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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    I redid my '64 Cadet 100 back in 2003, so there's alot I don't remember, but I split the tractor to redo the clutch, and since the shaft had wear grooves in it, I replaced EVERYTHING, with the exception of the pressure plate and fork. If I recall, the fork is acctuated by a special nut with a...
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    M18 hot

    The Kohler KT-17 engines in Cadets like the 782 also run hot. As for fuel running into the cylinders, I installed a shutoff valve in the line just before the fuel pump. Easy to get to....just raise the hood
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    low spark

    Use a thumb. It'll be close enough.
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    low spark

    Pull the spark plug and rotate the engine to top center on compression and set your points to .020" (going from memory here). Rotate the engine a few more times, and if the point gap holds, your pushrod is likely OK. Mine is the original in my 60 year old model 100, and is still working fine.
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    low spark

    Print it out. It will be easier to use out at the tractor.
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    low spark

    Do you have the model 105 wiring diagram? You can get it off of Google.
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    low spark

    With the ignition switch on, the "+" connection on the coil should be battery voltage. The "-" coil connection goes to the points.
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    low spark

    Incorrect point gap can cause "low spark", as can a faulty, but not completely shorted condenser.
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    Where can you buy American Made tire tubes in our sizes?

    Last year I used some Firestone tubes to fit two 4.80 x 8 tires. I'd had the tubes for a few years, and they were ink stamped "Made in USA"....in Arkansas, I think.
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    K241 Oil Breather Vapor and Exhaust Fumes

    Sure sounds to me like the piston rings aren't seated. I question "honing" the cylinder bore for a .005" oversized piston. I had this same problem in 2010 on a 105 that had been in the family since new. Back then, I found the cylinder bore diameter was a bit over service tolerances, but not...
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    Hello from Wisconsin

    On the Original, the 70, the 100 and possibly others, even fenders were optional!
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    Hello from Wisconsin

    Lights were an option on nearly all Cub Cadets I believe, even on the Original.
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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    If you say so.
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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    It takes an equal amount of effort to paint with mediocre paint as it does the good stuff.
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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    For the 6.00x12 rears, the only tires I can find that look original are the Miller Tire Firestones, and they're about $150 each. You'll never match the original Goodyear front tires, as they've been out of production for over 30 years. The square shoulder sawtooth tires is about the best you...
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    Hello from VT

    Sounds like an issue I had on a Cadet 104 with a K241, an engine almost identical to yours, save for the bore and stroke. I had a sticking valve that caused the issue. If I were you, I'd remove the cylinder head and check the bore for any scoring. If you find none, remove the valve chamber...
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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    4.80 x 8: DO NOT buy wheelbarrow tires!!!
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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    You'd be best to Google each tire size, and see what you can find. You can get 4.80 x 8 tires at Walmart, Tractor Supveey ply and the like, but get the ones with a sawtooth pattern. Those "knobbies" just don't look right. As for the 600 x 12 tires, I spent an hour looking, and most of what I...
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    Overhauling my Cub Cadet 72

    What sizes?
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    Does my 42" mower deck need a tensioner pulley?

    I have gone on line directly to Cub Cadet for deck parts, as well as to Parts Tree, which has excellent exploded deck views and reasonable prices.
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