Kohler 27HP V-Twin - Won't start - getting frustrated, about to get baseball bat!!!

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TRcustoms, I Begg your pardon DUDE....but, an "IMPACT GUN" IS the way to do it! I have used impacts on flywheel nuts for 30 years & Never once have I stripped a nut/cracked a flywheel or even seen a stripped flywheel nut because of over tightening...
 

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Some people just need to show off - FYI it's torque !

Ignore ignorance ! :biggrin:
 

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TRcustoms, I Begg your pardon DUDE....but, an "IMPACT GUN" IS the way to do it! I have used impacts on flywheel nuts for 30 years & Never once have I stripped a nut/cracked a flywheel or even seen a stripped flywheel nut because of over tightning......See, this is the kind of "CRAP" that pisses me off! Can't you just be happy this member got his problem fixed "without" correcting me for telling him how to do it AFTER it's done & running? If you're so damn smart why didn't you think of it before? GFY!:mad:

Sorry..., But that's the way my training class told me to do it... guess there wrong too.
 

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They are hydraulic lifters and require no adjustment, simply torque the rockers down.

Oh..ok, It'd hard to know everything about every engine on the top of my head..lol
But it is running now I believe i read rite?
 

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Oh..ok, It'd hard to know everything about every engine on the top of my head..lol
But it is running now I believe i read rite?

Negative, However, It is all downhill from here. This thing has fought me every step of the way! I am now down to hopefully the last "issue" I have w/this thing. It starts and runs great, then it seems like it runs out of gas and dies when it warms up (or enough time goes by to clear the bowl). If you try to start it, it will start right up for 1 second, then die. If you let it sit there for an hour or two, it will start all over again. It is like it isn't getting enough fuel, but he fuel pump works great, I have tested and can post video to show the volume, if needed. Other helpful members here have suggested soaking the carb, I gave it a good cleaning. I did notice one thing during this... Inside the bowl has a slight scratch and a hole/crack in the side. I saw it when I was spraying a hole on the carb and spray came "pissing" out of it. It was right on the side of the bowl. I didn't think much about it thinking it was just spraying into the bowl, now I am wondering if it is leaking out of the bowl into this other chamber. I did have a guy take the carb to clean and check the electrical solenoid on the bottom of the bowl back when the engine wouldn't start at all, I am wondering if he did something, there IS a noticeable scratch. Here is my question, can I repair this w/JB Weld? I have never worked w/it.
 

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JB Weld is GREAT stuff -- just make sure the surface is CLEAN and rough it up a little with wire brush or fine sand paper. Make sure it isn't so thick it is interfering with anything.
Picture of the crack ? - Video not necessary.
 

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JB Weld is GREAT stuff -- just make sure the surface is CLEAN and rough it up a little with wire brush or fine sand paper. Make sure it isn't so thick it is interfering with anything.
Picture of the crack ? - Video not necessary.

Thanks for the info Mr. Brown, I will take a pic tomorrow and post. I was busy today and didn't even touch the tractor today. I will pull the carb tomorrow and show you the crack and probably try to JB Weld it.
 

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Negative, However, It is all downhill from here. This thing has fought me every step of the way! I am now down to hopefully the last "issue" I have w/this thing. It starts and runs great, then it seems like it runs out of gas and dies when it warms up (or enough time goes by to clear the bowl). If you try to start it, it will start right up for 1 second, then die. If you let it sit there for an hour or two, it will start all over again. It is like it isn't getting enough fuel, but he fuel pump works great, I have tested and can post video to show the volume, if needed. Other helpful members here have suggested soaking the carb, I gave it a good cleaning. I did notice one thing during this... Inside the bowl has a slight scratch and a hole/crack in the side. I saw it when I was spraying a hole on the carb and spray came "pissing" out of it. It was right on the side of the bowl. I didn't think much about it thinking it was just spraying into the bowl, now I am wondering if it is leaking out of the bowl into this other chamber. I did have a guy take the carb to clean and check the electrical solenoid on the bottom of the bowl back when the engine wouldn't start at all, I am wondering if he did something, there IS a noticeable scratch. Here is my question, can I repair this w/JB Weld? I have never worked w/it.

Just because a fuel pump has good volume doesn't mean it's making enough pressure.
I've seen this problem many times with car fuels pumps where people think there good cause of volume but, when you hook up a pressure tester they read 0 or not enough.
 
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