Sorry about that my phone wont let me fit any more words on my other post so i had to start a new one.
I also replaced the sparkplugs and just got this motor all ready to go except the carb but i have a rebuild kit on the way. I have also cleaned and cleaned and cleaned this tractor and it is as clean as it could ever be. I have found some rust damage that kinda scares me and its where the battery went there is some pitting, its not very bad but it is not very good to look at either. When i decide to repaint to tractor i will strip it to the frame and work on that area to get it all smooth and everything again, i installed a plastic battery tray with a drain hose to help keep it from getting worse but i dont ever have a battery in it yet lol. I do need to find a seat for this thing because the origanal seat is long gone and the replacement it had when i got it was just shot. Anyone know what replacement seats fit these classic Murray GTs? You may notice in my current avatar pic that i have a seat on it but that seat wouldnt fit the stock seat mount so i had to put a different mount on but i no longer have that seat so i put the stock seat mount on which i dont have or really know where to get a seat that will fit it. I noticed that the seat mount actually makes the seat sit a little offset to one side, i belive it was the left side. Also i got a little extra thing for it, a chrome shifter knob! Yeah its not very important but it does give it a little more uniqueness. Oh i want to change the oil in the trans but i dont know exactly how i should do it or what oil to use or how much oil it holds, can anyone help me here? Oh also for the exaust i want to keep it stock but i do want to get a new muffler because this one has some holes in it and it leaks. Well thats it for now, when i do more to it and when i get more parts i will let yall know, slowly but surely this old tractor is coming back to life!
I also replaced the sparkplugs and just got this motor all ready to go except the carb but i have a rebuild kit on the way. I have also cleaned and cleaned and cleaned this tractor and it is as clean as it could ever be. I have found some rust damage that kinda scares me and its where the battery went there is some pitting, its not very bad but it is not very good to look at either. When i decide to repaint to tractor i will strip it to the frame and work on that area to get it all smooth and everything again, i installed a plastic battery tray with a drain hose to help keep it from getting worse but i dont ever have a battery in it yet lol. I do need to find a seat for this thing because the origanal seat is long gone and the replacement it had when i got it was just shot. Anyone know what replacement seats fit these classic Murray GTs? You may notice in my current avatar pic that i have a seat on it but that seat wouldnt fit the stock seat mount so i had to put a different mount on but i no longer have that seat so i put the stock seat mount on which i dont have or really know where to get a seat that will fit it. I noticed that the seat mount actually makes the seat sit a little offset to one side, i belive it was the left side. Also i got a little extra thing for it, a chrome shifter knob! Yeah its not very important but it does give it a little more uniqueness. Oh i want to change the oil in the trans but i dont know exactly how i should do it or what oil to use or how much oil it holds, can anyone help me here? Oh also for the exaust i want to keep it stock but i do want to get a new muffler because this one has some holes in it and it leaks. Well thats it for now, when i do more to it and when i get more parts i will let yall know, slowly but surely this old tractor is coming back to life!
