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    Oil Pressure Gauge

    So I have a really nice AutoMeter Oil pressure gauge (mechanical) I had used on my old Honda 4514 as their oil pump was a weak point and there was no pressure warning or cutoff. Anyway I bought the Autometer (it's mechanical). Now I want to out it on the Kubota G2160. I noted the oil sender...
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    Reviving Old Tach Question

    Has anyone used something like this? 52mm Pointer Tachometer 4000 RPM Tacho Meter Gauge With RPM Sensor For Car Boat | eBay Does the sensor simply pick up the teeth on the flywheel for it's pulses?
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    What is purpose of rubber "duckbill"

    So on the air cleaner housing there is a rubber "duckbill" looking thing. When I bought my tractor it was ripped. I installed a new one and recently saw the new one is ripped. I hadn't even noticed it or noted any difference in the machine's performance. But, they seem to have a short lifespan...
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    Does Pump Diesel Contain Additives?

    So, just another thing I am curious about. Gasoline has many additives right out of the nozzle so it can meet certain regulations and so in some cases can be called "Top Tier" But, diesel? Other than being refined to "low Sulphur" from the pump does it have things (like gasoline) added i.e...
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    Lube of injector pump

    Does the injector pump on a D782 get lubrication from the crankcase? Is it pressure fed or "splashed"? Always wondered about this, never asked because whatever is there, seems to "work" :D I always hear about the lubricity of the fuel, that sulphur removal huts that, and so on. So just hoping...
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    Anyone Every Used one of These for a Tach sender?

    Diesel Engine Tach Adapter RPM Signal Sensor For Motorcycle ATV UTV Boat Yacht 759117946977 | eBay Did it work with any tach?
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    Impressive Fuel Economy

    So, really very pleased with how efficiently this G2160 runs. I topped off the tank prior to winter and stuck the battery maintainer on it. Early in the spring I began putting the machine to work. Leaf cleanup, core aerating, mowing, also pulling the Fimco sprayer, slit aerating and mowed down...
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    Folks with RCK60 Mower Deck

    Just throwing this question out You folks who have this deck or variation of it. Just curious how often to you hit the spindles with grease gun and change the gear oil in the gear box? I have the maint manual. Just wondering if there is any other input on this?
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    Glow Plug Question

    Are glow plugs to be considered a "regular" replacement like spark plugs on a gasoline engine? IOW replace at regular intervals? Or simply on an as needed basis
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    Why no carbon or other trouble?

    So watching as technology of gasoline engines starts changing as well as that of diesels and they become "closer". For instance. Many gas engines use GDI (gasoline direct injection). Similar to a diesel. Fuel injected at precise moment for proper combustion. Yet gas engines using this are...
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    Water Separator

    So somewhat new to diesel. I see some threads here mentioning water separators. I see only fuel filters on my G2160. So it leaves me somewhat curious. Should I install a water separator on my machine? If so any recommendation on what to get, where to install? I know enough to know water should...
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    Came across this video. Pretty cool

    So I stumbled onto this video yesterday evening and marked it. Watched it this AM and found it pretty entertaining. Enjoy (I hope) S2E27 Kubota diesel powered Saturn SC1 first start and we road test the car. How fast will it go? - YouTube
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    Cold Starts

    So still learning about diesels and their finer points of operation. Today took the tractor out (G2160) because still lots of leaves to chop up. Cold day today (about 30 deg) high temp, though so it was a little bit of a beast to fire up. IDK if it was coincidence or not but my starting method...
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    Sending unit threads

    I want to put a temp gauge and oil pressure gauge on my G2160. Anyone know the thread sizes for the fittings on the engine for the sending units? I am a little tired of the "idiot" lights
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    Steering rod link issue

    So I needed a new steering rod link for my G2160. I went to my local dealer and they said it was redesigned and sold me the new version. It looked a lot more "stout" than the old one but now not even a full season in and it looks like the photos. Ideas?
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    Deck on GR2120

    So just wondering. I would really like a slightly smaller easier to handle deck for my 2160. I see a guy nearby selling a GR2120 for $400 with a 54" deck. The deck is my only interest. Is it workable to my 2160?
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    Thermostat

    One thing I noticed when doing my coolant change the other day. When I was trying to "bleed" the system, I did my fill up. After fill up I did open the petcock on the engine block until I got a good flow of pink. Just to help ensure it was all premix in there not just water. Started the engine...
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    Oil on dipstick clean/clear but not what comes out

    So I had made a comment a while back at how clean the oil in my engine looked when I pull the dipstick. Well, I think I had about 60 hours (give or take a little) so decided an oil and filter change was in order. Got the Mityvac out and noticed what was coming up through the tube was pretty...
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    Air chuck on filter housing

    So I noticed what appears to be an air chuck on my air filter housing. It doesn't fit a standard tire chuck though. It opens to the inside of the filter and I have to assume sending air through there blows out the filter element so debris can escape through the funny looking rubber "lips"? What...
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    Rear View Camera

    So I am getting this "brilliant" idea for my machine. I am constantly straining my neck when I am spreading fertilizer or spraying with the sprayer or simply backing it into the back garage. Actually thinking of buying one of these add on back up cameras and mounting the camera in the center of...