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farmerjim · Sep 17, 2010

nice job. what yr is that 316 and also you were able to get parts for the motor? was it an onan? just curious because i have an 89 316 and at 1200+ hrs shes starting to burn a touch of oil. and i was told you can't get motor parts for the onans anymore.

glc24 · Sep 17, 2010

Hi farmerjim,
My 316 is a 1986 with the P218G Onan. I didn't fool with the bottom end of the engine. A little over 1000 hrs and she's still pretty strong.
I see the statement "you can't get parts for Onans anymore" alot. It is so untrue. You still can get pretty much everything for these engines,new or used.
Best place I found is Onans own site: Onanparts.com, Your Onan Parts Solution.

Greg

farmerjim · Sep 17, 2010

thanks for the info glc. the 300 series jd lawn/gardens are pretty much bulletproof. my grandpa had a 314 w/ a kohler great tractor not so great motor because it was a single after that he got a 318 which my dad now has, my uncle also has a 318 which he just put a briggs into the old onan had a bad knock in the lower end it had about 2k hrs on it. i needed some parts for my old baler while at the dealer ,just asked what was comparable to my 316 and to get something new it would be around $8k, i think the model was the x7??. imo i don't think it would be as good as what i have now.