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WHX??

Was trying to think where you put the JB weld Richard but now I get it. Very carefully try to wiggle out those retainers. They do look corroded in but might be savable & won't hurt to try.   New valves and springs should be in the kit. 

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KC9KAS
On 6/29/2020 at 11:37 AM, meadowfield said:

If you can point me at a cheap chinese electric pump thats not the size of a Kohler coil then I might take a look...

I put a "cheap " Chinese fuel pump on my 312 H and it lasted about 2 hours....2 weeks worth of mowing. I went the electric route,,,just finished it today and mowed without any issues.

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meadowfield

I've just received a vacuum pump, so will see if Taryls idea works...

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Bill D

I have seen videos on YouTube about that conversion.  It seems to work well. My neighbors 1983 GT 1142 uses that same pump and it starts better than my Kohler's.  Bill

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meadowfield

it worked, well I think it did, but a myriad of other issues - made me doubt it...  which may even go right back to the original issue why I thought the pump was shot!!!

 

here is a small 1/4" thick piece of aluminium with a 1/4 barbed nipple, screwed in. Due to my other challenges - I think it worked well, though not sure what happens if the vacuum tube fills with oil???

 

 

 

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953 nut
49 minutes ago, meadowfield said:

not sure what happens if the vacuum tube fills with oil???

May want to elevate the pump slightly so any oil accumulation gas a drain path.

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ebinmaine
50 minutes ago, meadowfield said:

vacuum tube fills with oil

Is there a check valve that could be installed?

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meadowfield
44 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

May want to elevate the pump slightly so any oil accumulation gas a drain path.

 

good plan!

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meadowfield
44 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Is there a check valve that could be installed?

 

the pump itself does that by design, however you need both push pull on the diaphragm - thats how it works, so stopping the airflow one way would mean it never charges back up. 

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Bill D

I had to do this on my dad's tractor today.  It worked great.

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Bill D

Another view.  I am going to rotate the pump slightly on the next bracket I make.

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johnnymag3

doesnt the engine oil fill the tube?

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Bill D

Based on everything I have seen, I don't think that will be a problem.  If it is I will mount it in a different spot.  Dad used it to mow tonight and said it worked great.

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Tuneup

Unless the pump is damaged by the oil, would it matter? The pressure will pulse as well against oil as air. I might try this as well. Liking the angle iron approach for mounting.

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meadowfield

theoretically it will fill with oil....  however it is a vacuum pump, so should never have oil in the suction tube...

 

I bought some clear tube to try with mine just to see!

 

Also thought of mounting it just above the outlet, so any oil will drain back.

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Bill D

My dad said his tractor started fine today. If there is oil in the pulse line, it's not causing any problems. He's very happy.  The pump only cost $25.87 from our local dealer versus $100 plus for a Kohler pump.  Bill

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Lee1977
On 6/30/2020 at 8:23 AM, WHX24 said:

Was trying to think where you put the JB weld Richard but now I get it. Very carefully try to wiggle out those retainers. They do look corroded in but might be savable & won't hurt to try.   New valves and springs should be in the kit. 

JB weld won't hold up against gas. It will turn lose in a few years. 

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johnnymag3
2 hours ago, Bill D said:

My dad said his tractor started fine today. If there is oil in the pulse line, it's not causing any problems. He's very happy.  The pump only cost $25.87 from our local dealer versus $100 plus for a Kohler pump.  Bill

who was the local dealer......................

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Bill D

Sorry my mistake.  The local dealers are much higher.  Pat's small engine has them for $119 if I remember correctly.  

 

Here is mounting plate number two that I made this afternoon.

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Bill D

Also, this is a Briggs pump.  P/N 597338

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Mike'sHorseBarn
On 7/11/2020 at 6:57 PM, Bill D said:

Sorry my mistake.  The local dealers are much higher.  Pat's small engine has them for $119 if I remember correctly.  

 

Here is mounting plate number two that I made this afternoon.

 

 

 

I'm having real trouble with kohler pulse pumps right now and would pay you to make me a couple of those brackets to do a conversion!

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WHX??
1 minute ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said:

real trouble with kohler pulse pumps right now

Same here Mike with both styles and I went for years with nary an issue! :angry-banghead:

Somewhere I thought you can buy a little blank off plate for the pump hole with a barbed nipple in it already for doing this. 

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Mike'sHorseBarn
1 minute ago, WHX?? said:

Same here Mike with both styles and I went for years with nary an issue! :angry-banghead:

Somewhere I thought you can buy a little blank off plate for the pump hole with a barbed nipple in it already for doing this. 

 

Yea you can, and I think I have a junk 10hp kohler that has one on. The nice thing about his bracket though is that the pump mounts on it.

 

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squonk

Electric, Electric, Electric! :banana-wrench:

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pfrederi

I didn't realize hew expensive the rebuild kits were.  Essentially same price as facet posiflo made in USA....

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