Recent content by Exhaustgases

2 years ago I rebuilt a first Generation Jatco CVT, and actually much simpler to rebuild in some respects than a normal step transmission. Getting parts? That is the issue. I'm sure even controllers etc for EV's are not a fun item to source at an affordable price.

So an automatic transmission costs what? Not into the 20K range like some battery's. Oh and if your a DIY, the parts kit for a transmission are what? You can't buy a battery parts kit. For some fixing a broke transmission is easy, how do you fix a dented and damaged battery pack especially...

How can a car needing a multi thousand dollar battery, when ever, be an inexpensive thing to own? Your likely not going to pick n pull and getting one for under $300.

Maybe all this buying and ruining auto parts companys is part of a huge plan to get rid of DIY and or just plain fixing older cars to get em off the roads.

You really don't know what the pressure is until an accurate non electrical pressure gauge is used to check it.

Is it a yellow deck or black? I much prefer the S100 with the battery behind the engine than having that huge gas tank there. Do these have the Kohler that likes to loosen the bolts and crack?

Too bad all company's don't care about a quality product anymore. Its just cheaper for them ALL to have their products produced either by some other country, or incompetent employee's, its too bad the good old guys from back in the day are all retired, they are what kept quality good. I don't...

Not so much my vehicles but, remember major over heating in one of my dads cars, while far from home on a trip, thermostat broke and blocked flow, cracked head, long tow truck ride. Rod bearing while riding in a friends, mom's old buick, scared her. The same friend running his car out of oil it...

They all have to burn oil. That is how certain parts are lubed. Be glad you don't own an old propliner, they burned many gallons per hour.

The curved ones have a spring like flexible drive shaft in them, given time if they aren't lubed and even if being lubed that flex drive can wear right through that curve. The straight ones have a shaft and a gear box at the bottom where the string head is, they are stronger and way more durable...

I worked at a place, and when we did warranty work that did not cause any pollution to the oil it went back in, unless the owner specified new oil. This was on big truck engines. Yeah black crappy oil. Floored me the first time I had to do it. The drain pans were cleaned very well and covered.

Its a deal where you either know the facts or don't. I've seen the facts as mentioned above.

Funny stuff, it wasn't too long ago you could get a gas mower at walmart for under $100. and in the 70's a gas chain saw at Earnst for $65. To manufacture a small engine in those days is way less than you can comprehend.

Maybe in the old days of the plastic transmissions, but at least since 2021 the box store ones are the exact same as the ones in the JD dealers, just go check and look at all the numbers on them parts etc. box store warrantys are done at the JD dealer not the box store. You go to the dealer to...

Right on, the only difference is you can go to the JD dealer and pay more for it.