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um Offline Mr. Whippy

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Finished the latest project
on: September 29, 2012, 06:18:49 PM
The old Woods zero radius turn mower did a bad thing last week.  Whilst mowing, I noticed a few puffs of bluish white smoke in the exhaust.  About 15 minutes later, power was down and I almost didn't get back to the shop.

I fiddled with the carburetor which didn't help.  I thought about head gasket problem, since it's  common problem with Briggs and Stratton, but after swapping them out and getting back to full compression, the engine was not better.  It would run, but wouldn't power the drive system AND the mower deck.  At that point, I decided to put a new motor in.

The old unit was a 1994 12.5 HP Briggs and Stratton Vanguard motor.  That size is no longer available, so I took a chance and got a 16 HP unit, hoping it wouldn't be too big for the application.

This is the old motor on the bench.


Here's the motorless mower:


Here's the new engine when it arrived:


I had to remove the keyed shaft off the flywheel side and replace it with fan and drive shaft off the old motor.  After a bit of adjusting and resealing the exhaust system, it was time to test it out.  The new set works great. :)

The resurrected Mower:

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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #1 on: September 29, 2012, 06:34:11 PM
Nice resurrection! 

It's sad when a reliable old machine goes down, but great to see that you were able to swap out the motor and keep it going.  I switched to a simple push or reel mower since I live in the city- I had too many problems with a big Craftsman mower.  Nothing mechanical, it just couldn't handle the unevenness of my yard.

Given the size of your property though I don't imagine that's an option for you!

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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #2 on: September 29, 2012, 06:41:52 PM
Glad you got the new motor to fit. With 3 1/2 more horses you can really mow now. Tim the Toolman would be pleased!   :D
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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #3 on: September 30, 2012, 12:26:46 PM
BTW, a Leatherman Charge ALX and Atwood Roid Rench version of a Prybaby were used extensively in the transplant.

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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #4 on: September 30, 2012, 12:33:57 PM
Nice rescue Nate. :cheers:
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Reply #5 on: September 30, 2012, 03:55:48 PM
And were back...........

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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #6 on: September 30, 2012, 06:23:38 PM
Should've pimped it while you were at it, add some N2O and flame decals.  >:D

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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #7 on: September 30, 2012, 07:20:46 PM
Quote from: jzmtl on September 30, 2012, 06:23:38 PM
Should've pimped it while you were at it, add some N2O and flame decals.  >:D

...plenty of flames when I was troubleshooting the old engine... ::)

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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #8 on: September 30, 2012, 08:16:50 PM
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on September 29, 2012, 06:18:49 PM
I took a chance and got a 16 HP unit, hoping it wouldn't be too big for the application.

More power always equals better!!  :ahhh
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Re: Finished the latest project
Reply #9 on: September 30, 2012, 08:31:21 PM
That's awesome Nate!  I love keeping good stuff working. 
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