I'm doing an engine transplant on one of my GT19s. The one with the KT "type 1" had a rod decide it needed to leave.
That's kinda ok/expected, as when I got this one it was "locked up"//and not expected to run again/ according to the PO, anyway. (I bought it for the rear PTO, and the tiller that was attached, at the time) so, the fact that I got it running, and got any use out of it was kind of a surprise, anyhow. Ended up the starter bendix was stuck "out" and had corroded in place, was what was holding it in a "frozen"/bound up state at the time.
I have an 18hp Magnum that I've been hanging onto just for one of these 2 tractors, I actually thought I'd be putting it on the "other" GT19 instead. That would be the one that I (mostly just) blow snow with.
I have 1 little problem with the transplant. The replacement engine has an oil filter that the original engine did not. Back when I thought the original engine was "shot" the 1st time, I did set this one in place on this frame. But I had a problem. I smashed the oil filter, on the frame gusset that I've seen on some of these tractors that have twin cyl engines, my other S/GT series Ariens with single cylinder engines don't have.
I did buy a (used) remote mount oil filter adapter via Ebay, since then/ just waiting for this swap. Just lacking the gasket, where it mounts to the block.
This gusset protrudes on the outside of the frame at a 45*, and blends into the vertical wall of the frame just at the edge of where the grill bolts to the frame.
A couple of months ago I bought a rear PTO driven leaf sucker that mounts to the 3 point and runs off the rear PTO.
I noticed that the PO of that lawn vac has a GT18 that this vac had come to him with. with very much the same M18 as what I have here, ready to go on.
I went back and asked if I could have a look at his GT18 as this was right after having blown that Type 1 KT. I wanted to see how Ariens had done this install when all was brand new. This guy's GT18 has the filter, and it's directly screwed onto the block, no remote mount. I saw that this gusset I speak of was there, just "extended" before the 45* part "curves up" towards the vertical edge of the frame. I should have taken measurements to compare/ or at least a pic or 2 but I didn't.
Can one of you guys that has a GT18 or maybe a GT20, check on this for me/ and let me know how much longer that gusset extends, as compared to the ones with the twins that don't have an oil filter? A pic of the front right side near the filter area would even be a big help.
I cut that gusset back an inch and 1/2 before it curves "upwards" towards the top vertical edge of the frame, ground all the welds off, and saved that piece I removed. The top edge of the frame in that same area, angles upwards in line with this outer gusset/ I cut that part of the vertical wall of the frame out "square" and came up just behind the rearward mounting hole for the grille.
I plan to move the cut off piece of the outer gusset forward/ as I remember that GT18 being, and weld in a filler "extender" piece to preserve the rigidity of everything. I just need to know "how much" to move it.
That's kinda ok/expected, as when I got this one it was "locked up"//and not expected to run again/ according to the PO, anyway. (I bought it for the rear PTO, and the tiller that was attached, at the time) so, the fact that I got it running, and got any use out of it was kind of a surprise, anyhow. Ended up the starter bendix was stuck "out" and had corroded in place, was what was holding it in a "frozen"/bound up state at the time.
I have an 18hp Magnum that I've been hanging onto just for one of these 2 tractors, I actually thought I'd be putting it on the "other" GT19 instead. That would be the one that I (mostly just) blow snow with.
I have 1 little problem with the transplant. The replacement engine has an oil filter that the original engine did not. Back when I thought the original engine was "shot" the 1st time, I did set this one in place on this frame. But I had a problem. I smashed the oil filter, on the frame gusset that I've seen on some of these tractors that have twin cyl engines, my other S/GT series Ariens with single cylinder engines don't have.
I did buy a (used) remote mount oil filter adapter via Ebay, since then/ just waiting for this swap. Just lacking the gasket, where it mounts to the block.
This gusset protrudes on the outside of the frame at a 45*, and blends into the vertical wall of the frame just at the edge of where the grill bolts to the frame.
A couple of months ago I bought a rear PTO driven leaf sucker that mounts to the 3 point and runs off the rear PTO.
I noticed that the PO of that lawn vac has a GT18 that this vac had come to him with. with very much the same M18 as what I have here, ready to go on.
I went back and asked if I could have a look at his GT18 as this was right after having blown that Type 1 KT. I wanted to see how Ariens had done this install when all was brand new. This guy's GT18 has the filter, and it's directly screwed onto the block, no remote mount. I saw that this gusset I speak of was there, just "extended" before the 45* part "curves up" towards the vertical edge of the frame. I should have taken measurements to compare/ or at least a pic or 2 but I didn't.
Can one of you guys that has a GT18 or maybe a GT20, check on this for me/ and let me know how much longer that gusset extends, as compared to the ones with the twins that don't have an oil filter? A pic of the front right side near the filter area would even be a big help.
I cut that gusset back an inch and 1/2 before it curves "upwards" towards the top vertical edge of the frame, ground all the welds off, and saved that piece I removed. The top edge of the frame in that same area, angles upwards in line with this outer gusset/ I cut that part of the vertical wall of the frame out "square" and came up just behind the rearward mounting hole for the grille.
I plan to move the cut off piece of the outer gusset forward/ as I remember that GT18 being, and weld in a filler "extender" piece to preserve the rigidity of everything. I just need to know "how much" to move it.
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