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Old 01-06-2015, 10:51 PM
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Used the 149 all summer with the rototiller, now that summer is over I've put the snowblower on and waited till our first good snow. Well, we got it, so I got the cub running let it warm up a few minutes, opened the barn door and got about two feet out and heard a loud clunk and the engine quit. Engine turns over, can't feel anything coming from the spark plug hole, felt around the head as I was cranking, didn't feel anything,don't know what to think. Any ideas?
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Old 01-06-2015, 10:54 PM
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So no air movement out the spark plug hole ( with the plug out ) ?

That leads me to believe the connecting rod let go.
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Old 01-06-2015, 10:59 PM
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Are you sure the engine is turning over? You did break a spiral pin or the key way on the flywheel shear off? Did you crank it with the starter? Is it making any banging or anything while cranking?
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Old 01-06-2015, 11:19 PM
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doesn't make a sound while turning over
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Broken rod. Bad news man..... sorry.
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Old 01-06-2015, 11:31 PM
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sounds like a broken connecting rod
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Another vote for the engine needing rebuild.
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Rebuild that Kohler and get another 30 years out of that bad boy. Whatever you spend will be less than a new throw-away sheet metal "tractor" from Lowe's Depot.
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Rebuild that Kohler and get another 30 years out of that bad boy. Whatever you spend will be less than a new throw-away sheet metal "tractor" from Lowe's Depot.
Sorry to hear about your engine problems, but you can't argue with TheSaturnV's logic. Once the engine is rebuilt, anything else that could be or go wrong with the tractor can be be repaired/replaced for cheap and you'll have a tractor that will give you many more years of faithful service.
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Not sure but I think J-Mech has an exchange program if your in a rush it may be the way to go.
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