Hello, As i explained in the introduction section, I have a Toro Groundmaster 72 lawnmower with a continental R engine. I would appreciate any advice you Renault enthusiasts may be able to give me.
A couple of years ago I picked up this old mower fairly cheap, it was great at the time after recently having a horse die and needing something fairly sizable to cover a few acres.
When i purchased it i expected to have to do some maintenance work. I actually checked under oil filler cap and spotted condensation and thought it wouldn't be long before it needed a head gasket...either way it was cheap enough that i would be happy if it just got me through the next year..
So its done a couple of years now and i'm very happy with it as a mower and would like too do some resto work on the machine.
I started having some problems with it running right a few months ago with various symptoms that led me to believe its time i done the head gasket...got to the point where even after new points, cap and rotor I just couldn't get it to run right, particularly under load where it would blow some white smoke.
Now i began disassemble today, with the intent of removing the head and cleaning and preping everything, after inspecting for any major problems..i intended to then order a full gasket kit...
The first thing i removed was the manifold and noted as well as badly worn inlet/outlet gasket, a small pool of water sitting inside one of the inlets of the head...
Now the machine was sitting outside for a few weeks with the engine uncovered during some pretty heavy showers, so i'm wondering if there is a chance that water has found its way in through the bad inlet gasket, though it really only looked like the exhaust sides of both gaskets were damaged..
I'm wondering if white smoke under load could mean the engine was sucking condensation out of the air rather then water leaking through head gasket...
Ive done a cold comp test and found cylinders all to be between 110 and 120 psi. As i said i had intended to do the full job but i know there is a little more to these that a simple cast iron block and don't want to go that way if i don't have too...
At the moment i'm thinking i should just start with replacing inlet/outlet gasket and see how i get on from there, but if i go the full head gasket change what em i up for?...would it be a good idea to replace or rebuild water pump whilst i am in there?...
So yes...I hope i have included enough information and look forward to any advice you guys may have..thanks.
A couple of years ago I picked up this old mower fairly cheap, it was great at the time after recently having a horse die and needing something fairly sizable to cover a few acres.
When i purchased it i expected to have to do some maintenance work. I actually checked under oil filler cap and spotted condensation and thought it wouldn't be long before it needed a head gasket...either way it was cheap enough that i would be happy if it just got me through the next year..
So its done a couple of years now and i'm very happy with it as a mower and would like too do some resto work on the machine.
I started having some problems with it running right a few months ago with various symptoms that led me to believe its time i done the head gasket...got to the point where even after new points, cap and rotor I just couldn't get it to run right, particularly under load where it would blow some white smoke.
Now i began disassemble today, with the intent of removing the head and cleaning and preping everything, after inspecting for any major problems..i intended to then order a full gasket kit...
The first thing i removed was the manifold and noted as well as badly worn inlet/outlet gasket, a small pool of water sitting inside one of the inlets of the head...
Now the machine was sitting outside for a few weeks with the engine uncovered during some pretty heavy showers, so i'm wondering if there is a chance that water has found its way in through the bad inlet gasket, though it really only looked like the exhaust sides of both gaskets were damaged..
I'm wondering if white smoke under load could mean the engine was sucking condensation out of the air rather then water leaking through head gasket...
Ive done a cold comp test and found cylinders all to be between 110 and 120 psi. As i said i had intended to do the full job but i know there is a little more to these that a simple cast iron block and don't want to go that way if i don't have too...
At the moment i'm thinking i should just start with replacing inlet/outlet gasket and see how i get on from there, but if i go the full head gasket change what em i up for?...would it be a good idea to replace or rebuild water pump whilst i am in there?...
So yes...I hope i have included enough information and look forward to any advice you guys may have..thanks.