Kohler Engine

Tomtint · Jul 26, 2012

Thanks for the replies, I will try giving it more throttle at shut down. Kind of sounds counter productive but I will give it a shot. Maybe some super unleaded as well.

RaydaKub · Jul 26, 2012

My neighbor has a JD 485. He never touches the throttle for any reason. If it sits for a week, he turns it over and its full throttle. If he's backing up a trailer in tight quarters, it's full throttle. Done mowing, full throttle and a shut down from there. I don't know if that has a Kohler or not, but maybe that's why.

cmore · Jul 27, 2012

Here is what is in my Dixie Chopper mower manual about shut down:

1. Move steering speed control levers to neutral
position to stop mower movement.
2. Push deck engaging switch (PTO) down to
disengage mower deck blades.
3. Pull parking brake lever all the way up to set
parking brake.
4. Move throttle to the idle position.
5. Allow engine to idle for two minutes before
turning key off.

Bird · Jul 27, 2012

The following is from the Kohler Courage engine Owner's Manual that you can download from the Internet. So whether you let it idle, as I grew up doing with all gasoline engines, or whether you shut it off at high speed depends on whether or not yours has the shutdown solenoid.

Stopping
1. Remove the load by disengaging all PTO
attachments.
2. a. For engines without a shutdown solenoid:
Move the throttle to the slow or low idle
position. Allow the engine to run at idle for
30-60 seconds; then stop the engine.
b. For engines equipped with a shutdown
solenoid: Position the throttle control
between half and full throttle; then stop the
engine.

Incidentally, maybe one time in ten, when I shut mine down, after the engine quits turning, I get one loud backfire pop. The dealer says that solenoid is sometimes sticking, but he doesn't think it will hurt the machine.