Kohler dying....SOLVED!!

John M · Aug 29, 2016

Youngest boy thought I told him if the level is in the marks on the dipstick, it needs oil. Took out exactly 1 quart! Runs like a top again!!! This is probably why the old fuel pump wasn't pumping right causing the engine to sputter and die. Ran it a good 2 hours and it never missed a beat!! Don't know how in the world I missed that, or didnt think about checking it, but I never did until he told me he added a whole quart. Thank you all for your help and patience with me on this!!!!!!!

Bob Harvey · Aug 29, 2016

Good on Ya !

jeffcat · Aug 29, 2016

WOW at least you found it. Hope no harm to the engine. I had that happen to a company truck at the local Jiflub. What happens when one guy puts in the oil and then the original guy comes back from a we we break and adds another dose of oil. Truck SURE didn't sound right when they started it up! Had to drain it just a little don't ya know.

Jeff NWOH · Aug 29, 2016

Interesting. Would have never thought of that, but then I don't have anyone adding oil to my stuff but me.

ditchwitch · Aug 29, 2016

Glad you figured it out , I never would have thought or guessed oil. Actually still has me baffled a little

Billy Shafer · Aug 29, 2016

Foaming oil could get sucked up into tube to the pump.I have seen it a few times but it is kinda rare.One of those,that can't happen things.

JF in MI · Aug 29, 2016

Thanks for posting

Geo-TH,In · Aug 29, 2016

Who figured out you had too much oil?

John M · Aug 29, 2016

I was getting ready to load it up to take it to the shop, and just happen to notice one of bottles of oil I keep around for topping off when needed was in the trash can. When I asked my son about it he told me it was on the marks so he added the oil to it. I told him that I said when its on the marks, its fine, and he gave me this deer in the headlights look, and just says, sorry Dad, I misunderstood. He and his brother are good kids, and I count on them to do a lot for me now, and most of the time, they do a good job no matter what it is. The youngest just misunderstood what I was talking about.

John M · Aug 29, 2016

ME too, but apparently too much oil will prevent the engine from making the proper vacuum to operate the fuel pump??????

John M · Aug 29, 2016

With my pain I have to count on my kids to do more for me than Id like. Theres lots of things Id love to do myself, all the time, but I cant always do that, so I have to count on someone else to do things for me, and if they mess up, they learn a lesson.

Steve@Advance · Aug 29, 2016

Sure glad you found it before it went to the shop!

Bet they would have never found that, at least not until they threw a few hundred dollars worth of parts at it!

47fivewindow · Aug 29, 2016

First ever case of son checking and adding oil and then getting the blame.

Royse · Aug 29, 2016

"if they mess up, they learn a lesson"

Actually, we all do and that's a great attitude towards it.
I'm glad this didn't turn into one of those expensive lessons.
I'm sure we've all had enough of those!

Cameano · Aug 30, 2016

(quoted from post at 21:23:27 08/29/16) "if they mess up, they learn a lesson"

Or as a friend said, "experience is something you get right after you needed it."

John M · Aug 30, 2016

Funny you say that!! When I was 8 or 9, I wanted to impress my Dad and have the yard mowed when he got home from work. The old Sears mower didn't hold but a couple of gallons, but it would almost cut the whole yard. (Note I said almost) I had ran out of gas, and couldn't find any, so I went down to the tanks where we stored fuel, diesel fuel. At that age, I knew we put that in the big tractors, and the Farmall MD we had, so it must be OK for a lawnmower. Put a gallon or so in it the mower, and it fired up, so I thought OK, I'm good to go. Well, I got it done, and put the lawnmower up. The next time I went to use it, it wouldn't start. Dad had to explain to me the differences between gas and diesel engines, and why it worked one day, and not the next in the mower, and he explained it to me so I could understand. Never made that mistake again!!

Geo-TH,In · Aug 30, 2016

Good to hear you stuck with it and solved the problem. Did any of the oil get blown out into the air filter or carb, that would have caused it to blow white smoke?

Bryan inIowa · Aug 30, 2016

I see a ton of mowers come in the shop either over full on oil , or no oil. Push mowers with over an extra quart . People swear up n down its not over full.

ditchwitch · Aug 30, 2016

Well i learned something today so that's always a good thing.

John M · Aug 30, 2016

The only thing I noticed was once there was some milky oil coming out of the breather when I first stated working on it, but not anything unusual. After Idrained the quart out, I pulled the tube for the fuel pump and there was a small amount of oil inside of it. But no, it never did smoke that I noticed.

ss55 · Aug 30, 2016

Kinda like the "School of Hard Knocks, where the tests come first".

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