lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
My neighbor has a 2006 Troy Built riding mower. She stopped using it last spring for various reasons:
-It was throwing the deck belt often...which I figured out was caused by a mechanic of hers replacing one of the deck spindles with one that had an undersized pulley on top. I replaced the pulley and...no more belt throwing.
-It wasn't starting...which I tracked down to the solenoid being shot on the carburetor...I replaced the whole carb (should have seen the gunk that came out of it)...and boom engine starts
-Once I got it running, I checked the oil (OK) and took it out for a test mow on her lawn. As I worked it, the deck ran fine. High fives! But wait.
The damn thing started leaking oil like a sieve. After I parked it, I checked the carburetor, and found oil in the intake.
It still starts and runs.
Did this thing just plain blow the living snot out of its head gasket? Do they get brittle or prone to failure if they sit around too long?
The head gasket kit with bolts and such is about 45 bucks at repairclinic.com
Before ordering that, what should I disassemble and inspect?
The engine is a Kohler SV590-0017, if that helps.
-It was throwing the deck belt often...which I figured out was caused by a mechanic of hers replacing one of the deck spindles with one that had an undersized pulley on top. I replaced the pulley and...no more belt throwing.
-It wasn't starting...which I tracked down to the solenoid being shot on the carburetor...I replaced the whole carb (should have seen the gunk that came out of it)...and boom engine starts
-Once I got it running, I checked the oil (OK) and took it out for a test mow on her lawn. As I worked it, the deck ran fine. High fives! But wait.
The damn thing started leaking oil like a sieve. After I parked it, I checked the carburetor, and found oil in the intake.
It still starts and runs.
Did this thing just plain blow the living snot out of its head gasket? Do they get brittle or prone to failure if they sit around too long?
The head gasket kit with bolts and such is about 45 bucks at repairclinic.com
Before ordering that, what should I disassemble and inspect?
The engine is a Kohler SV590-0017, if that helps.