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06-08-2021, 07:32 AM
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K161 running unreliably.. just old, or bad coil?
I have to admit for starters, this old Kohler isn't on an IH machine, it's on a Troy Bilt tiller, but this is a fairly busy Kohler forum, and I'm already signed up here, and I think the info still applies, so I hope it's alright..
I picked up a cheap K161, 7hp, that was supposed to run, but leaked gas. I just bought it to rebuild it and put it on a tiller, but it had good compression so I decided to see if I could get it running. I fixed the gas leaks, cleaned everything, and eventually got it running, and it ran alright on the ground, so I put it on the tiller, and I've had lots of problems since. It'll often pop, trying to start, then sometimes it'll diesel backwards for a few shots. Or it'll try to run, pop miss miss miss pop, and keep going at that for a minute but never catch on. Then, occasionally, it will get all the way up to the point of running, and it can run for a long time, 10-15 minutes, and till a little. But giving it throttle often upsets the balance and it falls flat on its face. I'm still planning to rebuild it, so I figured I'd just start buying the parts now, and see if they made a difference. New carburetor, new condenser, new plug, not much change in the run, if any. Mystery oil, no change. It's frustrating because it's intact, it'll go, but it's not good enough to be practical. I'm used to rebuilding these engines when they're all worn out and the rod goes. Run quality issues are typically a matter of adjustment. But, maybe this 45 year old engine is just gracefully hanging on right into the end of its life? The last external part I could replace before rebuilding is the ignition coil. It's a pull start engine, so it's the type that rides against the flywheel, not the external can. Could a coil malfunction in a way where it has major issues providing sufficient spark power, but then still gets the engine up and running pretty smoothly now and then? Or do these symptoms sound more like an engine that's just worn out, but hasn't failed catastrophically yet? Thanks 
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