Sabre 14hp with dropped exhaust valve

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oldntired55

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i recently acquired a sabre 14/38 . nice little machine.. the previous owner told me the valve dropped while he was trying to start it , i have to agree, no damage to piston, cylinder or head... the broken stem was jammed right into center of spark plug, how lucky was that? my question is, there was a valve lash cap in the valve cover... i am assuming that must go on the new exhaust valve? i don't see any on the intake valve.. any ideas? i do not see the cap on ereplacement parts , or Jacks small engine parts...
 

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That is an Intek engine and has a cap on both valves
There should be a model number on the rocker cover so use that to check the B & S parts list
I think they are all the same but not sure .
The ones I have here are # 691843 hard to spot on the IPL unless you know what you are looking for
And yes it just shows 1 on them but it also only shows 1 rocker and adjuster & I know for sure there are 2 of those
 
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bertsmobile1 said:
That is an Intek engine and has a cap on both valves
There should be a model number on the rocker cover so use that to check the B & S parts list
I think they are all the same but not sure .
The ones I have here are # 691843 hard to spot on the IPL unless you know what you are looking for
And yes it just shows 1 on them but it also only shows 1 rocker and adjuster & I know for sure there are 2 of those
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thanks for pointing me in right direction, i dont get lost often, but when i do, i do it right!
 
Personally I find it very annoying when IPLs do not list the quantity and only show 1 in the diagram
Mind you I had to look for "valve cap" in the descriptions to find the number then look for that number on the drawings .
And it becomes a problem for things like valve stem oil seals
Old mowers had none
Latter mowers had 1 on the inlet
Lattest models may have 2 because of stricter EPA regulations
 
Update on the broken ex valve. when i finally went to put this head together, THIS popped into view. should have done a closer inspection BEFORE ordering parts. that cost could have went toward a good used head. oh well, never too old to learn! not sure if this happened when valve dropped, or if this caused it.
 

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davis2 said:
I have a 17 horse motor on a sabre that has a bad transmission. I'm in the Delmarva area of Maryland. Asking to see if it could help you with your machine...
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i could sure use that engine on another tractor i have here... i have already replaced the engine on the Sabre... how much for the engine itself?
 
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