need new engine for log splitter--help!

[wood181]

It runs!

Ok, I put all this great advice together, and I put some liquid wrench down the plug hole, moved the crank until the intake valve was open, put a lot more liquid wrench in there and let it sit for a while. Then I put some sae30 oil down the hole and started turning it over by hand and it was coming loose. I let it sit overnight again put it all back together and it fired up. Smoked like heck spitting junk all over the garage floor. I ran it for 5 minutes, split a couple pieces of wood, changed the oil and split for an hour. Gonna change oil again and see what it looks like coming out. The 1st time I changed it, the oil was full of metallic shavings, just like when I broke in a new gsxr 600 motor years ago, looks like metallic paint.

Going to try to attach a pic of my boys who help me move and stack the firewood. Good little buckaroos!

2 more thoughts on the splitter, 1. I wish it had a cradle, and 2. I wish the exhaust was pointed further away from me.....other than that, I think it does a good job for a $300.00 splitter. Yes, I picked it up for 300 a year and a half ago :msp_thumbup: In the pic is an old dead elm we just split, and its going straight to the wood room.

A new engine will have to wait for now.........Thanks to all !!!!!!

 

[greenskeeper]

When the B&S engine on my splitter finally quits (going on 14yrs now) it will be replaced with a diesel. Both our vehicles are diesel and I hate having a mixed fleet

 

[dave_376]

looks like a nice splitter for $300!!! Around here all I can find are beat up 22 ton huskys for $900, I can buy one new for that price on sale.

 

[GeeVee]

+1

PLUS DUECE

You may find a squadron of mice, that were just tired, and some fresh rubber on their treadmill, lets them get back to work....

 

[jimbo64]

Ok, I put all this great advice together, and I put some liquid wrench down the plug hole, moved the crank until the intake valve was open, put a lot more liquid wrench in there and let it sit for a while. Then I put some sae30 oil down the hole and started turning it over by hand and it was coming loose. I let it sit overnight again put it all back together and it fired up. Smoked like heck spitting junk all over the garage floor. I ran it for 5 minutes, split a couple pieces of wood, changed the oil and split for an hour. Gonna change oil again and see what it looks like coming out. The 1st time I changed it, the oil was full of metallic shavings, just like when I broke in a new gsxr 600 motor years ago, looks like metallic paint.

Going to try to attach a pic of my boys who help me move and stack the firewood. Good little buckaroos!

2 more thoughts on the splitter, 1. I wish it had a cradle, and 2. I wish the exhaust was pointed further away from me.....other than that, I think it does a good job for a $300.00 splitter. Yes, I picked it up for 300 a year and a half ago :msp_thumbup: In the pic is an old dead elm we just split, and its going straight to the wood room.

A new engine will have to wait for now.........Thanks to all !!!!!!

try a magnetic drain plug-be surprised whats floating in there and you don't need scored cylinder

 

[doug4k]

nice work. now you got time to look for a deal on a new engine.

 

[kd460]

Surf the craigslist for a $50 or $75 snowblower with a 5-7 hp engine that still runs.

Yep! Depending upon the style (horizontal vs vertical) lots of lawnmowers on craigslist for cheap as well. Got a spare for my huske splitter. It's a Kawasaki engine on a mower for a whopping 20 bucks. KD

 

[ponyexpress976]

with some pipe and a few elbows from the hardware store, you can point the exhaust anywhere.

 

[wood181]

well, I was digging around in the shed, started the snow blower up to get ready for winter, and realized I had another snowblower that wasnt it great shape but the motor runs perfect, a tecumseh 5hp horizontal shaft......... hmmmmmmmmm wonder if that would work as a replacement for the briggs? Not that I need it right now though, I changed oil one more time and the briggs is running great! and that snowblower was free!

 

[Kroman]

Slick50

Throwing this out there...would it help him to take the plug out and pour some Marvel Mystery or ATF down the spark plug hole and let it sit a couple days before trying to wrench it? (Put the plug back in to cap it, remove before wrenching!)

I'm no mechanic, but I know they do such stuff on antique tractors quite often when they're trying to get a tractor going that's stuck from sitting around.

I'm a firm believer of slick50, in goes in regardless of what it is. It could save a situation such as this. Forumulated to prevent freeze-ups just like this. So, when rebuilding and or replacing the oil, just add a few ounces of this good stuff to the crank case. And, yes I would use Marv's MO for just this thing. Peace

 

[Kroman]

Slick50

Throwing this out there...would it help him to take the plug out and pour some Marvel Mystery or ATF down the spark plug hole and let it sit a couple days before trying to wrench it? (Put the plug back in to cap it, remove before wrenching!)

I'm no mechanic, but I know they do such stuff on antique tractors quite often when they're trying to get a tractor going that's stuck from sitting around.

I'm a firm believer of slick50, it goes in regardless of what it is. It could save a situation such as this. Formulated to prevent freeze-ups just like this. So, when rebuilding and or replacing the oil, just add a few ounces of this good stuff to the crank case. And, yes I would use Marv's MO for just this thing. Peace

 

[mesupra]

+1 on the Habor Freight Predator 6.5 engine on sale right now for $99. Pretty hard to beat.

 

[Butch(OH)]

When the B&S engine on my splitter finally quits (going on 14yrs now) it will be replaced with a diesel. Both our vehicles are diesel and I hate having a mixed fleet

Yup, same here. I dont have a thing against the Chinese Honda clones but when the BS gets hard to start or eats itself up on my Husky splitter I have a brand new 6HP Yanmar diesel to replace it.

 

[Mac88]

Yup, same here. I dont have a thing against the Chinese Honda clones but when the BS gets hard to start or eats itself up on my Husky splitter I have a brand new 6HP Yanmar diesel to replace it.

Which Yannie ya got? I lean toward the 2TNV70 series, 13.5 HP or so. You can throttle them back and they'll last forever. Good little 2 cyl diesel. Quite a bit pricier than the Predator though.

 

[treesrgreat]

splittter replacement motor

I have a wood splitter that is 30+ years old and had been looking for a B&S replacement on Craigslist for a while. A new B&S here
are $225+. The motor still ran on the splitter, but used oil and was hard to start. I didn't need one immediatley, so I would search on Craigslist for "garden tiller" often. Most older, and some newer front tine tillers use the B&S 5hp horzontal out put shaft on that style of tillers. I finally found one that was on a tiller as a replacement motor and nearly new, with 2 hours of run time on it for $100. I found many in the price range I was interested in, ($35-$75) but always was 75 to 100+ miles from me. With that style of tiller seems not many hours are put on them. It bolted on perfectly, has a bunch of compression and runs great, and.... uses no oil. I had looked at the Harbor Freight models also, and heard good things about them. Just wanted to stay USA I guess with parts for the B&S just down the road from me. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[husky455rancher]

ive had the harbor freight 6.5 for prolly 3 years now. it runs like a top and sips fuel. the motor is awesome plain and simple!

 

[Butch(OH)]

Which Yannie ya got? I lean toward the 2TNV70 series, 13.5 HP or so. You can throttle them back and they'll last forever. Good little 2 cyl diesel. Quite a bit pricier than the Predator though.

I have an NOS L70 electric start. I also have a 3.5HP L40 neat little engine.

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[porta mill]

second the harbor freight engines , cheep easy install and sip fuel and on a clod day like today two pulls and it fired .I have had it on my splitter for almost a year now and no problems.