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Posted by Dave C on July 21, 2008, 1:18 pm
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http://tewarehouse.com/Catalog/0579
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:54:30 -0700 (PDT), stryped
>Where are the cheapest places to look for the rod?
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>> If the case is ok and no scores on the cylinder then you are in good
>> shape to put a new connecting rod in the thing and get a few more
>> years on it.
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>> Tecumseh engines are very prone to this, in fact the rule around here
>> is never start a Tecumseh from the side only the front as it is that
>> common to throw a rod in the things, especially in the first startup
>> in the spring.
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>> The part is cheap in the 15 buck range and most good shops will have
>> them in stock. (I wonder why they are best sellers)
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>> http://tewarehouse.com/Catalog/0579has a range of rods for your
>> particular model
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>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:50:20 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
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>> >stryped wrote:
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>> >> I have an early 80's Troy bilt horse tiller. I was telling you the
>> >> other day that it "blew up". It is a heavy cast iron techumseh 6 horse
>> >> elctric start engine. I took it slightly apart this weekend.. I was
>> >> able to move the piston rod assembly out the top with my hand. The
>> >> only thing that seems wrong is the bottom of the rod that attaches to
>> >> the crank disintergrated. Can I fix this by just replacing the rod and
>> >> using the existing piston/rings? The crank journal the best I could
>> >> tell did not have any chunks or anythign missing from it.
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>> >> It seems alot cheaper than buying a new engine. I only use the tiller
>> >> in the summers to till between the rows of my garden.
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>> > Is the crank in good shape. If it is, _I_ would try it.- Hide quoted text
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> I have an early 80's Troy bilt horse tiller. I was telling you the
> other day that it "blew up". It is a heavy cast iron techumseh 6 horse
> elctric start engine. I took it slightly apart this weekend.. I was
> able to move the piston rod assembly out the top with my hand. The
> only thing that seems wrong is the bottom of the rod that attaches to
> the crank disintergrated. Can I fix this by just replacing the rod and
> using the existing piston/rings? The crank journal the best I could
> tell did not have any chunks or anythign missing from it.
>
> It seems alot cheaper than buying a new engine. I only use the tiller
> in the summers to till between the rows of my garden.