B-8074 19 #1 Posted February 1, 2011 My C-175 KT-17 is starting to blow a good bit of blue smoke at start up. It's a 1st gen. motor. Keep in mind that I plan on running this old girl till one of us can't be fixed anymore. Which should be along time seeing that I am 38 yrs. old. My question to all of you is what would you do for a replacement? I pretty sure I don't want to rebuild the original seeing that it it not pressure lubricaited. I'm thinking, more horse power or a diesel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repairman 7 #2 Posted February 2, 2011 http://www.vanguardengines.com/ I have been thinking of these engines due to size and function good k-series replacement without a lot of modification. :banghead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #3 Posted February 5, 2011 I too thought of a v-twin Vanguard for my B-80 resto but decided to hold off because I heard rumors that the current production models where not as good as they were a decade ago. I've been trying to figure out if that's a bunch of crap or not. In the mean time I just decided on a Harbor Freight 13hp, but thats a step down from where you're at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B-8074 19 #4 Posted February 10, 2011 I don't know what I'm gonna do. I replaced the breather filter and gaskets. Pulled the plugs, they looked good so I cleaned them off and regapped them. She still smokes at start up, but not near as much. And now she runs better than ever. :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,028 #5 Posted February 10, 2011 just keep looking for a replacment, and top the oil off, it will probably last a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giles 2 #6 Posted February 10, 2011 I don't know what I'm gonna do. I replaced the breather filter and gaskets. Pulled the plugs, they looked good so I cleaned them off and regapped them. She still smokes at start up, but not near as much. And now she runs better than ever. I don't like a smoking engine in anyhing. However --you can buy a LOT of quality oil for the price of a rebuild or another engine. If it starts ok and there are no other problems I would just work it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #7 Posted February 10, 2011 I don't know what I'm gonna do. I replaced the breather filter and gaskets. Pulled the plugs, they looked good so I cleaned them off and regapped them. She still smokes at start up, but not near as much. And now she runs better than ever. I don't like a smoking engine in anyhing. However --you can buy a LOT of quality oil for the price of a rebuild or another engine. If it starts ok and there are no other problems I would just work it. I agree with the others - keep an eye on the oil level, but keep right on working the tractor. I've got a 1994 green tractor that's got about 3,000 hours on the original Kohler engine. She blows some blue smoke at start up and has for the past four or five years, but she keeps running beautifully and actually only uses about a half a quart of oil per season Duff :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
