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it could have had some air or a wee bit overfull, I ran it a bit longer the temp gauge didn't go that high. will change the gauge and the sensor next. Thanks for your comment.

Picked up and AG 4 with the Hercules engine. It started last year briefly. This winter was cold and out of fear of cracking the block drained the coolent. ( it was old and only good to ten degrees) This spring, changed fluids and rebuilt carb. It started but is blowing coolent out the cap. Well leaking is better word. Assume, head gasket needs to be replaced? Last year when ran briefly it didn't have that issue. Suggestions??? Thanks

Not enough material, used JB WELD and two 1/4 inch studs. Thanks for your interest.

I got the machine to start but wanted to change figs and clean carb, before I let her run awhile.

Hello, I am in the process of rebuilding the Tillotson P1B carb, and have found two striped bolt holes in the float bowl. Will Loctite thread restore work. It's the bowl to the carb body mounting screws. I was curious if the gasoline will affect the epoxy.  Short of attempting to find a new bowl, wondered if this would work. Thanks.

Hi, I was wondering what to check for on the governor of my new project, a AG 4 i think 1937 vintage. Before I start the machine. Since the old gal has a few years on her I want to be careful. The governor is located on the right side of the block in the front. The unit seems to be connected correctly. Though the spring on the bottom is pretty stiff. The previous owner couldn't get it running, not for lack of trying

Hi, just slid a cleric Ag 4 into the shed for the winter project. The machine has the original 4 cylinder flathead. It starts but needs a carb rebuild I assume, the engine rpm seems to high for the old gal. That is before I remove my fingers from the carb throat and she sputters and stops running.