This is paul at Paul's Outdoor Power Equipment. I have a lincoln ranger 8 with a bad Onan engine. Is there a Kohler spec engine I can usne to replace my engine with.

Likely the carburetor inlet needle valve not closing. Remove carburetor bowl and check for debris. If nothing found, replace needle and fuel filter.

engines don't "pull" fuel to carb , it either gravity flows (tank over top carb) there or its pumped there , I do believe the kohler engines from 8 hp thru 25 hp use a vacuum activated fuel pump (three hoses on it) these do go bad over time and need replaced , also there are fuel filters on all these engines that need to be replaced seasonally they are not cleanable there disposable

[PDF]Ranger 225 Product Info - Lincoln Electric

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Lincoln ElectricENGINE DRIVEN WELDERS ... 50-225A DC 15-25V CV Welding ... Ranger® 225) for aluminum and other alloy welding. .... equipped with valve for gas flow.

Kohler Small Engine Connecting Rod Torques

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Engine Connecting Rod Torques for Kohler small engines used on a variety of outdoor power equipment applications. ... Series, Engine Model, Engine Type, Rod Torque .....K-SERIES, K662, Air Cooled Horizontal Crankshaft Twin, 35 ft-lb.

Check movement of the governor arm without it running. You should be able to move it by hand. If it is stuck, it could be the idle solenoid, or possibly something else more major.

Hi, you can search on amazon for replacement parts. here: Amazon com ranger 8 onan engine parts. I hope I have helped. Cheers

by any chance welder has set for a while, or maybe got water in feul , simply drain carb, drain located at bottom of feul bowl, notice if water comes out ,its normal to get a little water thru years of use , try to drtain in container if possible, replace feul filter , and try to clean feul bowl out best you can , give it a try

Two options here:

1) The one i will suggest... send it to an authorized repair shop. Check with your local welding shop/store (Praxair has direct connection with the anywhere), they will ship it down to an authorized dealer.

2) If you are a mechanic or know how to change head gaskets, then take model and serial number of your engine (p.e.Kohler, onan or honda) and go to a autoparts shop and ask for the gasket, then just replace it.

here is website for kohler

http://www.kohlerplus.com/main_frame.asp

select command pro twin

then select tp2428c service manual

it has all the details you need

cheers hope it helps

paul

my 20 hp onan won't start it's getting fuel and spark. it will fire and almost run then stop. and a few times poped back through the carb. it has good compresson .and the flywheel key has been replaced