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You're right SM. I'm starting to mix up the Chonda threads!
Joel
Joel
Chondas Strike Again
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I have started to do a cross reference on parts. I have an 11HP Chonda with over 2000 hours on it. My friend has a Honda GX 340. I have ordered piston rings carb rebuild kit and spark plugs and a governor spring using his GX340 manual. All parts were a direct fit. The Chinese make a muffler for the GX engines that is OE quality and bolts right on to the Chonda (Jenn Feng) engine. The muffler is way better quality than the OE Chonda. I have done the same when we lost the gas cap on the kids Go Kart. I referenced a 6.5 GC owners manual to buy the gas cap and it was a direct fit. The most work I had to do was the piston rings. I ordered .0010 oversize and ground down .0008 of edge.
Originally Posted By: yeehaw1960
One of the head bolts loosened. The owner tried to tighten it and it did like most bolts on a 3-year old Chonda...it twisted off. I have a bolt, but don't want to spend $40 on a gasket set to get a head gasket. I'll put one of the 4 or 5 HP Briggs engines I have laying all over the place on it instead. I am keeping all parts from dead Chondas from now on though!
Was the owner using a torque wrench when he twisted off the head bolt? A dab of blue Locktite on essential fasteners can save a lot of misery down the road....
One of the head bolts loosened. The owner tried to tighten it and it did like most bolts on a 3-year old Chonda...it twisted off. I have a bolt, but don't want to spend $40 on a gasket set to get a head gasket. I'll put one of the 4 or 5 HP Briggs engines I have laying all over the place on it instead. I am keeping all parts from dead Chondas from now on though!
Was the owner using a torque wrench when he twisted off the head bolt? A dab of blue Locktite on essential fasteners can save a lot of misery down the road....
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