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I think most have a 30 day return policy if purchased on the Jungle site for around $200, but I did notice that you can purchase a three year warranty for $25.99 as well. I don't discriminate simply because the engines are being made in China. Have you seen the Briggs and Stratton engines...

You guys do know those little 196cc China diesel engines will run fine on used motor oil? (Yes you'll need to filter it and remove any water before dumping it in the tank) They're horizontal shaft engines and can be mounted to garden tillers, go karts, mini bikes etc. If you can find one of the...

Don't blame you a bit. When US manufacturers start importing Chinese parts and remarking with their brand name, I skip them completely and just buy it straight from China. Middlemen are not required.

The CR950 looks an awful lot like a Chinese clone engine. You may want to compare the coil to one found on a Chinese Honda clone engine.

I used to think that too.

OP gave enough info on the engine and Cub Cadet model to determine it uses an external solenoid. Though I could see some diagnostics if the OP has an amp gauge he could do an amp draw test on the starter to see how much current the starter motor is pulling when in operation. But then again, if...

I'd remove the old solenoid, take it in to the local auto parts store and see if they could match up a starter solenoid from an older Ford car or truck. You'll never have to worry about it again. Or, you could put a cheapie replacement lawnmower part back on and be good for a few years, maybe.

Well Chris if you find anything that's any good please post an update. Everything I've found has been made in China from Chinese steel which has turned out to be soft and bendy. The last set I put on I heated the cutting edge with a torch until it was red then dipped in water. I'll find out at...

Fiddler, I'd bet you need to lap the valves and reset the lash. One or both valves was likely up off the seat while it sat. The valve face will rust causing it not to seal up. That's probably where your compression is going. You can do a quick check by pulling the head and placing a thumb on top...

Other than checking the flywheel key and air gap on the coil, there's not much else needed to check the timing for a stock Briggs 5HP engine. Slomo is correct about being able to use a timing light on a Briggs but it may not be as easy or straightforward as you'd think. I used a timing light...

I don't know if your HM100 uses the same carburetor as the HH100 models but on the cast iron HM100, HH100 and several other models, if you removed the center nozzle from the carburetor when you cleaned it, you were screwed. Some of the fuel passages were drilled with the factory nozzle in place...

If this is something like a model 130202, sounds like it could be a little lean on the fuel. Check the small stuff first before going all in on what may be a minor issue. I'd turn the fuel adjustment screw counterclockwise about 1/4 of a turn and see how it runs there. Make sure the air cleaner...

Is it running when it backfires? Or does the backfire occur when the engine is shut down? Or is it not starting and you have a backfire when cranking the engine?

I mow 3 acres. In the zero turn department I have 2 Cub Cadet RZT 50 zero turns, a White 50" zero turn (MTD rebrand) and a faded paint older Bad Boy 48" zero turn. The Cub zero turns have had the decks rebuilt twice (new spindles, belt and blades, Chinese parts) since 2020. One is out of...

This. Bert called this one. If a tire is not installed properly you can break the cords that support the bead. Replace the tire with a new one and this time let the bead go down into the center of the rim during installation. No amount of sealant will help.

Hey Fred. If that one was made by AYP or Electrolux, you can probably find a parts tractor somewhere with a geared typed transaxle. Most of the Poulan Pro 54" cut tractors were gear type transaxles. They look like the old Sears Suburban cast iron units with the high/low stick but they're...

Hey Bartles. There are literally tons of used B&S flathead verticals still out there just waiting for a fresh start on a late model rider. If you have the usual 1"x3" shaft on yours it's likely a direct swap with the OHV. It's hard to beat an old 11 or 12HP Briggs flathead vertical. They can...

This made me throw up a little bit.

And this. Once you get the engine bolted to the frame, check to make sure your engine has an adequate fuel supply. Check for loose debris in the tank, check to make sure the fuel pump is good and check for pinched off fuel lines. You have an obvious fuel starvation problem. I've read thru the...

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Toby is probably talking about dropping the bowl and giving it a squirt of carb cleaner. Which is fine in many cases but not fine when you have one that's been run and stored on Ethanol fuel and the carb is rotten and pitted inside. No need to clean those, drop 'em in the trash and invest...

Check your choke adjustment. It looks like the choke butterfly is almost closed in the video. It's flooding.

Time for some serious inspection.

If your output is only 90 volts you'll need to check the engine's running RPM, it's likely set too low. Around 3,600 RPM for most generators is normally where you want to be, you should have around 120 volts at 60 HZ. If you're running at 3600 RPM and those output numbers don't match up, you may...

Remove the spark plug and pull the engine over to verify you don't have carb problems and a cylinder full of fuel. If everything is ok, remove the valve cover and turn the engine over slowly by hand to open one valve as far as it will open, stop there, now adjust the closed valve to .003 inch...

Your numbers come back to a vertical shaft engine, that's wrong for a minibike. More than likely you have something like a 91200 horizontal 3.5hp Briggs engine or similar. The older stuff can throw you off because sometimes guys would replace the blower housing/recoil start with one from a 3 or...

Great minds! LOL

They "retired" the Courage and replaced it with a redesign of the Courage, the new design did not carry the Courage name. It was introduced as the "5400 series". New balance system, different head, different cam design. The latest greatest new engine yet it still retains the old bucket engine...

Yes my engine blew and I am over it. Further, I know why it blew and what caused it. Learning from these issues is what I do. When something like this occurs one doesn't simply scratch their head and go buy another of the exact same engine. You have to do some investigation, some research and...

I thought you might be one of those type of guys who searches usernames on google please excuse me if that's not the case. I think the single cylinders had a few flaws. If Kohler ironed them out over the years while taking care of the unlucky ones that received a lemon, great. If gainestruk...

I realize you're looking for a "gotcha" that's why I specifically outlined in my earlier reply that my block was damaged when the balancer blew out the back. Now you're gonna talk about the black oil stains indicate a old leakage so I'll save you the trouble and time and let you know the cub was...

I would think that most small engine failures come from a lack of oil rather than using synthetic. I realize you must deal with customers as I have before. When an engine comes in with a problem very few will ever admit they ran the engine low on oil. "It was full of oil" was the typical...

I checked mine after my buddy's second engine had the issue with his backing off. Everything was fine on mine. I never had any issues with the bolts loosening. This caused me to agree with his assessment that it was probably just worker error on his. I think he did put some loctite on his bolts...

In the US lots of Cub Cadets were fitted with the Courage engine. We have an online trading site here to buy and sell locally called "craigslist" and on it you can find many examples of those cub cadets for sale with blown engines. Just about any city in the US. Heck even here on this forum...

I'm still going to disagree on your stance about synthetic oil. Especially in small engines. I began using synthetic in the 1970's to combat a specific engine failure area of the 5hp L head Briggs engines and it worked like a charm. Those engines were in no way "designed" for synthetic oil. In...

Ah, and approaching 300 hours.........I had good service out of mine too. It never showed any of the classic signs either until it grenaded. .

The Briggs likely didn't fail for the same reason the Kohler did. The Kohler Courage had some thin castings that failed because they could not stand the harmonics of the balancer. I know they've all made some errors and nobody is exempt. It's the same engine, they just changed the name.

I don't understand something. Are you disputing my claim that there was an issue with the previous design of the Courage engine balance system and block? Do you dispute my claim that cub cadets are available in every US city on craigslist with blown Courage engines? It's really great you have...

I think it depends on which batch you get. Kohler had issues during the R&D of their early balance system. This issue was definitely seen in the 2010 and some 2011 Courage engines as per Kohler. There was an investigation and it was determined there were different reasons for the failures. Some...

Ah, another Kohler Courage story. Were you injured when it blew or did it just crack the block? You can install a kohler command engine as long as you salvage the muffler from the donor tractor. A Briggs intek will also bolt up and the wiring is also exactly the same. I installed a 16.5 Briggs...

What questions? You want to know who I am and what qualifies me to have an opinion? Well my first name is Chris as per my username and that's all I'll give away. I'm qualified to have an opinion because I've actually owned one of these engines and had the exploding Courage experience. Have you?

I hadn't heard of anything wrong with them at the time I purchased this one. I did suspect early on that there was something wrong when my buddy's engine blew out the back. His failed before mine. I think he had like 15 to 20 hours on it. We discussed the failure and I couldn't understand what...

Are you saying there was not a problem with those engines? Are you saying Kohler did not extend the engine warranty on those engines to 5 years? Are you saying there never was a lawsuit Briggs VS Kohler over a stolen counterbalance system? Are you saying Kohler did not have design problems with...

According to their website my engine has been discontinued. At least that's what it says. I'm sure they have newer/better designs now but I'll never try one as the last one was an epic fail. They may have worked out something with their own balance design that actually works now. After all it's...

I think you've missed the point. The flaw is dangerous. I wouldn't care if it had stripped the plastic cam gears, Older Kawasaki engines do that all the time. I wouldn't care if it started using oil and smoking shortly after the warranty expired. Anything to do with normal wear and tear would...

Using synthetic oil can destroy an engine? What are you smoking? When you say this is an observed fact you fell back in it. No my friend synthetic oil will not destroy your engine. Of course everyone should go by the mfg's recommendations regarding viscosity etc but synthetic oil is superior to...

Earning that Kohler pay are we? Well in fact everything I said above is well documented. The Kohler company even extended engine warranty to 5 years from 2 and they also had a special program for customers who had engines that grenaded in such a matter to send them a brand new short block. So...

I saw one that should work, no part # though listed on ebay as "Murray riding mower 42910x924 deck hangers / bracket" Ohio USA. Should fit as they're adjustable.

You have 12v and it drops to 6v when you try to start it..........all switches and solenoids have been replaced with known good ones........Ground wires checked........Battery cables checked.....load test the battery, it's gotta be bad.

Kohler Courage single cylinder engines are worse than bad, they were and are poorly designed junk. I took the time to register here to get this message out and put my .02 cents on the record as well. I've seen some defending the Kohler Courage engine in this thread and I have no doubt Kohler...