Recent content by txmike

I have narrowed down to my clutch being an issue (works fine until it gets hot and then will disengage and not engage again until cool). i have taken my mower deck off and unpluged the clutch. when i put the socket on the bolt on bottom of PTO it just turns the drive shaft going to the to gear...

first pic shows front mower with hood off and radiator area second pic shows the front of motor with pump taken out third, is new and old pump 4, new pump in place 5 radiator and shroud out in one piece 6 found some scaring on inside of pump cacity on block side. hope this isnt a future...

i had posted a few weeks back about changing the water pump on my tg-1860 diesel. i ordered the new pump and gasket from Messicks and finally got time to work on it. to date i have the new pump on and just purchased a new fan belt to put on since i have it all off any ways thought i would...

I have my radiator, fan, and shroud off at the moment changing a leaky water pump and notice it looks like the only way to change the fan belt is to disconnect the drive shaft from engine. Can any one tell me if there is a different better way. This seems like a pain but thought I might do it...

i have a tg-1860 diesel with about 350hrs and the seal on the shaft of the water pump is starting to leak. i have priced replacment water pumps and found they vary by SN on the engine. has anyone had any issues with this water pump before. is it common or just random? any idea how...