bought a craigslist special as a spare. question?

[Ralph Q]

Hey Russ. Do you think I ave a blown seal or something, I can't see how I got water in the oil. I think the guy that sold it to me changed the oil right before I got there.

 

[Russ Johnson]

You may have bad water seals in the pump, cracked pistons, or it could just be the damaged oil cap allowing water in to the oil.

 

[Ralph Q]

Russ if you haven't ordered that cap yet, don't bother. I'm pretty sure either the seal is bad or pistons are cracked. I changed the oil and started it up. Water in the oil, air bubbles the works. I believe I got hosed. Hopefully the engine is good. I'll buy a 4 gpm pump and slap it on.

 

[Russ Johnson]

Ralph, it's already on the way to you. We don't screw around with orders.

Call me. Let's get the head off it and see what's up in there. May be easier and cheaper to fix than full replacement.

If you do want to replace, I'd recommend AR's RKV5G40 or the RKV5.5G40, 5 gpm and 5.5 gpm respectively.

 

[Ralph Q]

Ok. I saw red chunks come out when I emptied the oil. if that means anything. Before I order a pump for it I want o make sure the engine is worth anything. It didn't sound to good. I put the new unloader on it and it seemed to tax the engine pretty good. I think I just got ripped off good.

 

[Russ Johnson]

The only thing red is the busted up oil cap.

Check the air filter on the engine. A clogged filter will rob an engine of a ton of power.
Maybe the nozzle is the wrong size and the unloader is turned down too tightly. At 4.5 gpm, you can't expect more than 2800 to 3000 psi tops with a 13 hp.

 

[CL Scott]

Hey Carlton,

It's Carlon. No 't'... CL is fine.

 

[Dan Manley]

Sorry to hear this....craigslist is either a hit or a miss

 

[Ralph Q]

Yeah. I knew it was too good to be true. I think I have an engine out of the deal. And when I decide too I'll probably rebuild the pump.