How To Replace The Engine Cover Gasket On A Kohler Courage - with Taryl
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2017
- In "Lawn Mower Detectives - Domestic Dispute", Taryl and Jr are called to a home to investigate a case of lawn mower abuse. After the exciting intro, Taryl shows you how to go about replacing that engine cover gasket on a Kohler Courage. Taryl thoroughly goes over how the engine is designed/works and shows you the proper way to replace that gasket. As always, be sure to stick around after the fix for the exciting conclusion to Lawn Mower Detectives - Domestic Dispute! Now There's Your Dinner!!
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And There's Your Dinner!!
Good video. Do you know where the thrust washer goes and what does it go to
I have something to say to Taryl here about the flywheels on any lawn equip motors. Depending on where U live at especially folks closer to the shore lines the air itself can hold a host of more corrosive elements as well as the household tap water U folks rinse your machines off with. So sometimes people like me by Exp living here in the Pocono mountains where we get that high humidity I tend to find some flywheels and bottom pulleys need some tactics as well as a puller to remove em... So keep that in mind Taryl Dactyl. When folks live where salt water is in the air it does affect parts of the machines. Just like Pennsylvania and all shit they spray on the roads here in the winters there are 40 year old cars in the USA that don't have as much rust as brand new one that's gone thru a winter here. The reasons I make part of my living now doing rust panels on mainly pickup trucks.
You’re good - excellent and precise
Taryl, what is the part number for the gasket you used?
This guy is the real deal. I'm not a small engine mechanic, but the wealth of knowledge given by this man is priceless!
I've been doing mechanical work for 47 plus years, out of all the videos out there this guy is the only one I'd endorse
This video Saved My Dinner! Didn't blow a gasket but 3 bolts were loose, and one very close to getting sheared! All's good now. Cleaned and replaced one at a time with Loc-Tite. Thanks Taryl!
I used to be so annoyed by the openings of your vids but now i know there's lots of useful info to follow and you make it funny as you go along, thanks for your efforts. And btw i now watch them from beginning to end haha!
I mean its just so funny how could you be annoyed
Thanks for making these videos. Informative and fun to watch. Great editing.
Anytime I get cussin mad working on mowers I end up finding the answers here. At that point the comedy sure helps. I'd dare to say this is one of the top 10 most underrated channels on youtube. Yall have save my ass many times. Thanks and STAY WITH IT!?
Thanks for a very helpful and informative video. I followed your instructions and fix went perfectly. Oi leak had been driving me crazy. A shop near me in Ill wanted $400 to $500 to repair. But, thanks to you it just cost me for parts. The crack in the housing seems to be nothing more than an engineering screw up. I've seen at least 4 Cub Cadets, including mine, with a hairline crack in the exact same location. This must be from the torque exerted on the crank shaft when PTO is engaged. In the future I intend to cut the idle down to idle before engaging the PTO. This seems to worke as the heavy stress on the cam is almost eliminated. Here's hoping it lasts. Thanks again. You really know your stuff.
I enjoy watching Taryl. I stumbled onto this video and a few others when searching for videos on how to repair a problem I was having. I was working on a Kohler Courage 20HP SV600 engine. After watching this video and few that pertained to my engine I was able to get my riding mower back up and running! Very helpful and informative videos with comedy! I do agree it does take courage to work on a Kohler courage engine! Thanks Taryl and keep the videos and comedy coming!
Was having issues with my Kohler SV600 cranking, adjusted the valves and nothing, made sure the valve seats were good and nothing. Read about the compression release crap (did not look fun), but I used this video to learn how to tear the top of the engine apart and sure enough the spring on the compression release was broke. I know this is a guide for replacing the gasket but the little extra tid bits of info on the cam gears and everything helped me fix mine, ended up replacing the whole gear and lever to the "updated" one since I was in there. Runs like a top now, for about 60$ and a couple hours of work. Thanks Taryl, your videos are super informative and entertaining.
I know this comments a couple years old now but do you remember what gear you ordered for the compression release? I'm having the same exact issue with mine and it seems like a loose spring is the culprit.
I don't know what us SHADE TREE MECHANICS would do with out you--- YOU THE MAN TA keep---- on bringing with those GREAT FIXES ---- THANKS A MILLION
I love your videos. You obviously have a lot of experience with small engines and know how tight the various bolts should be. But for most of us newbies following the torque specs can ensure that we do not under tighten or over tighten the fasteners. I just worked on a Kawasaki engine and it wanted the 10mm valve cover bolts torqued to 5.9Nm (4.3 ft lb). Had I just tightened them by hand it would have been very easy to over tighten them.
you saved my life i could not figure where that washer went under cam rod thank you your the best jim
I love to watch your videos, much to learn, specially with this video save my day!
Got 3 Kroler Courage, one cracked block epoxyed up, will check head bolts on others after watching Taryl fix this one. Great video and Lawnmower Detectives ROCK!!!!
It's not the space shuttle, it's a lawnmower! Love it. Great tips. Need to repair/replace my governor. Great video. Thanks!
One of the BEST videos you made by far keep up the good work
Thank you so much for your detailed and valuable info, which is very well presented. you guys are the best. did the gasket and governor on cub cadet xt1, you saved me a bunch of $$$$ cause I didn't have to take it to the shop. Keep up the good work it's truly appreciated.
Great video! Very well explained. Great sense of humor. Love the part that it's not the space shuttle LOL!! Much appreciated, now I know how to fix my LT1045. Many thanks. Pascal from Canada.
Love "Lawnmower Detectives!" You two are a regular 'Sprocket & Plugs."
3 things u never loan out. Wife,Car,Lawn mower. because someone sure to throw a rod in them.
conundrum conundrum that's great lol love it
conundrum conundrum greatest comment ever
Lets hope it's only one rod!
When i was little my dads push mower broke and we couldn't mow our lawn and my aunt kept telling him to come borrow there riding mower so he finally went over there and got it and he made one pass with it and it threw a rod and he took the oil filter off and it was clogged with black slugg and the oil was black amd the oil filter was the original one that came on the mower and it was like 6 years old
Who gives a shit bout the wife and car
Great video, Thanks for making these, they help out alot. Keep up the good work...
You guys are the best and so entertaining love the work you do.
This video is FANTASTIC!!! Great comedy and about what I needed to learn to fix my machine.
Thanks for adding fun to an excellent video you answered all my questions.
Great job on flywheel, I had a real stubborn one and following your videos, she popped right off, thanks for all your funny videos.
Your videos are awesome! Very informative, and many helpful little hints! Thank you!
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Awesome video just completed this on my troy-bilt xp horse saved me lot of time an money
Lucky me had to perform this operation on a friends Courage 20 today in a TORO 460. What a POS these engines are !! Block was also cracked in two places, alignment pins just wobbling around in their elongated holes. Valve cover was leaking as well as the head gasket. It's also burning oil as the rings are shot. I can move the piston side to side in the cylinder with ease, just as you had shown in one of your recent videos, Taryl. Thank you for all of your informative and at times crazy videos. LOL Stay healthy !!
TD, Great job as always. Only a matter of time until I see you and the boys on a late night talk show. I'd love to see some tractor cases that stumped even the Grass Rats, before you finally figured it out. I am a prejudice regarding lawn equipment, I'm a tractor guy, the other stuff seems like it cost more in parts and time to fix than they are worth. Thanks Mick from Southbury, CT
Really enjoy your vids!
Thanks a bunch. Your videos are both entertaining and educational. You've saved my bacon several times and saved me a lot of head scratchin and beard strokin.
You have a lot of people fooled....BUT... YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! Love ya!!!!
This video saved me. I had one running wild. Decided to try and replace the governor. Pulled top plate. Cam came with it. Would have never been able to figure it.
fantastic. just what i needed and entertaining at the same time! Guten Tight!
great video..explained well..loud enough and thorough!..thx man
Just performed this fix on my Kohler Courage 21 in my Toro Zero Turn Mower last night. This video took the worry out of me screwing up the fix. Your videos are funny and very educational - I wouldn't have tried this if I hadn't seen your video. You saved me hundreds of dollars by doing it myself! Thanks!
Just one step took a while for me to solve -Taking out the Bolt from the Flywheel. My flywheel kept on turning while I was trying to remove the bolt. I had to fabricate a large wrench out of two rubber oil filter wrenches that I put around the rim of the flywheel so that I could hold it still while I removed the bolt. How did you make it look so easy to remove the bolt without securing the flywheel?
thank you very much that was a very informative video I knew something like that would be similar to one I worked on but wanted to see what the story was with the cracked bucket not really sure the best way to do it other than getting a welder to weld aluminum back together
I just saw the "Good luck on your retirement Mr.Rodby!" video here in class. I can't find it on your channel (must of been a shared link) but I just wanna say, that was cool and Rodby loved it.
Thankyou. Im about to open mine up to jb weld inside and outside that common crack on mine, this vid is a savior. 👌
great video,i sure appreciate your knowledge about Kohler engines
Great video. I did all this work on my SV540 this weekend, with updated cam, lifter, valve cover, and starter. Your video was so good that I did not have to refer back to it while doing the work. Thank you!
Howd you go with timing? Is it possible to be 180° out? I've noticed there's 2 different piston stages to when you line up the dots on main gear and IN LEFT EX RIGHT.
@@readthebibleforyourself.7939 I don't think it's possible if you line up the marks. Either I got lucky and got it right the first try, or it's not possible. Looking at the head side of the engine, intake is on the right, exhaust is on the left. The cam gears are the same, the exhaust cam gear gets the compression release and the intake doesn't. Line up the IN mark on the intake cam gear with the dot on the crank, and the EX mark on the exhaust cam with the other dot on the crank. There are only two dots on the crank, so before removing cam gears rotate everything so it lines up and you should be fine. Right after he removes the crankcase side cover he shows this in the video.
@@snapforth yes very true mate, but there's a second stage also. I've basically cranked the piston all the way up to its top dead centre point and lined it all up. I'll find out Tomorrow if I blow the engine once all gaskets and welds are cured 😂
@@readthebibleforyourself.7939 I don't understand this second stage you're referring to?
@@snapforth the alignment can be made with piston up and piston down. Hard to explain..
A full revolution with the piston/ crank shaft has 2 stages in which you can line up those 2 dots with intake and exhaust.
1-piston all the way up in the chamber.
2-piston all the way down.
I've set my timing with the piston all the way up.
Hey Thanks I have a bent exhaust push rod on my fathers a 17 kolher courage ( has almost no hours on it) was looking for a video on the internals of that motor and this covered it. I was able to look down the push rod sleeve with a light looks like it has no cam leaver in front of the cam so going to take it apart today and see what up. Keep up the good work
So funny! BUT very,very informative,you rock & your crew..Love you all!!!!!
Ive got the courage 20, just about everything that could go wrong has, terrible engine. But thanks to you its still running. It ran with little to no oil, and scared up the crank, took it out buffed it out, stuck it back in and off it went. I hold my breath every time it starts. just seeing how far I can push this junker.
Think i got the same one , front oil pan leaks all the time -__-
I love these mini shows. Brilliant acting, a lot of time goes into these. I love how they don't use props, like teeth or wigs.
Mine started smoking last night mulching leafs. The same freaking bolt had broke and the bolts next to the broken one had come lose also. Great video thank you now I’ll fix it this morning
A couple tips, I drilled a 1/8" hole in the heads of all the engine cover bolts like old military reciprocating aircraft engines and laced them all together with wire to prevent them from losing up. Locktite did not seem to work on the first attempt, probley not clean enough. This takes about an hour. Oh, a second tip that made me undo all my putting-together work, I completely removed the governor linkage, and that governor's arm you mentioned naturally flipped 180 degrees without me noticing it was in the wrong position and I put the engine cover back on. Make sure the governor's arm on the outside of the case is pointed up!
I learn so much from you ❤ thanks Brother
Thank-you Taryl,now I know how to replace the exhaust cam. Mine broke cause of that plastic.ahhhhhhhh. You are the best . I'm a new subscriber now.👍👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇲🇨🇦👍👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺🍺
I Done gained 40 lbs with all my dinners, Thanks Taryl !
Just got ltx1040 used it's got 140 hours, looks like the valve gasket is already leaking a tiny, but this bucket gasket seems okay, would you unbolt and just loctite all the bolts without replacing gasket?
You guys are great!
Great job!! Thank you
I have that same matco left handed bit set. Its been better than any set from any brick and mortar store. It's worth every penny too.
What a terrific video... Thanks for making it. Every time i use my cub cadet... I learn about how to fix a part that just broke each week. smh.
Thank you so much Taryl, I have a Kolor courage 20. Ya I know it's nothing to brag about. Your vid is extremely helpful thanks you again sir 😊
Enjoyed this video...347am in australia..cheers mate
You are awesome..
And very knowledgeable too..
Great video!
This ain;t the space shuttle! never gets old!
Very good lesson to have
i like this video im so lost on taking the cover off the bolts on the bottom are on a bracket welded to the muffler so i guess off goes the muffler tomorrow after work gotta get a torx bit set lol fun times watching the videos keep up the good work
Thanks mate, helped a lot
TD, I use your information more than you realize. You're awesome! Can you help me with adjusting this governor please.
Great video
Awesome!!!!
Its not the space shuttle its a lawn mower LOL.
Love the kakoo ending hahah
This video was extremely helpful. And that "double broken" bolt you did you'd never seen before? Mine is the same, and the dame bold position. And my locator pin journal is completely busted out. Have to go hunting in the bottom of the crankcase for pieces. Thanks again!
Just found this channel after picking up a Troy-Bilt with a Kohler Courage 590s. These videos are awesome while still being extremely informative. Any recommendations to keep an eye out for with my new (to me) Troy-bilt?
great video THANKS! Did I need to put a bit of oil on the gasket before I install it?
"It's not the space shuttle , it's a lawn mower!" ... classic!
I have a Yard man with this engine in it. Its 14 years old and the valve cover just started leaking this season. It has run flawlessly. Have about 270 hours on it.
love the vids man ! I have a suggestion! whenever the "Grass Rats" music cuts in during your repair,why not do the " bouncing ball" over the lyrics at the bottom of the video so we can all sing along !? yeah!
keep the vids coming! I have to refer to them at least two or three times a week! Thank you!
My wife says I have to stop talking like you Taryl. She's afraid it might stick I guess. Just love your channel.
I was given a broken Cub Cadet with a 20HP Courage engine. The engine was fine; a spindle was broken off. I fixed it. I haven’t had problems, but I’ll check the torque on these bolts just in case.
Awesome video ! Mine also have the straight key but in the parts diagram calls for the half moon.. I guess it doesnt matter ? Im troubleshooting backfiring, surging issue..
Nice video! Are these particular engines worth repairing on older mowers or is it best to replace it or get a newer zero turn?
Thanks!
I had an 18hp motor do the same thing as in this video. Kohler motors vibrate like a bucking bronco. Had the exact same bolt to shear off too. I couldn't believe when I looked in the Service Manual for Kohler for that the Closure Plate Torques Down to 216 in. lbs. that is crazy.
Great video ! Thank you. I'm helping an elderly neighbor with his Cub cadet that has a 19 HP Kohler Courage SV590-003 engine. He said it was bought very used and never ran great; but lately it sputtered and backfired every time he used it till it finally would not start. The carb was all corroded so I changed that and it still would not start. Weak spark so I checked coil and had to replace that as well. Still a no go. Then I checked timing key which I did not suspect because it's a rider so there is no direct connection to the blades which I thought would prevent timing key issues. Wrong. I replaced timing key which is very small by the way for a 19 hp engine; in fact about the size of some I have replaced on 5-7 hp engines. I replaced the key and the new one sheared off immediately and the engine tried to fire a bit and would crank over but just an occasional backfire. I am hoping I did not tighten flywheel enough like you mentioned in this video that could shear the key. Any ideas. A small engine mechanic friend told me he worked on a Kohler Courage that would sputter and backfire and found out that the cam had shifted considerably. This ever happen to you?
Thanks again
"It's not the space shuttle...It's a lawnmower...."..ROFL
Please forgive me for this possibly silly question: at 5:49 when you use that hammer, do you recommend that it be a brass hammer or can any sledge hammer be used? Or possibly a dead blow hammer? I have this exact machine and exact issue. Thanks.
I wonder if you should put some rtv silicone on the sump cover gasket or just install dry?
ty so much
Taryl I have a Troy bilt 42” rider with a Kohler courage 20 hp. Can the bottom crank shaft oil seal be changed without removing the motor?
Hey guy's I'm sure you have plenty of people asking you to do video's, so here is mine. Can you do one on that crappy Kohler courage throttle and governor adjustment from scratch. Iv'e been looking for one on youtube for a while and can't find one. Great video's guys keep them up.
I had this same engine! it would never crank after i was bout to scrap it, it only needed a intake valve adjustment and i was mad!!!!
This is classic! What's next lawnmower Rockford Files??
You’re the best! My Husqvarna and Ariens Ikon are the worst. Lawn getting longer and they won’t start. I hear rubbing.
" Just Tighten them Down" dang it! " We ain't building a Church here"! Love it.
Would it be OK to also use JB Weld inside the block to seal the crack?
Hi Taryl, Great Vids !!! A quick question if'n I may; On my Engine, The bolt/ shaft on the crankshaft Balancer will not turn? Is it supposed to? I'm a guessin' it's seized ? Also, does the nut/head end go up or the hex end ? Thanks !!!
very good u videos is the best others 100%
Taryl- my cover is fighting me to go back on like yours was. Ive spun the shaft with channel locks, ive removed and tried again, ive tried tapping it with dead blow hammer lightly. I cant get the cover to finish seating the last 1/4"-5/16". Any ideas? (same engine, same exact service was done)
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I have a kohler Command 15 Pro Series. The bottom gasket just started leaking a little. Do you have a video fix for the replacement of the gasket or should not worry about it?
Great Video as usual, You pointed out and mentioned the counter Balance, I have the same engine, vibrates and shakes. All the motor mount bolts are tight. Thinking the counter balance could be bad. Do you have a opinion or comment. I know it's hard to diagnose something over the phone or on this forum. Thanks again for a great video. George STL
Rebuilding a Foote 4360-5 transaxle...hear two sides on the grease...00 oil & Bentonite ...which would you suggest?
I noticed you didn't use Permatex does that gasket needs any kind rvt sealant on it