TEARDOWN OF ANOTHER BLOWN UP 10HP TECUMSEH SNOWBLOWER ENGINE

[LaPavoniMac]

holy crap that's a big hole in the block!!!!!

[nruddle5]

my grandpa said out on the farm if an engine blew they would find all the peices of the block and epoxy it all back together and it would be good. is this possible? or is he just pulling my leg?

[openwheelmanic]

destroyed a connecting rod in my TEC H70 after pulling approx. 5300 rpms on my kart, fortunately it didn't go through the crankcase...going with an TEC HM100 with a billet rod this time around..

[daand12]

running low on oil is never good. That's why i check the oil every 150~200Km in my scooter ( its a 4-cycle

[Foxboss9]

If you look, you'll see metal transfer on the crank. The only way you get that is heat, And the only way you get that heat is low oil. When an engine fails from over reving 90% of the time it will bust the rod High(close to the piston). This failure is from low oil.

[tnw49735]

My 10 HP snowking stll runs awesome, moves a lot of snow. Oil gets changed every year with mobil 1. Bought new in 04.

[donyboy73]

@tnw49735 best thing you can do for your engine

[charger19691]

@donyboy73, were there a bad run of engines that Tecumseh put out? I have a 2006 Ariens 824 snowblower and I do take care of it and dont abuse it, however I'm afraid this will happen to me. I also use Mobil-1 synthetic oil as well. How many of these bad connecting rod issues have you seen?

[donyboy73]

@charger19691 i see quite a bit, usually it is from over-reving

[fidoshock321]

@donyboy73 where are you from if you dont mind me asking?

[donyboy73]

@fidoshock321 ontario canada

[TheRevlimiterfreak]

im rebuilding a 6 and a half hp tecumseh and im wondering how much a new piston would cost. the cylinder isnt bad i bored it out. the piston that was in it was cracked down the side.

[donyboy73]

@TheRevlimiterfreak you're better to go to your local small engine shop for prices

[donyboy73]

@EvansAutoShop use a jaw puller

[zXzDominiczXz]

hey man, whats the size of that shaftt. on the snowblower of course

[donyboy73]

@zXzDominiczXz at the end of the crankshaft it's 3/4"

[FlickTricksOffical]

Because Of Their Quality Of Their Aluminum.

[FlickTricksOffical]

These Engines Will Blow A Rod Like Nothing Because Tecumseh Don't Forge Their Rods Like Briggs And Stratton Engines.

[scrapcrapMandM]

if i were to repair a tecumseh engine muffler that was built in 1979 and hasent been changed in that ammount of time what would be the odds that the bolts break in the engine

[donyboy73]

@scrapcrapMandM highly likely they will break but I have a video that shows how to drill and tap new threads

[minibikerider1]

@donyboy73 is it not obvious it has/had a broken rod and and a messed up piston

[2035jim]

I love these old tear down videos. Seeing the inner workings of an engine is kinda neat. Makes me wish I knew more about small engine repair and mechanics in general. Eh?

[8tyman8]

you Canadian eh ?

[donyboy73]

@8tyman8 eh? yes

[thirdeyeconcepts1]

your video 's are very well planned out and i appreciate them thankyou

[donyboy73]

@thirdeyeconcepts1 ur welcome

[Gibsongoblin]

is a 10 HP motor on a 50pound settup able to run a 150 pound man? GOCART

[donyboy73]

@Gibsongoblin yes it would be able to

[workensmart]

I've worked on tones of these eninges and I've only had a couple that had thrown rods. The biggest problem that I run into with these engines is the bowl gaskets shrink and allow fuel to rust the bowl and the carb and then you get that nice varnish around the seem were the bowl and carb meet up. But then again most people leave there old ass fuel in there and let it go bad.

[donyboy73]

@shawn00231 does it have points?

[shawn00231]

Hi there I have 10 hp craftsman snowblower could you please tell me how much gap should coil and ign.Thanks

[pivotboy63]

ahhh the infamous thrown rod tecumseh, hahaha. thats the exact reason im a briggs fan

[gokartbuyer]

i can keep my briggs redlined for hours and it was made for a tiller and i rigged it up on my gokart and it works great. tecumseh used cheaper metals in their products which evidentually lead to the company`s demise.in simpler terms they cheap out to the extreme and people started to notice their engines throwing rods.

[meccaturbo]

My neighbor's old Craftsman riding mower with 8hp Tecumseh threw a rod the other day while he was cutting his yard. The broken piece of the connecting rod landed on his roof, and there's now a ~3" diameter hole in the side of the block!

[donyboy73]

@meccaturbo on his roof! LOL

[modziomm]

STRZAŁ Z KORBY :)

[rocsvt1]

whats the rpm this engines supposed to operate ? 

[donyboy73]

@rocsvt1 around 3500rpm

[spankster6797]

great video. Gave me great insight on repairing my tecumseh HMSK100 that just threw the con-rod. Do they still make a short block kit for them?

[donyboy73]

@spankster6797 maybe but super expensive

[7minibike2]

hey man cool vid just one thought did have ever welded the hole and put it back together with new rod ,and such.thanks mike

[usaingwer]

Connecting rod

[Aussie50]

Good Autopsy!. I've done a few Briggs IC and even a Honda GX340 and the story is always the same. over-revved, big end or counter balance lets go and BOOM!.

[joe18370]

model # 502256138 serial # 16130053 on engine # ser 3116d thanks for help

[trxrules]

Nice to see somebody recycling the parts from this engine instead of thowing the whole thing out.

I love your videos BTW.

[donyboy73]

@trxrules thanks man

[joe18370]

i have a techusume 10 hp engine for lawnmower, i was told they do not make that motor any more and i cant get a piston replacement,can i use a biggs piston n rod for it if so can u give me parts number so i can buy the piston and rod and rings for my engine thanks.

[donyboy73]

@joe18370 send me model number and serial number

[meccaturbo]

@joe18370 dude, Tecumseh is no longer in business. They don't exist anymore.

[TheDelanda]

I recently used a short block for the exact same engine that is in this video. I made sure I replaced everything exactly the way it was installed on the blown engine. I went to start it and it ran for about 15 seconds and now won't run at all. It has compression, it has spark, and the spark plug is wet. Does anybody have an idea on why it will no longer run. Thanks

[thedarkone2134]

How modern of a Tecumseh is this? Mine is like 30 years old and I can see a few differences. Are the old ones better then the newer ones or are the all this bad?

[ChevelleSSLS6]

Tecumseh is known to throw rods... I've heard the carbs suck, but the emission ones in particular.

I like Briggs engines, I've seen an old one on a 1970s snowthrower and it seems to run a little off, never rebuilt the carb on it and it had the original plug up until last year (used very little).

The old tecumseh engines are good, the Chinese engines, well, the China companies can't make cat food right. Do you think they can make a good engine?

[donyboy73]

@ChevelleSSLS6 yea i agree with u

[BUNCHofxs]

looks like it ran with no oil

[ils360]

it thoo a rod cus it is a tecumseh

[motorhead45102]

I have a question, do you get a lot of tech. engines with blown rods?

also do you have a preferred engine, Briggs, kohler, tech, Honda?

well i like briggs and never hardly liked tech. its not that i don't know how to work on them, but some of them can be a pain, and every tech. i manage to get its, junk carb or thrown rod, everyone of the ones i got were bad, idk if its luck of draw or what. but good videos and repairs!!

[donyboy73]

@motorhead45102 i prefer briggs on lawnmowers, tecumseh on snowblowers. but now all the blowers come with briggs which are good now on blowers and chinese engines. i wasn't too crazy of the old briggs on snowblowers.

[fairweasel2323]

@motorhead45102 i prefer a Briggs over Tecumseh but have loved the Kohler engine i just got with my new mower, on my minibikes i prefer B&S easier starting but it really dosent matter the brand just that u keep it maintaned with regular oil changes and so on

[motorhead45102]

@fairweasel2323 , yeah thats true, don't matter really too much what you have, rather take care of it, which alot of people lack.

[fairweasel2323]

@motorhead45102 exactually the only reason i would prefer a briggs is because they seem to start up a little easier in a small engine with just a pull rope, the less pulls the better! LOL

[69chevy350hp]

i have the same engine on my go kart and i took the govenor out last year and it hasnt blown up yet but its only reving to 4500 at most

[jagpit1]

hi i could tell you better over the phone what i need help with would you please call me at 832 206 0791it for a tecumseh 8 hp thatnk you jason

[jagpit1]

i need help would you help me out

[donyboy73]

what do you need?

[NesteHukka]

Block can be repaired, but I heard that a new conrod is so expensive that repair is not worth it even though all other parts could be reusable. Is it really so?

Crankshaft propably doesn't get so much damage, as the rod is aluminum, and the big end melts to crank on these cases. Surface could be unharmed on crank, if aluminum residues were carefully removed?

[donyboy73]

everything you say is correct except the rod is usually not that expensive, appr. 35 to $65. also sometimes a repaired block can leak

[Smallgasengine1]

tecumseh sucks get a briggs ohv

[vintagecarlover]

@Smallgasengine1 no no no.......just take care of you tecumseh.....they will last a lifetime and then some......trust me...

[Smallgasengine1]

why is that? i like OHV engines like briggs and honda make

[obbe69]

this makes me scared cuz i got one i gonna put on my gokart :S

[vintagecarlover]

@obbe69 just keep up on maintance......it will last forever if you do

[fairweasel2323]

@obbe69 dont worry ive blown 2 B&S. with both u just have to keep maintained with good clean oil just some 30weight

[cubcadetpuller]

i have just parted out a 1990 tecumseh 8hp genset engine. did the same thing. the conrod broke the cylinder bore, the whole piece behind the starter and twisted on side of the piston skirt all up. the engine had been perfect. no scoring in the bore or bearings.

[1972FordF150]

That was beyond cracked. There is a big hole in the block. LOL 5 stars !!!