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OK you CC guys, here is a photo of the hour display on a RZT17. What is the symbol on the very left suppose to mean? It flashes off and on all the time. Thanks, Richard

BBO, I don't think that the battery light on the dash is smart enough to know if the battery is being overcharged. You said: There is always a little residual extra charge on a battery after it has been charged. Let it sit for and hour, then measure it again and let us know what you get...

HI, Just replaced the engine in a friends RZT42 and was looking at the PTO clutch. Manual says that the air gap should be .010 to .015. It appears the the gap is over .020. There are three nuts equally spaced around the clutch and they are spring loaded. My question is how does one adjust...

I have looked, but I can not see where TBN has a "for sale" section. If there is one, let me know. Otherwise is it verboten to advertise parts for sale here? Richard

OK sorry about the delay, but still not feeling well, but took some photos that might help. Richard

Well that is rather unusual as both coils are controlled either off or on by the action of the off/on/start switch. I have attached a PDF of the FD731V engine. See the electrical section. Make sure that the air gap is set correctly. If still no spark, remove the grounding wire and try it...

Here ya go: Google is your friend. Richard

Larry, A few suggestions. Could be several things causing the problem. a. Is the engine running lean? Check your spark plugs for correct fuel mixture. A lean running engine will ruin valves and could cause head warping. b. As someone else suggested, make sure that there are no obstructions...

Get a couple of these. Either weld or bolt them onto a pipe that fits in the place of the current roller wheels. Richard

Found a PDF of the mounting instructions:

Also here is the companion Onan parts list PDF.

I found a Onan shop manual for this engine. The 90 and 100 lbs is well within the service range. See attached PDF It's pertly big file so may take a minute or two to load. Richard

As someone already said, could be bad rings. You said you had the head gaskets replaced. Were the pistion rings replaced at the same time? See the attached photo. Do you have the U-tube installed as shown? There is a breather in the engine. See this here: John Deere - Parts Catalog It is...

Geek, As you may have already figured out, the schematic above has a problem, it would allow the lamp to be on any time the engine is not running. Not good. Here is an improved version. Just find a terminal on the switch that is hot when the engine is running. Connect the comm terminal to...

Geek, Let me see if I am understanding this correctly. Are you saying that all the current that goes to charge the battery goes thru the dash light? or is the dash light just tied from the regulator output to to ground? If it is the second case, then the simplest way would just to use a...

Mark, Here is a jpeg of the manual on draining the cooling system. No matter how you do it, following the manual will result in a real mess. Here is what I think is a better solution. After removing the radiator cap, push a small, 3/8" hose down into the tube. Either use a pump or siphon...

Well, hopefully you are still under warranty. Sorry to hear you are having a problem. Nice looking machine.

Thanks for the input. My friend is in contact with a JD rep, not a dealer. He tried the dealer when it first started to leak. They basically told him, "to bad", out of warranty. The JD rep told him to take it to a dealer and have them check it out, and then get back to the rep. Well will see...

Hi, About a year ago I fixed, at least I thought I did, a friends 1028E thrower. It has a Briggs & Stratton 1450 snow series engine. It was leaking oil from the output shaft end cover. After removing the cover, I found some really bad machining on the gasket surface of the cover. It looked...