Monthly Archives: May 2011

Got the muffler off!

Omigoodness I got the muffler off! Dunno whether it was the breaking the threadlock by cranking the other way on the pipe, or the small blood sacrifice when I gashed my finger slamming the pipewrench that did it, but it’s … Continue reading

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Another minor setback…

So, I dropped the oil out tonight (managed to get a bunch all over my hand, of course) in prep for pulling the engine…  Did a bit more cleanup of the outside of the cylinder, by hand with the brush … Continue reading

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Been home sick today, slept most of the day… Got feeling a bit better and thought I’d go out and relax a bit doing some light stuff on Bror… So, thought I’d take some tractor forum advice and drop some … Continue reading

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More progress on the cleanup

So, I still haven’t had a chance to get Bror out to any place where I could do a power wash or anything like that, but I’ve been chipping away by hand as time permits…  Our priority right now is … Continue reading

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Other suggestions for Ernie’s Transaxle

One other suggestion I got last night for preventative repairs was to replace the shift springs and shift balls that give the shifter that nice “detente” when it slides into place… Apparently this really helps keep your transaxle in good … Continue reading

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A fair sized list of repairs…

For Ernie…. Looks like I’ll need to pull the transaxle out of him…  Advice I’ve gotten from the folks at MTF is that there is a seal right against the case of the transaxle that has probably failed…  I THINK … Continue reading

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DANGIT! How do I get this muffler off?!?!

So, this is the muffler on Bror…  And I THINK I’m going to need to pull it off, just to be able to tear down the rest of the engine…  I dunno, maybe I can leave it on when I … Continue reading

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Uh oh…. I guess Team_Green was right

So, before I purchased Ernie, I showed the Kijiji pictures to one of the other guys on the tractor forum, who said “looks like its got a leaking rear seal”. “How can you tell?” “There’s oil stains on the tire.” … Continue reading

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Got a bit more done on the teardown today…

So, I took the day off today to play tractors, since the weather really didn’t cooperate yesterday and I had other things to do…  Figured I’d work a bit more on clearing things off of Bror so that I could … Continue reading

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Things I know I’m going to need for…

Getting Bror up and going…. Wiring harness Positive and negative battery cables PTO Safety Switch Gasket kit for engine New float for gas gauge Variator handle Choke cable Throttle cable

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