It's Blue....

[Blasterdad 2,733]

Found this on CL this morning, the owner said it was his father's & wouldn't part with it. His father passed away 5 years ago so he decided he'd kept it long enough.

I haven't fiddled with it yet but the tank is clean, turns over nice & has good compression. I'm betting it's a runner, either way the parts are worth more than what I payed for it. 

It's a K181S & it's Blue...

 

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 26,101]

Got something red to put it on? 

[ebinmaine 68,742]

Mebbe off a Ford? 

Or a Kohler "counter engine"..

[andrewLL 17]

There’s a picture of a red car in the background! I’ve got a B in that colour.

[Pullstart 63,174]

Nice Bryon!  

[John2189 462]

Could have been on a generator or water pump?

[Blasterdad 2,733]

4 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Got something red to put it on? 

Indeed, plenty of "red" here. 

[Blasterdad 2,733]

5 hours ago, andrewLL said:

There’s a picture of a red car in the background! I’ve got a B in that colour.

That is "Lylla" my '72 Midget.  

 

 

Edited December 13, 2024 by Blasterdad

[kpinnc 12,743]

@Blasterdad

 

I have a saying about old Kohlers: if it has compression, it will definitely run! 

Edited December 13, 2024 by kpinnc

[ri702bill 8,550]

Nice! Definitely looks like it was used in a stationary application.

Can you clean up the housing tag to see the model and spec numbers?

It may not have a PTO ball bearing as it is non WH.

[WHX?? 49,432]

4 hours ago, ri702bill said:

housing tag to see the model and spec numbers?

I like to run those #s just for S & Gs   to see who the motor was built for. Never fails to amaze all the OEMs they were produced for. 

 

https://origin.kohlerenginesparts.com/oemparts/c/kohler_engines_k_series_k91_662_kt17_21_k181/parts

[Handy Don 12,568]

22 hours ago, John2189 said:

Could have been on a generator or water pump?

Probably not a generator unless it was belt driven and it’d have to be ~3.5 kw or smaller. I’ll go with a pump or maybe a hay bale or grain conveyor.

[Blasterdad 2,733]

16 hours ago, WHX?? said:

I like to run those #s just for S & Gs   to see who the motor was built for. Never fails to amaze all the OEMs they were produced for. 

 

https://origin.kohlerenginesparts.com/oemparts/c/kohler_engines_k_series_k91_662_kt17_21_k181/parts

 

Wow! GREAT link, according to the link spec # 30452 is a model listed as "BASIC". So basically it's just a BASIC K181, not quite sure if there's a company called "BASIC" or if it"s a basic K181. 

[peter lena 8,822]

@Blasterdad  very nice , agree with the possibilities on that , brought back a number of  long sitting questionable  engines , like rislone zinc  additive to  a 30 wt rotella oil , 2 oz per qt of oil , the running ease is very obvious , been using that in my engines for years , really cuts the varnish in an engine , also drop carb bowl  and run on seperate gallon of treated fresh fuel , wake it up easily , emphasize  rotational running ease on those engines , very good base line on any engine , pete 

[Lee1977 6,857]

Standard Kohler paint color was blue. Yes they painted other colors at the request of the buyer.

[WHX?? 49,432]

On 12/14/2024 at 1:50 AM, Blasterdad said:

Wow! GREAT link,

Thanks Blaster it's a great place to research part nos. 

 

I think basic means a generic spec for sale to a OEM who has use for an off the shelf spec motor. Most likely lower priced since Kohler didn't have to change anything to fit a OEM's requirements??? 

[ebinmaine 68,742]

2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

basic means a generic spec

 

They also sold varying sizes of "counter engines".

Same thing, different verbiage. 

The big K582 I have was one.