Recent content by thedude74

Those mufflers sure are a pain in the butt to mod aren't they? The cheapest china ms361 muffler on Amazon doesn't have the same internals as an OEM or FT 361....It has a baffle of sorts but could be dremeled out without having to open the seams and split the muffler in half.

Haven't tried a bimetal blade. Would be interested to hear of others experiences with them though.

What the Woodpecker said. I have a 25 HP Kubota 4x4 tractor. It was ok for smaller tasks. My new tractor is much more capable;)

I've had to tighten my throttle cable a few times as well. The auto lube valve sticks once in a while. Not a big deal with water. Been running a 50/50 mix of window washer fluid and water through the winter. What blades do you guys prefer? I switched from woodland mills to woodmizer. Initially...

It's pretty easy to tell the difference in the 44mm and 45 mm cylinders with the hood off. As mentioned the 45 mm has removable transfer caps. The 44 does not. The oem 45mm piston is a dished type. A flat top piston from a 351/353 can be swapped in for a performance boost(more compression)...

Thanks! I'll have find or make a carb brace. Don't recall ever seeing one on the carb....Though it was likely removed previous to my ownership.

Well it runs....like crap😑 Ran good with no issues as 285..... Acts kinda like an air leak....but it idles fine...has a weird mid range stutter that can't quite be tuned out....will rev out to 12,500 then acts like a limited coil... Saw a backfire on the intake side.. The rattle ball governor...

Crank it ccw and hope I don't break the crank? Lol

Guess it would help if I post the photo.

Looks like there's quite a bit of ignition timing adjustment due to the slotted screw holes... Where to set it?🤔 Final port timing numbers are 98.5, 120 and 75.

Got the exhaust finished up. Turned out decent. Light hits the port floor at 98.5*. With the base cut it's currently at .019" squish....if I remember right it'll gain a couple thousands when it's glued down.

Cool. Didn't know Dukes had V-stacks. Thanks. Much appreciated

Very nice! Im currently swapping a 2100 p&c on my 285 cd.....Just That clutch cover complete with the brake lever could pay for all you childrens college tuition. 😁 Excellent score

Lots of good info Karman. I appreciate it.

That's nice looking place Mike. I really like the post and beam. I hear that about not having enough room. Lol My main cabin is 16x40...could definitely use some more room.