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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      I figured out the oil level issue. The ‘1.9’ in the manual is pints not quarts. So it’s only supposed to hold a little less than 1 quart.
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      F150… reacted to ripcord's post in the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil with Like Like.
      What you describe about less consumption for the first hour makes perfect sense. After an hour the engine and oil are hotter than at...
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      I was wrong. It’s a horizontal shaft engine. I was thinking in terms of piston travel direction. It’s a V twin with the crankshaft...
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      I topped it off with Valvoline 20w50 today and it’s visibly much thicker than the 30 when pouring out of the bottle. We’ll see what...
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      I can assure you that my engine uses 10w30 MUCH faster than straight 30w. I don’t know enough about it to explain though.
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      Just trying to give a complete picture
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      A multigrade behaves like the lower number at lower temps and like the higher number once the temp rises. I speculate that the 10w30...
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      It is an old engine but it doesn’t leak or smoke. It runs great. I’ll probably try some 40W but I think that I’ve proven that a...
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      I mentioned in the first post that it isn’t a screw in dipstick. It’s the style that was used on car engines for years. I also relayed...
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      F150… replied to the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil.
      The cooling fins on the drivers side were mostly clean. I had to open the shroud on that side to peck on the starter bending one day and...
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      F150… posted the thread Older Kohler K17 using oil in Lawn Mower and Small Engine.
      I’ve got an early 80’s mower with a vertical shaft K17 series 2 that is air cooled and has an oil pump/filter. The guy I bought it from...
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