Please help me, 1641 v-twin engine

[85mudslinger]

my drive shaft, at one end has the teeth chewed off.. where the piece that holds the bearings slides on.. the teeth have been rounded off so the entire bearing just slips around like butter. I also have one rubber boot ripped pretty badly.. and its missing the fan. the bearings got pretty rusty but I tried cleaning them up... this is how it came to me.

[85mudslinger]

I put the spark plugs In it out of the 318... that's what I was trying to say when I gave all the info of the truck.

[85mudslinger]

I took the number sam supplied as to whats suppose to be used and googled what other brands it crosses with, it gave me a long list of different ones of the same brands... the dodge ram autolite 3924 is on the list..... which is what im using in my dodge and in the cub cadet right now.... so I think that means they fit each other

[85mudslinger]

if the cub takes rc12yc that's the exact spark plug I took out of my dodge before putting autolites in it... now im running autolite 3924.... so ethier way they are the exact same as whats called for in both engines. so I still don't see a problem. im using sparkplug-crossreference.com.......

[85mudslinger]

well the pto switch isn't in the dash hole... and when I put it In the whole then it wont let me start the cub cadet cause it says disengage pto... I try flipping the switch and playing with it but it never works... it never does anything till I remove it from the dash and let it just dangle by the wires basicly.... how do I put my threads together or delete one? I cant find the options.... in other forums im in they like each problem to be a different thread or different posting of its own... so people searching alike problems can find it easier and it keeps from a big mess on one thread. so I was trying to keep them separated, but I can combine them if I knew how to haha.

[J-Mech]

Yes, they cross. It's fine. Run them. Next problem.

But my point was, I don't care what they came out of. Dodge Ram 318 doesn't tell me anything. Numbers on the plug do. Don't call a plug a "Dodge Ram Autolite 3924". Dodge Ram has nothing to do with anything. The spark plug is a Autolite 3924, that's it. No other info needed.

[J-Mech]

You can't combine them. Or move them. Only the moderators can. There are different sections here too. There are sections for tractor, implements, engines...... and so on. Go to the main page you will see them.

My point was, you are just starting a whole bunch of threads, not necessarily in the right section, shot gunning the problems with the machine. Start a thread on your tractor in the "CCC/MTD Cub Cadet built Tractors (GT)" on your machine. (Which is where this thread is.) If you have a specific problem that we can't answer, one of the members, or a moderator, may ask you to post the question in another section if it isn't getting answered. (Or a mod may just move it.)

You are all over the board here "shot-gunning" your machine. Start at one point, and begin the repair. Don't jump from spark plugs to driveshafts, to PTO switches. Start with getting it running, then move on to driveline repair, then on to the electrical problems..... and so on.... Jumping around is confusing, and not helping you. ONE THING AT A TIME. If there is one thread, then we can read through what you have done, and don't have to chase the info all over the site.

[zippy1]

Originally Posted by 85mudslinger

well the pto switch isn't in the dash hole... and when I put it In the whole then it wont let me start the cub cadet cause it says disengage pto... I try flipping the switch and playing with it but it never works... it never does anything till I remove it from the dash and let it just dangle by the wires basicly.... how do I put my threads together or delete one? I cant find the options.... in other forums im in they like each problem to be a different thread or different posting of its own... so people searching alike problems can find it easier and it keeps from a big mess on one thread. so I was trying to keep them separated, but I can combine them if I knew how to haha.

First off, you need to slow down. Use some punctuation in your threads and posts so we know, (can try) how to understand when a sentence starts and stops to what you are talking about.
Second thing we need to know is. When you say you are used to working on cars, what does that mean? So we have an idea of your mechanical abilities for working on a natural aspirated engine.
Third thing. Is your age. Because sometimes things get a little technical for younger folks to understand, and I prefer to know the about age of someone I'm tempting to give advice to.

[85mudslinger]

im 24 years old, i have done engine swaps in old chevy trucks many times along with transmission/torque converter in 2 wheel drive and 4x4, automatic and clutch transmissions, changed out all parts basicly on them, ive done timing, timing chains, steering components like steering arms, ball joints, etc. newer vehicle wise, i am more limited experience on, but i have worked on years upto 1997, from sensors to timing belt replacement. just a little bit of everything as people need the help on many different vehicles and many different things ive done about lil bit of everything upto 1997 years. i typicaly google everything before i do it if im hesitate on what im doing. on old chevy's ive done about everything except a total rebuild.. ive tore them apart down to bare block. ive did top end rebuild.. but never a total rebuild yet. in my home town people bring there vehicles to me often so i get stuck doing the fixes when others don't want to or cant. but i will say i no nothing about a lawn mower haha. i recently fixed a push mower by replacing the carburetor gasket, resetting the mixture screw and resetting the magneto/coil. i tend to swap out the flywheel of the push mower with my parts engine cause i broke one of the pieces off by using a one-way on it while trying to take the flywheel off to check the keyway....

[85mudslinger]

basicly old chevy trucks i have done it all except total rebuilds of engine and tranny..... newer vehicles i have done a lot also, would take along time to say everything i have done. but its limited upto 1997 year.