Hey Scott, I didn't even know they made them with an aluminum rear end. Is the whole housing aluminum?? That would be a bummer. I am assuming it would not be as good as a steel rear end. I will check it out and get back to you.
After a partial tune up it ran great yesterday. Until I noticed it smoking really badly. I pulled it in the garage and oil was pouring out onto the exhaust manifold. It looks like someone tried to repair the valve cover by torquing the heck out of it and putting some gasket sealer over the nut and stud. I removed it and found the valve cover was very distorted and the complete lack of any sort of gasket. So I knocked it back into shape and reassembled using high temp gasket sealer. I am letting it sit 24 hours and will try it again this evening. It was really dumping oil but given how badly the valve cover was twisted it isn't surprising. I am hoping this will cure the oil leak as it is unusable as it was. I have more wiring to repair when I install new points and condenser. I am surprised it is able to spark with oil pouring on the points like that. I am sure it can run better. The plugs were two different brands as are the wires. It is amazing how badly some folks maintain their equipment.
Thank you Randy for the positive feedback on the 682 and the leads on parts!! I also got a lead from another member, Matt, who seems to have all the answers!!
I couldn't believe how fast and strong this tractor on the short tour around my yard. I am looking forward to trying it out on the farm!
I am also going to need a lift rod for the front plow. I have the plow and the attachment on the tractor lever in which the rod should fit. I am just missing the rod that connects the two.
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