Bill Crowell
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Hi; noob here. I have a 22' Toro rotary mower that originally had a Tecumseh 120LEV engine. Despite being properly maintained, the Tec engine failed after about 7 years of moderately hard use. It lost compression because it had metal transfer between its rings and cylinder. So I'm replacing it with a Kawasaki FJ180V motor.
Is it unrealistic to expect a mower engine to last longer than that? I would like the Kawasaki engine to last longer than the Tec did, so I'm trying to figure out if I did something wrong to the Tec motor that made it fail.
Is there any reason why you can't tip a mower on its side in order to sharpen the blade? This doesn't deprive the engine of oil when it first starts up, does it?
I found it quite difficult to get the correct amount of oil in the Tec engine. No matter how slowly you added the new oil, you would usually overfill it a little bit. Does this cause lack of lubrication somehow?
I used 20-50W oil in the Tec, even though they recommended straight 30W detergent. Do yo think this caused a lack of lubrication?
I would appreciate any ideas you might have on how to make the Kawasaki engine last longer. Thanks.
Is it unrealistic to expect a mower engine to last longer than that? I would like the Kawasaki engine to last longer than the Tec did, so I'm trying to figure out if I did something wrong to the Tec motor that made it fail.
Is there any reason why you can't tip a mower on its side in order to sharpen the blade? This doesn't deprive the engine of oil when it first starts up, does it?
I found it quite difficult to get the correct amount of oil in the Tec engine. No matter how slowly you added the new oil, you would usually overfill it a little bit. Does this cause lack of lubrication somehow?
I used 20-50W oil in the Tec, even though they recommended straight 30W detergent. Do yo think this caused a lack of lubrication?
I would appreciate any ideas you might have on how to make the Kawasaki engine last longer. Thanks.