squonk 41,783 #22926 Posted 9 hours ago 32 minutes ago, Simplecity said: If memory serves me correctly, it is a K181S. Can the experts out there verify this? Yes K181S 30108D which is an automatic compression release engine. If you decide you need another engine look at the spec no. on the one you get. If you get a Suffix A instead of a D the engine will be a spark advance style engine. It may be hard to spin over on occasion. 1965 was the last year for that style. If you have all of the sheet metal, brackets and generator still you can bolt on any 8HP Wh Kohler and have it look stock. I currently have a 76 B-80 engine on my 65 875 and it looks like it was always on there. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,956 #22927 Posted 8 hours ago 38 minutes ago, squonk said: Suffix A instead of a D the engine will be a spark advance style engine. It may be hard to spin over on occasion. If you have a good battery and your starter generator is in good shape, these start right up. (Hooray!) If not, it’ll simply not turn over against the compression of the engine! (Sigh) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 9,865 #22928 Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: perhaps a wellness check by local police would be in order...? We had a neighbor a few years back spend a couple days on the floor after a fall unbeknownst to anyone... ultimately passed away... That happened to my Mother at 97 years of age. My middle sister found her on the kitchen floor right near the side door. They think she was there for 2 days. She went in the Hospital then Hospice and celebrated her 97 th and passed a few days later. GREAT IDEA Jim 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 724 #22929 Posted 6 hours ago Today, I stayed warm, and did some grocery shopping, Then, did some plowing. I’ve got an early shift at work tomorrow morning. The old 308 did it again. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,330 #22930 Posted 6 hours ago 2 hours ago, Handy Don said: If you have a good battery and your starter generator is in good shape, these start right up. (Hooray!) If not, it’ll simply not turn over against the compression of the engine! (Sigh) My last K181 was the spark-advance version and it would occasionally stop in the hard spot and it would just slip the belt, so I'd get my steel toes int here and give the pulley on the other side a nudge to get her moving. Thankfully when that one left this life Brian hooked me up with a low-hours compression relief version. The starting characteristics are different, but I much prefer it. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
