
Craftsman 917.254450 Winter Refresh
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Posted December 02, 2012 - 06:48 PM
I felt it would look funny if I didn't touch up Reds paint. I also found some issues with some oil leaks that I will correct. So, for the next couple months I'll be posting Red's progress here. The main goal is to have Red looking and running as good as he always has, and maybe a trip to the local Sears store for a show. Then back to mowing duties.
Here is what I found so far.
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Posted December 02, 2012 - 07:07 PM
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Posted December 02, 2012 - 07:27 PM

Good luck with the re-fresh!
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Posted December 02, 2012 - 07:35 PM
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Posted December 02, 2012 - 08:02 PM
Yes, another Dry year, can't remember the last time we had a good rain.
Moose, Yes I've done this several times. Built a jig to mount vert engines on and a test rig to fire them up on the bench.
I decided to do this this year as I don't have a new project, and I really like how they look and run after I finish them.
Edited by larrybl, December 02, 2012 - 08:05 PM.
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Posted December 02, 2012 - 10:45 PM
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Posted December 08, 2012 - 11:40 PM
Stay Tuned.
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 05:18 AM
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 05:25 AM
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 08:44 AM
In the rebuild kit, were there rings or was the compression still good?
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 12:20 PM
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 06:32 PM
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 06:54 PM
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Posted December 09, 2012 - 08:04 PM
Looks good all cleaned up. The black will hide a lot of the seepage.
I don't plan to have any seepage after spending 90+ on gaskets

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Posted December 09, 2012 - 10:59 PM
You said the other one is gloss black... What paint did you use and how's it holding up?