Ebay carb or rebuild the carb...

[Fdildine]

Thanks for the info. I'll try to pick up a PCV valve and resistor wire on Thursday. Once I get those I'll put it back together and see how it goes.

[racerone3]

Check to be sure that the oil isn't way overfilled and also smelling of gas. typically when you have a loss of spark you may blow a lot of fuel past the rings into thee crankcase. this thins and overfills the oil. This is really the only thing ive ever seen to make one of these engines puke a lot of oil back out the vent

[Fdildine]

The oil level was ok when I started this process. I just changed it so it will be good. Now I have to wait for my parts to arrive to put everything back together. Hopefully I won't have too many parts left over... LOL!

[Fdildine]

Well the engine is pretty clean and no obvious gasket leaks. I'm still waiting in my parts to come in and I'm putting it together very slowly and deliberately, making sure the engine shrouds line up how their supposed to so I don't get any sparking again... I found the culprit that was causing the sparks. One of the wires coming out from behind the flywheel is chafed right where I saw the sparks at. I guess I'll be pulling the fly wheel. Shout out to my father for leaving his tools to me when he passed. He was a mechanic that could diagnose a engine over the phone, really he was that good. Well I have every socket from about 3/8 to 1 1/2" but not the size I need of about 1 3/16" or the metric size.... What size should I look for to remove the flywheel on my '93 16 HP Vangard?

[Fdildine]

Here we go, I repaired the wire coming from the alternator/stator. I put everything back together along with the new breather and the wire that kills the motor that runs between the coils. I put the motor back in "IT." Put all the wires and fuel line back on. IT runs like a top! Thanks for all the help and advice while I started my Max II adventure. Next is repairing the flexible exhaust and a new belt and putting a red spring in the clutch. Thank again to everyone!

[dirtdobber]

I'm glad you got it solved

[Fdildine]

Who would have thought 27 MPH would be so much fun!!!!

[dirtdobber]

Wow! Sounds like you got it fine tuned.

[Fdildine]

Thanks, it is a near 30 year old machine so all things considered it is great. Thanks again for all the wisdom!

[J0nny216]

Good to hear you got it all together and running well. I finally got my 95 started but it was pouring smoke and I know gas got into my oil. I think I will be looking for a new carb and fuel pump, and while I'm at it a new pcv.

[mfenmor]

I just ran into the same problem with my kohler 20. Popping thru carb off idle. I tried everything to diagnose the problem, and changed many parts. The final test revealed the problem. Use a good bore scope, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 , check cylinder bores thru the spark plug holes.
Seems a mouse started a two bedroom apartment under my tins around both cylinders. Over heated engine and scored both cylinders.
I fixed it by installing a Kubota WG750 3 cylinder water cooled engine.