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Location: bridgewater nova scotia...aka the swamp
Joined: Jan 3, 2003
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new snow king engine goes down...
Original Message   Feb 9, 2005 5:29 pm
hi folks .

about a month ago i had a customer come in with a mtd snowblower. it was an older model that was built pretty well ,not a high end machine but better than a new mtd.

anyway his engine was toast.

he asked me for a good economical engine replacement.

our briggs intec 11 horse unit goes for 780 cdn. installed complete with electric start.

this is the engine i prefer .

it is an older machine so he asked me if we had anything else.

of course we do ,new complete tecumseh 11 horse Lhead.no electric start installed for 650 cdn.

thats the one he picked.

used it once and guess what...poof  or boom more like it.

lost its internals all over the yard.

ive never seen one so messy.

removed it ,did a failure analysis and guess what else.

suspected cause of con rod failure was insufficient clearance to the main.

ive never seen it before but it is in the book and me and the guy from technical service went right to it.

the engine will fail within 2 hours when there is insufficient clearance .

wasnt oil related at all.no other visable wear in the engine .

ill keep you updated on the replacement of the shortblock.

later chris

craftsman 10/28 snowblower with tracks   husky 372xpg chainsaw   sachs dolmar bc212 bushsaw   mondo trimmer   monster tractor with trailer    cheep wheelbarro and couple shovels and a partridge in a pear tree 
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Ben07


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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: Feb 26, 2004
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Re: new snow king engine goes down...
Reply #21   Feb 13, 2005 11:14 am
buttlint wrote:
(Toro corperate assassins are on their way too my house as we speak.)



LOL      N/P Easy targets They will be dressed in bright red.
This message was modified Feb 13, 2005 by Ben07


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AZinOH


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Shakespeare said "to thine own self be true".


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Re: new snow king engine goes down...
Reply #22   Feb 13, 2005 11:51 am
Lint,

Thanks for the heads-up. During that storm I was mindful of snow trying to build up on the back of the machine, and kept clearing it off. At times, I noticed what I considered minor surging, but didn't quite know what to make of it since this is the only 2-stroke I've ever owned. The fuel was low at that time, and after refilling it did not occur again.

AZ

Snowblower...Toro Power Max 726te 2004

Lawn tractor...AYP w/ 14.5 Briggs-42in 2000

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