A $15 20mm reamer would’ve been my choice. Love the channel, binge watching this build!

Look's like a return that went straight back on the shelf and resold to you.

You got that Mustie laugh when the engine starts.

I did a conversion from an old worn-out Briggs that was on a Wheel horse cheaper version called the Work Horse. From a 16 hp Briggs to an 18 hp Predator. I used hockey pucks as spacers under my motor mount plate: 1 to stop or alleviate vibration from motor thru frame making for smoother ride.  2 To stop the shock when pulling in the PTO like snow blower or sickle bar mower. I am thinking of doing a bigger displacement Diesel this summer.

Great work on the engine swap! I’ve definitely made similar rigs with bolts and sandpaper! I’ve never board out a hole with it like you did, but I use it to clean the inside of pulleys after their rusted to crankshaft and things.

That is a cool little diesel engine

Super cool build!  Definitely do more updates on it! Congratulations 🎉

It started before on the bench I wanted to see if Start

Yeah, you need to change the exhaust

👌👌👍👍  Thanks for the video.

20mm still bit on Amazon is $10.

Why is the belt rubbing on a piece of metal

Smokes more than the old gas motor. Rebuild it and put it back on.

Good break down of the injector pump issues, I'm surprised with all the junk on it but I haven't had any dealings with the small diesels. Looks like they forgot to clean the packing grease off of it before they assembled the motor

there might be something on the belt cover that keeps the belt from coming off.

I ordered one of these engines and I’m at the 20mm crank issue, I’m thinking of buying a 20mm drill bit to drill out the pulley, or shave down the crank with flapper discs.

It a shame when you buy something new from China this happens and to alot of people like me and you and you did good getting it going

That's pretty cool . Just wondering do you have a good muffler for the 314 H that you would part with? I picked up a 314 and am trying to restore it a little here and a little there and a stock muffler is on the wish list.

the epa had put out a repower band with diesel motors on lawn mowers. be it to mow lawn or to tool around ur yard. did this 2 months ago. your in trouble oldman .. hahhahhaha o wait thats california crap hahhaha

I know this is at least 2 years after the fact (got here late but catching up!) in regards to the sticky yuckus in the bottom of the crank case, I'm thinking a not insubstantial amount of expanded styrene foam got in contact with a viable solvent and oozed into the crankcase oil i.e. tested at the factory and then sat for a Good Long time. Chances are fairly good that it got all through the fuel system to boot but dried up enough where it wasn't 'lubricated'. If you've ever put styrofoam into a cup of solvent, you can dissolve a metric sh!t ton of foam with just a few ounces of motor fuel. Like the amount of foam used to pad a big screen tv can fit in an ounce of solvent. Boggles the mind...
I use the same route when doing CNC-cut parts for lost foam casting and use acetone to get the foam out pre-casting fill.