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Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:38 am
by Eugen
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 12:54 pm
by DavidBarkey
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:29 pm
by Eugen
Worked the loader today for about a half hour. Temperature near the spark plug with the IR device was around 248F or 120 Celsius.
Why do you think this is high @Propane57 ?
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:44 am
by propane1
Just seems hot Eugen. Your getting to low oven cookin temperature there. Maybe that’s what it’s supposed to be.
Is that with the engine running or shut off. If shut off, how long is it off before you test it. I’m gunna run my 224 with in the next few days and I’ll see what it is.
Noel
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:09 am
by DavidBarkey
Eugen wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:29 pm
Worked the loader today for about a half hour. Temperature near the spark plug with the IR device was around 248F or 120 Celsius.
Why do you think this is high @Propane57 ?
Sounds reasonable , you would expect the head to have some heat seeing that is where the fire is . Internal temps need to be over 212F to burn off condensation. So if you consider 218F to be minimum internal temp , 248F is only 30 F above that where the fire is . Now as long as it stay around there and doe not continue to climb up and up . All should be ok in my mind .
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 2:33 pm
by Eugen
The do hickey has been installed. Temp sensor between the head and spark plug.
Did some work with the tractor. The temperature stabilized at 312.8F or 156C.
This is the loader tractor, 644.
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:32 pm
by propane1
Get the cookware out Eugen. And you could cook supper while your using the tractor.
Noel
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:31 pm
by Eugen
Propane57 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:32 pm
Get the cookware out Eugen. And you could cook supper while your using the tractor.
Noel
Maybe I make cookies
Seriously now, unless someone else can prove otherwise this temperature at the spark plug is perfectly healthy.
By the way I checked timing with the ohm meter and points and the mark on the flywheel, it seems fine.
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:33 pm
by Spike188
@Eugen did you sandwitch a thermocoupler between the plug and head.
Re: Kohler K-series engine temperature
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:35 pm
by Eugen
Spike188 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:33 pm
@Eugen did you sandwitch a thermocoupler between the plug and head.
Yes! Got this on sale