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Old 01-13-2011, 06:35 PM
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I got the 149 home yesterday. Left it on the trailer last night, it was darn cold in SW Missouri. About 6 this morning, but this afternoon was in the 40's.

So being of unsound mind I took off the carb and went to the lawn mower shop and got what i needed to rebuild it. Soaked it in acetone, and did the rebuild, put it back together, put a fuel filter inline and poured in some gas. Hooked up a jumper battery, turned the key and it tried to crank, but cranked over hard. Took several bumps to get past TDC on the piston.

I took the head off to see what was happening with the ACR, but I could see no action to move the valve up a bit to releave the compression. Do you guys think I might adjust the valves a little and be lucky and that fix it? or does it mean take the engine out to fix that problem.

Someone had been into the head recently, it was almost clean, with no carbon build up. I'm wondering if thats where forward progress stopped on getting it going with the PO. The young man I got it from traded for it.

Oh, I might add, the valves seem to work as they should when the engine would be running.

Tomorrow is a new day, not to be so cold as the last few have been.
I'll be awaiting an answer, (and I hope it is what I want to hear)

Dave in SW Missouri
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Old 01-13-2011, 06:45 PM
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Good luck with it.You will get it running. The might need ajusted.
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Old 01-13-2011, 07:26 PM
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Congrats on getting the 149. That is the one left I want to get hopefully this year sometime. Keep us posted on how things go.
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Old 01-14-2011, 07:44 AM
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Try adjusting the valves by the manual, you can adjust the valves to eliminate the acr valve lift by accident ask me how I know.
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Old 01-14-2011, 08:26 AM
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Depending on todays temps I'll try adjusting the valves. Hopefully that will do the necessary, but we'll see. My workshop is just outside the storage shed door, so the temp has to get up a little before any works commences.

Thanks for the suggestions, guys, and I'll keep you posted.
Dave in SWMissouri
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Old 01-14-2011, 03:02 PM
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I adjusted the valves today, didn't fix anything. The ACR obviously isn't working, so I guess that means the engine comes out. I tried the jumper cables on my Jimmy and switching the key to start draws a high current from the jumper battery and alternator on the Jimmy. I may have the S/G checked before I take the engine completely out, but I could not see nor feel the exhaust valve move on the compression release stroke. With the head off the engine the S/G spun it like I thought it was suppose to. So, I guess it comes out.

Wasn't what I wanted to do, but I guess that's what I will do.

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