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  1. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    All, I had an oil leak coming from the back of the engine which pushed me to remove it to fix the leak. After removing the engine and resealing the oil leak, I reinstalled the engine to come to a no start scenario. The engine cranks but will not start due to a no spark case. I measured the...
  2. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Hi all, Back with another 318 puzzle. I bought a new battery 1 year ago for my new-to-me 318 and if I go a week without turning it on, the battery drains on me. I have a trickle charger that gets it back in shape but I can't help but think something is amiss with the electrical. Does the 318...
  3. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Hi All, I came back after a couple week vacation and tried to start up my 318 and faced some stalling issues. I pull the choke and she starts fine so I don't think it's an electrical issue. However, after I let it run for a few seconds and close the choke, it dies. If I leave the choke open and...
  4. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Hey all, Came outside to find the rear tow plate of my 318 tow covered in what I think is hydraulic fluid. Looking in the manual it appears to be the charge pump. Any tips on if this is something I can repair myself? It looks like the tube is just disconnected but when I try to reconnect the...
  5. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    So I never had issues for all of last year, but over the winter I took off the mule drive to attach the snowblower, and ever since putting the mule drive back on I've been having annoying issues with the belt. I tighten it as tight as it will possibly go but the two pulleys in the front that...
  6. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Mobil 1 full synthetic 10w-30 high mileage oil is what I'm running in it, maybe I need something thicker this stuff runs pretty thin I've got a 318 that has burned a bit of oil ever since I ran seafoam through it about a year ago. Nothing major, I can mow for about 4-5 hours before it will go...
  7. Tractor & Equipment Maintenance
    Hey all, After acquiring my new-to-me JD 318 last summer, I am dusting it off getting ready for spring. I was able to give it a fresh tank of gas and start it up successfully about 3 or 4 days ago. I ran it for 5-10 min and then put it back into my barn. Came outside today and it wouldnt kick...
  8. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    When cranking, there's no spark until the instant I release the key and it returns to RUN position. If I'm lucky, sometimes it starts at the instant I release the key. Is this simply a bad ignition switch?
  9. Implements & Attachments
    Hi everyone, I recently purchased a JD 4110. I have owned a 318 since new and I have all the implements for it. Is it possible to hook the 48" PTO driven tiller from my 318 to the 4110? I assume I would need some sort of coupler to go from the "male" PTO output on the back of the 4110 to the...
  10. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Hi everyone, this is my first post here as I have just recently purchased an '85 JD 318. When it's running the way it should, it really runs great. But the problem is that it seems to want to surge after a short while of running. The carb is clean, the air intake manifold was very recently...
  11. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Hello, I have an 83 318 with the B43G. Sunday I was mowing for about 45 min, tractor running great, turned around, went about 4 ft, tractor died. No spitting, no sputtering, no power loss, just died. Would try to start at idle throttle, but wouldn't quite start. Went and borrowed the neighbors...
  12. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Hey guys I have a 92 318 my dad just passed down to me it’s in great shape but it has eaten through 3 front pto clutches the air gap has been checked before installing all of them and it they work for about 5 mins the basically just blow apart almost like the switch is shutting it off but it...
  13. For Sale
    I have a 1986 318 with an Onan B43G motor for sale. Tractor comes with a John Deere weather enclosure with new led lights front and rear facing and a new led strobe. Also included is a model 49 snowblower and a 48” mowing deck and mule drive. Wheel weights and chains as well. I’ve had this...
  14. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    I have an opportunity to purchase a 318 for a great price, the down side is there is an engine issue. It is an 86 year model with the Onan engine and 1700 hours on the meter. Incredible shape with no dings, dents, complete hood and has all the covers. There was a bad knock and when the seller...
  15. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Putting my 318 back together after bunch of work. On good side the linkage slop and surge is fixed. Started up good but when going to mow the PTO was inop-ran fine prior. Wondering what I did to make it not work. Retraced what had changed. Had pan off. Did not mess with any wiring other than...
  16. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    Just came in to possession of a JD 318 with Onan P218G engine. I believe it is a 1990 model, M00318*019258. It was my father in laws at his lake house. I have inherited it and having an issue. I changed the oil and new battery, only has 584 hours on it. Started fine and ran Great. Drove it on...
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  17. Vintage Lawn & Garden Tractors
    I come into a restored 38" mower deck from a 318, is there any way to fit this to my 314? Both mowers took 38" decks, albeit different models, but I'm not sure just how different they were. Off the top the default lift arms are an obvious mismatch since both the arms and the mounting plates on...
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    1986 318 being gone over right after purchase. Checking fuel lines due to no fuel flow.
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    1986 318 being gone over right after purchase. Checking fuel lines due to no fuel flow.
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    1986 318 being gone over right after purchase. Checking fuel lines due to no fuel flow.
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