126 head gasket leak

[animal]

Ok, ok, no rebuild just flatten the head. Since it is out do you recommend adjusting the valves? I need to replace that gasket anyway.

[Ash_129]

Yes, might as well check valve lash since you will be in there anyway. And you can clean any gunk that may be in the valve spring/tappet area.

Cheers

[animal]

Ok had the head fly cut by 6 thou and installed all new hardware. Today while trying to get the 30 min run time so I could re torque the head my pto wear button started shredding. I shut down and saw that the wear button arm was not centered and it was when I pulled the grill shell. I have side to side play in the arm where it goes through the grill shell. I have a spacer that I have no clue where it goes, but think that it takes the play out of the pto arm.

[cubs-n-bxrs]

animal the side to side play on the pto actuator arm is a common problem with narrow frame tractors. The ones I use the pto 's on I have built up weld on the shaft ends and ground back to center the button. Buttons go away fast when they are not centered. That spacer looks to me like a head bolt spacer.

[animal]

Too short to be a head stud spacer, and all five are installed. The funny thing is that the spacer in question will not fit the shaft, but would remove the end play if I could find a way to keep it in place on the left side of the grill looking forward.

[Matt G.]

I'd just put a couple hose clamps and washers in there...that's more or less how they came from the factory, but it seems most of them have had the clamps disappear.

[animal]

Matt they came from the factory with hose clamps?

[Matt G.]

Kind of..they aren't really hose clamps but sort of look like them. I used to have a couple, but I don't know what I did with them.