Deere JX75 engine replacment

18 years ago

Hello all. I have a 1999 model JX75 with the FC150V engine on it. I hit a rock recently, and bent the blade drive shaft. Since it has a lot of hours on it, I was thinking of just replacing the whole motor. Does anyone know if the open market (non-JD part) Kawasaki FC150V engine will fit? I have a diagram and the mounting holes are the same, but the blade shaft may be a bit smaller on the FC150V-S11 (open market pressurized lube model). The spec on the open market model is a 7/8" shaft. The actual JD spec'd motor is closer to 15/16" by my measurements. What about the FJ180V engine? Any thoughts? Thank you in advance. Steve in Spokane.

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shredmore_hotmail_com
15 years ago
This maybe too late for you, but it may help others who do not want to pay $700.00 for a new engine from John Deere. I just installed an FJ180V-CS11-R on a 14SB frame, which I believe to be the same frame as the early JX75 that you have. In any event, the original engine on the 14SB was an FC150V-FS00. The new new engine fit with out any modifications, and the blade guide, pulley and BBC fit perfectly. The only thing I had to do was tap the mounting holes and shorten one mounting bolt to 1-inch. One note - the throttle control works backwards, in that the choke is at the off setting (throttle back) and off is at the choke setting (throttle forward). If anyone has the trick to change this let me know. Check out the Small Engine Warehouse online or E-bay for the engine (about $200.00 + shipping).
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