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Bad news for Wally…
Well, bad news and more bad news…. I was lying awake the other night reviewing what I did for Bror’s engine, and after reading about a different engine teardown, it occurred to me,,, I didn’t wash out Wally’s cylinder after honing, … Continue reading
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Tagged John Deere 110, Kohler K181, Restoration Plan Omega, Wally
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More work tonight… In the dark… and cold..
So, thanks again to the good graces of LTGal, I was able to go out and do some work after supper tonight…. And a lovely supper of Alton Brown’s deep fried buttermilk chicken (adapted for oven) it was!So, took my … Continue reading
Static Timing + Carb Swapping = ITS ALIVE! Well, sort of….
Thanks to a totally serendipitous PM from another forum member, I learned about the static timing options for Kohlers… In the tech manual for the 110, they talk about gapping the points to .020, then taking your timing light and … Continue reading
Started Wally…. Sort of….
So, thanks to the good graces of Littletractorgal and Kidlet #2, who amidst prepping for a birthday party for Kidlet #1 and helping take care of Littletractorbabe still allowed me some tractor time, I was able to get out to … Continue reading
More progress on Wally today…
Well, not a lot of pictures, ’cause I’ve been going hard…. Broke out the big torque wrench this morning and torqued the flywheel nut on to 75 lbs as per spec, without breaking any fins off the flywheel.Cleaned off Wally’s … Continue reading
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Tagged John Deere 110, Kohler K181, Restoration Plan Omega, Wally
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Got the rings, made some progress on Wally!
Well, took a sorta-part-day-off, did some landscaping, and decided I was going to try to get moving on Wally. He’s been feeling so lonely, sitting by himself under his sunshade… since I was at a bit of a standstill, because … Continue reading
Wally-Work over the past week or so!
Well, been a little busy, so I haven’t been keeping people as up-to-date as I should about where I am with Wally…. So here’s a LONG one for you… Over the past, oh, couple weeks, I’ve snuck out for an … Continue reading
Teeny tiny bit of work tonight…
Got home from day job, changed into grubbies, then out to keep going with strapping Wally’s K181 together… Got the bearing plate in and snugged down… BUT…. Here’s a question! The manual says torque the bearing plate cap bolts according … Continue reading
Pictures from the backup camera
Okay, just cuz you guys asked nicely… Here’s the few pix that turned out from my standby camera yesterday… When I finally found my old card reader… The camshaft, with the pin rides on, sitting in the side of the … Continue reading
An afternoon with Wally but no camera…
Well, took the afternoon off to work on Wally a bit… Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my good camera so I’m without many pics from this episode… Finished doing a thorough check of the governor gear, it looks good. Figured out … Continue reading