K321- factory or factory replacement?

[Cubcadet_107]

Well, I never lied when I said it was going back together tonight . Got the whole thing reassembled on the bench. The head, carb, gas tank, S/G, and throttle linkage are just temporarily mocked up on the engine for now. I still gotta clean the tank, clean the throttle linkage, probably replace the carb (I wish I could save it but there's a rusty fuel line fitting on the inlet that I most definitely won't be able to remove), and ensure proper function of my S/G.

Of course I still have to work out the tractor itself; the engine is just one piece of the puzzle. Probably gonna make a custom wiring harness just to test my wiring skills.

Anyway, pics, or it didn't happen

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[ol'George]

Picture the "rusty line fitting that you prolly cannot remove"
and maybe we can help

[ironman]

I've seen open ended generators on cars back in the day, but that is the first open ended S/G I've seen on a Kohler engine.

[Cubcadet_107]

Originally Posted by ol'George

Picture the "rusty line fitting that you prolly cannot remove"
and maybe we can help

Well George, here's the fitting. It's pretty darn rusty, not sure if there's much anyone can do. The throttle shaft has basically no play in it, so I very much want to save it, but not sure if I can. This just goes to show what happens when you let a tractor sit next to a SWAMP for 15 years

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ironman, yeah I have never seen an open ended S/G on any Kohler before either. I would assume that end is not original to it. But who knows


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[Cubcadet_107]

Well, 2 more really good signs tonight (more like miracles actually )

The rusty fitting came out of the carb without trouble. Clamped the carb body in a vice and twisted the fitting with vice grips; she loosened up with little trouble. Proceeded to dismantle and clean the carb, I think I can actually save it

Then, wired up the S/G to a battery and to my surprise, it works! And with another quick test, it charges too! The charge test I used is simple, after supplying power to the A terminal to get the S/G spinning a good speed, stop powering the A terminal and then supply power to the F terminal for a short time. If the S/G is actually charging, supplying power to the F terminal will act like a brake and slow the S/G down. It did that properly, so I am super happy with it .

Realistically now I just gotta work on the tractor itself, which is a project in of itself. But that, is for another day.