working on the 123
 

hey guys, been working on the 123, it doesnt run that good, so pulled the head off and cleaning everything up real good and putting on a new head gasket, everything was in great shape, but i also decided to clean up these old heat shields and prime and paint them, heres some progress pics:beer2:

very dirty, still got to clean it up

head shields in primer:beer2:

the other heat shield, i think i am going to paint them black:bigthink:

Nice job, Nick!

thanks allen

Wow, that top engine looks brand new!!! If you want an easy way to clean off that build up, I have found that Super Kleen (purple bottle) from Wal-Mart is a super degreaser---even better than Easy Off oven cleaner. Just don't get any on your skin as it will remove all of your oil and dry out your skin. Keep up the good progress!

Cub Cadet 123

Nice work cubcadet
Hopefully it will make a difference in how it runs :beerchug:

Make sure to check the warp on that head, Nick. Looks like the compression ring was blown on one side. Don't want any failures!:beerchug:

Hopefully that will take care of it.

What's there in the pic to indicate a blown compression ring?