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To: mmsllc &farmshop &7LBSSMALLIE First I want to apologize for my absence in acknowledging your replies, I have no good excuse other than I became distracted by some charity work, traveling to a wedding, garden duties and keeping our property operating. For your time and effort, you deserve...

To: mmsllc &farmshop &7LBSSMALLIE First I want to apologize for my absence in acknowledging your replies, I have no good excuse other than I became distracted by some charity work, traveling to a wedding, garden duties and keeping our property operating. For your time and effort, you deserve...

I have a '99 773 G that cranks and blows smoke but the starter turns off after 5 seconds. Have tried to start it several times with the same result. Is there a sensor or controller that might be at fault. Thanks for your consideration.

Yeh, I did check the push rods, appeared to be straight and true. Well I guess its back to the timing. I have a military genset and the timing was the issue. NO FUN THERE! Buttons and calculations. Thanks guys I'll stay in touch and monitor this thread.

I went w/Bobcat Dan's suggestion and removed the main Drive Belt and then tried another start. Once again it cranked hard, blew smoke and wouldn't turn over after 20 seconds. I agree with you TAZ in that I have been wondering if the timing is off or the valve clearances need to be re-visited...

BobcatDan: Thanks for the quick reply. I will go down this pm and give it a try. Would a dealership have access to an electrical schematic specific to my Serial #. This machine doesn't seem to have a lot of the bells & whistles that other schematics point to. And are they readable, where I don't...

Have a 773G previously owned by a Rental Group. 3800 hrs Engine (Kubota v2203e) inoperable: dropped Glo Plg tip in #1 cyl, Blown head gasket, bit of a mess, alternator was a wreck. Rental guys obviously did what ever they could to keep it in rentable shape, wired it to bypass BICS, etc. i.e. ran...