Recent content by dpauly

Landrun, see my reply from 10-7-25. Careful about that bolt coming in from the rear of the gear case near the Hyd Pumps (on a 2011 A1500 engine, anyway. Can't speak to the higher C.C. engines.) You will have to remove the Hyd Pumps to get the Gear Case Cover off (and again on this engine)...

Prior to removing old Inj. Pump I set #1 cylinder to TDC (making sure piston was coming up on 'Compression' stroke.) Removed fan, belt, entire gear cover (aka gear case. Careful, my downloaded from 'Net digital shop manual diagram only pictured a couple fasteners but there are 15 on the front...

Gotta admit that at 1000 rpm's it seems to run well. A puff of black smoke and an occasional wisp of white when first starting, but once warmed up I don't see either. Top end I could get it to 2700 rpm (though Owner's Manual advises 2600 max. Again, nothing on Idle Speed in there.) I know...

This might be a dumb question but does anyone know what the factory setting for Idle Speed is for these engines? I just replaced the Injector Pump on mine with a new unit from TYM and it idles out of the box at about 1000 rpm. That's probably pretty close (and I've read other brands...

ptsg: I did ensure a light coating of oil when reassembling. Reckon I could still try filling the pumps by removing one leg of the rubber "T" that feeds them (just not sure if the oil will run straight thru the pump to the outlet; but even with that as long as I start the engine soon after I...

Greetings. My post refers to a specific hydraulic pump - in my case a 2 pump Joyang F23 "stack" on a 2011 Branson 3120R - but I believe these pumps are used on many types of diesel equipment and my question I would think should be pertinent to many brands of pumps. So I recently replaced the...

Thanks, flyerdan. Your reply makes sense.

Greetings. Replacing the crankshaft oil seal located on the gear cover of a Kukje (Branson 3120R, 2011) A1500 engine. Anybody know if the seal should be driven only until outer surface is flush with the outside of the gear case (which leaves a gap on the inside of approx. 1/8" between inner...

Yeah, pump was at you-know-where on line. $40 for 2 (Mikuni, I believe they are.) Went up to see the dealer yesterday to first ask what all I am "permitted" to do on the mower without affecting the warranty (he said "pretty much anything you want". Bonus!) So then I described my steering...

So are you saying not all (Cub) dealers charge their customers for pick up/delivery? I generally tend to fix things myself but if something major occurs and it's still covered, it WILL go back to them for the work 'cause I've got plenty of other things to do (and I'll load it up on my dump...

As mentioned in an earlier post, we bought a Pro Z 560 S with the Kawasaki engine new in October of 2024. Overall a good, powerful mower though already in May the fuel pump crapped out and now we're detecting "sticky" turning (i.e. takes more effort to turn it now and we're hearing some...

Lou, my engine timing is "TDC 0.0 degrees" per the Emissions plate on the engine, so thinking those chart specs probably don't apply to my particular engine/pump. Didn't get much done last 2 days due to rain but plan to hit it again today. Thanks.

Hi LouNY. My new pump does have a Data tag attached but most of what was written on it is illegible (almost looks like it got wet at some point in transit and some of the info "ran".) There are 3 timing marks on the dampener identified as "1, 2 & 3". #1 corresponds nicely with TDC of the #1...

Hey thepumpguysc. Got the engine timed to TDC and Inj. Pump gear nut and lock washer off ok without dropping either into the 'abyss'. Used a battery powered impact. Got the new pump in, the gear, washer and nut installed, and timing mark on gear is aligned with that on the adjacent Idler...

Greetings. Wondering if anyone (LouNY, anybody?) could check their Shop Manual, Pg 2-151, and tell me if theirs states any particular number (e.g. .008", .030", whatever) to look for on the Dial Indicator once the plunger on the Inj./Pump stops moving (and Dial Indicator bezel is set to "0") as...