tecumseh engine part broken off

[speedy123]

Hello

I have tecumseh lawn mower engine lv148ea
my problem is one of my coil legs or support broke right off the top of the Motor
that support the coil on one side of the mower

some have told me JB weld or self tape it back to its place etc

hope some one can help me solve this problem

 

[Russ2251]

As it is a 1 piece aluminum casting, you may have no choice but to (attempt to) repair it with JB weld.
Would have to really build it up.
Simple contact between the 2 pieces will never hold.
Only other choice is to replace the block.

 

[speedy123]

As it is a 1 piece aluminum casting, you may have no choice but to (attempt to) repair it with JB weld.
Would have to really build it up.
Simple contact between the 2 pieces will never hold.
Only other choice is to replace the block.

Hi thank you for your reply,
do you think if I drill in to the broken area
and put a self taping screw a little longer into the shaft that broke off
and try to catch it like that to the broken area .

do you think it could work .
thank you

 

[bertsmobile1]

Hi thank you for your reply,
do you think if I drill in to the broken area
and put a self taping screw a little longer into the shaft that broke off
and try to catch it like that to the broken area .

do you think it could work .
thank you

Providing that you don't drill into the bore it will be fine.

Some care will be needed to get the spacer dead square to the other one

 

[speedy123]

Providing that you don't drill into the bore it will be fine.

Some care will be needed to get the spacer dead square to the other one

HI
thank you for your great tips

how much room would I have before hitting the bore ?
I was thinking to get a self taping screw a little longer then the shaft that broke off ,
drill a small hole just so it would catch put some jb weld to finish it .

another Idea was to clean of the surface of the broken area cover the magnet with a some tape
put some jb weld on and put the coil back to its place it looks like the broken part would stay in place
Jb, weld or self tap it and leave the the little broken shaft to set it .

 

[bertsmobile1]

If there is enough space in the stump that is left on the block, I would tend towards getting a longer bolt, drilling the stump deeper then drill the threads off the broken bit so it becomes a spacer sandwiched between the coil & the broken stump.
It all depends upon where it is broken.
We can not see it all we can see is your words

 

[flyerdan]

According to a parts diagram, these legs are well exposed and could easily be TIG welded if you know someone that could do that. If that isn't an option, the idea above about shimming it with tape and JB it in place is the best, but when it cures add a reinforcing strip over the splice with pop rivets or small screws.