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Old 05-24-2013, 04:22 PM
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So I overheated the K301 in my 125 the other day while mowing. It started to bog down and blow smoke. I shut it down and saw that it had overheated pretty bad. The gas was near boiling in the tank. So I pulled the shroud off and cleaned some grass out. While I was at it, adjusted the timing to see if that would help also. When I started it back up, it makes a horrible sort of squealing sound as I crank it. It almost impossible to start, but when it does, The squealing speeds up with the engine. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe head gasket air leak?
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Old 05-24-2013, 05:05 PM
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So I overheated the K301 in my 125 the other day while mowing. It started to bog down and blow smoke. I shut it down and saw that it had overheated pretty bad. The gas was near boiling in the tank. So I pulled the shroud off and cleaned some grass out. While I was at it, adjusted the timing to see if that would help also. When I started it back up, it makes a horrible sort of squealing sound as I crank it. It almost impossible to start, but when it does, The squealing speeds up with the engine. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe head gasket air leak?
My guess is that you may have scored the piston. I'd take the head off and take a look at the cylinder.
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Also, you may have scoured the Connecting Rod /Crank Journal....

This maybe a tear down and rebuild situation.
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Also, you may have scoured the Connecting Rod /Crank Journal....

This maybe a tear down and rebuild situation.
YEP!!!

You didn't "kill" it, but it's hurt... Yank it out before it gets worse and gets deeper into your bank account! Kohler cranks cost a fortune!!! (ask me how I know)!
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So I pulled the head off today and this is what I found. Definitely blew the gasket but the cylinder walls look great (this is a fresh rebuild with about 50 hours on it) no signs of any scoring or abnormal wear. Now that the head is off, it doesn't make noise when I turn it over any more, which makes me thinks what I was hearing was the air leak coming through the gasket. Given what you guys see, do you still think I should tear it down? Everything sounds good internally.
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