received a John Deere 345 that has a liquid cooled Kawasaki. The radiator is positioned on top of the engine and I did not see any hyd lines associated with the engine cooling. The engine cranks over, but the valve train does not move. pushrods are intact. this probably has a failed plastic gear on the camshaft.
have a 23 hp vanguard (38 cubic inch) with a 1 1/8" crank and an oil cooler. Has anyone tried this conversion?