Bassquack 8 #1 Posted April 9, 2011 DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY SOME ENGINES ARE RED AND SOME BLACK. MY 77' B-100 HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE BUT IT IS BLACK, MOST ALL ENGINES I SEE ARE RED. IT IS A 10HP K241S. IT DOES APPEAR TO HAVE RED PAINT UNDER THE BLACK, BUT I REALLY DONT THINK IT HAS BEEN PAINTED. IF IT HAS, THEY DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON IT. :thumbs: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 991 #2 Posted April 9, 2011 for the most part the red engines were k series,the black ones were magnums,there are exceptions ,wheelhorse used other motors besides kohler,but what i told you appls to most of the kohlers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bassquack 8 #3 Posted April 9, 2011 IT IS DIFFENENTLY A KOHLER. STILL HAS THE DECALS. K241S SPEC. 46636D S/N 7454479 CAST IRON LINE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brrly1 1,146 #4 Posted April 9, 2011 Tony, undoubtly the motor has been replaced. I think that some of the later year black hoods came with the black motors. That is just a guess maybe someoine can correct me. Also you might want to turn your capitol letters off. Welcome to Red Square. :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,028 #5 Posted April 9, 2011 Yes the Kohlers were red till 1980, so I would say yours may be the orig. paint but the engine has been changed at some point in the tractors life, post the spec no. off the engine, that will help tell the story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shuboxlover 474 #6 Posted April 9, 2011 K241S SPEC. 46636D S/N 7454479 CAST IRON LINE Spec # Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse'n Around 22 #7 Posted April 9, 2011 The Frankenhorse that my Dad left me has a black K181 that turned out to have been originally on a John Deere so that's a possibility too. Like Kelly said, research the spec# and it should tell you everything about the engine. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH854 44 #8 Posted April 9, 2011 Type Riding Products Engine/Motor Model # K241S-46756D Engine/Motor Size# 10 hp Engine/Motor Type 4 Cycle Transmission Type Gear Engine Starter Electric Transmission Manufacturer Wheel Horse Transmission Model # 103907 Transmission Speed 8 Speed 1977 B-100 (71-10-K801) Chas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,949 #9 Posted April 9, 2011 Unless you know the entire history of the tractor, and can definitely say otherwise, I would have to guess that the engine was replaced with a rebuilt and repainted one at some time. The K241S 46636D was made for Wheel Horse, and as such would have come off the assembly line red. Also the 46636D came on 1976 and earlier models. The 1977 came with the 46756D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
