Kohler K241 Crankcase Breather

[tunahead72 2,424]

Don,

 

Yes, mine is definitely a K241S. Actually, I just discovered recently that it has a K301 block, and came that way from the factory.

 

I believe (no expert here) that the K-series and Magnums are essentially the same engine as you say, except for sheet metal, and the use of electronic ignition instead of the points/condenser setup mine has.

 

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And as I previewed my reply here, I saw that Terry has beat me to the punch again, man he's good!

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tunahead72 said:

I just discovered recently that it has a K301 block, and came that way from the factory.

 

I don't want to sound picky, but they aren't really K301 blocks...... they are K241 blocks with "K301" cast on the PTO side. They are only a K301 block if they have a 3.375" (+ oversizes) bore.

 

Kohler used one (casting mold) pattern for both engine models - the only difference being the finished bore size.

[tunahead72 2,424]

Terry,

 

No problem, and thanks for clarifying, I was being sloppy in my terminology.

[can whlvr 993]

just to add that the magnums i have have a plastic flywheel,well there is plastic fins instead of all steel like on my k series,and thanks terry,its allways good to learn something about our horses

[tunahead72 2,424]

Just an update.

 

After a whole lot of waiting for parts, and a week and a half or so of personal down time, and just life, I finally got the whole breather assembly together the other day. The good news is there's no more oil leaks around the cover plate.

 

The bad news is now I can't for the life of me get the governor/throttle adjusted properly, I'll start another thread.

 

It's always something.

[tunahead72 2,424]

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