K361 18hp OHV---was it a junk?

[Docwheelhorse 2,740]

Hello All---I did some looking around and the K361 OHV motor looks interesting---I take it that it was a miserable failure just like the similar Tecumseh Flathead to OHV conversion that was crummy? I went looking and they just don't exhist---out of curiosity when where they made and what was the problem with them?

Enquiring minds want to know

Tony :thumbs:

[Horse Rancher 0]

The k361 was mainly used by simplicity and ariens

they were in power kings also from my knowledge

they were phased out because of the extra cost for

the 2hp gain this was about the same time the kt17

and kt19 series was released We have 2 complete

k361 engines one is slated to be in a horse by the

end of winter when we finish i will post more info

on the results :banghead:

[rickv1957 75]

That will be interesting! Rick

[baerpath 517]

Another problem is that the hp gain was by centering the bore over the crank, it raises the compression but it also tends to bend the crank if not break it. Steel crank fixes that though

Duane