Kohler 5ecd valve adjustment?

twade36577

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Sep 8, 2009
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Lake Lanier
Boat Info
2007 340 Sundancer
Engines
Merc 8.1
Have any of you guys had to have your valves adjusted on you Kohler 5ecd? Last year my generator stopped working and my mechanic determined that one of the cylinders wasn't getting compression so he adjusted the valve and she started right up and ran great until last weekend. Now I am having the same problem again so I called the mechanic. Of course he can't get to it until next week.

Does that seem odd that you would have to adjust the valves so often on a generator?

Thanks!
Tommy
 
The manual on my 7.3 Kohler says check valve adjustment at 300hrs. I do not understand the loss of compression unless a valve stuck open or maybe a push rod fell out.
 
Any ticking sound?
 

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