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Originally Posted by cooperino
Gotcha, thank you. And the main difference is plastic vs steel governor gear correct?
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Ol George is the resident expert (among others) about the KT's and the Magnums. Long story short the Series I didn't pressure lube the rods--I think. Most of the Series I machines threw the rods. I sad most, not all. Also they were prone to filling the crankcase with gas. Dad was still working for IH when these things were new and saw it first hand--they were also a Kohler dealer so worked on other equipment with these on it. Had one guy catch his crankcase full of gas twice. The engines cost a fortune to pay a mechanic to rebuild them, so most were junked in favor of a Series II or a Magnum transplant. If you are going to use it, I'd rather have a Magnum or at least a Series II. The only bad thing I have ever heard about Magnums is the governor shaft needing pinning--think their is a service bulletin for that. I'm still rolling the dice and running a 18 and 20 that have not been pinned.