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Craftsman Pro Series tractor Kohler engine issue

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barty88 New Member Total Posts : 1 Scores: 0 Reward points: 0 Joined: 2019/07/17 14:16:06 Status: offline 2019/07/17 14:21:48 (permalink) 0 Craftsman Pro Series tractor Kohler engine issue Started having issues a couple weeks ago, tractor is on extended warranty. They cam today and said its leaking oil and needs a new gasket and a new cylinder. The tractor is less than a year and a half old and has less than 38 hours on it. I want to push for a full engine replacement as I think its really weird to have such a major issue so soon.... and wont the other cylinder be compromised and just a matter of time if one cylinder is bad, the gasket is bad and its leaking oil? Quote #1 1 Reply Related Threads
AVB Super Member Total Posts : 2165 Scores: 87 Reward points: 0 Joined: 2017/06/21 16:35:48 Location: Elora, TN Status: offline Re: Craftsman Pro Series tractor Kohler engine issue 2019/07/17 16:25:31 (permalink) 0 Probably want be a problem but you replace cylinder you probably referring to cylinder head as the cylinders are part of the crankcase; therefore if one is bad both would get replaced. But we could stand having the Kohler model and spec number so we would know what you have engine wise. BTW I seldom ever do need to both cylinder heads on a twin cylinder engine. I do suspect that one of the heads is out tolerance warpage wise which is why they are looking at replacing it. Some Kohler engines use a thin all metal head gasket which can't seal well if the head is warped too much. Quote #2

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Craftsman Pro Series tractor Kohler engine issue

Started having issues a couple weeks ago, tractor is on extended warranty. They cam today and said its leaking oil and needs a new gasket and a new cylinder. The tractor is less than a year and a half old and has less than 38 hours on it. I want to push for a full engine replacement as I think its really weird to have such a major issue so soon.... and wont the other cylinder be compromised and just a matter of time if one cylinder is bad, the gasket is bad and its leaking oil?

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Re: Craftsman Pro Series tractor Kohler engine issue 2019/07/17 16:25:31 (permalink)

Probably want be a problem but you replace cylinder you probably referring to cylinder head as the cylinders are part of the crankcase; therefore if one is bad both would get replaced.

But we could stand having the Kohler model and spec number so we would know what you have engine wise.

BTW I seldom ever do need to both cylinder heads on a twin cylinder engine. I do suspect that one of the heads is out tolerance warpage wise which is why they are looking at replacing it. Some Kohler engines use a thin all metal head gasket which can't seal well if the head is warped too much.

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