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Old 05-14-2020, 09:03 AM
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Using Kohler parts gives you the knowledge that the part(s) fit correctly and have the correct specifications.

Aftermarket parts usually have a "ball park value" to fit numerous brand names and models of engines.

It is your tractor, your time, your money, do as you see fit.

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Keep us posted on your progress and what the cure is ! Good resolution is good for future problem solving !
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Keep us posted on your progress and what the cure is ! Good resolution is good for future problem solving !
I will. I love this tractor. Does more than I expected it to do.
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Well, that was unexpected. I blew the spark plug out of the head and I saw the piston glowing red...
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Apparently you do not love this tractor as you continue to use it without fixin' it right.

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Well, that was unexpected. I blew the spark plug out of the head and I saw the piston glowing red...
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Excuse me? I was trying to fix it right while setting points timing and carb setting. Apparently it's common to have stripped out spark plug thread. Mine was waiting to happen. Trust me, I'm not too thrilled about this. Now, I have to figure out my options for this engine. Pull head, get new head, possibly new piston and rings while I'm in there since its burning some oil. Or, find me a running engine for time being to get me by while I rebuild the one in the tractor.
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Excuse me? I was trying to fix it right while setting points timing and carb setting. Apparently it's common to have stripped out spark plug thread. Mine was waiting to happen. Trust me, I'm not too thrilled about this. Now, I have to figure out my options for this engine. Pull head, get new head, possibly new piston and rings while I'm in there since its burning some oil. Or, find me a running engine for time being to get me by while I rebuild the one in the tractor.
Blowing out spark plug is really not all that common on these engines. I've never had one blow out and I have never picked one up that had stripped threads.

As far as that engine goes. You would be wasting your time buying anything before pulling head and checking cylinder bore. From what you already described, trying to slap a new piston and set of rings in that engine without any machine work would be a waste of time and money. In fact its a waste of time to do that 99% of the time even with an engine that didn't get that hot.

It should not be difficult to find a good used K301. I would bet money someone from this forum would be willing to sell you one. In my neck of the woods a good one will run $175-$250. Rebuilding yours "if its rebuild-able" and done correctly should run around $350-$450 depending on how much of the work you do yourself and the parts you purchase.
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https://longisland.craigslist.org/gr...119831252.html

Like I said in last post. Not hard to find a good one. $190 tells me he would probably take $150.

Maybe he would ship it to you.
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You can see the piston through the spark plug hole???!!!
I kinda doubt that.
Valve maybe, the piston is on the other side of the engine
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