MalMac 1,332 #1 Posted June 22, 2012 I am helping another RS member rebuild his dads Kohler Mag. 16 off his 416. When we got the engine tore down we found that the Oil level sensor float had come off the hindge part and had gone throught the motor. There were small bits and pieces everywhere. Even got up in the Automatic Compression Release and had almost jamed it up. Has this been a problem has anybody run into this before? I don't think I like the idea of the chance this thing doing it again if we would replace it. After seeing the mess it made in the engine I am thinking of yanking the ones off of my own tractors. Let me know what you think or have you seen this happen before. I even got caked in around the govenor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkPalmer 81 #2 Posted June 22, 2012 If you are the only one who uses your tractors regularly and check the oil regularly, I have no gripes at all with anyone who removes those things. On the other hand I just heard a story about a fellow who is replacing an older Command 16 single on his mom's Craftsman that didn't have the oil level sensor that was smoked because it ran low on oil. So, it either runs low on oil or the oil sensor explodes in the engine.... you can't win -Mark- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalMac 1,332 #3 Posted June 22, 2012 I have been around big and small equipment my whole life. So checking oil is just automatic to me. Those sensors are just another attempt to idiot proof equipment. Just like the warning decals not to put your hands or feet under the mower deck. I like to call those kinda warning decals lawyer decals. Same thing for all the safety switches. I call them lawyer switches. Anyway back on topic I can see the switch saving a motor if no prevenitive maintance is performed. But I sure did not like what we found when we opened up that motor. Now I don't believe finding all the parts from the sensor in there caused problems. We tore the motor down because it was starting to get tired. I just wondered what would have happend if some of the pieces would have got into the cam lube holes or the like. Being a splash lube engine I don't think it would take much to clog a lube hole or slow lube down on getting where it's needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 994 #4 Posted June 23, 2012 you need a safety switch for the safety switch when it implodes :ychain: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites