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    Sparkplug Blowing Out of the Hole

    I think it was me in "Stripped". Follow my posts as I got excellent results taking advice and getting the best product
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    Sparkplug Blowing Out of the Hole

    You'll need another head or install a threaded insert in the hole. I just did this in May with my 1650 and I'm pretty happy with a good insert.
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    Smoking Coil

    What ya want? A basic understanding of inductive ignition common to all multi or single cylinder or just "get the factory" part? A bit of "tech" gives an answer on why some have replacements that fail, and others go the distance. If this is above your pay grade or reading level, stick with a...
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    Smoking Coil

    The main thing to keep a coil a long time and cool is keeping the primary current within an acceptable range for long point life. Usually we read it's 1-2 amps, but single cylinder it can be as high as 3-4 but no more. Current can be a function of circuit resistance, coil resistance, or both...
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    1450 Cub Cadet Help With Surging Engine

    I looked at his video. It's not hunting so much as surging and then Bob sez it's stalling too.
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    1450 Cub Cadet Help With Surging Engine

    This reads like a fuel delivery problem. Check the spark plug color. If it's whitish instead of tan to gray, then it's running lean. Two carburetors, provided the 2nd one has had attempts at adjusting idle, and the same problem tells me it may be something in the tank or fuel line. You could...
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    Off-topic mower blade option question

    I don't think there are. I've been looking for days and what I've seen is either too long, star hole, or small hole. There are supposedly aggressive types for dealing with terrain and long grass, but not in the 15" size for the 44" deck. These decks seem well designed for lawns and leave a...
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    Off-topic mower blade option question

    It's been my problem this Spring that mowing time is when the grass is tall, between all the rainy days so far. I've been getting a lot of "holidays" in the tall stuff and constantly have to go reeeel slow or mow it twice. The blades are Oregon brand and are 14 3/4-7/8 long. I'm wondering if...
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    Mule drive pulley out of alignment

    I have 2 mule drives for my 75 1650. The mower's mule drive has the spring pulley on the outside of the arm. Here's a shot from the manual:
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    Recommendation for "Good" Fuel Shut Off Valve

    If I needed one for my 1650, I wouldn't hesitate to get this one. It appears to be a ball valve design. I've been down the road with my other equipment needing a valve and as others have said most have me scratching my head on their quality. Good advice on the bushing too. It's top dollar...
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    Kohler vs well, everybody else

    500 hrs could get a couple of years before the wheels fall off
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    Best Shop Vac??

    On the advice of many, and a youtube channel Project Farm, I took the plunge and got a 12 gallon Rigid. Very stout and seems powerful as the old Craftsman. Rigid now offers a nice line up of filters too. They measure the same as the Craftsman, but the Craftsman filter does not fit a Rigid...
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    Best Shop Vac??

    Maybe the 80s/90s was the high point of Craftsman. Wet or dry, they took to the job without exception. On the job or off, construction, plugged dishwashers to humidifier trays, they gulped dirt, water, slime, and wanted more. Hard time finding that again.
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    Best Shop Vac??

    Yesterday the 6 year old 12 gal. Craftsman shop vac died. The motor armature is burnt and some dark wires in the armature windings too. I do not want to repair it, it was a downturn in their previous excellent models. The earlier vac was a 16 gal. Craftsman that lasted over 26 years. Only...
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    Stripped!

    I know the feeling
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    Stripped!

    Heli-coils have a place, I've had luck with them in iron, steel, brass; but aluminum or magnesium is too soft in my book. Heli-coil's Save-A-Thread is a Time-Sert knock-off, with a small difference in how they're secured. I have been burned with spark plug inserts 40 years ago, so time will...
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    Stripped!

    Great idea Todd, considering they're unobtainum new. A bone pile of them would be resource.
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    Stripped!

    That reads similar to the one I used. The tool has a regular tap on the end followed by beveled cutting flutes and then the larger hole tap after that; all on a 3/8" square drive shank. The insert threads in the new hole leaving an ever so small ridge on top that swages flat with a swaging...
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    Stripped!

    Yep, felt pushed to do that today with all the work needing done between the rains. I'm glad you mentioned it. I used Heli Coil's Sav-A-Thread on the engine. Shaving about .030" or so off the tap end gave just enough to do the head thickness before contacting the valve under it. I also used...
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    Stripped!

    I have a K341 with a stripped spark plug hole. I've used various thread repairs over the years, but I'm leery of them for spark plugs considering they're a routine in 'n out maintenance item. Heads for these monsters are hard to find, at least checking used and new parts supply places. I'm...
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