[jsavga]

Thought I'd post this for kicks.

Boss has a JD L120. Tells me the other day that he thinks he might have thrown a rod and will bring it with him the next morning.

I look at it for him. Add 1.5 qt. missing oil. Spin it over, it's got fire but no compression. Know that the crank is spinning, so I run my videoscope in the plug holes and see that the valves are opening, but the pistons aren't moving. Let him know and wait a few days for him to decide what to do.

Today, he says go in the motor and tell him if it's worth trying to fix. So I hook the hoist to the front axle, disconnect a few things and 5 mins latter, the engine is out. 5 minutes after that have the bottom plate off the motor and boy what a mess.

Rods, crank, broken piston skirts, scared linners, etc.

 

[jsavga]

BTW, anybody ever dealt with http://smallenginesuppliers.com/? They have some very low prices on some of the V-Twin Briggs. Looking at $599 for a 23HP drop in replacement. Would like some opinions if anyone's ever dealt with them.

 

[pigsitter]

Man when that one let loose it did so in a big way! Thanks for the pics.:fing32:

 

[squatch]

That's just optional factory extras!

 

[Brett-JDX748]

That's just where the engineers put all the "extra" pieces...

LOL

 

[Oo-v-oO]

Nice pile of shrapnel. No hole in the block?

 

[ezliving4ume]

Thats a mess for sure

 

[JMoe]

B&S Breaks and Scatters baby!!! That's all the owner's negligence though. I haven't seen any complaints on smallenginesuppliers. This outfit has great prices: https://www.surpluscenter.com/engines.asp?UID=2009070212063735&catname=engines as does this one: http://www.brandnewengines.com/ *EDIT* 23hp JD badged one you listed is a great price. I grab that one up. It should be plug and play provided you can get the trans drive pulley and pto off w/out destroying them.

Joel

 

[J.Gibson]

I wonder why there's no compression?

 

[TundraBoy]

BTW, anybody ever dealt with http://smallenginesuppliers.com/? They have some very low prices on some of the V-Twin Briggs. Looking at $599 for a 23HP drop in replacement. Would like some opinions if anyone's ever dealt with them.

Yes. I bought a Tec Snow King from them a couple of years ago. Very knowledgeable and good to deal with.

 

[jsavga]

Nice pile of shrapnel. No hole in the block?

No hole in the block, but piston skirts broken along with sleeves scared up badly in addition to all the other damage.

And yes Jmoe, all owner negligence.

 

[C2H8O]

And yes Jmoe, all owner negligence.

Did he let the oil run low?

 

[cosmo74]

when my engine blows I'm gonna try a 22hp Subaru robin v twin I heard they are solid enigens

 

[jsavga]

Did he let the oil run low?

I put 1.5 Qts. in when it first came in the shop to get it between the marks.

 

[jsavga]

Got the new engine in today and installed it. They were out of the John Deere branded engine, so I got the same engine in Cub Cadet colors (Guess he now has a Cub Deere ).

Had to change the linkage bracket (no big deal) as the cub is set-up for a single throttle/choke lever operation and his Deere has a separate Choke lever. The new engine's fuel line runs down the other side of the engine, though it works out better that way. The throttle stop screw had to be adjusted up just a hair. Other than those 3 things it was a drop in and it runs great. His original engine didn't have a oil pressure sensor (older JD L120) and the new one does, so wired up a low oil pressure warning light for him. We also had a talk about checking oil every mow.

Got the engine from http://smallenginesuppliers.com/ and had it in a couple days. Paid $600 and another $60 shipping for the 23HP Briggs new with warranty.

 

[wally2q]

cool... what's with the missing stickers on the hood?... has he rolled it before, cracked the hood and replaced it?

 

[jsavga]

He bought the moser a couple years ago used. It didn't have any stickers on it then. Don't know if these did or not new. The L120 label is on the dash.

 

[Dude11]

Lucky for him he has you!! Only problem I see is,unless you get a little grease under your nails fixing stuff--you will never know the importance for regular maintaince.Course,that's just me.Job well done on your part!:trink40: