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Toro 828LXE

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Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Original Message   Jan 31, 2005 9:48 am
OK, my snowblower has a Tecumseh engine, so when I read this I thought it could be either BS, correct, or old news.

You can't go wrong with a Briggs and Stratton engine. Tecumseh engines are prone to throwing piston rods through the crankcase wall if the oil level drops at all. The Tecumseh speed control is not nearly as robust as the Briggs and Stratton either. Briggs & Stratton is now back in the snow blower engine business in a big way with overhead valve engines ranging from 6.5 through 13 horsepower. Given prices, contracts and market inertia it's anybody's guess how quickly they will regain market share. However if you shop around machines can be found with these engines.

Anyone with any knowledge care to comment?  Here's the link.
http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/snowbuying.html


--SnowRemover
This message was modified Jan 31, 2005 by SnowRemover


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TheKneebiter


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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #17   Jan 31, 2005 9:26 pm
the moral of the story is URBAN LEGAND. the story about the toothbrushes has been around for ever always a little different and happened to somebodys cousin or sisters boyfriend . you get the picture.

buttlint


Joined: Oct 14, 2002
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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #18   Jan 31, 2005 9:31 pm
It just snows to blow ya:
You cant believe everything you read on the internet.
Marshall


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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #19   Jan 31, 2005 9:43 pm
Hahahaha, leave it to Lint to throw in some ironic symbolism.

ps I didn't get it either , then the light bulb came on upstair.
SnowRemover


Toro 828LXE

Location: Near Albany, NY
Joined: Jan 12, 2005
Points: 139

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #20   Jan 31, 2005 9:52 pm
TheKneebiter wrote:
the moral of the story is URBAN LEGAND.

Actually this happened to my cousins sister's boyfriend.

--SnowRemover

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
--Friedrich Nietzsche
Walt


Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -T. Roosevelt

Location: Chester County, PA
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #21   Jan 31, 2005 10:58 pm
Wouldn't your cousins sister still be your cousin?  (except in West Virginia that is, then your sister could also be your half cousin).
Emmo


Joined: May 22, 2003
Points: 1065

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #22   Jan 31, 2005 11:51 pm
Walt wrote:
Wouldn't your cousins sister still be your cousin?  (except in West Virginia that is, then your sister could also be your half cousin).

Or your wife!
Walt


Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -T. Roosevelt

Location: Chester County, PA
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
Points: 148

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #23   Feb 1, 2005 12:20 am
Emmo,

Only in West Virginia!  - "The Home of the Scared Sheep State"

This message was modified Feb 1, 2005 by Walt
18Degrees


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Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #24   Feb 1, 2005 2:24 am
     The moral of the story.............

You can lead a Yak to water,

but you can't teach an old dog to make a silk purse out of a pig in the poke.

                                                                                                                                                      18 degrees

18 Degree driveway - 928 Honda track drive - Fertilizer spreader for dispensing salt
sawme


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Location: West Virginia
Joined: Sep 13, 2003
Points: 498

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #25   Feb 1, 2005 4:21 am
Emmo wrote:

Or your wife!
      
      

            Only if she has all of her teeth !!!!!!!!!!!


                   Tom  

Stihl 036/MS-55 YB /Homelite Trimmer/ Troy-Bilt Tiller/ MTD Rider/ Honda HS1132TA
Majorxlr8n


Location: Freehold NJ
Joined: Aug 6, 2003
Points: 1092

Re: Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Reply #26   Feb 2, 2005 6:38 am
Run ANY OPE low or out of oil, regardless of the engine brand on it, and you're looking for an engine failure to occur.

Tecumseh's do have a tendency to be LESS TOLERANT to low oil conditions but they will last if you care for them.

This is a classic case of laziness/ignorance meets accountability or "saving of face". "It ain't my fault the darned thing crapped out on me - them Tekumsens are just plain JUNK!!"

Don't blame yourself, blame someone else (or blame the engine in this case).

Marty

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