Recent content by wade L.

I found it! after i cleaned the old gasket off, I used the shop vac to suck up the gasket material and damn if it didnt suck up a lifter!!! Now to exchange the wrong head gasket they sent me, piston wont hit TDC with a .057 metal ring hanging in the cylinder.

The engine was starting and running good, but I knew the gasket was gone because of bubbles in the coolant. I have a brand new shop with nothing but the mower in it and cant find the damn thing anywhere! i pulled push rods before the head came off so they didnt stick. I may have to pat down all...

Stupid question, I pulled the head on my d1005 to change head gasket and when i went to put push rods back a lifter on #3 is missing? I didn't remove them and I am very meticulous about keeping everything in order. Is there anyway the lifter can drop past the cam??? I know it sounds ridiculous...

I may have found the problem, seems the previous owner did some welding on the lift arm shaft and may not have got the spindles on the ends lined up correctly? I need to figure how to remove and inspect or, re fabricate the arms so the holes in the shaft are turned the correct number of degrees...

This zd25 had a tranny failure and it was replaced with a new zd28 transmission and large reservoir last year so I am assuming that there is not enough hours yet for a failure in it or the pre charge pump, or just hoping for lessor problem!

?I did not see the one you are talking about, all I have seen have other symptoms with the system, mine runs and drives fine with no slipping or loss of power, just the deck lift

I will check the filter but have also read about the bypass valve or possibly the cylinder seals? where are the bypass valves at, I can check the springs.

I bought a used zd25 and everything works fine but the deck lift. linkage looks fine, fluid clean and full, has extra reservoir installed but at the highest setting the blades are only 2" off the ground? when the deck is raised it only comes up about an inch, the neighbors zd21 raises all the...