KOHLER COURAGE SV 590 ENGINE.
A guy brought me this engine to look at, on a Troy Bilt rider. It had oil dripping out of the valve cover, quite a lot, onto the muffler causing a lot of smoke. After cleaning and finding where the oil was coming from, I removed the valve cover, found the exhaust valve way out of adjustment. After adjusting, and using the old valve cover gasket which is not in good shape and will need replacing, I started the engine. It still drips a little oil from valve cover. Not nearly as bad, much smaller amount, but still drips on muffler causing a lot of smoke. I looked and this engine has no valve stem seal. I'm a little wary of the Courage line of engines. Also after exhaust valve adjustment, it's a little hard to start, thinking that the ACR is not working as it should.
I'm assuming that it is normal for a little oil to accumulate in the valve cover, with a new gasket it would probably stop the small amount now leaking out. Maybe I'm overthinking this, maybe not. If a small amount of oil accumulates in the valve cover, would it continue to accumulate? or is some pulled back in thru the intake valve and it's normal for a small amount to be in the valve cover???
Please help ! Thanks for any feedback.
A guy brought me this engine to look at, on a Troy Bilt rider. It had oil dripping out of the valve cover, quite a lot, onto the muffler causing a lot of smoke. After cleaning and finding where the oil was coming from, I removed the valve cover, found the exhaust valve way out of adjustment. After adjusting, and using the old valve cover gasket which is not in good shape and will need replacing, I started the engine. It still drips a little oil from valve cover. Not nearly as bad, much smaller amount, but still drips on muffler causing a lot of smoke. I looked and this engine has no valve stem seal. I'm a little wary of the Courage line of engines. Also after exhaust valve adjustment, it's a little hard to start, thinking that the ACR is not working as it should.
I'm assuming that it is normal for a little oil to accumulate in the valve cover, with a new gasket it would probably stop the small amount now leaking out. Maybe I'm overthinking this, maybe not. If a small amount of oil accumulates in the valve cover, would it continue to accumulate? or is some pulled back in thru the intake valve and it's normal for a small amount to be in the valve cover???
Please help ! Thanks for any feedback.