Posted by t1 on March 10, 2012 at 08:53:12 from (74.70.70.73):
In Reply to: KOHLER ENGINES posted by JR FRYE on March 10, 2012 at 06:36:55:
if it was an 18 hp single cylinder, thats probably the best thing he could do, those engines aren"t very plentiful (compared to the lower hp).
Removing the balance gears from the single cylinder K-series engines is common, and often recommended when they are due for a rebuild. Many of the engines have been destroyed when the little needle bearings the balance gears ride on failed, and the gears went through the side of the blocks.
The engines came with and without them, depending on the spec numbers. There only purpose was to remove vibration from the engine, so the operator didn"t feel it when using his machine. Those engines were usually on rubber mounts also.
Whether or not it makes the engine actually run better, I don"t know about that. But it won"t hurt it by not having them.
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