Toyman....Keep your info coming! I look forward to reading everything you have found/learned while working on your 982. I was fortunate to get one back in October and love it so far. But I am always looking to learn more about it just incase someday. I am having a few issues of mine surging a lot when idling and running a full throttle. I haven't done much with it yet due to cold weather and lack of time. I am going to start by getting rid of the gas I put in it and change the in line filter and clean the carb first. I figured if I ruled that stuff out first then I would work on the govenor if needed? I am thinking it can't be something too serious? All I know is when I unloaded it off the truck and fired it up...it purrred like a kitten - I never heard such a nice sounding engine. I have never been fortunate to have a 2 cylinder in a tractor so it was certainly a different sound to my ears! The PO certainly took care of this tractor and for that I am very lucky and grateful! I just wish I could track the bugger down....he has pretty much vanished since I bought it from him? I just had some questions about it that I was curous about. Heck I hope he doesn't think I am ticked with him over anything cause I know that I am FAR from being ticked....I am tickled pink about this tractor! Like I said before, even the wife is happy with it....as long as I can get rid of the surging problem.
