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    Do I have a leaky head gasket?

    Unless your cylinder block has a BIG crack, it'll be next to impossible to visually check it from the outside, as the cylinder casting is very rough. Also, if the crack was large enough to see, the engine wouldn't run well, as you say it does. You might soak the area with the engine cold using...
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    Do I have a leaky head gasket?

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    Ag tread tires for 122 rear

    Well, the Giga tire ad I looked at an hour ago showed the country of origin for these tires as Thailand. What can I say?
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    Ag tread tires for 122 rear

    Google "Giga Tires". They have Deestone model D405 23x8.50x12 ag-type tires at about $37 apiece. I have used Deestone (made in Thailand or India) on the front rims of a few farm tractors, and they have been fine. These D405 tires are 6 ply, so they're going to be stiff, but they should work.
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    Do I have a leaky head gasket?

    Check-tighten all the head bolts first. I think they torque to 26/30 ft. lbs. That's an odd place to have an oil stain on cylinder fins, and seems to be about 3 fins down from the cylinder head parting line. Try positioning the piston at bottom dead center, then installing an adapter in the...
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    Score!

    Our county school system used Lo-Boys for mowing school grounds, and our county roads department used them with sickle bars for mowing roadsides. They also used Cubs for this as well.
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    Not to mention that AvGas can be $7 or more per gallon! But, it will keep in storage much longer than convoluted auto gas!
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    The KT-17 engine, in itself, isn't a bad design in my view, but the location of the fuel tank in the Cadet 782 makes it so because a failed or failing carb needle/seat allows gas dumping when the fuel tank is over half full! This, plus there is no readily accessible fuel shut off valve one can...
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    Basket case rescue - my 125's journey

    Great job on this 105! The only thing I'd change is to paint the footrests black, and paint the barrel of the coil Cadet yellow!
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    Did it. Oil level didn't rise, and didn't smell like gas. With this new shutoff valve i put in, hopefully the issue is solved. I have a spare carb here, just in case.
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    True.
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    I have a Chinese carb, new, sitting in a box, and now I'm hesitant to even install it. I see now that the choke shaft, butterfly and actuator arm are exactly backwards from the Walbro, and wonder it the Walbro choke shaft can be installed in this new carb. It seems odd that since operating an...
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    106 vs 127 vs 147 Newbie Questions

    Looks great! Too bad the previous owner left it outside, however. Take your time with this. It doesn't appear there is anything that can't be fixed or restored!
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    I didn't mention that I'd pulled the plug wires off at the coil!
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    Kohler Mag 20 dumping fuel again

    I experienced "gas dumping" for the first time on my Cadet 782 with the KT-17 engine. When I went to start it, tte engine turned about half a revolution and locked up. I removed both spark plugs, and hit the starter, and an ocean of gas shot out of the righthand cylinder in my face. I put the...
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    Cold Start

    I bought a Cadet 782 at an auction a little over a year ago. It was a CCC-manufactured unit, built for IH, which seems to make it an '81 or '82 model. It has a KT-17 Series II engine. From the git-go, it was very hard to start. Choking the engine per the operator's manual resulted in...
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    K301 rebuild

    Some oil control rings use scrapers (spacers) above and below the ring. If your new ring set doesn't include scrapers, don't use the old scrapers with it! I've encountered scrapers in automotive applications, but I've never seen this with the Kohler K-series.
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    Cold Start

    Agree.
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    Cold Start

    I have gallons of it from the '60's. But I don't use the tractor in the winter anyway.
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    Maintenance

    I use a Sharpie and write the hobbsmeter hours on the inside of the hood.
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