RED-Z06 2,221 #26 Posted March 4, 2023 56 minutes ago, ANTPER said: And go to all the effort and put back together broken. I may jump on the mint C121 I mentioned above from a Red member Youd be surprised. There was a Green 420, 60" tractor listed about 45 minutes away from me..guy said it ran great, mowed, no issues other than the deck was rough..and it was dirty...and the wiring was..not quite right. I drive there, he pushed a button, it started, it ran, drove it around. I paid him $2000, he followed me home with it, unloaded it. I hop on, ride it about 15 minutes and i know, something is amiss...its now running too fast. So, pull the engine, replaced the governor spacer, seals...restored the deck, buffed all the paint, new seat...it looked fantastic. First time i mowed with it, after 30 minutes it lost power...and spurting fuel out the intake. So i start digging in, and I start to find new gaskets...new valve cover gaskets, Intake gaskets, head gaskets...someone has just been here. Then i found the intake lash adjustment was fully turned in on one side..but no lash. Block was trashed from a seat coming loose and hammering out the block...engine was a boat anchor...and he knew it 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANTPER 207 #27 Posted March 4, 2023 8 hours ago, RED-Z06 said: Youd be surprised. There was a Green 420, 60" tractor listed about 45 minutes away from me..guy said it ran great, mowed, no issues other than the deck was rough..and it was dirty...and the wiring was..not quite right. I drive there, he pushed a button, it started, it ran, drove it around. I paid him $2000, he followed me home with it, unloaded it. I hop on, ride it about 15 minutes and i know, something is amiss...its now running too fast. So, pull the engine, replaced the governor spacer, seals...restored the deck, buffed all the paint, new seat...it looked fantastic. First time i mowed with it, after 30 minutes it lost power...and spurting fuel out the intake. So i start digging in, and I start to find new gaskets...new valve cover gaskets, Intake gaskets, head gaskets...someone has just been here. Then i found the intake lash adjustment was fully turned in on one side..but no lash. Block was trashed from a seat coming loose and hammering out the block...engine was a boat anchor...and he knew it Wow, I'd like think that it wasn't one of our Red Square family members. Well I learned now that that engine spinning by hand isnt always a green light on buying any units. I didnt pay lots for it and I bought a bunch of accessories with it that I sold that I made money and basically the C101 doesnt owe me anything. I got fortunate in this case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANTPER 207 #28 Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, ineedanother said: Gotcha. You mentioned earlier that picking up a used K241 might be an option. Depending on what you have left in hand a short block might be all you need. That would certainly be the easier route to take now given what you've found. Any ball park idea just top of your head on what a crank, Rod, Rings, gasket kit, bearings would run cost wise? K241 Edited March 4, 2023 by ANTPER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 1,369 #29 Posted March 4, 2023 7 hours ago, ANTPER said: Any ball park idea just top of your head on what a crank, Rod, Rings, gasket kit, bearings would run cost wise? K241 $250 or so plus machining on your crank if it's salvageable. Valve guides would be another $15-$20 if you need those. I don't rebuild motors any more so others might be able to give you better info but that should be pretty close. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANTPER 207 #30 Posted March 4, 2023 1 hour ago, ineedanother said: $250 or so plus machining on your crank if it's salvageable. Valve guides would be another $15-$20 if you need those. I don't rebuild motors any more so others might be able to give you better info but that should be pretty close. Ok thanks. I'm then gonna jump on a running c121 in that same price range. I'll part out the blown motor, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,221 #31 Posted March 5, 2023 12 hours ago, ANTPER said: Wow, I'd like think that it wasn't one of our Red Square family members. Well I learned now that that engine spinning by hand isnt always a green light on buying any units. I didnt pay lots for it and I bought a bunch of accessories with it that I sold that I made money and basically the C101 doesnt owe me anything. I got fortunate in this case. Definitely wasn't one of our people...this was a local con man apparently... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANTPER 207 #32 Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, RED-Z06 said: Definitely wasn't one of our people...this was a local con man apparently... I was confident it wasn't. Everyone here is straight up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
