Keystone State Thread

Got tired of fighting to get the old gasket out. So wrapped everything up for the day. Plus 20 to 30mph winds started to whip up. So I loosely put all the bolts back on the cover and everything else till tomorrow or the next day. Good thing it's a project and not my daily. I know when I get frustrated just to stop

 

I cant tell you how much time I have scrapping off old gaskets in my life time . Sooner or later I'm reaching for a razor blade and brake clean. Sometimes a brass or metal brush, sandpaper, steel wool ....helps but have to watch for aluminum surfaces. Good luck, time consuming for sure.

 

I did end up going for a razor blade. This is what nightmares are made from. I'll give it another go tomorrow or Tuesday. But I'm done fiddling with it for today.

 

I hear ya. Kick back and enjoy a nice stogie an a adult beverage!

I am minus the stogie , just putzzing around in garage. Gonna pull the deck off the rider to clean and change blades . They are from 2018.

 

Getting the pop-up aired out for the season, no critters made themself a home.

 

Cleaning the deck, 2 new blades, greased the 2 spindles , 2 hrs ..... or 1 Randolph Scott movie on Grit TV.

 

Do you have a shallow pan or some way to soak the gasket area with a solvent? Might make tomorrow a lot easier.

 

I do and that's a great idea thank you

 

these work really good I’ve used them couple time and beats the razor method

$46 Lisle 81780 Carbide Scraper Set

https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-81780-Carbide-Scraper-Set/dp/B074SL1MKX

 

This was/is my situation. You can zoom in on the right side of the cover it's coming out in tiny pieces.

 

IIRC that's where the PCV side is as well, so that explains more varnish. The 3.5's are the same way. Just keep using your favourite on sale synthetic and change it often and you will be good.

 

you may try heating it up with a heat gun to soften it up. When they get hard and brittle like that it’s always a battle to remove.

 

Back to winter tomorrow.

 

Good morning fellow Pennsyltuckyvanians and Othertuckystatians!!!

 

Good morning Pennsylvania and surrounding areas

 

Morning Pennsylvania

 

Either that is an optical illusion or that is a lot of grass stuck to that deck

 

Lol. , nope it was real. If I remember I didn't do it last year , so that's 2 yrs worth , plus I have 2 cuts this yr , plus my neighbors yd I just did was soaked and wet as a marsh. Anyone have tips to prevent this ? I was thinking fluid film but it would probably attract the grass.

 

Good morning all. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

 

Unfortunately ya just gotta keep up on it manually during the mowing season. Those wash ports are a hit or miss. I put my mower on ramps and scrape what I can off occasionally throughout the season.