Richard_S 39 #1 Posted March 17 (edited) The original engine was lost when i found this 518he in south west of Finland near Turku. before i made the deal i had located a similar engine with two horse(s)power less. Im no electritian, but compared the electrics of the new engine to the old, it raised more questiones to me than it realy was as my electritian pal just got the micros switches to connect and wires and changed the solenid to a relay. And now works perfect. I was nervous it would leak oil from some of the hydralic lines as it was pretty oily and greasy when i bought it, it was probably only the old engines oil drain tube that was loose and had been so for a long time till it killed the engine i belive. Edited March 17 by Richard_S 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 64,341 #2 Posted March 17 Wonderful news! Attaboy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 57,436 #3 Posted March 17 It is always good to have a friend or two to help you with subjects you aren't fully informed about. Glad you were able to make the old Wheel Horse come to life again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,966 #4 Posted March 17 On 3/17/2025 at 10:58 AM, Richard_S said: a similar engine with two horse(s)power less. You'll never miss 2 HP, 16 is plenty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard_S 39 #5 Posted March 18 On 3/17/2025 at 1:57 PM, Blasterdad said: You'll never miss 2 HP, 16 is plenty. Onan engines are pretty rare around these parts.😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard_S 39 #6 Posted March 18 Is the clicking sound normal or is it the hydrostat IMG_1227.mov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,966 #7 Posted March 18 On 3/18/2025 at 6:49 PM, Richard_S said: Is the clicking sound normal or is it the hydrostat It sounds like it might be the parking brake lever rattling, I can't see it from the camera angle & your video is only 5 seconds long. It's hard to tell... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard_S 39 #8 Posted March 18 Or the tension arm for the engine/hydrostat belt 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
