Dan Bollinger
Member
Having to adjust the lifters does not effect reliability or even dependability. It just means the engine requires more preventative maintenance. Having to adjust the lifters doesn't make reliability go down, but the cost of operation does go up. Actually, if the mower mows all season without fail it is "reliable." If you can count on it to mow any given day, even if you have to stop and adjust the lifters, then it is "dependable."
I put 400 hours on a Kawasaki 17Hp engine over 12 years and never needed to adjust the lifters.
I remember spending a lot of time with my Dad adjusting the lifters on our old Buick V-8. It was a job that needed three hands.
I put 400 hours on a Kawasaki 17Hp engine over 12 years and never needed to adjust the lifters.
I remember spending a lot of time with my Dad adjusting the lifters on our old Buick V-8. It was a job that needed three hands.