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Looking for a Kawasaki 6 HP Lawn Mower Engine
Comments (1)As you may be aware, you're going to face two problems: First, the CSR-11-R suffix identifies the engine are specific to John Deere and the shaft dia and length, throttle arrangement, and so on. Second, since you're in California, a reputable dealer won't ship you an engine unless it is CARB certified. Private party is OK, and you personally won't face any jeopardy, but a business won't do it. For years Small Engine Warehouse in Muncie, IN sold this exact engine both on-line and on Ebay for $199. Apparently ran out of stock last summer. You might contact them, and see if they have a possible substitute. Tulsa Engine Warehouse also has a large stock of Kawasaki FJ180V, but you'll have to sort through the crankshaft options and deal with CARB certification. Generally their Kaw engines run $300 to $320. Lastly, you might try to chase a Kaw FJ150V which is a little smaller, but formerly used on JX75 mowers....See MoreEngine Swap to Kawasaki FJ180V
Comments (4)Hello, Thanks for the reply .... its for a pusher (not self propelled). Yes I think I may have messed up with the dimensions. According to the user manual the GCV160 model I have is "GCV160-LAOS3A" .... I checked on the Honda website and found an "S3" model with a nice diagram of the specs: http://engines.honda.com/models/model-detail/gcv160 Click on Specs and then the "S3 PTO Shaft" .... seems the shaft diameter is 25 (0.98) and length looks like 80.2 (3.16) - 85.5 (3.37) (there is a discrepancy due to something called the "engine mounting face" ... so not sure which of those is true shaft length). Anyhow the diagram is probably easy to read to someone who knows how to read it (which I do not)....See MoreJD 265-Kawasaki FD540 17HP engine problems
Comments (6)I am wondering if maybe it was just an overheating problem. -- you may wish to pull the shroud off and gunk down the engine and cylinders - making sure the engine is thourougly clear of excess dust and blockages. engine works around an hour mowing grass and is well warmed up,it starts sputtering and missing and lacking power... --- Pull and examine the plug(s), if their dark/black your probably running too rich. You will need to find and adjust your air fuel mixture. If this were to be the problem - adjust your air/fuel mix a quarter turn at a time and then examine your plugs on each mowing - and adjust accordingly until you get a light brownish appearance on your inner insulator of the plug. After a few mowing's you should be close to zeroing in on the ideal air fuel setting. the only other things I can think of (at this time) is water in the fuel bowl of the carb. This would cause the engine to spit and sputter . good luck...See MoreSafety switches LX188 with 2 cyl. water cooled kawasaki engine
Comments (4)I have used this bypass procedure on other pieces of equipment. Run a wire from the positive side of the battery, install a 15 amp fused link, available from Oreilly auto parts, napa, to one side of the switch you install in the dash. Run a wire from the other side of the switch to the pto. I cut wire that used to go to the pto switch and soldered a wire to it which goes to the other side of the switch. Necessary to get away from the regular PTO switch that came with the machine. Attach an eye terminal to a 14 or 16 gauge wire, attach a fused link, I used a standard fused link and installed a 15 amp fuse. Attach the other end of the wire to one side of the switch. Cut the wire that powers the pto and solder, attach a wire to it and run it to the other side of the switch....See More- 8 years ago
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