Small Engine Autopsy Kawasaki 26 hp engine

In this video we tear down a blown up Kawasaki 26 hp V twin engine. It was overheated from a mouse nest being under the cover blocking the cooling fins.
This engine is from a previous video • Gravely ZT60 HD Zero T...

[@robertmailhos8159]

Mouse nest in the cooling system 😨😔😮

[@mikespain8655]

I have a Kawasaki FR engine that needs a good used crankshaft. Would you be interested in selling that one from this engine?

[@kramnull8962]

The compression release on the 2017 17.5 Intek Briggs will cause some carnage if the pressure release lever gets trapped between the rod and the block.
Reviews on the Brigg's Amazon account, 2 years ago said don't waste your time on a new cam from Briggs OEM. Aftermarket cams were worse. Breaking in 1 day.
Doesn't say if they were using good oil, or not; but mine was salvageable. Just have to place your hand over the air intake to crank it. Not worth buying a new engine or camshaft over. The cam lobes look great. If a new one is going to break anyways, just keep the engine I got. It's still 17.5hp.
I have a 23hp Kawasaki cousin to this one. Hopefully the rats was this one's only problem.
Still have to adjust the valves on mine after 2 seasons.

[@smallenginerescue]

Yeah Briggs had alot of problems with those cams. I have put alot of oem Briggs cams in and they seemed to last after replacement. But it's not a cheap fix. The aftermarket cams are bad out of the box in my experience.