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I use this https://www.google.com/search?q=starbrite+fuel+st ... e&ie=UTF-8 in gas cans already, so maybe it is ok to use as well. I quit the Sta-bil product but will use the Marine Sta-bil when I can't find the Starbrite brand stuff. http://www.starbrite.com/category/fuel-additives

It's a fuel stabilizer, but I don't know how well it cleans the inside of the fuel system compared to others.

I may have some MMO on hand as well. Just wasn't sure if I needed to use something else. Like I said, never seen the Schaffer stuff around here. Maybe I have checked the auto parts stores well enough around here.

if you have any interest, I have a 318 that I used up until a couple of years ago
not in too bad of shape, currently doesn't run, bad gas, it has sat for some time

if you need it for parts let me know
has a 52" deck and an onan motor 18hp

TFL wrote: ↑

Wed. Mar. 15, 2023 3:33 pm

if you have any interest, I have a 318 that I used up until a couple of years ago
not in too bad of shape, currently doesn't run, bad gas, it has sat for some time

if you need it for parts let me know
has a 52" deck and an onan motor 18hp

Thanks for the offer, but I am hopeful I won't need many parts for a long time. Plus you are quite a distance away from me. You should have no problem at all selling that machine locally, people are always looking for parts. The 52" deck in particular is a hot item if it is in good shape.

Today the 318 joined the Suburban and got left on ramps waiting for parts. It started with changing the transmission fluid, but turned into a bigger job.

I don’t think anyone had cleaned the belly screen or changed the fluid in 20 years, despite my grandmother asking the dealer to “do whatever it needs”. I got the fluid changed and cleaned everything up, but the deck needs a bit of work. The belt tensioner was seized in place, and there is a bad bearing in the “mule drive” at the front of the tractor. Since I am in no hurry to mow with it I will get these things addressed.

For those curious, these tractors originally came through with Type F transmission fluid. At some point JD started recommending their Hy-Gard fluid, so I refilled it with some fluid I had on hand that meets the JD spec.

I had an 1982 212 that I used for about 15 years, It had the 38" deck. The only issues we had with it were spindle bearings and the motor mounts all broke. I bought a Ferris in 2019 with a 61" deck. Love the Ferris but wish I had gotten the 54" deck. There are a few spots that are hard to maneuver in my yard with the bigger deck.

Our 214 has broken motor mounts as well.

I ended up replacing the idler pulley on the deck belt tensioner. The tensioner was bent and the bearings were growling in the idler. I am also fixing the belt covers so they won’t flop around and let so much grass get inside that area. With any luck I will have this back together today.

Rob R. wrote: ↑

Sun. Jun. 04, 2023 4:20 pm

For those curious, these tractors originally came through with Type F transmission fluid. At some point JD started recommending their Hy-Gard fluid, so I refilled it with some fluid I had on hand that meets the JD spec.

The difference between trans fluids includes differences in solvents in the fluid. Solvents can have a huge effect on the transmission parts.

So always make sure sure your tranny fluid is correct. Type F is "FORD" ... I forget but either GM Dextron could have been used in Ford or visa versa (for a while) ...

I verified that the Hy-Gard fluid is backwards compatible with this tractor. I got everything back together after lunch and did about an hour of mowing with it, seems to run great.

Rob R. wrote: ↑

Sun. Jun. 11, 2023 3:52 pm

I verified that the Hy-Gard fluid is backwards compatible with this tractor. I got everything back together after lunch and did about an hour of mowing with it, seems to run great.

The effect of a solvents may not been seen for day, weeks, or months. Verification is wise.