LarryThornton
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I have an Excalibur 66” Chopper with the “Cat” Diesel engine in it (which is actually a “Perkins Shibaura Engines, Ltd.“ engine made in Japan). The problem comes in trying to get someone to work on and get parts for it. Has anyone had issues with this engine? It was running fine and all of a sudden it tried to “run away” . I immediately shut it down but my mechanic tells me it has a broken timing gear and now a broken lifter. Big mistake changing from the Yanmar diesels in these mowers. I also have a 2006 XXWD-5000 72” that has worn out three mowing decks over the years and has the turbo Yanmar 50 hp that runs like a clock. This engine has never been touchEd other than regular maintenance. Need help with this.