Hello friends:
I recently turned my attention too mower engines.
The GXV Honda and clone family and I have a problem.
4cc are missing between the genuine GXV160 and its clone.
Has anyone here stripped a Craftsman or MTD mower with this strange 159cc engine ( might be a tie in with Kohler here based on the Choke configuration some of these use )
Why is this important too me?
Well I use a lot of mower parts in other things.
The GXV blade brake flywheel is a strong light unit that turns to 10,000 rpm ( you don't want to try that with cast iron )
But right now I want to know if there are some pistons in the Kohlers and flywheels I can use.
Kohler is a very sneaky company that used a proprietary taper for the flywheels on their courage clones and this means an expensive billet part has to be used to make a race engine of it ( same taper is found on the HF 212cc predator so I suspect these both come from the Loncin factory in China )
There is a 70mm piston in some of thee Kohler clones and with some luck I hope to find this shares flat top and Honda wrist pin for building some cheap 208 race motors among other things
There is a CDI unit in some of these mowers that I hope has an rpm sensitive retard function for easier starting.
Honda has this too but the buggers put an RPM limiter on it that I am hoping the Kohler does not share.
Craftsman - 37730 - 159cc My Stride Front Wheel Drive Mower | Sears Outlet
http://www.menards.com/main/outdoors...4441254506.htm
I recently turned my attention too mower engines.
The GXV Honda and clone family and I have a problem.
4cc are missing between the genuine GXV160 and its clone.
Has anyone here stripped a Craftsman or MTD mower with this strange 159cc engine ( might be a tie in with Kohler here based on the Choke configuration some of these use )
Why is this important too me?
Well I use a lot of mower parts in other things.
The GXV blade brake flywheel is a strong light unit that turns to 10,000 rpm ( you don't want to try that with cast iron )
But right now I want to know if there are some pistons in the Kohlers and flywheels I can use.
Kohler is a very sneaky company that used a proprietary taper for the flywheels on their courage clones and this means an expensive billet part has to be used to make a race engine of it ( same taper is found on the HF 212cc predator so I suspect these both come from the Loncin factory in China )
There is a 70mm piston in some of thee Kohler clones and with some luck I hope to find this shares flat top and Honda wrist pin for building some cheap 208 race motors among other things
There is a CDI unit in some of these mowers that I hope has an rpm sensitive retard function for easier starting.
Honda has this too but the buggers put an RPM limiter on it that I am hoping the Kohler does not share.
Craftsman - 37730 - 159cc My Stride Front Wheel Drive Mower | Sears Outlet
http://www.menards.com/main/outdoors...4441254506.htm