to scrap or not????

[dandkgroundcare]

I thought the dodgy bloke you got it off guaranteed it...................

 

 

 

 

 

.............To definitely have a knackered engine

 

R

 

oh my god how dodgy he was never told me engine was held togther with blu tack...............lol

 

she is going well mate but if it is scrapped then a few spares never go a miss

[andy 1991]

Try this, run the machine, look at the air intake below carb ,this my be freezing the air inlet manifold, if so place a piece of rubber over it to stop cold air flow

[andy 1991]

Sorry i had a kohler engine with the same problems in the winter due to cold weather, freezing up causing bad running.

[Hodge]

If none of that works you could buy my Carlton 2700, diesel engine, radio remote. its in the classifieds on arbtalk...... [sorry mate it was worth a try, hope you get it sorted.]

[jamesw]

sawdust i would love to take you up on that but i think its outta my budget. but no harm in trying:thumbup:

[rapidlee]

it could be a head bolt has snapped. this happened on the vermer grinder i use. oil was blowing out where the gasget wasnt sealed correctly.

[Ian C]

On a machine this age and with the amount of use it has had i would say the engine is on its last legs, combination of worn rings, valvue guides etc. dont spend money on it, look at replacing the engine with a new one and you will have a good machine for many years with out the hassle. The old 20hp Kohlers wernt the best to be honest.

 

Has it got a lot of crankcase pressure? run engine and remove dipstick, if a lot of smoke comes out of dipsticl tube it shows high crankcase pressure, rings are worn and enging in poor health.

 

I looked at the same model machine last year locally and the cam shaft had snapped and taken the engine casing with it!

Edited February 21, 2010 by Ian C

[Al Smith]

You could probabley rering it and solve most of the problems of blowing oil .Actually you can find replacement engines on this side of the pond fairly reasonable but it would cost a bloody fortune to ship one across the Atlantic plus pay duty on it as well .

 

Just as a reminder ,air cooled engines rely on the the oil as part of the cooling and need the oil changed frequently if they are to provide long terms of service .

 

Oil will "pyrilite" if subjected to harsh conditions such as a stump grinder .Once this happens the oil in essence turns into a substance much akin to petrolium coke which is full of carbon granuals .As such the carbon eats away at the rings bearings etc .