HEY GUYS.... STEVE B & BIG STEVE are FAMOUS! I saw their picture on the Internet yesterday!
Someone on an off-topic forum snapped them @ Half Century of Progress. Steve B on his 782 and BIG STEVE and someone else, (sorry I didn't recognize him) on Steve's hayrack with the home-made but factory-looking hoist. And just to show his craftsmanship off He had the bed of the rack raised a bit so BIG STEVE's feet didn't drag on the ground!
CHARLES LAMB - On your grandson's K241, PLEASE don't bore the block .030" O/S unless it needs it. Yes, displacement equals horsepower, but I really don't think you'll EVER see or feel the difference the .295 CID difference between +.010" O/S & +.030" O/S makes but I guarantee you'll see a difference in the balance of your checkbook when you have to hunt up a different block or sleeve the bore when you need to rebuild the engine next time. Kohler doesn't make K-series engines anymore so the number of rebuildable engines is finite now.
And yes, replace the points pushrod, and yes, there is NO rod bearing inserts, just a plasma coating on the wear surface of the conn rod, but you DID see the HUGE ball type main bearings correct? I've only heard of ONE person replacing valve guides on a K301 Kohler. If it was Me building this motor, I wouldn't bother. While I agree with MATT G., that many do replace the gov. gear assembly, governor shaft, & brass nut, I've only ever replaced ONE cross shaft when the machine shop broke the one I left in the block by mishandling the block. They didn't even tell me they broke it and charged me for the replacement part. The shop was only 5 mles from my house and I've NEVER been back in the place since, I now drive about 70 miles to a "Great" automotive machine shop.
ANYHOW, you can replace all that stuff. But my normal rebuild includes a .010" O/S piston & rings, new Kohler rod, normally .010" U/S on a reground crankshaft, new exh valve, all new gaskets & seals, regrind the intake valve & seat & exh valve seat, carb rebuild, new points & condensor, new spark plug, and careful assembly being meticulous about keeping everything clean.
Putting the engine back together is the FUN PART.
