Some may have seen my post about my new to me 782. Well after working on my 1450 loader project, I decided to take a break from that and mow for the first time with the 782. I had just got the 44" deck repaired and fitted to it that morning, and had never used the tractor for more than a few minutes at a time, so I was excited to work her a little bit. I mowed the yard for about 45 min. and when I was done I just tooled around to let it cool down on the way back to the shed, and when I idled it down I heard a "knock knock knock" so I quick shut it down checked the oil. It was fine, I let it cool down, checked timing(I knew it was done for but was trying to be optimistic) and fired it back up, still knocking. The previous owner said it was a series II kt17 and I believed him. He said he put new rods, pistons, and bored it. He told me he worked at a john deere dealer when these were new, so I believed he new what he was doing. That is why I had buying things that were just rebuilt. None of it matters because after it started knocking I checked the numbers on the cases and it is a series 1 P.O.S. anyway. I feel I was had. I don't know why it started knocking, maybe it has the wrong rods, bad machine work? I have no idea. So I am ticked and it ruined the rest of my sunday. Now I have to find a engine for it and install it before the plowday in October. And I had already disassembled the 1450 so I am without a mower.
Sorry this is long, but I had to vent about it.
I found out today I may have a line on a Honda GX620 from a guy at work, I don't know what it would take to install it and adapt the PTO but the price is right.
Any ideas or insights into my problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
