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Originally Posted by cooperino
In post 1 you described "bringing it back to life" My question is, how long did it sit prior to this? And did you just buy this as a non running tractor?
Some of the issues you talked about early on could indicate worn rings. Taking a long time to start could have been could indicate this but obviously you had other issues as well.
When you had the cylinder head off, how did the cylinder wall look? could you still see cross hatching in it? Did you feel the piston for slop in the cylinder? If so how much?
Did you true the head before installing new gasket?
If it sat for a long time, was there any rust in the cylinder that could keep the rings from seating well?
When you took apart the breather did you put it back together in correct order? Many people make the mistake of not putting it back together correctly.
Did you check the valve guides/ seats? They could pass oil if out of spec.
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I can only answer a few questions.
I bought it when it sat outside and ran poorly. I bought it anyway because it was the coolest tractor and my 1st. Had a snow blade on it.
The clyinder wall looked great. I did not check for slop. I didnt think of it. Very clean clyinder walls. Oil was filthy although.
I made sure my mating surface was true before installing new gasket and torqued to spec. I plan to do a compression check as well this evening.
The breather assembly, I did have trouble remembering which way it back together but after a few tries, I put it back together that made most sense to me. I hope I got it right. Any picture of that assembly I can go by?