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Here is what my connectors look like. Rancho CK 20 HST

I sent you a PM a week or so ago, I can send you a pdf of the engine disassembly and assembly, but his might give you what you want. Rancho CK 20 HST

So finally got everything back together it was a PIA to get everything to fit back. I did not have my IR thermometer with me but think the gauge says it all. this after almost an hour of mowing grass that was taller than normal. Thanks to all who made suggestions on how to resolve this...

Forgot to put up the picture after the cleaning was done... Start on putting it back together and that appears to be tougher than the disassembly was. Rancho

So I finally had time to get the radiator removed, it was a pain but it's out and yeah it was DIRTY. Here are a couple of pics. Blew it out from the back first with air then the other way then noticed there was still stuff in it so I took the hose with a nozzle that did not put too much...

So I was able to do some mowing last night but before I did I put in a new air filter and tried to blow out the radiator from the fan side (not much room) did not get the whole area done. anyway here are some temperatures to go with the pictures below. Radiator 186 Thermostat housing...

So summer is here in North Florida and I have been mowing for about two months. While doing this the other day it was in the 90's and the water temperature got a little higher than I like it to be so I did the following. 1. Verified that the mesh screen was clean in front of the radiator 2...

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My CK20 did not come with a Draw Bar so I improvised and used a tow bar from an old bumper hitch. Made the hole 5/8 and it works fine for pulling stuff. Rancho

Here is what I have on the removal of the Tank sending unit. Rancho

Had the same problem, see the picture below, seems the previous owner failed to remove the top from the filter in a previous change so the new filter would not fit on without crushing it some.. Take the bowl and filter off and look up at the housing... Rancho

On the CK20 there is a hold down for the clutch so you can start it without having to hold the clutch down with your foot. See picture below. So based on this the clutch issue is not really an issue. Rancho

Hey Buggs... Here is a picture of the loader on my CK20.. As you can see the top and bottom are bent. The previous owner put a single hook in the middle and it has been used to lift things to the capacity of the loader and hence the top edge is now bent... Rancho

You might also look at the filter base on the tractor, the previous owner of my CK20 left a metal filter end attached (see pictures below). I could not get a new filter to fit on, once this old part was pried off, a new filter fit without issue. I started a thread here about it a year or so...

I am not sure of the age as I have owned it almost 4 years ago. I tried to decipher the serial number but the tag is hard to read. Also the rest of the machine does not really have a lot of rust on it, just under the handles, where rain and moisture can collect. I thing the previous owner did...