Archive through August 20, 2014

[bbradford]

Hi every one. I was wanting to know if a 341 crank and rod will fit in a 301 block.thanks

 

[dfrisk]

NIC - Good one!

WILLIAM - I've never tried to put a K341 crank & rod into a K301 block, but I think it should fit fine. K341 engines and parts are WAY too expensive for me. I know the bearing diameters are all the same, rod journal, etc. The counter weights on the crankshaft for balance may be different.

 

[mfrade]

2 points for Nic!!!

 

[jboelens]

Wow... rough group in here!

 

[jbaker]

nic, that would expain the rod sticking out under the seat.. lol

 

[bbradford]

The reason I ask is I have a 127.2nd time rebuilding, less than 4 hrs torqued the rod to spec.an it backed out wiped out the crank. anyway I picked up two 341s yesterday, trying to find a way to fit it in the narrow frame. Swapping the crank an rod would be the easy thing to do.

 

[jbaker]

did you find 2 cub cadet K341s and if so where? they are hard to find in my area

 

[nbextermueller]

William,

I'm voting yes also. It might just have a bit more stroke than stock. That's a good thing.

Secondly, with the bolts coming lose, did you have the oil hole pointing toward the cam?

 

[bbradford]

Yes the hole was in the right direction. I had to get the crank welded an turned from the first attempt.the 341s are ag pump motorsthe only diff is the diameter where the pto is an it has a starter. allso got two briggs 16 hp with starter gen. got all of them started today. all 4 for 650.

 

[jclazar]

Aw, Come'on guys. Give Hydro Harry a break. I bet he forgot more than you know, Nic!

 

[jlspicer]

Harry's mad and broke the forum again.....

 

[mfrade]

Harry's a big boy.. He can take a little ribbing! Lord knows he'll give it when he has half a chance! LOL..

 

[akleyla]

Gear shift they say....looked like a winch on the seat to me....just sayin !! HA HA

 

[glippert]

Amy, that right there, that's funny!

 

[akleyla]

LOL...

 

[ssadams]

Guys, I replaced the spindles on my Cadet Original mower deck and the spindle belt is real tight. I ran the deck for about 3 min to test it. When I shut it down I felt the spindles to feel for heat buildup. They were hot...
Could this be the cause of a tight belt? Or?

 

[dtanner]

Hello ! My 147 rolls over and have fire to the coil and still no fire to the spark plug

Could this be the points ? Just want some where to start . Thanks Don

 

[dfrisk]

SCOTT - Is the belt you're tightening the toothed timing belt? Dad traded our '63 Original off because I broke that belt twice, once each year, and it cost $22 in 1964 Dollars! Run it looser so the pulleys can jump a tooth or two if a blade hits something. Dad ended up playing cards with the new owner of our original when he retired... the replacement belt lasted over TWENTY years.

Yes, a too tight belt will make the bearings run hot, hard on bearings too.

 

[rrschmitt]

Don T,

Yep, I would start with the points first. Inspect, clean or replace if necessary and set the gap.

 

[rgreenly]

Don..If you take your points cover off, crank the engine over and see if the points spark/have fire.It sounds like you have a bad coil but I would check the points first as Ron S. suggested. Keep us posted.