I just got my wiring harness on my 1450 sorted out, along with a new ignition switch, everything worked great, while working I cleaned the engine down good with engine degrease, wash down etc, cleaned up really great. A test drive showed some oil/gunk coming out of the head, so I pulled the head to find some hear break. Just a rough measurement the block will need bored, a new piston, rings, that's just from what I could see with the head off, I'm sure the bottom end would need some work as well. The valve side of the piston had a 1/8" wear on the piston, rings was the only thing holding any compression if they were holding enough ? The motor ran really well, I would have never guessed it.
So now being my funds are gone for any type of high priced rebuild I have a Onan 140 Elite that come from a Cub 2140 that looks like an updated Kohler k321, I have sit it in, and now I will be using this engine to power the 1450. Does anyone know anything about the Onan, it was made by Cummins, 140 Elite from what I gather it's a very expensive top of the line engine, OHV, supposed to also be balanced really good, I hope it has the power the Kohler did. Everything on the Onan looks like a updated version of the K321, the offset shaft, even the flange that bolts to the motor for the drive shaft is the same, the 4 bolt holes line right up, I done a quick search for the parts schematic and the cub 2140 is also a shaft drive. If anyone knows anything good or bad about the Onan before I get to far into this I would appreciate it.
So now being my funds are gone for any type of high priced rebuild I have a Onan 140 Elite that come from a Cub 2140 that looks like an updated Kohler k321, I have sit it in, and now I will be using this engine to power the 1450. Does anyone know anything about the Onan, it was made by Cummins, 140 Elite from what I gather it's a very expensive top of the line engine, OHV, supposed to also be balanced really good, I hope it has the power the Kohler did. Everything on the Onan looks like a updated version of the K321, the offset shaft, even the flange that bolts to the motor for the drive shaft is the same, the 4 bolt holes line right up, I done a quick search for the parts schematic and the cub 2140 is also a shaft drive. If anyone knows anything good or bad about the Onan before I get to far into this I would appreciate it.