Recent content by txmowman

The FR air filtration is fine for what is was designed for. Under the hood of a tractor or mowing grass not dirt. The problem is education on proper maintenance. Or buying the wrong mower for what it is being used for.

The top ring is barrel faced, the second is tapered. The wider part of the taper goes up. The paint stripe should be to the right of the gap. The paint color is irrelevant.

Learn voltage drop, it will be your best friend.

👍🏻👍🏻 Awesome! Everyone print @7394 post and attach it to your mower as a reminder every time you use it!!

20% with 100psi of air put into the cylinder.

I believe you are spot on, @StarTech . The part @Cfs received is not a Kawasaki part. I’ve never known Kawasaki to use ziploc bags.

The part number is correct. The overall width at the top is 25mm, The overall height is 7.3mm, The center hole is 5.1mm. Was the part in an original Kawasaki package? Where did you obtain the part?

Usually is. Service is what keeps a lot of shops in business. People just don’t give their mowers any consideration for maintenance because it only gets used once a week, maybe. There are a lot of people too where their pay check depends on the mower and they do crappy maintenance as well. Down...

@jz8fenton, what is the serial number of this engine (e/no)? I can call Kawasaki tomorrow and find out if there is any previous history on this engine.

The cylinder being overheated, leading to metal fatigue is what causes this failure. The valve broke where the valve head is welded to the stem.

FX730VFS12S. The starter is a shift type (heavy duty) as opposed to the bendix type. If your FR starter is good, you could just swap the starter from the FR to the FX. If you use the FX starter, there will need to be a simple wiring modification. Other than that it would be identical unless your...

Yes, that is the correct replacement. Currently FR730VJS00S. It will be money well spent to go with an FX model for a few hundred more. If you stay with FR, make sure you keep tabs on your air filter. It may need more attention besides flipping up the cover and saying it looks good.

Pull the rubber tube for the air filter off from the intake pipe (before the carburetor). If you live in the south, the engine is possibly dirt ingested due to inadequate air filter maintenance. Sorry to say but I see a lot of it. Valve guides are not the issue.

Kawasaki published a bulletin in 2016 listing all of the available welch plugs. If you only paid a $16 freight charge, that is a deal as the rest of us pay $25 for an order under $200.

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