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Worn valve lifters will give that symptom. They are Hydraulic Lifters, and they wear out. We had a similar issue on a CH740 in a Walker. Replacing all four Hydraulic Lifters resolved it straight up.

Hello StarTech, and thanks for your reply. First up, I am a 70 year old former Kohler Dealership Owner and Service Manager. But I’ve been retired now for over 15 years. So whilst I was VERY familiar with the Kohler Command singles and V-Twins back in the early to mid 2000's, I've been out of...

So, chasing some seriosly in-depth Kohler Tech info here Gentlemen ... I have here an 2008 build Kohler Command V-Twin, Model CH740S-0095. Serial No.3724211771. WHAT PART NUMBER DO I USE TO ORDER TO REPLACE BOTH THE IGNITION COILS ??? So "Why", you may ask. Long story short ... A new to me (&...

Original Poster mentioned that he had BLUE smoke emitted, and some loss of power in-the-cut. But he didn't actually SAY that there was fuel into the crankcase - he just confirmed that he could smell gasoline on the dipstick. Which, unless he has no sense of smell, he SHOULD be able to .. Because...

I can't argue .. yes a bold statement, but I think that we can all agree that a blown head gasket is highly likely to be the case. And the black smoke ? .. if it was flooding enough for black smoke it wouldn't run well enough to mow. It's more likely to be the choke is sticking, and staying...

Your engine has a blown head gasket. Nothing to do with having had an oil change .. it's a single cylinder overhead valve B&S engine, so it was ALWAYS gonna get a blown head gasket. They ALL do. Your local B&S dealer's Service Manager will know exactly how much it will cost to fix coz it's such...

Someone should answer the actual question in the original post. So, ... There isn't. Because the B&S Alternator on that engine doesn't generate DC. It makes AC (Alternating Current). That's why it's called an Alternator. If an electrical device makes DC then it's called a Generator.

Txmowman is correct. The STATOR (aka the Alternator), under the flywheel actually produces between 24 and about 28 VOLTS of ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) Yes, AC ! It doesn’t matter whether it’s a 1-Wire Stator, or a 2-Wire Stator, it’s output voltage is tested at 3,600 RPM and the Multimeter has to...

Do you know how old this machine is .. when it was first delivered ? The should be a date-of-manufacture on the VIN plate. The reason ask is that the early model X300's were having issues with the Electronic Control Module playing up. It's mounted up under the dash, and when they were "trying to...

As we say here in Australia .... "G'day Mate". Being a former Service Manager at a John Deere Grounds Care Equipment Dealership I have the following to offer .. The easiest way to tell if the valve clearances are way out is from the way the engine cranks over when starting from cold .. the...

Sounds like its got a crankcase air leak .. which causes a dangerously lean air/fuel mixture .. which is probably what caused your original piston damage (partial seizure). Your scored piston wasn't the cause ... it was the result. In a two-stroke engine, crankcase integrity (its...

Hello all. My first post here. Fitting three new deck gearboxes to my neighbour's Walker deck. After adding the appropriate amount of 90 gear oil as per the manual, we found the oil is leaking from behind the LOWER bolts that attach the gearboxes to the cast iron connector tubes. That is the 8...