What's In Your Mirror?

[ebinmaine 73,946]

4 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

Kind of one the "newer" side for you EB

 

It is Jim. 

 

This'll be split/divided to at least 4 of us.  

[Darrenw85 685]

My Son and I picked this up yesterday. 

[cleat 7,562]

Sorry no mirror shot but this just came home with me.

314H and a 42" SD deck.

Almost complete, just missing the carb so I can't start it yet.

the air cleaner assembly did come with it.

I had to go get it since it was close and it was priced at $250 CDN.

Deck seems OK and all spindles and the idlers spin freely.

 

Easiest way to move the 314.

 

Edited September 20 by cleat

[Bill D 2,328]

1 hour ago, cleat said:

Sorry no mirror shot but this just came home with me.

314H and a 42" SD deck.

Almost complete, just missing the carb so I can't start it yet.

the air cleaner assembly did come with it.

I had to go get it since it was close and it was priced at $250 CDN.

Deck seems OK and all spindles and the idlers spin freely.

 

Nice!  How many hours on it?

[cleat 7,562]

13 minutes ago, Bill D said:

Nice!  How many hours on it?

 

Well, the hour meter says 7.7 but I somehow doubt that.

 

[SylvanLakeWH 29,101]

10,007 maybe? 

 

 

Nice catch! 

[Bill D 2,328]

45 minutes ago, cleat said:

 

Well, the hour meter says 7.7 but I somehow doubt that.

 

Great find.   I sense another restoration thread may be forthcoming. 

[ebinmaine 73,946]

2 hours ago, Bill D said:

Great find.   I sense another restoration thread may be forthcoming. 

 

Agreed. And here's hoping! 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,880]

31 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Agreed. And here's hoping! 

 

Same here, they are always a good read.

[cleat 7,562]

On 9/20/2025 at 1:51 PM, cleat said:

Sorry no mirror shot but this just came home with me.

314H and a 42" SD deck.

Almost complete, just missing the carb so I can't start it yet.

the air cleaner assembly did come with it.

I had to go get it since it was close and it was priced at $250 CDN.

Deck seems OK and all spindles and the idlers spin freely.

 

Tried my hand at wet sanding and polishing on the hood.

Paint is still pinkish but at least it shines now.

 

 

 

[953 nut 61,320]

3 hours ago, cleat said:

Tried my hand at wet sanding and polishing on the hood.

And that made the front rims turn yellow,               what kind of sandpaper does that?           

[Handy Don 14,414]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

And that made the front rims turn yellow,               what kind of sandpaper does that?   

Color bled from the sandpaper backing. Not all sandpaper is usable wet. 😬

[cleat 7,562]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

Color bled from the sandpaper backing. Not all sandpaper is usable wet. 😬

Ha Ha;

 

They are temporary, don't worry.

But they hold air so rolling the tractor is easier.

 

[Bill D 2,328]

2 hours ago, cleat said:

Ha Ha;

 

They are temporary, don't worry.

But they hold air so rolling the tractor is easier.

 

Get it running yet?

[cleat 7,562]

I need a carb and the choke linkage rod for it.

I may have to just get a Chinese carb and make a linkage out of wire.

Ideally I would find a blown M14 and get parts from that.

I guess I could at least do a compression test and see how the engine is.

 

Well, i got 60 PSI compression test.

Not sure if this engine has a compression release or not.

 

 

Edited September 24 by cleat

[Bill D 2,328]

17 hours ago, cleat said:

I need a carb and the choke linkage rod for it.

I may have to just get a Chinese carb and make a linkage out of wire.

Ideally I would find a blown M14 and get parts from that.

I guess I could at least do a compression test and see how the engine is.

 

Well, i got 60 PSI compression test.

Not sure if this engine has a compression release or not.

 

 

It should have a compression release, but that does seem a bit low.  Any chance the muffler is clogged?  It could be affecting your reading. 

@ebinmainemay have a carb.

[ebinmaine 73,946]

4 hours ago, Bill D said:

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@ebinmainemay have a carb.

 

None of the newer styles here. 

[Bar Nuthin 1,245]

Charger 10 Auto (neighbor's), 16 Auto (mine), C-141 Auto (mine)

 

 

Edited September 28 by Bar Nuthin

[oliver2-44 10,879]

On 9/24/2025 at 6:11 AM, cleat said:

I guess I could at least do a compression test and see how the engine is.

 

Well, i got 60 PSI compression test.

Not sure if this engine has a compression release or not.

That about what I’ve gotten on engines with a compression release b

You can use another tractor and belt to the PTO. You can turn the engine backwards and it defeats the compression release 

[cleat 7,562]

30 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said:

That about what I’ve gotten on engines with a compression release b

You can use another tractor and belt to the PTO. You can turn the engine backwards and it defeats the compression release 

I ordered a cheap Chinese carb and will see how and if it runs with that.

 

[cleat 7,562]

Well the Chinese carb. came in.

It came with the proper choke shaft so I installed that and loctited the screws in.

Installed the carb and made up the choke linkage rod from a piece of wire copying the bends from my 312.

Set high and low needles to 2-1/2 turns out as per manual.

I need to manually apply power to the solenoid as the wiring on this machine is still messed up.

Turned on key, pushed button on my starter switch and after a few rotations the tractor started right up and ran smooth.

Took it for a drive and everything seems to work well with no unusual noises.

Turned off key and engine shut down.

I bought this tractor as a parts machine but now I don't know.

 

 

Remote starter (for now).

 

 

 

[Handy Don 14,414]

On 10/2/2025 at 8:11 AM, cleat said:

Set high and low needles to 2-1/2 turns out as per manual.

Cleat, with a TON of respect for your skills, I think you were lucky. The Kohler manual does not necessarily apply to any non-OEM carb. Every one that I’ve handled used metric fine-threaded needle valves and (after I learned my lesson) the last two came with, and needed, four-ish turns out from gently closed. I now suggest counting and noting the “out of the box” turns to gently closed before doing any further cleaning or adjusting. 

[Bill D 2,328]

On 10/2/2025 at 8:11 AM, cleat said:

Well the Chinese carb. came in.

It came with the proper choke shaft so I installed that and loctited the screws in.

Installed the carb and made up the choke linkage rod from a piece of wire copying the bends from my 312.

Set high and low needles to 2-1/2 turns out as per manual.

I need to manually apply power to the solenoid as the wiring on this machine is still messed up.

Turned on key, pushed button on my starter switch and after a few rotations the tractor started right up and ran smooth.

Took it for a drive and everything seems to work well with no unusual noises.

Turned off key and engine shut down.

I bought this tractor as a parts machine but now I don't know.

 

 

Remote starter (for now).

 

 

 

It's really tough to part out a good running, driving tractor.  It's probably just a bad safety switch that's keeping it from starting with the key.  I'd fix the wiring, use it a little, then put it on the list for your next restoration.

[cleat 7,562]

I know one problem is the ignition switch has at least one terminal corroded off (never saw that before)

But I will pull the harness out and go through it all.

 

[cleat 7,562]

7 hours ago, Handy Don said:

Cleat, with a TON of respect for your skills, I think you were lucky. The Kohler manual does not necessarily apply to any non-OEM carb. Every one that I’ve handled used metric fine-threaded needle valves and (after I learned my lesson) the last two came with, and needed, four-ish turns out from gently closed. I now suggest counting and noting the “out of the box” turns to gently closed before doing any further cleaning or adjusting. 

 

Yes I got lucky.

That is just a preliminary setting to get it running.

I will fine tune it later after I run some fresh fuel through it.