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Originally Posted by jimbob200521
So as far as the steel lines go, I could buy some line from say Napa and bend that myself, then get some Fuel Injector Line hose and some hose clamps to keep the hose on the fittings? This is what a little searching has come up with, I believe R Bedell (hope I spelled it right  ) did so I may go that route. |
No. Fuel line is not oil line. Bad idea. Just run steel line all the way, or buy the new lines from Kohler. Plus, if it were mine, I'd be scared of a clamped line on such a critical thing, coming off and pumping the oil out. Not me!
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Originally Posted by jimbob200521
Funny you should mention that, when I removed the air filter housing to check after this last run, I noticed a small amount of oil, maybe a couple drops, sitting inside the air filter housing so a new filter is on the list as well. This brings me to another question; if you remove the dipstick or oil filler cap while the tractor is running, should a mixture of air and a bit of oil blow out?  |
Air yes, oil maybe. I don't pull dipsticks with the motor running..... what's the point? (Unless I'm looking for something specific, like a pressurized crankcase, or vacuum leak.)
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Originally Posted by jimbob200521
Could the white spark plugs be running too lean?
And as far as getting it through the season, the current game plan is this Saturday, come hell or high water, install a new air filter, remove those oil lines, remove the engine shrouds, remove the other head, plane it and replace the gasket then put it all back together. I hope this solves the oil loss problem.
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Could be, and I'd say it is. But I opened them in another window and blew it up. Looks like oil to me. I still think it's running lean. You didn't stand in front of the motor in your new vid. I had trouble focusing on the motor. If you want us to listen too it, you need to stand in front of it. Can't hear a miss when you move around. Briefly, when standing in front, I thought it was still sputtering. That motor doesn't have a compression release. After you put the new gasket on, and do the run-in and re-torque, do a compression test. I'd like to see what it makes.
Disclaimer:
All the info I give is based off pictures, given info, and audio from a video.
This is the best diagnosis I can give by not being there. It is incredibly hard to listen to a motor run with a distorted audio from a cell phone. And no picture is as good as holding a part in my hand and looking at it through my glasses. (Yeah, I'm getting older, so what.
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