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  1. mgonitzke

    pressure

    Unfortunately these days it is pretty difficult to flip these and make any money. 15 years ago when I stopped fixing and reselling, it was difficult, and now tractor selling prices are about the same but parts cost 50% more. I have put probably $1500 average in each of my 3 current worker...
  2. mgonitzke

    Power loss and Engine Surging

    What happens if you pull the choke when the power drop occurs? If that helps, it is definitely a fuel problem. The screen on the shutoff valve in the tank could be clogged, or the fuel filter could be clogged. A bad fuel pump probably won't show itself unless the fuel level in the tank drops...
  3. mgonitzke

    pressure

    A fluid and filter change is the FIRST thing I'd have done. You have no idea when it was changed last (and you wouldn't believe how many factory original filters I've found on these) and the transaxle is probably full of goo. No sense in doing much else without known clean filter and proper...
  4. mgonitzke

    ID on a 2185 no SN

    Flip the deck upside down, line up the blades, and measure the cutting width.
  5. mgonitzke

    Manual

    http://www.ccmanuals.info/decks.html
  6. mgonitzke

    Parts Wanted Cub Cadet 582

    All of the Cub Cadet garden tractor 1" spindle front wheels prior to the 3000 series are the same. *Edit: non-super garden tractor. Those wheels are different. All of the standard garden tractor ones are though.
  7. mgonitzke

    Blown head gasket :(

    The head bolts will need to be under the baffle as well. It may be less work to get the head baffle from a 108/109/128/129/149, which is presumably what that head came from. To use the 'short boss' head, the bolts need to be proportionally shorter by the difference between the boss height on the...
  8. mgonitzke

    New Member, Very excited

    Temporarily ground the F terminal on the starter/generator with the engine running full throttle. This should peg the ammeter to the charge side, and you should have 14.5V or more across the battery terminals. If that doesn't happen, the field coils are faulty and need to be replaced. If that...
  9. mgonitzke

    Belt size needed.

    OEM Kohler kits do not. It is assumed that the user will read the service manual for info and possesses a measuring device.
  10. mgonitzke

    hello Krazi cubbers

    Here's an MTD version of the cap with no gauge that crosses to the Stens one with the nub, but it doesn't have the nub. https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/all-products/fuel-cap-max-10-ethanol/751-0603B.html
  11. mgonitzke

    hello Krazi cubbers

    No. The same company makes a different product for that specific purpose. You already have the wrong cap. Neither is correct. Get the original IH-109037-C2 cap, the Stens replacement for it, or their 2" cap with no gauge. No need to modify things or otherwise reinvent the wheel.
  12. mgonitzke

    Belt size needed.

    There is a fiber washer under the seat. If that is not present or the seat is not snug, gas will leak past the threads.
  13. mgonitzke

    Belt size needed.

    Most nut drivers are small enough diameter they will work.
  14. mgonitzke

    Belt size needed.

    The float is WAY too high. The Kohler K-series service manual is a free download from their website, and contains, among a lot of other useful info, the proper setting for the float: I have heard mixed reviews on the iSaveTractors replacement carbs. Just like the cheap ones, some people have...
  15. mgonitzke

    New Member - Michael Gearing

    You shouldn't need the charge pump kit assuming that the hydraulics are still operating normally. How many hours does the tractor have? The seal can be replaced without much disassembly, but before ordering parts I would make sure there is no radial play in the transmission input shaft. If...
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