yeah the valve spring thing does make sense. depending on how hot it got, and if the engine was the main center of the fire, it will weaken the spring steel.
on my New Holland it originally had a 14hp. I got that machine with the engine in pieces because it smoked, have not had a chance to get it to the machine shop yet. been on the back burner because I had a freshly rebuilt 12hp Magnum sitting here that I threw onto it, even though they did make the same machine as a 12hp, I never liked putting a smaller engine on a machine than original, but it is what I had available.
I broke that 12 in, while being mounted on that machine, it currently has 12 hours on it AT THE MOST!
It runs absolutely great, but again I have a 12hp where a 14 originally was...
if this 16 is salvageable I am thinking of using it on that tractor. other choice is as a ready spare for one of my other ones that has a 16HP on it now.... I will have at least 5 driveways to keep clear this winter. (2 of which are my own)
Would that be 2-hp-itis, going off the original engine's HP, or 4-hp-itis going off of the current engine that's on it?
any more thoughts/concerns on putting this engine into service after having been thru a fire?
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