sounds like you and me are in the same boat. "Merkel" would know all this secret stuff. my k161 broke hims little arm and scraped up the piston. so later on i will get it re-built. thats the beauty of these old tractors....you can fix anything. so in the mean time, i had another motor on the shelf and in no time flat i was back in the saddle again. these are addicting....when i needs me a part, i sometimes and up with a whole nother parts tractor to boot! good luck with your project. there are a few ideas to choose from as you decide how long you want it to be down! but for starters i would be doing my home work on every thing about it and what this site and folks have shared with us.! thanks, John.
