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Back fires...again and trans smoking

Ser# CG470L-0204-9636KF. We sent this unit into the shop to have the starter and flywheel replaced which means they had to pull the engine. When we got the unit back it was back firing again, sometimes difficult to start and the front differential would start smoking after hard use. Could the backfiring and starting problems both be caused by a bad ground? Could the smoking differential be caused by something done incorrectly when the flywheel was replaced?
  • Posted 1 Dec 2011 00:18
  • By joe_d
  • joined 25 May'10 - 253 messages
  • Texas, United States
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I think it has internal brakes. The calipers could be hanging up causing the heat. I have seen them heat up but not smoke. I have seen the p/b being left on or stuck cause the smoke.
  • Posted 3 Dec 2011 09:30
  • By rogeriwt
  • joined 10 Apr'07 - 323 messages
  • Massachusetts, United States
It's heating up at the very front bell housing, by the mast. Brake hubs are cold so I can't see the brakes dragging. Could it be something with the flywheel installation?
  • Posted 1 Dec 2011 22:12
  • By joe_d
  • joined 25 May'10 - 253 messages
  • Texas, United States
Ain't nothing I can't fix but a broken heart and the break of day!
Where is the smoke coming from, the bell housing or way up front by the wheels? Is the parking brake dragging?
  • Posted 1 Dec 2011 05:45
  • By mrfixit
  • joined 11 Dec'08 - 1,434 messages
  • New York, United States

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