K161 acting weird
 

The k161 on my Original is acting kinda weird. It'll run and then all the sudden the rpm's will run up and then it'll shut off. Then the motor will act locked up. I grab it with a pair of pliers and get the motor to turn. Then it'll start up again. What is going on?

The Governor arm may not be tight on the cross shaft.

But what would make the motor act like it is locked up and I got to grab it with pump pliers and spin it to free it. It has good oil in it no water

Never seen it happen to a Kohler, but I guess it could be getting hot enough to seize the engine.

In any event, it's not a good thing, I think I'd be finding out what the problem is before you ruin something.

Your S/G could just wore out. If it's going, they can do that when their hot. :bigthink:

Could also be the compression release not working.

I agree the governor could be goofed up.

We really need more info. You didn't really give much to go off of. :Unknown:

There is no ACR on a K161.

According to Kohler there is. Maybe not in all, or early ones.....

early ones had spark advance, latter ones had ACR

I'm pretty sure I figured out the problem the starter/generator doesn't have enough to turn the motor over I pulled it apart and would a wire coming off the field to the post that was in bad shape and when I was messing with it it broke

Well I put a different generator on it and still the same problem it'll try to turn over but once it comes to the compression stroke I've got nothing I took the spark plug out and the motor will spin all day long put the plug back in and nothing