About had enough

gab · Apr 11, 2023

of these Onan engines, last time I mowed last fall I parked in the shed and walked away, no sign of a problem. Got it out Saturday to get it ready to mow and the top of the deck is all oil as well as the frame
I figured it was the crank seal I relaced over a year ago but that was dry. Oil sending unit was dry and the filter adapter gaskit looked good but I replaced it anyway. oil filter was tight but had to be the problem.
I took all the tin off the engine to wash the oil out, but my newish pressure washer died. I scrubbed it out best I could with a stiff brush and solvent and it cleaned up pretty good.
Oil filter had 44 hours on it, seal looked good. I hate putting all that tin back on but it started right up. The old girl has a little more than 2000 hrs. on it. wonder what it's got left

J Hamilton · Apr 11, 2023

Most of the old Wheel Horse mowers I've been around had a Kohler in them, good machines. Luckily the only Onan I have is in my 646 Case. Onan is a good engine, but parts are expensive.

Olliejunkie · Apr 11, 2023

Nice looking mower.

DaveBN · Apr 12, 2023

. Nice looking tractor.
What's wrong with the power washer?
Dave

showcrop · Apr 12, 2023

Two years ago while snowmobiling in Northern Maine, we were gassing up in a small town at 10:00 PM with still two hours to go to our stop for the night. I noticed an oil leak under the front of my sled with 140 HP Suzuki turbo. It turned out to be the filter which I had replaced 400 miles earlier.

gab · Apr 12, 2023

I bought it last August only used a couple times and a fancy brass fitting blew off the bottom.
It's under warranty, a new one is being shipped, I'm just trying to salvage the old one.

gab · Apr 12, 2023

It's a 1988, little over 2000 hrs., lot of laps around the yard.

JMOR · Apr 12, 2023

(quoted from post at 11:48:44 04/12/23) It's a 1988, little over 2000 hrs., lot of laps around the yard.

roblems are result of "too clean"!

Frank(Mi.) · Apr 12, 2023

I have three of the old Horses. None of them are running the Onans though, thankfully.

Phil-mar Farms · Apr 13, 2023

You can thank Cummins for the prices. They went up after Cummins bought Onan

gab · Apr 13, 2023

I got four of them, two with Onans.

gab · Apr 13, 2023

I got four of them, two with Onans.

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