jiminbuffalo

Tommy,

Parts arrived in the mail at 4PM today and I was back to work by 4:30.

Thanks for your help and the fast shipment.

For other readers:

The spring was bent in the shifter assembly and prevented me from getting into rev. and 1st.

There is also a spring retainer washer that goes on the shift lever that was missing and needed to be replaced.

I also put a new gasket on while the top was off.

As noted above, the shift cover is very easy to remove and does not require any special tools or techniques. I replaces the spring and washer and reassembled the cover to the gearbox. After that, I was ready to go.

-Jim

Good news, I hope.

I took the gearbox cover off and see that the spring on the shift lever is broken. I am hoping that this is the issue, correct?

I looked at the gear box and the gears look OK. I don't find any damage to the gears.

Tommy, I will check out your site and see if you have this part. Is there anything else that you would suggest that I inspect?

I tried to attach pics but am having some difficulty with this format. Can I send them to your e-mail instead?

-Jim

Yes, I had changed the gear oil this spring and it is still at the same level. Right on the mark.

-jim

Update on my problem, I pulled the Tank Sediment bowl assembly off the tank and found that it was partially plugged. Probably just enough to cut off the supply to the engine and stall it. I cleaned out the rest of the system and the engine started.

I moved a bunch of dirt and rock yesterday. Seems to be doing well.

The Sediment Bowl/Filter/shut-off assembly will have to be replaced however since the mesh filter has a tear in it. I can't imagine how it got there but no use in keeping it in the tractor.

Tommy: Both of the Bowls that you have in your inventory look just like mine as far as the location of the ports, etc. I can't see enough detail in the pictures to see the difference. I guess I don't understand the difference in the tapered vs. straight threads. Can you explain this further? Which one would be the correct part for my tractor? I took a picture of my assembly if that helps.

Thanks for the replies. I changed the fuel filter last fall just before I put it away for the winter. It was inside during the winter and started up well once it got warm enough here. Last summer I drained the tank, cleaned all of the in-line filters and replaced the main filter.

I will pull the fuel sediment bowl off and check for water today. I have one of the plastic-style bowls that is no longer transparent as a good fuel bowl should be. I think that I will pull it off the tank and replace it with a glass filter bowl assembly so that I can check it visually in the future.

It's a rainy day here today so I can't move dirt until it dries up a bit.

-Jim