Low Power on '58

[Tucker]

Question to you all...
Last year mowing my cub ran great! This year it lacks power.
Carb is good getting plenty of fuel.
I have heard to check the timing...how do I do that?

Also, any other advice...to look at for the lose of power? Thanks

[dyt4000]

Check your governor linkage and make sure that it is "free".

[JBall8019]

tucker,
are the spindles greased? mower belts at good tension? are you sure your carb is clean? when i mow for the first time of the season, i just grease my cub and then after if i find that i lose power, i will tune up the tractor. i usually find that the top of the sediment bowl (inside the part where it lets fuel out) is dirty and the screen inside the fuel inlet of the carb is mucky.
john

[RustyVT]

I think it's the nice clean grease you put in those finals!

Seriously, don't discount the results of the insanely rainy May we had. Our grass looks the same, but is much thicker than usual after all that water. We're having a hard time making our usual mower do a good job as well.

[bigdaddy]

Hey Tucker

If you put a timing light on it and it doesn't work. remember postiive ground.

bigdaddy

[Redman]

[Jackman]

Hey Tucker , have you tried adjusting the valves?
I adjusted the valves on my 57 Lo- boy and wow what a surprise all the valves were tight and after a proper adjust my Cub had a signifacant increase in power, it was like night and day comparison. I got the specs from Rudi and a few gaskets at Napa and went at it , it was fun and easy to do.....