Repower old C160

[Digger02 0]

Hey,

There are a bunch of Kohler 13.0 HP's on Ebay that were made for Ingersoll compressors. They have a nominally 1 1/8" by 3.75" shaft. Would these be usable on an old C160-8spd that appears to be bad both in terms of dead/cracked engine and electrical problems on the starter?

http://cgi.ebay.com/KOHLER-13-0-HP-ENGINE-...=item19bb786c4c

Kohlers on ebay

Thanks,

Dave

[520HC 208]

These engines are for air compressors, probably have a tapered crankshaft.

[Don1977 605]

Generator engines are the ones that have a tapered shaft. If it does have a 1 1/8" shaft it should work. You need to know the shaft height, you may have to add a mounting plate to locate the output shaft in the same location as the original engine to make the belt cover work, also to use the same size belt. The electrical wiring will be different also. If it has a straight 1 1/8" output shaft, go for it similar things have be done.

[The Toolman 22]

Somebody needs to make some tapered to straight adapters for these an all the other kohlers out there that we can't use because of that.

If I wouldn't have sold all my machinery (lathe, mill) awhile back I'd jump on this in a minute.

[sorekiwi 761]

Somebody needs to make some tapered to straight adapters for these an all the other kohlers out there that we can't use because of that.

If I wouldn't have sold all my machinery (lathe, mill) awhile back I'd jump on this in a minute.

I dont have a tapered crank here to measure, but I gather that the problem with this idea is that the "big" end of the taper is bigger than the diameter that you need for a pulley. So an adapter wont work.

Of course it would be possible to remove the crank and turn the tapered section straight. In fact Small Engine Warehouse has done just that on a batch of engines:

http://www.smallenginewarehouse.com/produc...,%20Fuel%20Tank.

A friend of mine told me he mounted a complete K301 in his lathe and turned down the crank with the engine completely assembled. Sounded scary as hell, but it turned out OK!

To get back to the origonal question, how bad is the K341? You can do a lot of rebuilding for $795...

[TT-(Moderator) 1,162]

To get back to the origonal question, how bad is the K341?

[Digger02 0]

Thanks for the thoughts. I found multiple websites that say this engine is a metric equivalent of 1 1/8 by 3 25/32.

As far as rebuilding the Kohler again (it would be its 2nd rebuild), I'm frustrated that its been a trouble filled engine - hard to start, oil leaks, dies out after 2 hours of grass cutting, blows lotsa oil under heavy load. I suspect that the 1st rebuild wasn't done well, but don't know. I'd like to build a bullet-proof turn the key and it runs as long as you want tractor for my oldest son to start helping with cutting grass. I mow a couple of acres a week, and having a 2nd helper would be great.

Dave