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Old 12-14-2013, 01:41 PM
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We finally got enough snow to go play with the 1211. I went out pushed for about 10 min and my 1211 died, would start nothing! So wasn't far to the garage pushed it in checked the obvious first, loose wires etc, then checked and had no spark. I tried a different plug wire, and a different plug. I had my coil off the 1200 on the bench. I put it on and checked spark again. It had spark now! The coil on the 1211 has less than 5 hrs on it. I got it from a place online, no more of that! Its just crappy how they make parts nowadays, cheap china crap! Will be getting another coil from Kohler of something, no more chepo online coils!
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Old 12-14-2013, 01:49 PM
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Sorry to hear Brian. Anyway you can return it?
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Old 12-14-2013, 04:14 PM
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Yep that happened with me on a starter for a 1572.
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I had a brand new Stens coil go bad setting on my workbench. Went to put it on and it had leaked oil and soaked the box. I wiped it off and the next day it was wet with oil again. Returned it and got another one. It's been on the 100 for several months now and doing fine. Knock on wood. A new Kohler coil was $75 so I took a chance on the Stens at half the price.
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Old 12-14-2013, 04:52 PM
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Kirk Engines has the Bosch blue coil for $60 plus $11 shipping.
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Old 12-14-2013, 06:52 PM
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Yep, it's funny how we talk about people buying cheap throwaway tractors and here I am buying cheap China bolts by the Lb at TSC, some tools at Harbor Freight and the China starters for my diesels. I guess in the end ya get what ya pay for.
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Old 12-15-2013, 11:30 PM
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Yeah I know what you mean Oak,guess its time to invest in better parts! alot of times,well most all ya get what ya pay for. I didn't have a great experience buying parts from where I got the coil,think I will order one local nextime.
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Well I guess times have changed. When first started turning wrenches every mechanic knew how to rebuild starters, alternators and distributors, Now you can't even find the parts to do one if you wanted to rebuild one.
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Yep, it's funny how we talk about people buying cheap throwaway tractors and here I am buying cheap China bolts by the Lb at TSC, some tools at Harbor Freight and the China starters for my diesels. I guess in the end ya get what ya pay for.
True. If I need the tool for a one time use, then I will buy from Harbor Freight and use it without reservations on saving the tool....ie. bought a heavy duty demolition hammer to knock out a retaining wall. I also purchased the 3 yr. extended warranty for it. Used it hard this first year without any problems and got the wall half done. I'm not in the business of knocking out retaining walls (just helping out my mom), so after this job I will retire the tool, so I didn't want to spend $400 (more than twice the price I paid) for a quality tool. You do get what you pay for...but it also depends on your application/future intentions.

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