Recent content by royman

I want to put a block heater in my 743 aswell. I was hoping that maybe you figured out wich frost plug to nock out before I have the same headache. any luck yet?

I too want to grease the u-joint on my 743 since I just baught it. I lifted the cab and took a quick look. can I acess the u-joint easly? Looks like the fan housing is in the way or am i not looking at it right

finaly iI took the front chain case cover off. Everything looks very nice inside. I am convinced that the niose i was hearing was the chain running on the steel chain guids. the chains have some slack in them but appear to be in good shape. I was looking at the parts manual and see that the...

looks like you have replaced everything...like you said it runs when the tank is full. I wonder if the extra wieght of the fuel was helping add a few extra psi until the tank got lower How is the fuel shut off assembly, any wear? the leavers and cable. are they tight and not moving from...

It feels like something is actualy bouncing, not a slap when turning the wheel very hard. im convinced that it has to be the chain guide. feels like its loose and the chain will cause it to bounce up and fall back. I guess the only way to know is to take it apart and remove the chain case covers...

if i lift up the front wheels off the ground and rock the wheels back and forth to take out the chain slack, i can feel something and hear something inside bunce back and forth. I wonder if this is the chain guid and is there an addjustment or is it no addjustable. is it spring loaded or just...

thanks for the link for the manuals. I will have to look at the park break mechanism, i have feeling that its the cause of my rattle since it doesnt work. I think that i will cancel the order for a service manual since i can get it free on here..

I recently purchased a 1985 743, nice shape,runs and operates very well, but has a little ticking noise by my feet. not sure if its in the chain case? gets louder faster i go. sharp turns it seems to dissapear. also the parking break doesnt do anything. Is the park break inside the chain case? I...