Thanks!

No, we do not have a mowing business. Although I do make some money in the summer mowing grass for my grandparents.

That eXmark was a friend's that we had to barrow.

 

Yay! I'm gonna start tonight!

 

Awesome! I do the same thing, I have 15 yards I do by myself, and I have 2 ex-marks. Great mowers, indestructible. I'd love to have a dixie chopper but they don't mulch.

 

Nate where's my pictures

 

Not that I haven't taken mine off or anything. For some reason I think you were there that day

 

I think I missed the AC brakets and alternator part (can't remember anyway). But yeah I was there for when the manifold came off. Plus he is doing the timing chain which I didn't get to see on yours. Other than that... I think I got the rest down.

 

Nate, post detailed Timing chain specs if you could....im tackling mine soon

good luck, and BTW instead of seafoam, go to a local machine shop and have thm clean the manifold....only cost me $40 bucks to have my manifold look brand new.

 

Yeah, that mower was the best! Cut so good, and the Kawasaki ran like a raped ape. Reason I'm using past tense is because the friend we barrowed it from sold it. Yeah I know, he is an idiot.
My dad and I are looking to get a garden tractor like a John Deere 300 series to mow and push snow in the winter with.
I myself mow 3 yards and my grandparents' apartment complex. It takes me about 6 hours on their beat up Ariens tractor (See my vehicle in upper right), but I still love doing it. I had to come into the rescue two years ago, because they do not take care of their mowers at all. I also use a Toro Super Recycler self propelled mower that really is a great mower. I have an almost new front wheel drive Craftsman push. Hard as hell to keep in a straight line. I make pretty good money for a 15 year old in the summer.
Intake manifold Plum Crazy Purple and the valve covers Hemi Orange.
I went ahead and took off the A/C compressor. There is a black bracket that attaches to the intake manifold, and it was just plain in the way. The Accessory bracket has to come off, too.
This is the DIY I'm using (For the timing chain).

I'm gonna scrub the manifold down in my uncle's parts washer. I'm kinda strapped on cash right now (Curse you Harland Sharp!). And I havent even bought everything yet! I still need to get a water pump, oil, oil filter (Yeah, NAPA 40% off!), and distributor cap and rotor.




Well, with that out of the way, I got the intake manifold off last night!!! It was pretty easy, except I broke one bolt . But it was the first intake manifold bolt on the left, and there is still plenty of the stud left(I only broke the head off) where I can get a pair of Vise grips on it an try to thread it out. I shot some PB blaster on it last night to soak in. I also ripped both of the heater hoses and put holes in them when I pulled them off. Thats another thing I gotta get.

Tonight I'm gonna do the timing chain.

 

if you havent pulled to timming chain cover have a pan or a bucket on hand

 

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i broke a bolt when doing my buddies, if you ahve a torch to something and apply some heat to it it should come right out with vice grips otherwise it is a real PITA! we tried for two days with pb blaster and vice grips, applied some heat and came out in 5 min.