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Re: My Kohler K321 14HP rebuild thread

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:39 pm
by propane1
Seems like it should not have moved Eugen, by the discription on the ad. :106:

Noel

Re: My Kohler K321 14HP rebuild thread

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:08 pm
by Eugen
Now I'm wondering why the insert didn't read the instructions! :pullhair:

Ok, on a serious note, here why I think it failed. The insert isn't flared, but it has on the top outer rim no thread, rather a knurled surface which should stop the insert from travelling lower down the hole. I must've trusted this feature and used just simple blue thread locker instead of jb weld. The insert was sticking about 1/8 below the head surface, enough for the valve to hit it. It could've been worse and damage the head, as the cast isn't thick at all in that area.