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Old 11-11-2018, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by cooperino View Post
Gotcha, thank you. And the main difference is plastic vs steel governor gear correct?
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.
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