Honda engine

[nick...]

looking to put a new engine on my dynapac wacker number lf62.its just a standard motor and only numbers I can find read g200 197cm3.spoke to a couple of dealers who are absolutly useless and very unhelpful,one being a Honda importer in Norfolk who tells me there is no replacement available.can the tff massive offer any advise.the motor is a gx160.dont want to repair the old one as it's done a main bearing and is 17/18 years old
Nick...

 

[Tom W]

Just Honda 01263 820202. Very helpful, good on price.

 

[Timbo]

GX200 is horizontal shaft , 200cc and 6.5hp in most ratings.. Check the crank type - it'll have a centrifugal clutch so probably a standard parallel shaft with keyway, but measure the diameter.

You could go for a genuine Honda replacement, or one of the many Chinese clones- some of which are actually nearly as good.

 

[Landy Nick]

Plenty of Honda gx200 engines on eBay, which also come up with equivalent engine too.

 

[Lincs Lass]

A Gx160 will be big enough ,5.5hp ,its only driving an oscilator

 

[Lincs Lass]

Loncin are as good

 

[Netherfield]

https://www.lsengineers.co.uk/loncin-g200-engine-20mm-shaft-gx160-gx200-replacement.html

Always been helpful.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

@nick... I bought a similar Honda engine from this lot some time back. Fantastic service, just tell them what you need......sorry it's so far away but in reality not too difficult to courier. I'm in this area in the next few weeks if that's of any help? There's a possibility of hauling it to you..http://www.mowerpro.co.uk/lawnmower-dealers/longmoor
Hope this helps.
SS

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Be good to get a competitive supplier on F/marketplace for genuine Honda GX engines, GX120 through GX390 horizontal shaft would cover a lot of stuff on farm.

Kramp stock Honda air cooled units, not sure how competitive they are compared through other channels though @Clive mentioned a possible tie up with Kramp?

Otherwise these guys have GX200 in stock and look competively priced, 20mm straight shaft with keyway:

http://www.justgenerators.co.uk/honda-gx200-sx4-engine.html

 

[grimmy]

Longmoor are good to deal with. Use them for servicing our honda quad.

 

[TripleSix]

looking to put a new engine on my dynapac wacker number lf62.its just a standard motor and only numbers I can find read g200 197cm3.spoke to a couple of dealers who are absolutly useless and very unhelpful,one being a Honda importer in Norfolk who tells me there is no replacement available.can the tff massive offer any advise.the motor is a gx160.dont want to repair the old one as it's done a main bearing and is 17/18 years old
Nick...

Is it a 20mm shaft or a 3/4" shaft?

Tap Honda GX160 into eBay.
Spoilt for choice, get a Loncin delivered for £140

 

[335d]

Genuine Honda is about twice the price of a clone. If it’s only something you use the odd time, and is not running fully loaded for a long time, then the clone should be fine. Although they look the same, once you take them apart you can see why they are cheap. Had a gx340 clone on a pressure washer. It Stopped one day. Went to restart and could tell something was jamming it from turning over. Rocker cover off and could see it had dropped a valve. Turned out the collet had come off the inlet valve. The plate on the top of the spring had worn and allowed it to fall off. The retainer plate was just a bit of steel plate stamped out the shape. I ordered genuine Honda parts and they were twice the weight and probably drop forged as well. The clones are cheap for a reason, but it all depends on your application.

 

[nick...]

Genuine Honda is about twice the price of a clone. If it’s only something you use the odd time, and is not running fully loaded for a long time, then the clone should be fine. Although they look the same, once you take them apart you can see why they are cheap. Had a gx340 clone on a pressure washer. It Stopped one day. Went to restart and could tell something was jamming it from turning over. Rocker cover off and could see it had dropped a valve. Turned out the collet had come off the inlet valve. The plate on the top of the spring had worn and allowed it to fall off. The retainer plate was just a bit of steel plate stamped out the shape. I ordered genuine Honda parts and they were twice the weight and probably drop forged as well. The clones are cheap for a reason, but it all depends on your application.

Ive had similar experiances with chinese honda copies on generators.ill buy genuine.last engine done 17 years.cant grumble at that
Nick...

 

[Deutzdx3]

Loncin. Sell loads of horizontal shaft engines for wackers and water pumps. Cheaper than Honda and very good.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Just googled Dynapac LF62 parts catalogue.

Looks like original engine choices were GX120 or GX160. Type K1SX - which is 20mm straight shaft with 5mm keyway and M8 centre bolt hole.

 

[nick...]

Surprisingly no one has any stock and anything has to be ordered in.apparently my engine has about 30 different types for various applications.i thought I'd jut turn up somewhere with my old engine and get a direct copy and drive home again.
Nick...

 

[Farmer Roy]

Honda GX160 would have to be THE most common engine on any small powered equipment here, pretty much the default engine
Not much help to you I know.
On eBay there are MANY Chinese knockoffs that are pretty good, the only problems are the plastics ( mainly choke lever, on / off switch ) don't stand up to the sun like the originals & the pull starts are not quite as robust

 

[TripleSix]

Surprisingly no one has any stock and anything has to be ordered in.apparently my engine has about 30 different types for various applications.i thought I'd jut turn up somewhere with my old engine and get a direct copy and drive home again.
Nick...

Nobody has stock nowadays.
Especially engines, as you say there is many different specs of the same engine, not really practical to stock them.

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Nobody has stock nowadays.

True of practically everything. It’s been drummed into management for 20 years or more that holding inventory is dead money. Most places is next day usually or 2-3 days, often shipped direct from wholesaler/importer to customer. Who needs a warehouse.

 

[nick...]

After speaking to about 8 companies this morning ive ordered an engine from fieldens in suffolk.the justhonda.co.uk lot are internet only and lings who are supposed to be european importers for honda stuff have no stock either and coud get me an engine in about a week.builders equipment in norwich who claim to have stock have nothing and no one i spoke to did.what a state of affairs.
Nick...