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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Craigp on November 07, 2012, 11:50:14 am

Title: TM engine problem
Post by: Craigp on November 07, 2012, 11:50:14 am

Has anyone had this?

20hp Briggs and Stratton engine, v twin, the fly wheel seems to be not in the centre, it scraps the surround when starting, sounds horrible, and ideas what that could be?

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: jon barnes on November 07, 2012, 12:01:07 pm

bearing on the shaft?  do you get any side to side movement on the shaft?

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: john rees on November 07, 2012, 01:39:01 pm

could be a loose cowling? or one of the coils come loose and rubbing against the flywheel?

                                                John

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: Craigp on November 07, 2012, 04:19:34 pm

Ok thanks, I'll investigate both of those, if it is a bearing on the shaft is that a difficult job to do?

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: jon barnes on November 07, 2012, 04:34:27 pm

involves taking the engine to pieces so not exactly a 5 minute job

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: Craigp on November 07, 2012, 07:11:07 pm

I was afriaid you was going say that.  ;D

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: Neil Williams on November 07, 2012, 07:35:49 pm

If the flywheel is running off centre I think you'll know about because it will be trying to shake the machine to bits.

Title: Re: TM engine problem
Post by: richie on November 09, 2012, 01:32:45 am

I have known this problem a few times and in each case it was the cowling that had moved.