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Originally Posted by ol'George
Ya its a little short by about an inch.
You could get a good crank on Epay and have it assembled in 1/2 a day if the engine is in good shape otherwise,  |
It seems to run well. It does not smoke at all. Or make any strange noises. I have not really used the 782 for much in the few months I've owned it, other than moving my log splitter a few times, and pulling my firewood trailer around my property once a week. That's about all I have done with it. I went outside to use it the other day to move some firewood up to my house, it had been sitting for over a week in a unheated shop, single digit temps at night, it started fine, 1/2 choke, about 1/3 throttle, it came to life. It seems healthy to me.
I'm going to try and find a crankshaft local to me, before I go the eBay or online route.
I've been reading over the the M18 engine parts list, comparing part numbers, M18 made for Grainger, and M18 made for Cub Cadet specs.
The crankshafts and closure plate, have different part numbers, all other part numbers, bearings, heads, block, cylinders, flywheels, etc, seem to be the same, on the two engines. I assume the closure plate has a different bolt pattern for the PTO? And the crankshaft in the Grainger M18 are a different spec as well?
I'm tempted to hunt down a M18 Cub Cadet crankshaft, and closer plate, because I think they will be easier to find. Unless you can direct me otherwise? I think a Cub Cadet M18 crankshaft and closer plate should plug and play with the Grainger M18?