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Originally Posted by MWShaw
Darn fine idea, Thanks!
No I did not see anything in the service manual about retorguing when hot? So just leave the tins off, for the first mow?
Yeah, now I'm wishing I would have gotten the adater, to mount the filter on the block. Hindsight is 20/20.
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monday morning quarterback Ha,LOL!
BTDT
I would not leave the tins off it gets really hot and without the tins on it, ya might do damage.
ya I know it's a pain, but most all air cooled engines really need a retorque. Better do it now than re-do the head gskts and have to retorque anyhow.
You will not believe how "loose" the bolts become!!
After you warm it up,idle @ first, run it @ 3/4 rpms while looking for things ya forgot or leaks etc. for maybe 15 min. then you can retorque.
or if you have a mow job of that duration.
The tins are not that bad to remove other than the lower bolts on the bottom.
You mentioned the lower starter bolt. when in the chassis if you have to remove the starter for some reason, a couple of extensions and a universal comming in from the front gets it done.
Also Matt G made a bent/pretzel box wrench that works good ( pix on here somewhere)
Now before you "fire" it, crank it with the plugs out for a bit as EVERYTHING is dry including the filter!!
put a couple of "squirts" of oil in the cylinders for the rings.
---On smaller engines I like to fill with oil to proper level then tumble them
360* while holding in my hands to get oil on the internal parts, it sure as heck don't hurt anything, if done quickly.
Luck!