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Thank ms to you all for your input. I was hoping that given the good condition of the piston & rings and the cylinder, I would be able to replace the broken rod and be back in business. Then I noticed the scoring on the crankshaft from and lid. I knew I should get input and advice looks like...

Not to confuse things but here are a few photos of an old crankshaft that I think is fro a Honda with the same type of damage to the crankshaft

Here are some photos of the upper bearing surface on the crankshaft and the damaged cast aluminum bearing surface in the lid. As I think I previously mentioned I have not disconnected the blade clutch and transmission pulley or removed the engine in order to remove the crankshaft from the...

I will do that later this afternoon. I put the engine back together so I would be able to remember how every thing went together. When I was posting the photos off the shattered connecting rod I was kicking myself for not taking photos of the lid and crankshaft

Thanks to everyone for your input. This is one heck of a mower with a cast aluminum deck and is in great condition. The concern that I have with the crankshaft is scoring not on the rod journal but at the top of the crank where it passes through the lid. Of course the lid bearing is just a...

I am working on a John Deere JX75 a 21 inch self propelled mower approx 25 yrs old it has a Kawasaki FJ180V-AS11 engine. The connecting rod broke. When I opened up the engine I found the cylinder and piston and rings to be in great shape. The connecting rod journal on the crank looks good no...

yes it is at least 30 years old. The piston and rings as well as the cast iron cylinder sleeve look great. I have not pulled the crankshaft completely out of the engine so I have not seen the lower bearing surfaces on the crankshaft or the sump/bucket look. Also I haven’t been able to...

I have a JX75 with a broken connecting rod. The piston, rings and cylinder look great. The upper bearing surface on the lid of the engine and the top of the crankshaft that passes through the lid/ bearing are both scored. I am asking for input as to how smooth both surfaces need to be…and how...

I am having no luck pulling a Honda CGCV190 flywheel. I have tried a 2 leg puller with out any success. I am thinking that arms on my claw type puller squeezes the top of the flywheel and is not pulling straight up enough. I have ordered a 8 inch puller that gas straight arms and will allow...

Is it OHV? Adjust the valves?

I am impressed how politely answered this question was. It is very very impractical if not totally impossible to convert economically from gasoline to diesel fuel. Like someone said if you have an unlimited budget…have at it

One more thing…sometimes the carb gets so cruddy at the inlet that the float needle sticks and gas cannot enter the bowl. If you remove the drain bolt with the gas shut off open the gas should continue to run through. If only a small quantity of old crappy gas comes out and it stops, your...

I just looked at an IPL for a version of your snowblower. Keeping in mind that the PR241 model is like saying it’s a Ford Mustang when what is needs is a VIN number to get exact parts. There is a much longer number that begins with a 9 that is needed for exact parts matchup. All that said it...

Is this a Honda style carb with two bolts on the bottom of a metal bowl.? If so there is a brass orifice in the center of the carb. It will require a very fine stiff wire, insert the wire up through the orifice and make sure it is open. The wire should be able to insert a full inch to inch...

If there are 2 bolts on the carb bowl. The one at a 45 degree angle is a drain. If there is, remove that bolt and drain some gas out. Catch the gas in a clear container ( old jar?) See what that it looks and smells like. It should be clear and should smell like gasoline not like varnish or...