bobodu wrote:I always suspect valve lash before replacing a starter...Something I learnt from Walt 15 years ago...
( I got to use "learnt" !!!)
Well, I will from now on (I hope!) The brain doesn't seem to remember as well as it once did! I picked up the tractor and brought it back to my shop...took the valve cover off and I do know just by looking at it that the exhaust valve is WAY TOO LOOSE! I'm gonna let it cool down so I can check the valves correctly. I also read my manual and know I have to go beyond TDC to bypass the ACR...