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I wouldn't bother. If it has always started easily in the past and now it doesn't even sputter with ether in it, not to mention hand cranking without releasing the decompression valve, why bother? Something is wrong internally. Just bite the bullet and take the head off, it will actually be...

Sweet deal! back in action with essentially Zero dollars spent on parts! Perfect!

Good thought, I have had to do that on my Lull a couple times when it was really cold out, but he already tried starting fluid and that wouldn't even sputter. These motors are so simple to take apart, I think we're closing in on tear down time.... One other question for Stone Burner... it sounds...

The fork is definitely not flat. There is a curve in it and if I recall correctly, the tips have a fairly obvious "Business side" that goes against the cover of the flyweight assembly. Sounds like you quite possibly might be 180 out on the fork orientation. When you put the timing cover back on...

Before you get too discouraged and before tearing the motor down do 1 more thing.... So you say you have compression leaking at or near the bottom of the stroke, but not at the top, there is actually a good explanation for this. There are at least 3 factors that contribute to this: When the...

When the machine is off the governor spring ( droop adjustment spring ) will attempt to fully open the throttle by lifting up on the arm. As soon as the engine starts the governor weights inside the timing cover should push outward and begin to counteract the "Pull" of the spring on the throttle...

I had a similar issue on a 16D someone brought me to repair. It was running during a storm then died during the night. He was able to restart and ran another hour and died again. Now it would barely sputter a little. After checking everything possible I found that he was unaware the machine had...

I'm not that familiar with the 804's so I will rely on Kurt and Guy to finish my thoughts here, but if you had an alternator issue and blown fuse and now no 24V to your panel, and assuming the 804 probably uses a similar ( or identical ) diode in the 24V line feeding the control panel? Its...

By "having 125v per leg at K1" I assume you mean on the input side coming from the AC select switch? If so, have you functionally tested the K1 relay per the TM? I see you checked continuity on the wiring, but the TM should tell you how to run a jumper from battery +24 to the contactor and a...

Glad you got it! I was just about to suggest you revisit the check ball again, but you already did and were already successful! Good job! The check valve can sometimes appear good, but still not flow enough to keep the engine running. It is curious why it's filling with air... ?? The stuck...

You can just go to any automotive parts store and get a 30A 1/4" dia. X 1 1/4" long 250V ( standard ) automotive fuse. Typical AGC series fuse....

Free electric stove left out for the trash works for me as both a load bank and a powder coating oven!

That's quite a story! congratulations on getting to the bottom of it. Who would ever have thought you had a hollowed out pump with no Guts in it! But you were definitely on the right track investigating the metering pump! Good job... and good investigation work.

can you post a picture of the pump as well? Tool marks don't sound nice.. maybe we will notice something else wrong. Bent pin, stuck plunger etc.... 3 shims sounds about right and should at least be in the ballpark. Out of curiosity how much do you loosen the pump before it runs better? are we...

Dunno... The shim pack determines the injection timing. I have seen sets with too thick of a shim pack cause white / gray smoke due to late timing and cold ( lack of fire ) exhaust, but I don't think missing shims ( early timing ) would cause black smoke, but maybe it does?? Alex moved the...

Not sure if the 804 is the same as an 802/803 but I had an 803 doing the exact same thing and the problem ended up being the short circuit / overload relay being defective. Contactor would close as long as I held the switch, but opened when switch was released. The TM should explain how to...

Out of curiosity up in Wisconsin, do you keep the machine outside or in some kind of shed or garage?

Never saw those before, but looks interesting. I've used 1500w high temp silicone drum heating belts to heat spray foam resin drums in the winter, this looks like a short section of the same material with adhesive added, so I see no reason why it wouldn't work well.

I was also about to ask about the brass T-fitting, but sounds like you solved that problem!

Ah, good to hear you didn't use ether! Now, I must say, I'm having a hard time believing that a single dead or weak cyl. on a 4 cyl. is causing the motor to not build RPM with no load and causing the black smoke. Have you checked for restrictions in the air inlet and air cleaner? I would also...