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Not sure how you would check compression on that engine with the auto. comp. release (ACR) Thanks for the torque values. On EDIT: Before now, I was unaware that my engine had automatic compression release; hence, a vast internet search for info and a lot of reading has taken place. Straight from th...

Check the compression. Sounds like it could be a leaking head gasket. Thanks again. Since reading this, I have been doing quite a bit of nosing around to see what is available so as to be emotionally, if not financially, prepared for this eventuality; thus has led me to several questions. 1. In rea...

Post a picture of what you have, both are stamped right into the carb. But! Kohler bought Carter and took off the name. I will get a picture in a day or two. Did Kohler buy ALL of Carter, or just this particular model ? I have several Carter fuel delivery pumps on my collection of 6BT Cummins power...

I have been looking for carbs. also and I don't see any that I would like to try any one have any suggestions on one to get new? Thanks, Joey. On recommendation from a guy who has already employed at least twenty of them, this is the one I got (I see that the price has went up; I only paid $24.99 d...

What carb do you have? Carter or walbro? Sounds like you have a walbro. If so keep it going as longs as you can and it messed up again find a Carter. 3/8 socket 1/4” Drive fits perfect. I only use OEM Kohler kits they always fit right. Last I recall around 12-15$ for the 25-757-01 used on the Carte...

Check the compression. Sounds like it could be a leaking head gasket. Thanks: that is one possibility that I would never have thought of on my own. Is a Harbor-Freight compression-checker sufficient for this job ? I have done just about everything else, but I have never checked compression on anyth...

I have been chasing a few problems with the running of my 129. I installed a new coil and that took care of the "die when it gets hot and absolutely will not start until it cools off" situation. However, it still has the problem (and I hope I can explain this) where it will get in thick grass and de...

Well..., this adventure was a big flop. The only thing correct in the double kit were the gaskets. My original needle seat had a big screw-driver slot in the top and it only took me a couple seconds to see why; the new seat has a hex down at the bottom end --- where it is impossible to get at with a...

Those are correct for your 129 and any other pre-1975 cub Cadet, the exception being the original it used brass bushings. Thanks. The seller messaged me the dimensions and I will post them here for when someone else stumbles upon this page. 1-3/8" O.D. x 3/4" I.D. He did not know whether the 129 wa...

I have always religiously greased the front wheel Alemites on my 129; of course, I have no idea whether they were ever greased during the first forty-some-odd years. I noticed this evening that, from all appearances, the left-front wheel bearing must be completely gone. I read somewhere about someon...

Thank you for the information.

I discovered my carburetor was dripping fuel when the engine was off, probably also when it was running. I removed the carburetor, checked and cleaned things up; I slowed down the drip, but did not stop it. This sent me on a quest for some new gaskets: https://www.amazon.com/Harbot-Carburetor-Repair...

Thank you so much ! If you hadn't told and shown me, I may have never known the filter made onto the shut-off valve even existed; I bet the one on mine is mostly clogged up. Thanks for the pictures of the vanity plates; that explains the mystery of what those two threaded holes on my tank brackets a...

Why drain the tank? Do you have the factory style petcock on the tank? If so there is a filter protruding into the tank that can get clogged, I don't run any other filter. I always shut the valve off, remove the four bolts from the dash and remove the two 5/16 screws from the vanity plates (if your...

Of course I had just filled the gasoline tank on my 129, plumb into the neck, when the starter solenoid decides to quit working. The only way I see to access the solenoid is to drain and remove the tank, hence my question. The inline filter is very recently new. With the fuel-cap off and the tank sh...

I want to thank you guys for diagnosing my problem; I have now mowed twice with the new coil and the issue seems to be solved.

This has been a very educational conversation for me and I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with me; thanks !

So I guess that "Distillate" "All Fuel" and "Tractor Fuel" are basically all the same stuff. I would assume that one could burn diesel in one of these dual-fuel engines with pretty much the same result as "distillate" Looking at the opposite end of the horse, if one ran low on the alternate fuel, ye...

Thank you, SWilliams, for the detailed explanation. So, if I read that correctly, most "distillate" tractor engines ran the distillate through the carburetor and it was fired by the plugs, right? The process reads very much like the procedure one uses when using unprocessed cooking oil in a diesel e...

I found this explanation of what distillate fuels are: http://www.cpchem.com/en-us/company/Pages/DistillteFuelOil.aspx According to that, "distillate fuel" is a broad term covering everything from #1 furnace oil to #4 diesel fuel, which would make me think that a "distillate fuel" engine most likely...

When reading specifications of various early tractors, I, more often than not, see various engine options that burn fuels other than gasoline or diesel; yet, I have seen very little in the way of explanations of these alternate fuels and how the engines were different. Kerosene: I know what Kerosene...

dale campbell wrote:yes that coil will work . it says it has the internal resistor

Thank you, sir: it's on the way !

PTO Deck-Drive Belt I have had good luck with this belt: https://www.ebay.com/itm/STENS-265-037-made-with-Kevlar-Replacement-Belt/121952275113?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 It says it is 1/2 x 81 My 129 has had about five lives so some things may or may not be as origina...

Well, this is not so easy as I first thought; admittedly, I am not well versed in gasoline ignition systems. Most of the coils I am finding have one threaded terminal and the other terminal is a two-bladed affair; both terminals on my coil are threaded. On EDIT: I can now see that both are the same ...

Thanks to both of you.

I will see what I can find and get both on the way.

After sitting for a couple days, my 129 will start quick and runs well. However, after an hour or so of mowing, with very little if any warning, the engine will die; at this time, any attempts at restarting will only result in draining the battery. I can walk away and leave it for an hour or so and ...

SO FAR ------ SO GOOD ! This being the first time in ages that it was above freezing, and supposed to get super-cold tonight and for days in the foreseeable future, I decided to undertake the task of stopping that hydrant from spraying everywhere. I took the handle and linkage off, removed the packi...

While we only have one here and it’s new this summer. It’s been my experience that they should be turned on in April and left on until November! That’s right save the wear and tear, put a in line garden hose shut off first at the hydrant. Your Use that as your shit off shut-off all summer, never le...

SWilliams wrote:In any of the ones I deal with I use common graphite string packing.

I never heard of graphite string packing before; I will have to check that out. Thanks.

dag1450 wrote:Use some of your savings and get some plumbing grease.

It has been so long since I used up the last of my savings that I can't even remember how good it was to have savings; sadly, you honestly have no idea just how true that statement is.

Thanks for the silicone grease advice.