Cub Cadet 2182 engine

[Sam Mac]

OK now if you decide to go for a Kohler CH it is also all factory bolt in. You'll need a CH18-22+ hp, you'll need a motor plate, engine spacers, muffler, heat shield, battery tray, fire wall and a drive shaft from a 2084 or a 2284. This was an 1882 that pitched a rod so I repowered it with a CH22 all factory parts.

You should be able to get good used parts from Patton Acres, & Cub Classics.

[Sam Mac]

One last set of pics. 1st is a D640 out of a 1782 2nd is a WG600 out of a 2182. Motor mount is off the WG600 but it is the same as the one for the D640

[Merk]

Originally Posted by Merk

There was a topic a while back about a Cub Cadet 782 with a 3 cylinder Kubota gas engine. I purchase the 782 (with the Kubota gas engine in it) with the hopes of transplanting the engine from the 782 into the 2182. Everything was a bolt in until I tried installing the fan. The fan goes to the rear of the engine. The fan hit the crankshaft pulley. The distance between center line of the crankshaft and the centerline of the water pump shaft on the 2182 is 8 1/2 inches. The distance between center line of the crankshaft and the centerline of the water pump shaft on the 2182 is 8 1/2 inches. The distance between center line of the crankshaft and the centerline of the water pump shaft on the Kubota engine in the 782 is 7 1/4 inches. Engines I check don't have the 8 1/2 inches of clearance that is needed to clear the fan.

Anyone have any input/knowledge on clearance issues when the radiator is in the front of the 2182?

Read/Reread my quote......

The replacement motor is a WG600 B. One of the main difference distance between the 2 engines is the crank to water pump distance. The fan on the water pump hits the crank shaft pulley with the WG600 B.

Is the Kohler engine a magneto or a battery ignition system?
The 2182 is battery ignition. May have to rewire the 2182 to run the Kohler engine.

by Sam Mac
OK now if you decide to go for a Kohler CH it is also all factory bolt in. You'll need a CH18-22+ hp, you'll need a motor plate, engine spacers, muffler, heat shield, battery tray, fire wall and a drive shaft from a 2084 or a 2284. This was an 1882 that pitched a rod so I repowered it with a CH22 all factory parts.

You should be able to get good used parts from Patton Acres, Cub Classics.

Patton Acres is too far away to drive. Doubt Cub Classics has the parts. I want to hear engine run before I buy another used engine.

[Sam Mac]

Post a pic of the WG600B. I want to see the water pump. My guess is that you can swap water pumps.

The CH is a mag ignition. You'll need to do some wiring.

I'm moving this thread to the CCC/MTD section it has gone way past a wanted ad.

[Sam Mac]

If you want a copy of the service manual for the Cyclops series or the Kubota WG600 you can join Cub Cadet Cyclops on Face Book. https://www.facebook.com/groups/666265203510023/

I uploaded both manuals a few days ago. It got to be a PITA me having to e-mail them every time someone wanted them.

[Merk]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

Post a pic of the WG600B. I want to see the water pump. My guess is that you can swap water pumps.

The water pump goes in a housing that is part of the front of the engine.
http://www.cubcadet.com/webapp/wcs/s...0-A/0040300042

Click on the link and it will take to Cub Cadet Parts lookup.

[mpfeiffer]

Converting the wiring from the 12v ignition on the Kubota engine to mag ignition on a CH could be done with a relay. Myself and others have done this when installing a Mag 18 or 20 engine in 782, 982, etc.

Sounds like the tractor is worth saving as its loaded up with nice options.

I love way the WG600 runs. So smooth and quiet.

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by Merk

The water pump goes in a housing that is part of the front of the engine.
http://www.cubcadet.com/webapp/wcs/s...0-A/0040300042

Click on the link and it will take to Cub Cadet Parts lookup.

I know that, I've owned two 2182's, a1782, a 1572 and a 1772. Let me make this easy. Put the 2 engines side by side and swap what ever you need to in order to make it work.

[Merk]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

I know that, I've owned two 2182's, a1782, a 1572 and a 1772. Let me make this easy. Put the 2 engines side by side and swap what ever you need to in order to make it work.

I'm not messing with a running engine. There are other things that don't look to be the same. The front engine cover is one of them.

Cub Cadet made an odd ball tractor when they design the 2182.

[Merk]

Picture of the Kubota gas engine in the 782
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Side view-radiator support
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Left front corner view
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View of the water pump
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Valve cover with ID logo on it
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The 2182 is at the owner's place until we find an engine.