G problems

1. The ammeter shows a discharge part of the time and charge at other times. The generator has been rebuilt for 12V positive ground. I was told there was still something wrong in the voltage regulator. There is also a spark whenever connecting the hot cable to the battery.

2. The steering is really tight and hard to steer. I put the entire set of shims from John Deere to fix this but no change.

3. The oil pressure always stayed between L and M and really closer to L. I had already turned the adjusting nut a couple of turns on top of the filter housing to compensate for this but no change. I hand checked the lines in the crankcase and they seemed to be tight.

4. Also, the clutch has a lot of play in the shifting and it looks like I'll need to get new bushings around the fork, since it isn't giving me that distinctive pop when engaging. Not sure where to get these. I guess you find out a lot the first time you put her under a load. Any help or information on this is appreciated.

When you were doing the overhaul, did you inspect the oil pump intake screen? Those things can get really nasty after 50 years. Remember, while the overall area of the screen is considerably larger than the intake for the pump, that doesn't always ensure adequate flow area. Highly viscous (high shear) fluids behave across a screen like they would across any orifice(the effective flow area to open area is roughly 0.65:1 or worse). Just minor plugging of the screen can be a problem. I started out between L and M (closer to M) to between M and H (still closer to M) by cleaning mine.

Good Luck!

Rob

Thanks.