Paid it off last month, this month a crack in the engine... Uggggggg.

[NobleCarpetCleaners]

Weld repair?

 

[BIG WOOD]

I called Kohler and a guy said to run it at 3600 .. saying it needed the air intake to help cool. I didnt like how it was sounding so I keep mine at 3200

Of course they told you that. It'll break down sooner and you'll buy another engine from them sooner. It's the same concept as Bissell selling their spot treatments over the counter. You use their method of cleaning carpet, your carpet will get dirtier faster and you'll either buy more of their crap, or buy one of their crap machines in walmart to clean it Sooner.

Call a reputable ,small engine mechanic. They'll tell you the truth

 

[BIG WOOD]

I called Kohler and a guy said to run it at 3600 .. saying it needed the air intake to help cool. I didnt like how it was sounding so I keep mine at 3200

It doesn't need any more air intake. It needs a bigger oil cooler. Have you seen that little tiny cooler on the side? It needs to be twice as big..

I don't know how Steam Action did it, but their truck mounts hold twice as much oil as a normal, stock Kohler engine. Sounds like the only way to go when purchasing an air cooled engine.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Liquid cooled and forgetaboutit!

 

[Mikey P]

Great point about Steam Action Matt


When I picked up my 370 last night I got a good look at that back plate and where the oil level is in relation to thr dips tick

Looked to me that twice the amount of oil could be used with out fear of over expansion

 

[BIG WOOD]

Great point about Steam Action Matt


When I picked up my 370 last night I got a good look at that back plate and where the oil level is in relation to thr dips tick

Looked to me that twice the amount of oil could be used with out fear of over expansion

When I received my truck mount, I read the manual like it was a bible. I saw that it said it'll hold 3.2quarts of oil MAX. So I went outside to check the oil. It was right in the middle of low and max on the lines of the dipstick. So, after my first oil change, I added 3.5quarts just to see where it'd be on the dipstick. Low and behold, it was at the top of the line perfectly. Yet my manual said 3.2 quarts. It makes no sense why they would tell us that

 

[BIG WOOD]

So I dug into the research some more. I found the manual for my engine on the Kubota website, and it says on the engine's manual that it'll hold 3.5 quarts. I wonder if it's just a misprint on the manual when they typed it out

 

[Desk Jockey]

It was probably designed for another application with a cooler. Like a lawnmower.

My mower has a 24 hp Kohler with an oil cooler.

 

[BIG WOOD]

It was probably designed for another application with a cooler. Like a lawnmower.

My mower has a 24 hp Kohler with an oil cooler.

But it's a liquid cooled engine