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I agree with crankshaft45, the fact that your lifters were stuck makes it a good chance that your regulator valve is also stuck....closed. Pull the oil line off the governor and see how much oil flow you have.

It's very expensive to add an electric starter to a 4-cylinder mule engine because there is no ring gear on the flywheel. The pull starter is part of the flywheel. You'll have to machine the flywheel to accept a ring gear and then make an adapter to attach the starter motor. I think Bill still...

Make sure that you have oil pressure, pull the line to the governor and check for oil while turning the engine over. If you had the engine upside down while installing the new cylinders, you probably lost the oil out of the pump and the pump lost prime. You can try filling the oil filter with...

I measured one of my A2's and it was a little more than 51" hub-to-hub. I think you will have a problem with only 48 1/2"

Getting ready to leave for Chattanooga, TN rally

Here's my test stand, made from an old transmission case. The starter stays attached to the housing, so all I have to do is bolt the engine on and plug in the battery.

Spent some time today talking with Bill, and he asked me to let everybody know that effective August 1, he will only take phone orders on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 am to 6pm Eastern Time. Bill says you can always send him an e-mail order at billwatsonmules@bellsouth.net or FAX...

Here's what I do:

If you have found any of the three shift plates in the bottom of your transmission, you may have a problem with extra clearance in the input shaft stack-up. Some mule transmissions have too much clearance between the input shaft and the synchronizer hub and it's possible to actually force the...

Right, IF you can get the valve cover off without breaking off the screws and twisting off the drain-back line!

You might want to go to a hotter plug, some engines just won't run with the regular Autolite 2223, try the Autolite 2226 or Champion MDX-21. Also make sure your idle is not too low, should be around 800, plugs fowl at low RPM and you need to make sure you are keeping the air movong in the...

In the past, I have built several 2" receiver hitches that bolt across the engine guard. These are simple to build and work really well for even large trailers.

looking good! That's pretty typical of a mule fuel tank....I do like the looks of that filter, need to check that out a little more!

But I'd stay away from multi-grade oils like 15w-40, I have read that air cooled engines with their higher oil temperatures will burn up the viscosity modifiers and result in breakdown of multi-grade oils. That is exactly right...use only 30 wt. in the AO-42, along with about 1/2 cup MMO.

Bill has carbs and pumps. If you own a mule, you owe it to yourself to give Bill a call and just talk mules for a few minutes, he's great to talk with. If you haven't realized it yet, pound-for-pound, the M274 is the most expensive MV you can own :-D!

Yes, I would, because the gas today is crap and will kill the pump sooner or later. On the mules that we bring back to life, the fuel pump and carb are always changed. You'll also find out that the in-tank filter is no longer available, so think about adding an in-line fuel filter. FYI, the...

Nice looking mule. Be sure to remove the top engine shroud and check for any mouse nests on top of the cylinders and behind the blower.

Also consider using the one-tooth ofset timing method for the magneto as shown on Bill's web site, We have been using that for a few years now on the mules we build and it really makes a difference on the engine response and power.

For USMC, we use Gillespie 24052. I found some highway yellow at Ace Hardware that looks good to me, but Rod says it has too much orange in it, he likes a yellow sold by Beachwood Canvas.

Check the linkage between the governor and the carb, may need to adjust it. If you get it too long, the engine will surge, if you get it too short, the engine will lag behind. Also check the timing per Bill's instructions on his web site.