Easy
15-30 minutes
The base cover goes between the air cleaner element and the base. This is a genuine Kohler and Husqvarna part sourced directly from the manufacturer for use in engines. This item is available as an individual replacement part and is made of plastic. When replacing this item a wrench may be needed. Over time this item may break and will need to be replaced.
Cover: A/c Base (breather Gas) 14 096 51-S
OEM part for: Kohler
Part Number: 14 096 51-S
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This Cover: A/c Base (breather Gas) will fit the following 431 machines. Confirm this part works with your model, and view the detailed model diagrams and repair help we have to offer.
Kohler
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Worked as expected
Arrive quickly and fit perfectly
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April 2, 2022
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Fast delivery. Fits perfect.
Now I have to mow them lawns..:)
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February 13, 2020
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Worked great
Fit perfectly, lawn mower is running great.
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September 19, 2019
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Missing parts due owner removed and lost
Dwight - June 1, 2020
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Easy
Time
Less than 15 minutes
Tools Used
, No tools
Just installed with out any issues
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Mower wouldn't start
Robert - June 27, 2018
Tool Type
Lawn Mower
Difficulty
Easy
Time
15-30 minutes
Tools Used
Screwdriver, Socket set, Wrench Set
First, I replaced the rope by removing and dismantling the recoil starter so I could more easily wind on the rope. Don't take it apart unless you are confident that you can put it back together.
The main problem was that the Kohler mower motor wouldn't start. There's no push bulb primer like on other mowers. There are YouTube videos about this that describe issues with the automatic choke. A coil spring (hidden in the shiny round metal case) keeps the choke butterfly valve closed until the mower is started and warmed up. When heated by the exhaust manifold, the coil rotates and turns a lever arm that keeps the carburetor butterfly valve open when running. The coils can go bad.
On my mower I found that the choke mechanism was just unhooked. My coil spring lever arm wasn't hooked up to the lever arm that rotates the choke butterfly valve in the carburetor. I probably didn't need the new coil/arm assembly but I replaced it anyway and now have a spare.
You can't just drop the connecting wire from the choke pivot arm into the lever which opens and closes the choke butterfly valve. It will just fall out when the mower is tipped for cleaning and it's not closing the butterfly valve anyway. First, one end of the connecting wire goes up vertically into the lever arm that rotates the butterfly valve in the carburetor. This end of the connecting wire has three 90degree bends which form three sides of an open rectangle. Start this end UP into the butterfly valve lever arm. Slide it through two 90degree bends so the very end points down and the OTHER end points left toward the heating coil lever arm. This OTHER end of the connecting wire has a narrow bend that returns horizontally. It gets inserted into the downward pointing choke coil lever arm. The choke coil lever arm then gets rotated 90 degrees and fiddled around so it can be attached to the exhaust manifold with two nuts. Two screws that use a star bit, a narrow screwdriver, or a dull knife then attach the lever arm shaft support to the carburetor. A picture would have been worth a lot of these words. The mower started on the second pull. No more need for opening the air cleaner and squirting in starting fluid any more. The rope may last longer too...
The main problem was that the Kohler mower motor wouldn't start. There's no push bulb primer like on other mowers. There are YouTube videos about this that describe issues with the automatic choke. A coil spring (hidden in the shiny round metal case) keeps the choke butterfly valve closed until the mower is started and warmed up. When heated by the exhaust manifold, the coil rotates and turns a lever arm that keeps the carburetor butterfly valve open when running. The coils can go bad.
On my mower I found that the choke mechanism was just unhooked. My coil spring lever arm wasn't hooked up to the lever arm that rotates the choke butterfly valve in the carburetor. I probably didn't need the new coil/arm assembly but I replaced it anyway and now have a spare.
You can't just drop the connecting wire from the choke pivot arm into the lever which opens and closes the choke butterfly valve. It will just fall out when the mower is tipped for cleaning and it's not closing the butterfly valve anyway. First, one end of the connecting wire goes up vertically into the lever arm that rotates the butterfly valve in the carburetor. This end of the connecting wire has three 90degree bends which form three sides of an open rectangle. Start this end UP into the butterfly valve lever arm. Slide it through two 90degree bends so the very end points down and the OTHER end points left toward the heating coil lever arm. This OTHER end of the connecting wire has a narrow bend that returns horizontally. It gets inserted into the downward pointing choke coil lever arm. The choke coil lever arm then gets rotated 90 degrees and fiddled around so it can be attached to the exhaust manifold with two nuts. Two screws that use a star bit, a narrow screwdriver, or a dull knife then attach the lever arm shaft support to the carburetor. A picture would have been worth a lot of these words. The mower started on the second pull. No more need for opening the air cleaner and squirting in starting fluid any more. The rope may last longer too...
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