Rechecked compression with a better gauge, all over 100. So, No rip and tear. Now what?
Yes, the valve lash was done when he first bought it in April, so that's all good, still good.
REtimed engine, still got a bad intake pop. Changed the plug wires. Voila! Evidently a bad crossover sparking. Man, who would believe it!
So, the farmer had changed the oil, messed with the filter, maybe bumped wires, etc. Still ran.
Then he ran it out of gas, and the tank shutoff valve got some crap in it, and wouldn't close 100%. He flooded the carb and engine. I dried it out, etc, but couldn't get it to run. then the towing and the popping geysers.
It goes to show that many factors can make a problem, and persevering and rechecking the work done is CRUCIAL! Imagine if I had the head off now...what a waste of time money and tractor utility.
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