TG1860G with Kawasaki FD590V will not start

[mgbstyle65]

yeah to my knowledge they are still using plastic gear, even the new replacement. On some engines, yeah they switched to metal, but you also had to change the crank spur gear, meaning pull the crankshaft out. Kawasaki Mules were notorious for it, on the KAF620's, pre A5 models (pre 1999). 99- were all metal gears, and they made a little more noise. Those are FD620D engines; and some of them were also used on generators and mowers, but to my knowledge, Kubota didn't use the 620. John Deere did, 425 and 445, among others. Did many a plastic gear replacement on those 425's. Likely a hundred or thereabouts. I know it was a bunch of them. Then about 50 Mules over the years.

.25mm is fine. 25mm is a shade less than one inch. Plugs .025" is fine. Yeah the manuals are weird, all of the Kubota manuals are. They are written in Jinglish I think.

Damn! I just bought a FD620D this weekend for $400, it came off of a 2005 mule 3010, for a UTV i bought with a blown 500cc motor. Maybe i will take it apart and replace it before i put it on the UTV. I guess i am a gluten for punishment. Do you think both are good motors besides that? should i put the 620 in the UTV?

 

[lugbolt]

2005 is later than 1998, so that should have a metal gear. All of the 3010's were metal gear. The last two years for the 2500/2510 (1999 and 2000) were metal, everything prior was plastic. 01 was first year for 3000/3010/3020--they are all metal geared camshafts; although the water pump and oil pump gears are still plastic. They're not common failure points though. The carburetor is the biggest complaint (2 barrel). When they work, they work good. When they sit, you have to clean them. They are also cold natured, big time!

The 620 is a good engine. Just a shame there ain't no hotrod parts for 'em like there is for some of the Kohlers.