Recent content by Cas8101

I use 15w40 in all my small engine equipment. Occasionally 20w50. South TX and it’s hot so I’d say if you live somewhere warm ditch 10w30 next and go for a diesel rated 15w40. My 2 cents

Normal. I’ve got a predator 9500 inverter. First several changes had glitter. I’m at 20 something hours now and about to do a change on it tomorrow and hoping the disco glitter party is gone. She runs like a top though and starts every time I fire her up which is only a few times a year

Yes I adjusted the governor bracket. Pretty simple, couple bolts in slots. Loosened them up slid em over maybe 1/4”. Checked the HZ reading coming out of the receptacles which bounced a bit between 62 and 62.5. So that puts RPM between 3720-3750 which is what it’s rated for. Put a load on her...

Thanks for the clarification on that. Right or wrong I just assume to leave that switch disconnected. I check oil level on all equipment religiously, and I’m not sure what aftermarket options will work for me and Miller has discontinued many things for this welder the oil pressure switch is one...

Well when tinkering I took a look at the coil and saw its kill wire plugged into the top. Decided to unplug that and see if there was any change. Boom she fired up and was running with no misses. Choked engine to kill it. Plugged kill wire back into coil and Chased kill wire from ignition coil...

Ok so to confirm valves are not the issue I did a leak down test today. Only 10 percent leak down so good there. Have good compression, valves are indeed working, have spark, have a working carb. Still runs and dies and backfires. So I have not pulled flywheel to check key but don’t think it’s...

Got it semi put back together last night to attempt to run it and check power output from welding leads/receptacles. It still runs the same, which is starting to briefly then backfire out the intake and possibly the exhaust as well. I’ve pulled valve cover and checked rockers and push rods prior...

Waiting on a new exhaust manifold gasket and a couple orings for the carburetor. I had popped the cover on the valves to inspect rockers and push rods so today I cleaned up the mating surfaces and sealed with the right stuff grey. I’ve had better luck on valve covers with grey over the black...

With how the exhaust manifold gasket goes in between it and the muffler do you see sealing issues with leaving as is? I may try the putty for chits and giggles. Really my objective is to get this running and test its power output. If it’s generating power from receptacles and has good weld...

New here so bare with me. Working on a welder generator that is powered by a Kohler 12.5 command. Been sitting for years, got it to run on carb cleaner and die. Pulled carb to clean and went to inspecting a few other things. It was backfiring, pulled valve cover and rocker arms and push rods...