Great repair. Definitely some hard work done. I have an exmark with a V twin Kawasaki. How hard would it be to take the exhaust off on the mower?? Got some welding on the muffler that I have to do it and don't want to fry any of the electronic parts.
@@thistlehillfarmstead9131 thank you. Mowers are really expensive and I just don't want to destroy my electrical system or worse have a fire. I appreciate you. Maybe a video tutorial.
Is this a special fx730v or normal one from online? Because at one time I thought the Kawasaki engines that came brand new on the mower had special mounting patterns to fit the John Deere mowers. Just didn’t know if you had to get a special one made for John Deere mowers or a normal Kawasaki FX730V.
Not special. Here is the unboxing video - th-cam.com/video/ZNdA9YbnGns/w-d-xo.html I just had to ensure the shaft length and diameter matched the original engine. The bolt pattern was the same.
That red wire is coming from the positive terminal of the battery, going to the starter solenoid and then to the the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator is that black thing on the engine with the three terminals. The voltage regulator takes the current from the engine alternator once the engine is running and sends a regulated current back to the battery to charge it without overcharging it. Here are two great videos explaining how to test a Voltage regulator from THEMOWERMEDIC1 th-cam.com/video/THrqULtXd24/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/SER0Z39nLNY/w-d-xo.html Leave him a comment and tell him I sent you. Hope this helps.
I wanted to keep the mower as it came from the factor. It came with an FX730v so I decided to go back with the same engine. I did consider going with a little for HP since I was replacing it anyway, or maybe a EFI engine, but I decided against it. The FX801v from Carrol Stream (where I bought my engine) is $2,179.00 for 25.5 HP and the FX730v was $1,659.00 for 23.5 HP. Is 2 HP worth $520.00? It's debatable.
@@thistlehillfarmstead9131put the same motor on my Hustler Super Mini Z - came with the FH721V but put a new FX730 on it. Similar price as stated except I had to get the exhaust too since the old header was slightly different. I looked at several other larger motors but people don’t realize the price to match the shaft, adapt the exhaust, and to make sure it all fits is not worth the hassle. I’ve got around 100hrs on my motor now. Had a coil go bad which was disappointing to say the least. Also I’ve got a hard start condition that I’ve been having to use a jump pack to workaround. Once it starts it runs fine. I found elsewhere the valve lash can get out of whack and mimic electrical issues - after this season I’ll check into that. Hopefully you’ve had a better time with your motor than I have. They’re great when they work.
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Can't wait to see it run.
me too, stay tuned
Is there a "part 2 of 2"?
Great repair. Definitely some hard work done. I have an exmark with a V twin Kawasaki. How hard would it be to take the exhaust off on the mower?? Got some welding on the muffler that I have to do it and don't want to fry any of the electronic parts.
thanks for the comment. I'll try anything once.
@@thistlehillfarmstead9131 thank you. Mowers are really expensive and I just don't want to destroy my electrical system or worse have a fire. I appreciate you. Maybe a video tutorial.
They make a special socket for that oil sending unit
Auhh, thanks. I was wondering why the regular sockets did not work.
Is this a special fx730v or normal one from online? Because at one time I thought the Kawasaki engines that came brand new on the mower had special mounting patterns to fit the John Deere mowers. Just didn’t know if you had to get a special one made for John Deere mowers or a normal Kawasaki FX730V.
Not special. Here is the unboxing video - th-cam.com/video/ZNdA9YbnGns/w-d-xo.html I just had to ensure the shaft length and diameter matched the original engine. The bolt pattern was the same.
At the very beginning of the video what is the purpose of the red wire you are installing what does it do
That red wire is coming from the positive terminal of the battery, going to the starter solenoid and then to the the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator is that black thing on the engine with the three terminals. The voltage regulator takes the current from the engine alternator once the engine is running and sends a regulated current back to the battery to charge it without overcharging it.
Here are two great videos explaining how to test a Voltage regulator from THEMOWERMEDIC1
th-cam.com/video/THrqULtXd24/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/SER0Z39nLNY/w-d-xo.html
Leave him a comment and tell him I sent you.
Hope this helps.
@@thistlehillfarmstead9131 thank you so much for the reply
why didn't you just put fx801v
I wanted to keep the mower as it came from the factor. It came with an FX730v so I decided to go back with the same engine.
I did consider going with a little for HP since I was replacing it anyway, or maybe a EFI engine, but I decided against it.
The FX801v from Carrol Stream (where I bought my engine) is $2,179.00 for 25.5 HP and the FX730v was $1,659.00 for 23.5 HP. Is 2 HP worth $520.00? It's debatable.
I do know the 25.5 is comparable to vanguard 37 now why do they lie in numbers
@@thistlehillfarmstead9131put the same motor on my Hustler Super Mini Z - came with the FH721V but put a new FX730 on it. Similar price as stated except I had to get the exhaust too since the old header was slightly different. I looked at several other larger motors but people don’t realize the price to match the shaft, adapt the exhaust, and to make sure it all fits is not worth the hassle.
I’ve got around 100hrs on my motor now. Had a coil go bad which was disappointing to say the least. Also I’ve got a hard start condition that I’ve been having to use a jump pack to workaround. Once it starts it runs fine. I found elsewhere the valve lash can get out of whack and mimic electrical issues - after this season I’ll check into that. Hopefully you’ve had a better time with your motor than I have. They’re great when they work.