Anyone ever have a worn cam lobe or tappet worn down. My 3000 was not running well. Though and confirmed it was only running on 2 cylinders. Took the valve cover off and #1 pushrod was not going up far enough to open the valve. My mechanic buddy thought it was a stuck valve so we took the head off to get repaired. After getting it off I could see the pushrod and the tapped not coming up far enough. Took it to a tractor repair shop last week and am waiting on repair . The guy there seemed to think the cam lobe was worn also. I bought the tractor 2 years ago and supposedly the motor had been rebuilt. Seemed to run good. Why would a cam lobe or tappet wear like that? I've only drove it 20 hours in 2 years. The tappets according to the manual come out from the top with a magnet. I was able to get 2 of the 6 out, not the on that might be a problem, and they are very heavy round piece of metal. I can imagine them wearing out. The 2 I did get out were like brand new.
This post was edited by larrh7 on 08/18/2021 at 09:26 am.
This post was edited by larrh7 on 08/18/2021 at 09:26 am.