How To Fix Kohler Valve Cover Mounted Mechanical Fuel Pump - With Taryl 

I've said it before & now I'll say it again. This guy is a mechanical repair GENIUS !!! (I've got a 2016 Kohler CV/CH 740 & I'll remember this tip)

Fixed my Cub Cadet (Kohler) fuel pump in about 20 minutes at a cost of $30! Thank you for your expertise.

As a follow-up, The vacuum/pulse type fuel pump conversion does work on the Kohler Triad TH18 engines. I didn't buy the tractor running so found my actual problem was clogged breather. Engine was building up positive crankcase pressure and pushing the oil out everywhere once warmed up - including the pulse pump. Once I fixed the breather, pulse pump works great. There's your dinner!

I used the method in video "How to repair Kohler K Series fuel pump". It works perfectly. After I completed the conversion, I saw that I could have "gutted" the old fuel pump by removing the push rod and check valves as shown in this video. I would still have to used the vacuum fuel pump, but it would have saved me from having to make the plate and using the 1/8" fitting. Great videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them.

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Great video. I did this to my CH730 powered stump grinder and it worked out great. That stock mechanical pump failed twice on me over the years and would fill the engine with gas and cause issues.

Well..... you had the right idea when you stated the problem with the stock setup, that being if there is an internal leak the gas goes in your engine and ruining it in short order. My fix was a low pressure electric fuel pump and instead of blocking off the inlet and outlet nipples on the valve cover gasket I simply ran a hose in an endless loop on those nipples and cut the fuel line and ran it along the base of the engine. I also installed a fuel shutoff valve BEFORE the fuel pump in case the pump needed replacement. The reason for this was that if the fuel tank is filled the gas will seek its own level and it avoids a mess in the future. A very easy fix and vastly superior to the stock setup. About 1/3 the cost of a Cub Cadet pump/valve cover kit from the dealer. And you don't even have to take off the valve cover to do it. It's been one year and all is well so far. If the fuel pump needs replacing I estimate it to be a 10 minute job..

Thanks for the video, Im working on a Scrub Cadet with a Krawler engine that has gravity feed gas and it runs out of gas going sideways across a hill. The briggs pump is the way to go. Keep up the good work, thanks

Did this replacement using a metal version of the B&S pump (found on Amazon $20). Cranked but no go. To get it running, I used a syringe to fill both the inlet and outlet hoses with gas then put them back on the pump. Started right up after that.

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Just did this to my cub cadet and worked great thank you!

The old # 808656 Briggs & Stratton fuel pump# 597338 replaces old #'s 808656 691034, 692313, 808281, 491922, 808322, Kawasaki 49040-7001, Honda 16700-ZL8-013, and Kohler 24-393-16.

UNBELIEVABLE ! YOU MUST BE A MASTER MECHANIC ! I JUST WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT !

Thank you for the video I have the 27 hp model and my fittings are push to connect and not threaded so what I did is left the connector and added a small hose and a ball valve to cap it off

Thanku from Australia for your help videos..... My Vermeer 27hp wood chipper fuel pump crapped itself $20 abay pump fixed the problem

Thanks Taryl! the check valve on my magnum 20 popped out. This showed me which way it went back together!

does it matter which port of the oem fuel pump/valve cover you pull vaccum from? i did the same one as you (unless you flipped yours) but its not sending up fuel . when i blow on the fuel hose alone i can get it to purge out . new briggs vac pump too . maybe i got a dud? also cleaned the fuel shut solenoid and put new plugs. i could have a coil issue too , but i fig lets get fuel to the carb first. bc it was running fine ( red d arc zr-8 with kholer command 20 ). afraid to take it to a shop bec theres none out here. they will probably want an am and a leg and just put the stock fuel pump back on.

Taryl, great tip!!! I never thought of that. Thanks.

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Great video as usual! Any suggestion for the pumps that have the plastic nipples, which is on all the newer Kohler engines, to plug the one side?

It helps to mount the pump lower than the carb to ensure you don't have issue's with vapor lock.

Will this application work on a Lincoln welder with a Kohler CH20, the fuel tank is lower than the engine?

Taryl, your Chanel is funny. I always learn something.

On a Kohler magnum 18.5 Once I remove the 4 screws from the pump, only the actual housing comes off....the plunger lever stuff is still in the engine & dont see a way to get the plunger part out on mine. The Plunger & spring at 2:58 in this video. Can I leave that stuff in there & just use the old fuelpump Cover with 4 screws & cap off one end & get pressure that way, or do I need to tear into the engine to get the lever stuff out too?

Taryl i have a lincoln ranger 8 welder with a 20 hp kohler and its mechanical fuel pump quit working could i do this ? those fuel pump replacements are $100 bucks. mine looked like the one on the video so i might try it

Question, i have a Kohler 32.5 OHV engine, would not start. replaced the fuel pump and carburetor. Starts with starter fluid will not stay running. Any advise would be welcome.

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Love your video , I may not need to go to school for learning major repairs,

You don’t need to make a gasket. Just cut the metal part of the diaphragm out and use the left over rubber part as your gasket.

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U r a sick man bro.... :) i'm laughing almost on every your video but this is over the limit:)))

I watched your other film on the fuel pump and thank you. I hope your vacation was great. I'll give it a try and let you know

This worked perfect!!! Thanks Taryl!

I have a question: I did disc conversion on my 25HP horizontal Kohler command pro. that is mounted on a stump grinder, which is probably a lot more demanding of the motor then probably your average lawn mower would be. I now wondering if the vacuum style fuel pump would be able to keep up with the Mechanical Fuel Pump under heavy load?

Worked like a champ on my Cub Cadet GT2544 lawn tractor. Good call Taryl. Saved me between $35 and $85 depending on where I'd have bought the OEM pump kit. Sending you a fatty bro! ;-)

Good to see you back!

I'm gonna do this on my Kohler comand 15, while I can get the mechanical pump replacement for $32, this just makes more sense to me then the mechanical that has a lot of different leak points. Plus my thought is the mechanical will go again, probably weaker after a year, much weaker after 2 and when I go to replace it it will be $40 and continue to climb over the years.

I watched your valve cover fuel pump conversion. I was wondering would that trick work with pump mounted in the block. Specifically a m18sq (1992 sears craftsman) with 18 horse kohler? Bastards want to retire on one purchase of a mechanical replacement pump! Keep up the good work!

I love the concept of converting this mechanical fuel pump to pulse type. I tried it on my Kohler TH18 (problem prone) and although it runs, it's spitting oil through the pump, into carb, burning it, smoking, not working real well. Does it not work on these overhead cam engines?

Need a perfect seal on that valve cover gasket.

Will this work on a unit without a gravity-fed tank?

Welcome back from the Island's Man! loved the Reggae repair and getup a man after my own heart. did you see my plea about my Kohler miserys? watched so many videos forgot which one I put it on, done allot loosing power, 5 yr. old 22 hp zero trn. HELP! please

My God! You are truly hilarious!

Hooked it all up and it’s not sucking fuel. Maybe my engine isn’t pulling enough vacuum through the valve cover?

Is it possible to change the fuel pump on a lt160 deere to a vaccumn pump, the pumps are junk

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What would cause a new vacuum fuel pump on a b&s v twin I have replaced the carb, fuel filter, and the pump itself. I can put fuel in the carb and it will we run I am a loss

Think out side of the trailer.....that was classic!

Too Funny....Your vids helped me out a few times...

I wonder if I can get vaccumn off the line going to the valve cover to air cleaner

Rotary makes the pump, but it ranges from $90 to $152 MSRP (#10211, #10273, and #10873 Rotary P/Ns), for the people that want to go with the expensive route.

Nice job , good tip

Excellent info and entertainment 😅

Very well done!

Awesome but Will this mod work on kohler ch20s 64717 engine on lincoln welder. And also whats up with kohler engine and bent pushrods thanks

Doesn't this fix allow oil to mist up and go into the fuel lines ? Just asking cause I am having fuel pump problems with a Kohler th575s. Thanks.

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i did not know gas would get into the crankcase with a bad fuel pump mun now i know mun thanks, i will fix mun with a new B&S pump mun

This is genious! Now it is like the first versions of the Command series before the mech. pump :-)

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can you show how to make the same engine stop surging

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Hey Taryl , is that that what I think is growing out of your front pockets ?.

Hi Taryl, I have a Harbor freight 420cc motor in a Yamaha G9 golf cart. The motor will run at low speed but goes dead or chokes out at high speed. can you give some info on what to do or look for.

Glad your back man. :-)

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AWESOME! THANK YOU.

Great video.

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I believe you can retrofit any sort of thing on a mower ,particularly when I paid $6.25 AUD to replace the rectifier/voltage regulator in a Honda twin cylinder powered ride on mower on someones mower that my dad was keeping it for in his shed while he was mowing her vacant lot before she moved. The original Honda one was cooking batteries at 15 volts so a 12 volt aftermarket motorcycle voltage regulator/rectifier did the trick. I've got a $16 AUD fuel pump & $10 AUD fuel pressure regulator that's running a Chevy LS1 V8 engine, no one would know that's running it !!!! Hopefully I'm back from my near 6 year Holiday next week & it won't be from Jamaica !!!! I will actually be back from Delm,not to them !!!! A Delforce won't get that I'm a well person that's back !!!!

I tried this and can't get it to pump fuel. I set it up with a 1 gallon gas can on the floor & stuck the fuel line in and cranked the motor over but won't pull the gas.The lines are connected to the pump correctly (pulse/inlet/outlet as per Taryl).What could be the problem.It's a 20hp Kohler Command.

Where would you find a vacuum line?

Cool video, man!

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Are these fuel pumps known for failing? I’m not getting any fuel to the carb of my Cub Cadet GT2544 with a Kohler Command 21. Took the valve cover off and pumped the fuel pump by hand and no fuel is being pumped at all.

That auction site has cub cadet fuel pumps for about 25 bucks (depending on model) with free shipping, not as entertaining but...

So you get a “pluse” through the valve guide?

Taryl! I have stump grinder with engine Kholer CH18S, my fuel pump does not work. This solution is for me?

garage door behind a garage door?

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Ive ran new fuel line & cranked it over & NO fuel comes out of my pump, So I removed the pump,or atleast I tried to but it seems only half the pump came off after taking the 4 screws off the front. ..... How do I get the plunger type thing out? Its a Kohler Magnum 18.5hp twin engine. - Someone said "just remove the 4 screws" .... well,I did & that removed the FRONT part of the fuelpump. Now Im entirely screwd

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Self tapping screws. Good deal ^_^

Why don't they just stick to the vacuum style to begin with?

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Watch where you schmokin dat chit mun! I heard dems coppers outside of you door mun! Dat fuel pump conversion be some cool ass chit! Looks like da old Ford carburbrator accelerator pumps dat used to go bad back in da day mun.

They sell the plate for the side of the engine in that spot. So I bought that and tapped a hole in it.

Man I honestly bout flipped my shit when I found this . Why is the fuel pump designed so that when it fails you don't know until the block is full of thinned down oil and a connecting rod stuck thru the engine block ? It makes no sense .

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