Recent content by laurencen

just doing a Google search comes up a Kohler item, worth checking out on the lawnmower forum site

either head gasket or cracked head

the creep is not removed by compressing the springs its eliminated by setting the cams (rectangular plates) put machine on stands, put a lock washer under head of the bolts, set blocks close loosen bolts 1/4 turn and start machine, have someone move lever to get neutral and use a punch to move...

seen both warer and air in a hydraulic system, if you have owned the machine for some time no issues then suddenly the oil is full of bubbles its likely air, water has to be added and ends up creamy, pull a sample out in a jar and let it sit, air will seperate to the top where water will settle...

one thing I know after rebuilding a few either is a killer on these engines, not hard to rebuild

only way to tell quickly drain some or syphon thro the fill end, leave it sit, if its water you will se it at the bottom air will come out leaving oil at the bottom as it separates, if it was water should have shown up way sooner Im assuming the OP has used this machine for some time no issues...

if you can not drain leave it 24 hours, check stick if it looks settled no air in suspension start it, only for a short time and shut down leave overnight, this will fill filter and cylinders of oil, if the stick is clear should be good to go

when oil is low it cavitates the pump and you get noise, more as the bubbles increase, adding oil to the tank right away then running will only cause more bubbles and eventually if you keep running will overflow the tank, it needs to sit many hours, the air will come out but may take 24 hours...

it started after you added oil? or added it when it started making noise? how much did you add

looks like air or possibly water, I would drain some off and see if it separates after sitting for a few hours, the noise could be cavitation due to the air, this a new to you machine? have you added any oil to it recently? either way running like this will cause damage to the pump

its a lock bolt on most I see

does your machine have a case drain

it is not tapered and will come out either end, as others have mentioned there is a sweet spot to get weight off arms, I just turned a short pin same size and pushed from one end keeping short bar on the one side then pulled the pin out, look at the ends of the pin, if it does not have a chamfer...

if you just remove pin completely it will fall, get a short bar same diameter drift pin out with it, this way you have the arm held when pin is prmoved

run a hose from a jerry can, if the problem goes away its your feed from the tank