Kohler K361 - Trouble Shooting

trou Ie shooting
Wh en trou bl es occur, don't overlook s u ~ le causes which might se em too obvious to be considered. A
star
tin g problem could, for ex amp le , be at tr ib ute d simp ly to an emp ty fuel tank . The chart bel ow l i st s
some co mmo n causes of engine troubles--us c t hi s as a guide t o l ocat e cau si ng fac to rs.
RJEL RELA T ED CA USES I GNI TION CA USE 5
on fE R CA USES
PR OBL EM
NO I MP ROPER RJEL MIX.
NO PCDR
IMP ROPER I MP ROPER PCDR
VALVE
CARBON
mVERNOR ENG INE
RJEL
FUE L
WRONG SPARK IGNITION COO LING L UB RI CATI ON C Q\lP RE SSION
PROBLEMS
BU I LD ·UP FAUL TY
OVE RLOAD ED
WILL NOT
X
X
X
X
S
TAR T
HARD
X X
X
X
X X
STAR TING
---
STO PS
X
X X
X
SUD DE NL Y
LACKS
X X
X
X X X
X
X
PO
WE R
OP
ERATE S X
X
X
X
ERRATICALL"
KNOCKS X
X
X
X X
OR PINGS
"SKIPS" OR
X
X
MI SFI RE S
BACK FI RES X
X
X
OVERHEA TS X
X X
X
X
storage procedure
If engine i s to be out of serv ice for a conside ra bl e l en gth of time durin g an o ff season pe ri od, for
ex
amp le, the fol lowing procedure is rec omme nded t o prepare the en gi ne for st orage.
1. Drain oi l
fr om cr ankcase w hile engine i s st i l l h ot and f lu sh with c le an, li ght o il . Re fi ll
c ran kcase.
2. Dr
ain fuel t ank and carbure tor , or use a fu el st a bili zer in the gasol ine to prevent gum deposi t s
from develo
pin g in the carbu ret or and fuel lin es.
3. Cle an e xt e rio r su rface s of eng ine .
4. Spread a
li ght film of oil over any exposed m eta l Surfaces of engine that are subj e ct to cor -
ro
si on.
s. Pour tab lespoon of oi l int o spark pl ug hole, crank eng in e slow ly by hand (2 - 3 revol uti ons)
and
repla ce spark plugs .
6. S
tore in cl ean, dry pl ace.
parts ordering instructions
In any cor re spondence regarding your engine or whe n order ing rep la ceme nt pa rt s fr om your ne ar est
Ko hl er Deal er, please repo rt th e MODEL, S ERIAL and SPEC IFIC ATI ON n umb ers as found on the nam ep la t e of
your engine. If a lett er follows the sp ecification n umb e r, make sure t h at th is is al so reported. This
information t
el l s the De al er wh at engine ver sion is involved and al l ow s him to quick ly locate the r ight
par t n umb er and supp ly t he correct p art for your par tic u la r engine . Check the yel low pages of your t ele-
phone
direct ory under the heading: ENG INE S --gas o line for th e nearest Koh l er Engine Se rv ice Ce nt er . Other
than s
ome rou tin e servic e it em s s hown on the ill u st ra ti on s, Kohl er par t numb ers are n ot l i sted in th is
manua l due to var ia ti ons found in the n umerou s types of engine appl icat ions . Do not att empt to replace
major
it ems or any items tha t ca ll for spe cia l timi ng or a djus tme nt procedures-- have this work done on ly
by a qua lif ied engine speci alist .
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