B&S engine seized. Short block, whole new engine...or new tractor???

[lzn197]

I'm looking at the other side of the coin. Could it be you just have a blown head gasket or overfilled the oil? You really didn't give details on it's final days of running on the original engine.

 

[jrelkhunt]

buy a new complete engine on the web---cheaper and better than a short block..

 

[reynoldston]

Why would you want to spend over a 1000 dollars on a seven year old mower?? Sound like a money pit. Your money so go for it. My vote would be a new tractor and I sure wouldn't be asking for advice from a forum.

 

[davbell22602]

Buy new mower. Keep the old mower and part it out. Its worth more than $100 by parting it out.

 

[Fish]

Buy new mower. Keep the old mower and part it out. Its worth more than $100 by parting it out.

Heck, the flywheel is worth more than $50.

But I would still pull it down and see what happened, might not be too bad and may be repairable.

 

[reynoldston]

Heck, the flywheel is worth more than $50.

But I would still pull it down and see what happened, might not be too bad and may be repairable.

Unless I am missing something here it looks like to me the OP is having this work done by a shop?? A couple of things here, 1 Why would he himself be taking this mower apart to sell parts 2 Why would he be spending money to take the mower apart to see if it was repairable. I don't know what the shop labor is where he has his mower but around here it can run better then 70 dollars a hour. If he was doing his own work I can see doing his own repairs but seeing he has to have his work done by a shop, get a new mower and be done with it.

 

[Fish]

Unless I am missing something here it looks like to me the OP is having this work done by a shop?? A couple of things here, 1 Why would he himself be taking this mower apart to sell parts 2 Why would he be spending money to take the mower apart to see if it was repairable. I don't know what the shop labor is where he has his mower but around here it can run better then 70 dollars a hour. If he was doing his own work I can see doing his own repairs but seeing he has to have his work done by a shop, get a new mower and be done with it.

You are correct, I was responding more to the last few posts, and not to the O.P. {Original Poster}.

To the Original Poster: Go find a local Poulan Tractor dealer, and buy an identical Poulan 42" tractor with the same engine,
same quality for @ $1300, it is the same tractor, just not Orange and has a Husqvarna Sticker on it!!! Poulan, Poulan Pro, Craftsman, Husqvarna, same unit, different color....

Same tractor, and sell your old one to a neighbor kid for a $100 or so....

 

[reynoldston]

You are correct, I was responding more to the last few posts, and not to the O.P. {Original Poster}.

To the Original Poster: Go find a local Poulan Tractor dealer, and buy an identical Poulan 42" tractor with the same engine,
same quality for @ $1300, it is the same tractor, just not Orange and has a Husqvarna Sticker on it!!! Poulan, Poulan Pro, Craftsman, Husqvarna, same unit, different color....

Same tractor, and sell your old one to a neighbor kid for a $100 or so....

Now this post makes sense to me. I agree.

 

[wjjones]

I would pick none of the above you can get a complete engine cheaper than that.

Surplus Center

 

[jrelkhunt]

you can get a complete new engine for far less than $800, and all you do is bolt it on