8ntruck 9,101 #26526 Posted yesterday at 10:26 PM I noticed a small amount of smoke coming from under the hood of Morgan, the 14-8. Closer inspection revealed the smoke was coming from the front of the engine around the exhaust port where there was an accumulation of oily dirt. Today, I gave the engine a bath with spray on Gunk and the garden hose. Looks much better, though it didn't want to start. Probably got the points damp. I try it tomorrow and see what happens. This happened last time I cleaned the engine - no start right after cleaning, but ran fine the next day. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 2,649 #26527 Posted yesterday at 10:48 PM 19 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: Today, I gave the engine a bath with spray on Gunk and the garden hose. Looks much better, though it didn't want to start. Probably got the points damp. I try it tomorrow and see what happens. This happened last time I cleaned the engine - no start right after cleaning, but ran fine the next day. Try a bead of dielectric grease around the points cover and the gromet to keep the moisture out. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,295 #26528 Posted 7 hours ago (edited) Over the last few days.... replaced the coil, regulator and condensor on my 416-H. I hadn't realized that it had a "non-standard" coil on it, and the coil was overheating after 10-15 minutes and the engine would die. So far, it runs great now. Had to "customize" some spark plug cables because (again, didn't realize) the old coil had screw-in cable ends. Used what I had lying around Then, when I took it for a test drive, after about 50 feet of mowing there was a horrendous noise from the deck and it stopped cutting. Turns out the baffle decided to come loose on one end and "engage" with the mower blade.... got some welding to do now. Luckily I have 2 other working 48" SD decks and 3 running tractors. I pulled the 312-A into the garage and jacked it up - I think it's time for some deep cleaning and re-painting. Not a full restore, but I want it to look nice enough to put the chrome hubcaps and belt cover on. [Edit to add]: Oh, and I was swapping the rear wheels on those 2 tractors mentioned, and noticed that the hydro filter was getting rusty on the 416, hence realized it was overdue for a hydro oil and filter change, hence ordered some new filters. I already have an oil filter, new spark plugs, and fuel filter for the GT-1848. Need to get that maintenance done soon. Mowed the trails around the fields with the GT-1848. Have some more yard mowing to get done later today. Edited 5 hours ago by davem1111 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRF857 340 #26529 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) Swapped out tires/rims on the 520. Don’t know why but the original deep offset rims were not on this unit. The previous owner had spacers between the rims and hubs. I replaced the Sears 23x10.50-12 tires/rims with a set of 24x12-12 tires/rims. Also Sears, don’t recall how I got them. Since these rims were not offset enough I installed a 1” spacer on each hub. The tires just barely cleared the mower deck enough to install without removing the deck first. picture #4 is with one of each size. If I push snow with this tractor tis winterI may have to swap back in order to install a set of chains. Edited 2 hours ago by CRF857 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 3,398 #26530 Posted 1 hour ago 40 minutes ago, CRF857 said: Don’t know why but the original deep offset rims were not on this unit Ive come to the conclusion that not all 520's had the wider rims must be a year model thing. Just curious did you have to drill rims for the 1/2" lug studs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,921 #26531 Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: Ive come to the conclusion that not all 520's had the wider rims must be a year model thing. Just curious did you have to drill rims for the 1/2" lug studs? I bought a pair of tires and wheels that supposedly were on a 520, the tires were the correct size, brand and tread, but the offset was too little. I too wonder if there were differences early on, perhaps I need to download some of the early owners manuals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 3,398 #26532 Posted 1 hour ago Rebuilt the mule drive for the 520H today. Lirrle paint, 2 new pulleys and new belt ready to be put back in use. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRF857 340 #26533 Posted 1 hour ago 39 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said: Ive come to the conclusion that not all 520's had the wider rims must be a year model thing. Just curious did you have to drill rims for the 1/2" lug studs? This one needs the deep offset rims. And , yes I did drill the rims. 7/16ths to 1/2 didn’t take much effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
