A lesson learned this week.......

Bill in IL · May 29, 2008

I figured out what was wrong with my old M. I replaced the manifold a week ago and had the tractor running better than it had in a while since the manifold was cracked on the intake. I was patching it with silicone gasket sealer for about a while. Manifold came in friday and I was anxious to put it on. Drove tractor up to the shop took it off put new one on engine was warm but not hot at the time. Three days later it wouldn't run worth a darn so I re-torqued the manifold this time warm again, swapped the coil out of frustration, still wouldn't run right. Finally retorqued while the engine was dead cold and imagine this tractor runs like a champ after 3 days of frustration. One of those little things that comes back to bite you in the butt later.

Anyone else have a lesson from this week?

Anonymous-0 · May 29, 2008

Thanks for the up-date. So many folks never post how things turn out.

NawlensGator · May 29, 2008

Are you saying the engine needs to be cold when torqueing manifold bolts?

Bill in IL · May 29, 2008

Exactly....... Metal expands with heat and will not give a true torque.

I should have know better but thought it wouldn't be a big deal. Well in this case it was aggravation and had to limp the tractor back to the shop in 3rd gear cause that was all it would pull with a loose manifold.

A lesson learned this week.......

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