Storage Procedure; Parts Ordering Instructions - Kohler K361 Manual

trou Ie shooting
When troubles occur , don' t over l ook s u~ le caus es which might seem t oo obvious to be consi dered. A
st ar ting pr oblem could, fo r example , be at trib uted s imply t o an empty f uel tank . The char t below l i st s
some common cause s of engi ne t roubl es - -us c t his as a gui de t o l ocat e causing fac tors.
RJEL RELATED CAUS ES I GNITIO N CAUSE5 on fER CAUSES
PROBLEM
NO IMPROPER RJEL M IX.
NO PCDR
IMPROPER IMPROPER PCDR
VALVE CARBON mVERNOR ENGINE
RJEL FUEL
WRONG SPARK IGNITION COOLING LUBRI CATION CQ\lPRESSION PROBLEMS
BUI LD ·UP FAULTY
OVERLOADED
W ILL NOT
X X
X X
START
HARD X X X X X X
STARTING
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STOPS
X
X X X
SUDD ENLY
LACKS X X X
X X X
X X
PO WER
OPERATES X X X
X
ERRATICALL"
KNOCKS
X
X X X X
OR PINGS
" SKIPS" OR X X
MISFI RES
BACKFI RES X
X
X
OVERHEATS X X X
X
X
storage procedure
If engi ne i s to be out of service f or a cons i derabl e l ength of time during an off season period, f or
example, t he fol l owing proced ur e is r ecommended t o pr epar e t he engine for storag e .
1. Drain oi l from crankcas e w hile engine i s s t i l l hot and f lush with clean, light oil . Refi ll
crankcase.
2. Drain f uel t ank and carbure tor , or use a fu el stabilizer in t he gasol ine to pr event
gum
depos i t s
from devel oping in the carburetor and fuel lines.
3. Cle an exterior surfaces of engine .
4. Spr ead a light f i lm of oil over any exposed m etal Surfaces of engi ne that ar e subj ect t o cor -
ro sion.
s.
Pour tab l espoon of oil into spark plug hol e , cr ank engine s lowly by hand (2 - 3 revol utions )
and replace spark pl ugs .
6. Store in clean, dry pl ace .
parts ordering instructions
In any correspondence regarding your engine or when orderin g r eplacem ent parts from your nearest
K ohler D eal er, pl ease r eport the MODEL, SERIAL and SPEC IFICATIO N numbers as f ound on the nameplat e of
your engi ne. If a letter follow s t he specification number, m ake sur e t hat thi s is al so re por t ed. This
information t ell s t he D ealer what engi ne vers ion is i nvol ved and al l ows him t o qui ckly l ocat e the r ight
par t number and supply t he cor re ct part f or your par ticular engine . C heck the yellow pages of your t el e-
phone directory under the heading: ENGINES--gasoline f or the neares t Kohl er Engin e Servi ce Cent er . Ot her
t han some rou tine service items shown on the illustr ations, K ohl er par t numbers ar e not l i st ed in thi s
manual due to var iations found
in
t he numerous types of engi ne appl i cat io ns . D o not attempt to r epl ace
major items or any items that call for special timing or adjus tment procedur es -- have this work done only
by a qualifi ed engine spec i alist .
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