Recent content by hilljak

Changed the hydro filters and fluid. Cleaned the fuel filter, blew some air through the line back to the fuel tank. Found that my fuel pump was not in working order, :-) so I replaced it. Also had some rust in the fuel cap, so I replaced that as well. Now she purrs like a little kitten again. I...

Thanks for the thoughts Mike, I will check to see if fuel is my problem. I was leaning to the hydro side because of my searches here. I have read that when the hydro fluid gets up to temp, that's when everything goes south. I will admit, in retrospect, it seems kinda weird that the motor would...

First time poster, long time lurker.... I have owned my L553 it's whole pampered life. It only has 900 hours on it and has been maintained by the same shop that I purchased it from. With that said, the economy has me pinching penny's, so I must work on this myself... maybe... If I can get some...