@@philliphall5198 I here ya. Be nice to buy a product that would stand up for their name. All we have now is mass produced junk that is designed to fail within a couple of years.
That's got a k66 transaxle with manual differential lock up (pedal by your left foot) those are highly desirable since they are so reliable... Best mod you can do to those Vanguard motors is an auxiliary oil cooler. It will keep that whole mower running better for years, make sure the hood to motor seal is in place and intact or you will have overheat issues on long run times or idling in place as the hood traps alot of heat around the engine. Mine has an oil cooler located in the front grill with a thermostatically operated fan blowing out the front grill (it turns on if off oil temp exceeds 180°f or the under hood temp exceeds 120°) I used an oil filter relocating kit to both add the oil cooler and make the filter vertical. The stock oil filter can be replaced with a 3/4-16 thread oil filter such as wix 51068, CARQUEST r85068, Fram ph3976a, etc. (It uses filters that will fit an 85 dodge d350 with 360la).
Thanks for info brother. Never any issues with my vanguards overheating once they are in service. I never had one on a big hydro like this one either. Good idea with the oil cooler.
@@wilkersonsmowershop8379 it's because of the way the hood shrouds the entirety of the engine... Biggest issue is that rodents will eat the foam gasket that seals the underside of the hood to the flywheel shroud this seal helps force the hot air out instead of repeatedly recirculating it under the hood... On later higher hp models they added an oil cooler due to overheat issues with that hood design.
I had no idea such big ones existed! The onea here in Washington max out at around a quarter of an inch or so, and are just plain black. Thank you for sharing that.
Lovely false eyes on that beetle! The first time I held a click beetle, I was saving it from a water trough. When it "clicked" like that... freaked me out and I nearly dropped it. 😂 Have great weekend!
Thank you for sharing the little beetle; it is beautiful. Enjoy your camping! The clean up will be tiring, but it will make it that much more comfortable. 😊
yalls camp is one of my favorite places to be. and i think its a privilege to have my name on the table, i really appreciate that.. but yeah i agree, who ever that dedicated flag governor is needs to get it together
That being a 5 hp you can install a 3hp Briggs flywheel and make a bracket for the 3 hp coil to make it spool faster to get to speed and less rotational mass so less of a parasitic draw on hp and torque so you get to top end faster with like 2 pounds less pull on the engine. This is why most racers run a Briggs so they can do this. Ugh I swear I wish I can build you an engine!
Yes! You set vales like I said one open set closed valve then do it for the other valve. It don't have to be perfect! Just set them in a neutral spot. One valve fully open and you won't miss the compression release spot on the cam. It's simple it's not rocket science it's a small engine.
Appreciate it hillbilly. I gotta research that crank gear now. It has three different timing marks. Guess I could pull the head off and try each mark by rotation.
@@wilkersonsmowershop8379 I would check the key and timing. On Amy engine I always set lash with one valve fully open and set the neutral or closed valve then do the same for the other valve. This way I never miss the compression relief on the cam. You can set it at 0 clearance and not be off.