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				OLDER KOHLER SIDE SHAFT ENGINES
			Older kohler engines, the ones that came on some of the older john deere and cub cadet models,side shaft models are still running,most have a set of points and condenser that a old ford 74 model and below would interchange with, and I have used them to replace them with,also the coil will interchange with them,less expensive than brand name, but just as good.
			Some came with starters and   some came with starter generators,a pricey item nowadays a starter generator. The valves are adjustable from the bottom end, by that I MEAN that they are inside head valves, but they have screw type adjustments inside the valve crankcase cover that sets behind the carb.A preliminary to what todays briggs overhead valve adjusts are. The old kohlers are tough engines,as well as the new models,amazing what roller bearings on each end of the crankshaft accomplishes as to the longevity of a small engine.
			The actual fuel pumps on the side shaft models of yesteryear are actually the same as some of the newer models,its a minature mechanical pump, by that I MEAN IT HAS AN ARM THAT PROTRUDES INSIDE ENGINE BLOCK AND RIDES ON CAM SHAFT TO PROVIDE THE PUMPING ACTION.Whereas a lot of briggs use a vacumn operated pump that sets on side of flywheel cover on newer models.Maybe I WILL DO A BREAK DOWN OF ONE OF THESE ENGINES IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH PICTURES FOR THE ARCHIVE SECTION,SOON.They also very early on believed in the bowl type carburetor.