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i recently acquired a sabre 14/38 . nice little machine.. the previous owner told me the valve dropped while he was trying to start it , i have to agree, no damage to piston, cylinder or head... the broken stem was jammed right into center of spark plug, how lucky was that? my question is, there was a valve lash cap in the valve cover... i am assuming that must go on the new exhaust valve? i don't see any on the intake valve.. any ideas? i do not see the cap on ereplacement parts , or Jacks small engine parts...

That is an Intek engine and has a cap on both valves
There should be a model number on the rocker cover so use that to check the B & S parts list
I think they are all the same but not sure .
The ones I have here are # 691843 hard to spot on the IPL unless you know what you are looking for
And yes it just shows 1 on them but it also only shows 1 rocker and adjuster & I know for sure there are 2 of those

bertsmobile1 said:

That is an Intek engine and has a cap on both valves
There should be a model number on the rocker cover so use that to check the B & S parts list
I think they are all the same but not sure .
The ones I have here are # 691843 hard to spot on the IPL unless you know what you are looking for
And yes it just shows 1 on them but it also only shows 1 rocker and adjuster & I know for sure there are 2 of those

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thanks for pointing me in right direction, i dont get lost often, but when i do, i do it right!

Personally I find it very annoying when IPLs do not list the quantity and only show 1 in the diagram
Mind you I had to look for "valve cap" in the descriptions to find the number then look for that number on the drawings .
And it becomes a problem for things like valve stem oil seals
Old mowers had none
Latter mowers had 1 on the inlet
Lattest models may have 2 because of stricter EPA regulations

Update on the broken ex valve. when i finally went to put this head together, THIS popped into view. should have done a closer inspection BEFORE ordering parts. that cost could have went toward a good used head. oh well, never too old to learn! not sure if this happened when valve dropped, or if this caused it.

Where are you located?

davis2 said:

Where are you located?

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northeast pa. susquehanna county...... ??

oldntired55 said:

northeast pa. susquehanna county...... ??

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I have a 17 horse motor on a sabre that has a bad transmission. I'm in the Delmarva area of Maryland. Asking to see if it could help you with your machine...

davis2 said:

I have a 17 horse motor on a sabre that has a bad transmission. I'm in the Delmarva area of Maryland. Asking to see if it could help you with your machine...

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i could sure use that engine on another tractor i have here... i have already replaced the engine on the Sabre... how much for the engine itself?

oldntired55 said:

i could sure use that engine on another tractor i have here... i have already replaced the engine on the Sabre... how much for the engine itself?

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I'll give you the whole tractor for $150

davis2 said:

I'll give you the whole tractor for $150

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The engine runs great

davis2 said:

I'll give you the whole tractor for $150

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much appreciated, but im 4 1/2 hrs away from you...

oldntired55 said:

much appreciated, but im 4 1/2 hrs away from you...

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Yeah that's the bad part. Just so you know, it's a complete tractor, deck and all. I believe the pulley is slipping on the trans input shaft. If I can't sell it, I'll attempt repair. Just not in the summer heat! It was my spare. It's funny that I brought it from the Rome NY area to my bil in the Hagerstown MD area, then he replaced it and gave it to me.

davis2 said:

Yeah that's the bad part. Just so you know, it's a complete tractor, deck and all. I believe the pulley is slipping on the trans input shaft. If I can't sell it, I'll attempt repair. Just not in the summer heat! It was my spare. It's funny that I brought it from the Rome NY area to my bil in the Hagerstown MD area, then he replaced it and gave it to me.

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that IS funny, small world it seems..