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I use Mr. Gasket 42s pumps on my tractors. I've heard, and they look, like identical pumps but considering that the Mr. Gasket pump is about twice the cost I was curious so I did a few minutes of research before I wrote this. They are NOT the same. So......my glowing report on the Mr. Gasket can be ignored. That being said, I wouldn't hesitate to try a Carbole because of their price point. They do go 'whirrrrr' when running and not 'thumpy, thumpy' like the cheapies. I tried those and had an over 50% failure rate. I try to find a spot near the tank to mount them as it's easier to push the fuel than to suck it.

I have the Carbole 42S pumps on all my tractors. The only issue I had was my fault. I tightened the inlet filter too tight and broke the bond between the plastic body and the metal threaded fitting. Do not let them run dry. I always power mine from the ignition or coil tab on the ignition switch.

the other benefit of taking the decks to a pro sandblaster is if the deck ( or other tractor item ) is pitted -- its more challenging for me to get rust out --- even with scaler tool, or wire brush etc to get rust out from those pitted spots - - the propfessional sand blasting certainly makes them 100 % cleaned

Thanks again for all the help! Went out again this evening and the lift cable conduit is there. Does the lift cable go through and connect to the lift/lower mechanism that the mower deck also? I have nothing else there that I can see that you could use to operate it.

We got enough done on it in order to take it for a test drive. We've been pecking away at it any time we could. My nephew Paul has been helping me with this one and apparently a little underwhelmed when it took off. The right rear tire is skidding when braking so we'll need to take a look in there and make some adjustments before full throttle in 3rd gear. And that Teccy engine has got to go.

who am I kidding?

If the engine handles the task at hand and is not consuming a lot of oil I would consider it a keeper. If you do intend to rebuild the engine here is a thread that will be worth reading. Though this is a small block Kohler build thread the steps taken are the same as your Magnum 14.

Most won’t know Chris but I did. He hasn’t visited RS in 8 or 9 years. I met Chris at a Zagray show and we instantly bonded when we discovered we shared the same birthday (March 5). We lost touch many years ago and I regret not putting more effort into getting back in contact with him. Was told he passed on the 12th. @chris11

Sad I remember Chris. Rest in Peace He was a very talented custom car guy and did some cool stuff with the WHs too. We had bought and sold and traded some things with each other