Cylinder head removal interval for carbon cleaning?

[Crmaverick 91]

Is there’s an interval that these Kohler K series heads should be removed and decarboned? And check the cylinder / deglaze with scotch brite if needed? 
 

Curious if that’s something a lot of people do when they get a new tractor, or every so often just as a preventative. 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 63,090]

I'm not sure if there's an actual service maintenance interval on something like that.

We've done three or four. All of them were because we had the rest of the externals off the engine for painting so that's obviously the easiest time to do something like that.

 

[richmondred01 2,205]

There is no scheduled decarb for the Kohler engines (k and magnum series) unlike the onans.

However, for the cost of a head gasket, it’s not a bad idea to inspect one you just procured.

That way you will know what you are starting with and what you may expect down the road.

While you have the head off it may be a good time to check for warpage and level the head. 

Here’s the torque sequence.

[Crmaverick 91]

1 hour ago, richmondred01 said:

There is no scheduled decarb for the Kohler engines (k and magnum series) unlike the onans.

However, for the cost of a head gasket, it’s not a bad idea to inspect one you just procured.

That way you will know what you are starting with and what you may expect down the road.

While you have the head off it may be a good time to check for warpage and level the head. 

Here’s the torque sequence.

Good to know is deglazing with scotch brite a good idea with the piston still in there? 

[lynnmor 6,766]

28 minutes ago, Crmaverick said:

Good to know is deglazing with scotch brite a good idea with the piston still in there? 

No!

[richmondred01 2,205]

Nope.

 

use a hone to deglaze however, the piston and crank should be out of the engine when you hone.