I had the 982 and Toygirl had the 1862 with the trailer on the back. She cleaned up the remnants from winter and winds, and I got dog duty (pun intended)
We ran around the yard for a few hours and got it nice and clean for spring. Both tractors got their spring maintenance a week or so ago, and I found that the plug gap for the 1862 in the cub manual is different than in the Kohler manual (.025 & .035 respectively). It always took a few turns to start (at .025) and I regapped the plugs to .035 and now she fires in about a 1/2 of a turn.
Having an issue with the thottle cable/governor on the 982's Onan. I hope to have it worked out tonite.
Worked out the issue with the 982 at lunch time. The throttle cable was slipping thru the stay (no clamp) on the throttle lever. I re-adjusted the cable and clamped the stay (large pliers) a little tighter and she seems to be good as new. I got out my engine analyzer and am going to check the hi & low rpms and adjust the governor to spec. I thought I broke something important and am relieved I did not. Not too impressed with the way that cable attaches to the lever.