1211 follow up
Follow up on question about Kohler engine shutting down on my 1211. Disassembled the engine and sent it to another machine shop. He rehoned the cylinder and cut the crank journal. Used original rebuild piston, ordered new rings and a new connecting rod because the journal on the crank wasn't in spec. He thinks I was originally sent the wrong rings from the eBay rebuild kit. I had the machinist reassemble the lower end. It's back together and ran fine for the break in. Time will tell. On another note, this member "jmech", pretty much implied I was making up stories about my rebuild. I know we're not supposed to squabble on these forums, but, there are a Lot of Friendly forums out there. I am a novice just looking for help. I wasn't looking for a dressing down, by a self described "ace Kohler mechanic". The exchange pretty much turned me off to this site. I know there are a bunch of truly helpful, kind people here, but as the saying goes "one bad apple". The moderators can pull this post if they consider it unacceptable.
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