Archive through January 30, 2008

[kide]

Ouch - hit my head: (gonna start wearing a hard hat when I post near archive time...) 175 psi tends to leak more that usual gas or water pressures.. As I said last week - I hate air leaks. (I hate teflon tape too - watchit, or you'll end up with ittle bitty pieces of it in the valve seat of your regulators..)

 

[dtanner]

1.well i wanted to bid on 2 valves, but they are on a 129 and i have one valve leaking on my 149.
2.where do you get the Quick Attach spring clips i need 4 of those.
3. and what are you doing lurking over the river Charlie! lol
4 Ken i gues Charlie didn`t like me my 16 hp kol last night my post is gone?

 

[tkeefe]

Can fenders from an original be tweaked to fit the 70/100?
http://columbus.craigslist.org/grd/556174983.html

 

[bbrigham]

For that price who cares, buy um anyway.

 

[tkeefe]

Not in my budget, sure a shame to pass up though.

 

[digger]

Don T.
No post of yours was POOFED. Are ya sure you hit the Post Message button?

 

[kweaver]

Donald Tanner (Dtanner) on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 03:40 pm:

 

[digger]

Done T.
Bolens are great work horse tractors, I have one myself, snicker

 

[kide]

I don't think Charlie just "poofs" -- he doesn't remind me of a "poof" kind of guy...- you'd know it if he "Schwarzenegger'd" your post..

 

[dtanner]

Wow i stand corrected on the post. we did the valves and cleaned it and put in a new head gasket and carb kit with that washer on the shaft. it runs great,but we had a knock that we never had before same as the 149,so we used the Kol spec for the valve adjustment and the noise was better. I can`t understand what could cause that noise? help

a 13 fin

 

[tsdeese]

hey guys thanks for all the steering wheel removal info you guys are a great help.

 

[dtanner]

Will cleaning carbon on head make the 16hp knock at idle ? should the timing be checked ? I do thank you all for helping me keep all my tractors running great. thanks again .. DonT

 

[kweaver]

Don - All single cylinders knock as far as they sound to me ... especially if they are idled to low. Advanced timing can cause pre-ignition making it have a knock but no cleaning the carbon will not make it knock.

 

[sblunier]

Don T.

16hp Kohlers are prone to cam slap when idled down. Since the cam is driven with a helical gear, sudden changes in crank rotation (like the lope in a 16hp at idle) can load and unload the cam gear (end to end) and make it slap the block at the end of the crank. This slap sounds just like a small knock.

The check is fairly easy, pull the cam cover and check end play with a dial indicator, if it's over the spec., Kohler makes .005" and .010" shims to bring it back (but you have to pull the cam to add them).

My 13 fin 16hp knocked like a SOB after a fresh rebuild...shop that assembled the shortblock after boring left out a shim.

 

[aaytay]

Don-
X 2 what Steve and Ken said...

 

[theaton]

Don T, my 12hp Kohler makes some noises at idle. Hopefully I found both, a lot of slop in the clutch disc pin driver holes and a loose starter pulley. Mine only made "noises" at idle, anything off idle sounded nice. Time will tell as it gets back together. The clutch noise would only apply to the geardrive cubs.

So who has an idle rpm setting spec(no load) for the diff Kohler's used in IH Cubs?

 

[ebroberts]

1000 rpm for K181, 241,301,321 & 341 my manual says.

I'm not sure which emoticon is correct, maybe both????

 

[theaton]

Thanks Buck, your emoticons were both correct.

 

[tgallagher]

My clutch rattled and chattered until I realized there was a broke teaser spring in the clutch. I replaced it and it is smooth as butter now.

I have an electronic TAC on mine, K181, I have it WOT (WIDE OPEN THROTTLE) @ 3600 and idle at 1150. Seems to be perfect for an idle @ 1150.

 

[ebroberts]

Manual also has high idle (no load) revs listed but I guessed you ment the low spec. Let's get those revs right boys...LOL