dkg520 523 #1 Posted Monday at 06:47 PM I looked at a 1979 C161 a neighbor wanted to sell and I noticed the Kohler 16 was slightly off color. The tag on the motor says Kohler Replacement. I had never seen this before. My neighbor says the motor was on it when he purchased it. It runs very well with no knocks or smoke. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,699 #2 Posted Monday at 06:52 PM You see the base color? I've seen them blue, gray, yellow. Years ago we used to call those, counter engines. Named so because they were literally just bought right over the counter with no particular machine in mind when it was built by Kohler. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 3,132 #3 Posted Monday at 07:31 PM I have a cub cadet 104 with a replacement k241 with a sticker like that, but mine was painted black directly from kohler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 13,719 #4 Posted Tuesday at 02:21 AM 7 hours ago, dkg520 said: The tag on the motor says Kohler Replacement. Makes no difference! You got a working K341. You are part of a choice few, trust me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 875 #5 Posted Tuesday at 03:31 AM hi dkg520, years ago i bought a C160. first thing i noticed as i walked up to it was the dark blue motor. tag says the same thing. i bought it and it is one of my best running K341's! sooo...i would not worry about it regards mike 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,699 #6 Posted Tuesday at 05:19 AM 2 hours ago, kpinnc said: Makes no difference! You got a working K341. You are part of a choice few, trust me. And then there's those &^%$#@!! Bears 🐻 that's got 5 of em and a Magnum 16..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,243 #7 Posted Tuesday at 06:59 AM This engine was made in 2000 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 28,764 #8 Posted Tuesday at 10:47 AM 3 hours ago, gwest_ca said: This engine was made in 2000 Kohler Co. Kohler Wisconsin USA Assembled in Mexico Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 503 #9 Posted Tuesday at 10:51 AM 8 hours ago, kpinnc said: Makes no difference! You got a working K341. You are part of a choice few, trust me. So is the 16 hp K341 rare? And if so, why? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,557 #10 Posted Tuesday at 12:56 PM 2 hours ago, Achto said: Kohler Co. Kohler Wisconsin USA Assembled in Mexico My Chevy Malibu and my Ford F250 both have engines assembled in Mexico. I understand the reason and you can't fault them for looking elsewhere to have work done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,699 #11 Posted Tuesday at 01:03 PM 2 hours ago, John2189 said: So is the 16 hp K341 rare? And if so, why? Back in the '70s. Yes. As the late '70s and early '80s came around the sizes of the tractors were increasing as were the sizes of the implements and power required to operate all of that. 1970s the bread and butter tractor was the C120. Top of the line the C160. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 13,719 #12 Posted Tuesday at 01:21 PM 2 hours ago, John2189 said: So is the 16 hp K341 rare? More so in the south I guess. I wouldn't say rare necessarily, just not a commonly found engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 503 #13 Posted Tuesday at 01:22 PM 11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Back in the '70s. Yes. As the late '70s and early '80s came around the sizes of the tractors were increasing as were the sizes of the implements and power required to operate all of that. 1970s the bread and butter tractor was the C120. Top of the line the C160. They must be rare today because the spark plug hole stripped on mine, and you can’t find a used head. If you do, they want big money for it. I’ve tried hila coil, it didn’t hold, tried a cheap aluminum solid thread insert and it didn’t hold. So I bought a better steel insert and so far so good. If it blows out, ill try to find a plug with bigger thread, and thread it to fit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,699 #14 Posted Tuesday at 01:30 PM 2 minutes ago, John2189 said: They must be rare today because the spark plug hole stripped on mine, and you can’t find a used head. If you do, they want big money for it. I’ve tried hila coil, it didn’t hold, tried a cheap aluminum solid thread insert and it didn’t hold. So I bought a better steel insert and so far so good. If it blows out, ill try to find a plug with bigger thread, and thread it to fit Kohler big block flat head engines ranged from 10 to 16 horsepower. The 16 is the only one with 10 cylinder head bolts. We don't have a garden tractor pulling Community up here but from what I understand that is a highly sought after engine for that genre. To some extent, because of that, original parts can be hard to find. But on the flip side of that coin, aftermarket availability of parts is actually pretty good. There are brand new cylinder heads available that are not actually that much more money than trying to find a hopefully good used one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 875 #15 Posted Tuesday at 03:35 PM i have 5-6 K341's. great engines. do not worry. buy it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
