Kama TS354C Engine Running Rough

schmalts · Jun 4, 2006

I take it you saw what i posted?? Did you post something similar? He is such a rookie i doubt he knows what base circle or overlap, and duration even is. what a dork.
I think it got to him when i asked what his credentials were. He actually posted that no one should listen to me becuase i was just an internet mechanic. Its funny. that will be a real great website with a bunch of guys giving each other advice about something fumbled through ONCE!

schmalts · Jun 4, 2006

I take it you saw what i posted?? Did you post something similar? He is such a rookie i doubt he knows what base circle or overlap, and duration even is. what a dork.
I think it got to him when i asked what his credentials were. He actually posted that no one should listen to me becuase i was just an internet mechanic. Its funny. that will be a real great website with a bunch of guys giving each other advice about something fumbled through ONCE!

tat2z1969 · Jun 4, 2006

( I take it you saw what i posted?? Did you post something similar? He is such a rookie i doubt he knows what base circle or overlap, and duration even is. what a dork.
I think it got to him when i asked what his credentials were. He actually posted that no one should listen to me becuase i was just an internet mechanic. Its funny. that will be a real great website with a bunch of guys giving each other advice about something fumbled through ONCE! )

Schmalts
No I didn't read what you posted, it would be a cold day in **** before I went there.
But I must say I am sorry, I just got a PM on another board and was informed you got kicked off because you sounded like me and from what I was told Thingy didn't ban you another member did.
So thank you for sounding like me, but it was your demise that you did.
Sad that my IP is banned and they can't tell the difference between mine and yours.
LOL would be something to meet someday and see if we look alike also.
This has happened before, not the ban part, but my nephew comes on here and since we both live in Wester PA some thought we were one in the same.
Hey maybe you can file for hate crimes, after all they got the wrong guy.
All kidding aside, sorry the children mistook you for me
Jim

tat2z1969 · Jun 4, 2006

( I take it you saw what i posted?? Did you post something similar? He is such a rookie i doubt he knows what base circle or overlap, and duration even is. what a dork.
I think it got to him when i asked what his credentials were. He actually posted that no one should listen to me becuase i was just an internet mechanic. Its funny. that will be a real great website with a bunch of guys giving each other advice about something fumbled through ONCE! )

Schmalts
No I didn't read what you posted, it would be a cold day in **** before I went there.
But I must say I am sorry, I just got a PM on another board and was informed you got kicked off because you sounded like me and from what I was told Thingy didn't ban you another member did.
So thank you for sounding like me, but it was your demise that you did.
Sad that my IP is banned and they can't tell the difference between mine and yours.
LOL would be something to meet someday and see if we look alike also.
This has happened before, not the ban part, but my nephew comes on here and since we both live in Wester PA some thought we were one in the same.
Hey maybe you can file for hate crimes, after all they got the wrong guy.
All kidding aside, sorry the children mistook you for me
Jim

zogman · Jun 4, 2006

To answer a few questions...
The machine has 40 hrs on it and I have not changed the oil Chip put in it, the oil looks realy good though. The water temp in my opinion doesnt have anything to do with the problem but I thought I would throw it in because you never know! I did find the water a little low and the radiator had a some debris in it from brush hogging. What I think are the real symptoms are lack of rpm when warm & oil pressure drop, the valve adjustment may be the culprit - thoughts??

zogman · Jun 4, 2006

To answer a few questions...
The machine has 40 hrs on it and I have not changed the oil Chip put in it, the oil looks realy good though. The water temp in my opinion doesnt have anything to do with the problem but I thought I would throw it in because you never know! I did find the water a little low and the radiator had a some debris in it from brush hogging. What I think are the real symptoms are lack of rpm when warm & oil pressure drop, the valve adjustment may be the culprit - thoughts??

DwayneB · Jun 4, 2006

I got a 354 from Chip. My observations so far at 25 hrs are this. THe guages leave a lot to be desired. he tractor runs great. I was hooking up my brush hog, got back on tractor. RPMS read 0, as soon as i touched the throttle it jumped back up. Sometimes at full throttle it reads 2200, sometimes 2000. No perceptable chg in RPM tho.

DwayneB · Jun 4, 2006

I got a 354 from Chip. My observations so far at 25 hrs are this. THe guages leave a lot to be desired. he tractor runs great. I was hooking up my brush hog, got back on tractor. RPMS read 0, as soon as i touched the throttle it jumped back up. Sometimes at full throttle it reads 2200, sometimes 2000. No perceptable chg in RPM tho.

bluechip · Jun 4, 2006

You are getting close to the 50 hour service, valve adj and head bolt torque. while many don't perform this maintanence, my take is it cant hurt. It is normal for the Oil pressure to drop as engine heats up, the oil gets thinner. the spec for oil pressure at operating temp at idle is right on the line between the red and green on the gage. Be sure the rocker arm are getting oiled while you are in there. Be sure to change the oil before 50 hours, the fines generated by the break in can clog the filter screen (althoug not as easy as it can with chinese oil). what does exhaust smoke look like when running rough? does the engine seem to be missing? If so you can crack the fitting loose at each injector where the hard line meets (be careful high pressures here, eye protection and gloves recommended) The pressure is high but volume low so if you crack it open enough, it should jsut dribble. find the one that does not affect the engine when opened. If it is idling, I'm thinking valve adjustment. be sure to do the adj after the retorque.

bluechip · Jun 4, 2006

You are getting close to the 50 hour service, valve adj and head bolt torque. while many don't perform this maintanence, my take is it cant hurt. It is normal for the Oil pressure to drop as engine heats up, the oil gets thinner. the spec for oil pressure at operating temp at idle is right on the line between the red and green on the gage. Be sure the rocker arm are getting oiled while you are in there. Be sure to change the oil before 50 hours, the fines generated by the break in can clog the filter screen (althoug not as easy as it can with chinese oil). what does exhaust smoke look like when running rough? does the engine seem to be missing? If so you can crack the fitting loose at each injector where the hard line meets (be careful high pressures here, eye protection and gloves recommended) The pressure is high but volume low so if you crack it open enough, it should jsut dribble. find the one that does not affect the engine when opened. If it is idling, I'm thinking valve adjustment. be sure to do the adj after the retorque.