Is it just the single cylinder engines, or is the twin v Courage a problem also ?? Looking to buy a twin cylinder Craftsman gs6500 with a 26 hp Kohler Courage engine, am I safe or are they a problem also ?? Thanks for anybody's help !! Larry
Kohler Courage Engines/cracked block
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TnHusky
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Larry I think you will be safe with the twin cylinders. I even think Kohler has solved the engine block deal on the singles as well. It was improper tq of the bolts holding the block together that snuck through the building process I think in a china plant if I'm not mistaken. The twins are mfg'd in the USA I'm pretty sure. I also did a lot of research and actually new of first hand failure of a single engine from a co-worker but again after a lot of research pinned it down just to the singles.
I spoke to 2 different independent dealers that use's Courage engines and they both assured that the single cylinders had problems in the past but had been fixed and that they hadn't had any problems with the bigger (Twins Cylinders) engines. I personally have the 24hp Kohler and it has tons of power and tq.
I spoke to 2 different independent dealers that use's Courage engines and they both assured that the single cylinders had problems in the past but had been fixed and that they hadn't had any problems with the bigger (Twins Cylinders) engines. I personally have the 24hp Kohler and it has tons of power and tq.
Were any of these Twin cylinders or were they all single cylinder engines (Courage) ???
Were these twins or single cylinder Courage engines ?? Thanks
Thank You TnHusky, I appreciate the info !!
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Single cylinders
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