Well, let me tell ya!

[CD Long Jr 190]

416H had no lights. Fuse block was full of grass. Cleaned it with air, looked at fuses, they looked ok. put some WD-40 on em and installed em. No lights. Got my handy, dandy colored wiring diagram, (thanks for the heads up about it). Tested fuses with 12V test light. The headlight fuse was bad. Replaced it, no lights. Looked over the wiring, no issues. Started tracing the wires, on/ off switch is bad. Ordered a new one. Went to change out the front tires on the 312-8. Got a small tire changer from Harbor Freight. Broke the tire loose but wouldn't spin it of the wheel. After 45 minutes of fighting with 3 screwdrivers & very little progress, it was time for the grinder w/ cut off wheel. It came off then. Wheels are rusted pretty bad. Gonna try to wire brush & repaint them, (maybe spray with flex seal?), but also looking for new wheels. Back in the day, you could buy rubber flaps that installed on the wheel to protect the tubes. Haven't found anything like that but still looking. Did I mention new wheels are $200 & up. OUCH!

Edited 4 hours ago by CD Long Jr

[Goldnboy 1,081]

I had rust holes on the inside of my front rims when I removed the tubes/tires when changing to V61's..  JB weld did a great job filling the holes and I spread to other areas that looked suspicious from putting rust. Make sure you clean  all the rust and let JB weld fully cure before remounting tires..might be good to paint it too if you have time.

[peter lena 9,719]

@CD Long Jr  your  involvement  really impresses me ! thoroughness to detail  is evident and you are still  learning this unit !  ever get a penetrating oil  soak down going on that paint ? just let it sit and soak / feed  that  , DO NOT  REMOVE ANY OF IT  , WITH  a  scruffy pad  , let the lubrication feed the foundation of it , for days weeks , then a  mineral oil  clean cloth rub down, you will trap  era patina , in both red / black  areas , have used a 6 " electric  buffer pad  , at that stage , my paints just  popped right thru , maybe  LIGHT CLEANER WAX , that paint is all  oil based recovery , only thing I put on them is , clean cloth mineral oil , your doing  very good , clean paint helps inspire  ideas , pete 

  

[Treepep 1,037]

 

 

Any way to put all of these posts together?  Beyond my understanding.  All of the queries are about the same mo chine right?  shouldn't they stay together?