Did you tighten the bolt ( it is usually 1 long one that goes the whole distance between the front and rear of the starter, on the underside) on which the starter pivots?
Did you try cleaning the points?....just a quick swipe through the closed points with a piece of very fine sandpaper ( some people use a dollar bill) ...also make sure the points are gapped properly

 

No I didn’t now there was a bolt on the underside. I figured it was missing something but wasn’t sure what. Do you have a picture you could post? I tried cleaning the points but I just used paper and some parts cleaner spray. Maybe I’ll try some sandpaper. Do you reckon the coil could be bad?

 

From your pics, the starter belt is way too narrow for the starter's pulley. See arrows in pic below. V belts and pulleys have to "pinch" the belt from the sides to get the correct friction to run the belt's load. If they are too low in the pulley's V then that side pressure cannot be there and the belt will slip. Slip happens in the pulley with the smallest purchase area on the belt, in your case the starter's small pulley.

My bet is a wider belt that rides about A 32nd of an inch below the rim of that starter pulley will solve your belt slippage problem.

Good job on the fabricated mount. Long as it is solid, you're golden. Let us know how your project is coming along.

Best of luck.

 

From your pics, the starter belt is way too narrow for the starter's pulley. See arrows in pic below. V belts and pulleys have to "pinch" the belt from the sides to get the correct friction to run the belt's load. If they are too low in the pulley's V then that side pressure cannot be there and the belt will slip. Slip happens in the pulley with the smallest purchase area on the belt, in your case the starter's small pulley.

My bet is a wider belt that rides about A 32nd of an inch below the rim of that starter pulley will solve your belt slippage problem.

Good job on the fabricated mount. Long as it is solid, you're golden. Let us know how your project is coming along.

Best of luck.

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Before I bought the belt I went on this forum and found a thread about the size of belt and so I bought that size. It’s a 3/8 x 33. I see what you’re saying about it riding too low in the pulley. I would get a wider belt I don’t think it would fit on the pulley on the engine. What do you think? Thanks for the picture I appreciate the help

 

I had the problem described by @Alien5044 with a belt ...I got the correct belt from ISaveTractors.com...world of difference I looked, but I do not have a picture of underneath, but it is not much different from how an alternator or a generator is mounted in a car...just reach under and feel the device that allows the starter to pivot...it's just a bracket with a long bolt...that bolt has to be tight...if you look at this video, it shows a starter generator just like yours, so you can see what you are feeling around for...it is a flange of metal with the hole for the pivot bolt, opposite the one you have the bracket attached to in the first picture...AND a similar arrangement at the rear of the generator.....the pivot bolt passes through the 2 flanges at the bottom

 

Ok. The reason I was wondering is cause I might end up building one some day if the mount I made doesn’t end up working good. Thanks for the help

 

Also...keep the points dry...do not use any kind of cleaner on them....a good parts place MAY be able to test the coil for you...I bet if you have a multi meter @Walt 2002 could tell you how to test it yourself

 

The bottom mount is far too light, it should be a U shaped bracket at least 1/4" stock bolted solidly to the block. The top mount looks dodgy too, the starter produces significant torque.

 

I really could not figure out the arrangement that you made, until I took quite a few more looks..and I believe that if you connect to that, that it will twist right off...just tighten up the pivot bolt...TIGHT.......call ISavetractors.com and order the belt, or, I have had good luck with other belts at Jacksmallengines.com a bit pricey, but I have always received the proper belt......the bracket you made looks like it is just too thin to work...and unless the pivot bolt is tight, you are not getting the full intended force to hold the starter in place

 

Here is a picture of the lower starter mount on my case 444.

 

Thanks 👍

 

Both pulleys need to be of the same V measurements in order for them to work properly. I suspect this starter is not originally from this engine.

Temporarily, you could try some belt spray but that stuff is more messy than useful. IF it works at least you could get the engine started until you can find the right pulley for the starter.

McMaster-Carr may have the pulley to match that on the engine. Carefully measure the engine pulley diameter, V depth, V width, shaft size, and the keyway size, if it has a keyway. Armed with that info, you can go on line and shop for a new pulley for the starter. Here is a link to their pulley page have a look, bet you can find one with the same width and depth as your engine pulley with the same diameter and shaft size as the one now on the starter. :

pulleys | McMaster-Carr

 

Both pulleys need to be of the same V measurements in order for them to work properly. I suspect this starter is not originally from this engine.

Temporarily, you could try some belt spray but that stuff is more messy than useful. IF it works at least you could get the engine started until you can find the right pulley for the starter.

McMaster-Carr may have the pulley to match that on the engine. Carefully measure the engine pulley diameter, V depth, V width, shaft size, and the keyway size, if it has a keyway. Armed with that info, you can go on line and shop for a new pulley for the starter. Here is a link to their pulley page have a look, bet you can find one with the same width and depth as your engine pulley with the same diameter and shaft size as the one now on the starter. :

pulleys | McMaster-Carr

Sounds good

 

A picture is worth a thousands words Thank you @Old&Rusty You can see how the starter straddles the bracket and how that bracket stabilizes the starter...this actually shows 2 bolts, one in front and one in the rear that both have to be tightened to hold the starter in place...instead of 1 long one passing all the way through a tube

 

Yes and you can get that from I think any of the case garden tractors from a 210 thru 444 they all have the kohler engine .

 

I found these two on eBay for a pretty good price. They’re from different brands of tractors but they oughta work shouldn’t they?

 

Not sure on the john deere 1 but the cub 1 will not work for sure

 

Ok. Is the oil dipstick on the engine you posted a picture held in place by a O ring? The one I have has a bolt-like thing screwed into it but I found a dipstick like the one in the picture you posted in the toolbox but it isn’t very tight when it slides in the tube thing. Is it supposed to be pretty tight?

 

Unless your existing bracket is missing or broken, you don't need one...and it looks like that dipstick would be too long for your application...if you do try it, clean it off a lot better, it looks like a bit of gunk on it

 

i put 2 quarts in the engine and stuck the dipstick in there and the oil was on the grid on the dipstick so i guess its the right one. i thought it looked to long too.

 

You can see that it has a o ring on it but since they screwed that plug down in there that probably made the hole a little bit bigger than it originally was that's why it would be loose now, you might get lucky by putting a new o ring on it, but you might have to replace the dipstick tube to fix it.

 

It sounds like you have the right 1 for it

 

Here is some pictures of a jicase 220 generator mount and a jd 110 with k181 mount…

 

Thanks👍