. Measured backlash with the dial tool, .006, middle of spec! Will follow up in 500 hours!