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Old 12-02-2013, 05:47 PM
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Hello Everyone,

I recently bought a Cub Cadet 1811 which I was told was built in 89. I am getting it into working condition. Changed the stater and oil switch fixed brakes and steering. I have the engine out and checked the valve tappet clearance. All of them are out and one of the exhaust valves doesn't have any clearance. I have the kohler M18 manual and it gives me two different specs for exhaust clearance based on engine serial number. The problem is the 1811 I have is missing the engine shroud and serial number. Any way to tell what clearance I need to set? Is there another way to get the engine serial number? Any help would be appreciated.



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Old 12-02-2013, 05:55 PM
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IF....you know that your 1811 was made in 1989.......and IF.....you know it is the original engine, then the Kohler Engine Serial Number will start with " 19 ", as per the M-18 Service Manual, page 1.3.

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Old 12-02-2013, 06:11 PM
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IF....you know that your 1811 was made in 1989.......and IF.....you know it is the original engine, then the Kohler Engine Serial Number will start with " 19 ", as per the M-18 Service Manual, page 1.3.

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I know that was a lot of IF's, AND's, BUT I bought it receiving no more info than that. To be honest I am not sure if any of that is right, but so far it has worked for parts. If I am in error please inform me. Thanks for the fast reply.

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Welcome Jess, is there a mfg date sticker near the serial tag. That info will tell you when your tractor was built and if you can let us know those numbers and we can tell you what month it was made. Your tractor was near when they made the change.
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Welcome to OCC! Good luck with your 1811!
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Been a while but remember something about the later M-18's having 30* valves instead of 45*
and the clearance was different/tighter but could be wrong.
might help you there.
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