My Dad luved his John Deere riding lawn mower. Took many pictures with him on it & he’d ride the Grand-Children around. He had an acre & a half to maintain with a nice big red barn on the property. He thought in the long run that was cheaper than hiring someone but with his Italian mindset, he would have found fault with what they did anyway, lol. He enjoyed the outdoors & didn’t mind. He also had a huge garden & beautiful fruit trees. My beautiful Pa passed away at age 96 right before Thanksgiving. I’ll always cherish & fondly remember the days on the farm as he called it. My Son was even baptized inside the big red barn & we had a nice party on the grounds afterwards.
I do my head gaskets and prep them by taping some sand paper to a sheet of glass, for a perfect flat surface and then work the head covers back and forth over that to sand it all flat and smooth. Paint them first, not heavy but covered and as you test sand it, it will show you the high and low spots. Then sand them until all the paint is gone and you’ll have perfectly flat faces to match up to the new seal. You could use this same process on those manifolds.
It's like that Spider Man movie 2002... "Back to formula....?" That was the Green Goblin. I've seen GREEN gasoline! Pumps me up to fix my Gibson/Gillson (Montgomery Wards Rotor tiller) when it gets warm to use pole barn. ha. You and Taryl Fixes all! In the mean time, lots of fun to watch! And encouraging!
So the needle valve you replaced didn’t cure the surging? Love the follow up on the manifold leak. It Makes sense, it’s causing the intake to starve. Awesome info, thank you Steve 👍🏼
I guess for a John Deere the nilock nuts will hold up fine. On a modern engine in a modern car where the manifold may be close to the exhaust I would be afraid that heat destroys the nilock nuts and they eventually turn loose.
Steve do you run ethanol free gas in your small engine equipment? I’ve started separating the ethanol out of my fuel here in Mass bc no one has it and it’s like ridiculously priced. It’s so easy to do. I’m done with that crap screwing up my snowblower and tractor. I use a 5 gallon Carboy to do it in batches!
Dad bought a Bolens riding lawn mower used with a 2 cylinder Onan engine several years ago. The Guy that He bought it from had Cancer and He got a Diesel Kabota Riding Lawn Mower, but He is Dead now. I don't know what happened to the Kabota riding lawn mower.
Just a cheap die cast manifold with rivets to save a few pennies by not using bolts or a one-piece cast manifold. It is made by Onan, John Deere bought the engine from Onan.
Just because you don’t care for them doesn’t mean others aren’t interested. So don’t watch them & only watch the videos you love instead of asking a dumb question!
My Dad luved his John Deere riding lawn mower. Took many pictures with him on it & he’d ride the Grand-Children around. He had an acre & a half to maintain with a nice big red barn on the property. He thought in the long run that was cheaper than hiring someone but with his Italian mindset, he would have found fault with what they did anyway, lol. He enjoyed the outdoors & didn’t mind. He also had a huge garden & beautiful fruit trees. My beautiful Pa passed away at age 96 right before Thanksgiving. I’ll always cherish & fondly remember the days on the farm as he called it. My Son was even baptized inside the big red barn & we had a nice party on the grounds afterwards.
Thank you. 96 great old age!
Steve Lav has great skills! I love my John Deere L110 from 2006. Minor maintenance keeps it going.
I do my head gaskets and prep them by taping some sand paper to a sheet of glass, for a perfect flat surface and then work the head covers back and forth over that to sand it all flat and smooth. Paint them first, not heavy but covered and as you test sand it, it will show you the high and low spots. Then sand them until all the paint is gone and you’ll have perfectly flat faces to match up to the new seal. You could use this same process on those manifolds.
Great job on RUclips videos 👍😎
Hey, Steve, you need one of them. Ultrasonic cleaners that would clean them carburetors up like brand new.
when motoseal sounds like monoseal hahah very nice work steve.
Nice work in the shop
When we get older, we Leak…😂🤣😂🤣
I was wondering if that stuff is sticky? 😂. Love you videos my friend. Keep em coming.
Hey Steve and Miss Molly! Workin’ again ya’ll. 👍👍
It's like that Spider Man movie 2002... "Back to formula....?" That was the Green Goblin. I've seen GREEN gasoline! Pumps me up to fix my Gibson/Gillson (Montgomery Wards Rotor tiller) when it gets warm to use pole barn. ha. You and Taryl Fixes all! In the mean time, lots of fun to watch! And encouraging!
Another kick ass video Steve! Keep them videos coming 💥💯☝️👍👌🫵
What size drill bit did you use to drill out the holes for the new stainless steel screws?
Just did this on two manifolds. I threaded the bottom part
That's good enough for this neighborhood yall😅😅😅
So the needle valve you replaced didn’t cure the surging? Love the follow up on the manifold leak. It Makes sense, it’s causing the intake to starve. Awesome info, thank you Steve 👍🏼
Nice job Steve been enjoying your JD videos good to have a few hobbies next level mama
Dayum, there isn’t too many things around that you don’t fix
Steve your work bench looks like mine. Multiple projects scattered but can still find the parts.
Howdy Steve and Molly
I'm pretty sure the cast iron manifolds on older CCK's and NH's fit.
I guess for a John Deere the nilock nuts will hold up fine. On a modern engine in a modern car where the manifold may be close to the exhaust I would be afraid that heat destroys the nilock nuts and they eventually turn loose.
She's A LEAKA MR LAVIMONIERE. MR LAVIMONIERE
If you ever figure out how to use high speed bearing grease for everything, you'll save and be happier!
Nothing runs like a Deere
Can we see your car collection please
Never A Dull moment. Yall. It ain't Rocket science mama
Hello Steve!
Steve do you run ethanol free gas in your small engine equipment? I’ve started separating the ethanol out of my fuel here in Mass bc no one has it and it’s like ridiculously priced. It’s so easy to do. I’m done with that crap screwing up my snowblower and tractor. I use a 5 gallon Carboy to do it in batches!
i am not sure how to remove it ??
I’ll never run that crap anymore
Hope this helps.
Working again YALL
18 hundred and 64 Abe Lincoln called for a million more and we’ll all drink stoned blind til
Why not weld it together?
Interesting... :-)
Steven,how did you find out about all these bad designs?🤔
Hello Everyone.
Hi
I could use your skills, my hydraulic pump is leaking on my log splitter.
Dad bought a Bolens riding lawn mower used with a 2 cylinder Onan engine several years ago. The Guy that He bought it from had Cancer and He got a Diesel Kabota Riding Lawn Mower, but He is Dead now. I don't know what happened to the Kabota riding lawn mower.
No Plumbing Videos for You and Miss Molly today?
Made in Japan ?
Who ever designed that was A Dum Dum !! Yall
First comment yippee
Rivets on it to purposely make you buy the whole new overpriced thing, deere is the worst.
Just a cheap die cast manifold with rivets to save a few pennies by not using bolts or a one-piece cast manifold.
It is made by Onan, John Deere bought the engine from Onan.
One things sure! This guy knows a lot about John Deere small tractor engines.
Why so many tractor videos??, don't really care for them, because I can't relate, Love your other videos though!!
Just because you don’t care for them doesn’t mean others aren’t interested. So don’t watch them & only watch the videos you love instead of asking a dumb question!
Put a electric fuel pump on it pump on it is junk
4 psi pump works great