Today after getting my spark plug wires connected to the correct terminals of my distributor, the tractor was able to run again. Very good day compared to yesterday.
With the tractor running, i let her go for half an hour and then shut it off and drained the oil. One thing i was surprised about was the 3/4" of thick sludge in the bottom of my oil filter can:
Even the drain hole there was clogged. With the help of a flat blade screwdriver and half a roll of paper towels, i think i have that cleaned out. I have to assume that the same kind of gunk is coating the inside of my engine. I'll let it drain overnight and install new filter and oil tomorrow.
While the engine was running, i noticed that i had a small amount of steam/smoke coming up around my #4 spark plug. Should i be concerned about that?
I also noticed there is some oil weeping around the seam of what i think is the governor. Maybe this just means i need to replace the gasket there:
I don't have the air cleaner reconnected yet, but that's coming up on my list of things to do. While that's off, though, i've noticed gas dripping out of the air intake on the carb. Here's a pic of the carb, but i'm not sure that would tell you anything other than it is still dirty and probably an after market thing:
I'm interested in any thoughts you may have on these.
Thanks,
Dan in Kuna, ID
With the tractor running, i let her go for half an hour and then shut it off and drained the oil. One thing i was surprised about was the 3/4" of thick sludge in the bottom of my oil filter can:
Even the drain hole there was clogged. With the help of a flat blade screwdriver and half a roll of paper towels, i think i have that cleaned out. I have to assume that the same kind of gunk is coating the inside of my engine. I'll let it drain overnight and install new filter and oil tomorrow.
While the engine was running, i noticed that i had a small amount of steam/smoke coming up around my #4 spark plug. Should i be concerned about that?
I also noticed there is some oil weeping around the seam of what i think is the governor. Maybe this just means i need to replace the gasket there:
I don't have the air cleaner reconnected yet, but that's coming up on my list of things to do. While that's off, though, i've noticed gas dripping out of the air intake on the carb. Here's a pic of the carb, but i'm not sure that would tell you anything other than it is still dirty and probably an after market thing:
I'm interested in any thoughts you may have on these.
Thanks,
Dan in Kuna, ID