
3.1
CHAPTER 3
ENGINE
3
ENGINE
SPECIAL TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
ENGINE FASTENER TORQUE PATTERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
ENGINE SERVICE DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
ENGINE SERVICE DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5
GENERAL ENGINE SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
ACCESSIBLE COMPONENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
ENGINE REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
ENGINE INSTALLATION NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8
CRANKSHAFT STRAIGHTENING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
ENGINE LUBRICATION - EH50PL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
OIL PRESSURE TEST - EH50PL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9
OIL FLOW - EH46PL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.10
EH46PL OIL FLOW DIAGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
EH46PL ENGINE EXPLODED VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
COOLING SYSTEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
COOLING SYSTEM LAYOUT AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
ENGINE DISASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
ENGINE REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
CAM CHAIN TENSIONER / ROCKER ARM /CAMSHAFT REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
CAM CHAIN TENSIONER INSPECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
ROCKER ARM / SHAFT INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
CAMSHAFT REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16
AUTOMATIC COMPRESSION RELEASE REMOVAL / INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17
AUTOMATIC COMPRESSION RELEASE INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17
CAMSHAFT INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18
CYLINDER HEAD REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18
CYLINDER HEAD EXPLODED VIEW, EH46PL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.19
CYLINDER HEAD INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20
CYLINDER HEAD WARPAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20
CYLINDER HEAD DISASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20
VALVE INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.21
COMBUSTION CHAMBER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.21
VALVE SEAT RECONDITIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22
CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.24
VALVE SEALING TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
VALVE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
CYLINDER / PISTON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
PISTON REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
CYLINDER INSPECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
CYLINDER HONE SELECTION / HONING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
HONING TO OVERSIZE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
CLEANING THE CYLINDER AFTER HONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
PISTON-TO-CYLINDER CLEARANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
PISTON / ROD INSPECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
PISTON IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
PISTON RING INSTALLED GAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30
CRANKCASE DISASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30
STARTER DRIVE REMOVAL / INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30
FLYWHEEL AND STATOR REMOVAL / INSPECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31
CAM CHAIN / TENSIONER BLADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31
ONE WAY VALVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.32

3.2
ENGINE
CRANKCASE SEPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.32
OIL PUMP REMOVAL / INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.32
OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.33
COUNTER BALANCER SHAFT REMOVAL / INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34
CRANKSHAFT REMOVAL / INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34
CRANKCASE BEARING INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
OIL SEAL / MECHANICAL SEAL REMOVAL (ENGINE DISASSEMBLED) . . . . . . . . . 3.35
CRANKCASE INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
BEARING INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
END PLAY INSPECTION / ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
CRANKSHAFT END PLAY ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
COUNTER BALANCER SHAFT END PLAY ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.37
OIL PUMP SHAFT END PLAY ADJUSTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.37
ENGINE REASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
PUMP SHAFT OIL SEAL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
CRANKSHAFT / COUNTER BALANCE / OIL PUMP INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
CRANKCASE ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
WATER PUMP MECHANICAL SEAL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
WATER PUMP MECHANICAL SEAL REMOVAL (ENGINE INSTALLED) . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
ONE WAY VALVE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
CAM CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKET INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
TENSIONER BLADE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
PISTON RING INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
PISTON INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.41
CYLINDER INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.41
CYLINDER HEAD INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.42
CAM CHAIN / CAMSHAFT INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
CAMSHAFT TIMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
CAMSHAFT TIMING ILLUSTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.44
CAM CHAIN TENSIONER INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.45
STATOR, FLYWHEEL AND STARTER DRIVE INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.45
ROCKER SHAFT / ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
THERMOSTAT INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
OIL PIPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
OIL PUMP PRIMING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.47
ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.47
SPARK PLUG FOULING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.48
COOLING TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.48

3.3
ENGINE
3
SPECIAL TOOLS
SPECIFICATIONS
Torque Specifications
Engine Fastener Torque Patterns
Tighten cylinder head, cylinder base, and crankcase fasteners in
3 steps following the sequence outlined below.
PART NUMBER TOOL DESCRIPTION
2870390 Piston Support Block
2871043 Flywheel Puller
2871283
Crankshaft/Water Pump
Seal Install Kit
5131135 Water Pump Install Kit
2870569 Crankshaft Truing Stand
2870975
Mity Vac™ Pressure Test
Tool
PV-43527 Oil Filter Wrench
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Fastener Size
EH46PLE
ft. lbs. (Nm)
Blind Plug (Oil
Pressure)
1/8 PT
(28tpi)
6.5-11 (9-15 Nm)
Camshaft Sprocket 6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Camshaft Chain
Tensioner Lever
6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Camshaft Chain
Tensioner
6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Camshaft Chain
Tensioner Cap
11mm 6.5 (9 Nm)
Throttle Body Adaptor 8mm 12-14 (16-20 Nm)
Crankcase 8mm 14-15 (19-21 Nm)
Crankshaft Slotted Nut
(Cam Chain Drive
Sprocket)
28mm 35-51 (47-69 Nm)
Cylinder Base Bolts
10mm
6mm
45-49 (61-67 Nm)
6-8 (9-11 Nm)
Cylinder Head Bolts
11mm
6mm
Refer to Engine
Assembly for torque
procedure
Drive Clutch Bolt 7/16 - 20 40 (55 Nm)
Flywheel 16mm 58-72 (78-98 Nm)
Oil Delivery Pipe 12mm 11-15 (15-21 Nm)
Oil Drain Bolt
(Crankcase)
14mm 14-17 (19-23 Nm)
Oil Filter Pipe Fitting 20mm 36-43 (49-59 Nm)
Hard Metal Oil Line
Banjo Fitting
N/A 11-16 (15-21 Nm)
Oil Hose Fitting
1/8 Pipe
Thread
6.5-11 (9-15 Nm)
Oil Pump 6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Oil Pump Case Screw 5mm 1.5-2 (2-3 Nm)
One Way Valve 11mm 14-19 (20-25 Nm)
Recoil Housing 6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Rocker Cover 6mm 7-8 (9-11 Nm)
Rocker Support 8mm 8-10 (11-13 Nm)
Rocker Adjuster Screw 6mm 6-7 (8-10 Nm)
Water Pump Impeller
Nut
6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Water Pump Housing
Cover
6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Stator Plate 6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Starter Motor 6mm 5-6.5 (7-9 Nm)
Spark Plug 14mm 9-11 (12-15 Nm)
Thermistor -- 26 ± 2.1 (35 ± 3 Nm)
2
4
5
6
1
6 mm
Cylinder Head
1
2
5
7
8
9
Crankcase
3
Cylinder Base
Pattern
6
10
Pattern
3
4

3.4
ENGINE
Engine Service Data
Cylinder Head / Valve EH46PLE
Rocker Arm
Rocker arm ID .8669-.8678”(22.020-22.041 mm)
Rocker shaft OD .8656-.8661 (21.987-22.0 mm)
Rocker shaft Oil Clearance
Std .0008-.0021” (.020-.054 mm)
Limit .0039” (.10 mm)
Camshaft
Cam lobe height
In
Std 1.2884-1.2924" (32.726-32.826 mm)
Limit 1.2766" (32.426 mm)
Ex
Std 1.2884-1.2924" (32.726-32.826 mm)
Limit 1.2766" (32.426 mm)
Camshaft journal OD
Mag 1.4935-1.4941" (37.935-37.950 mm)
PTO 1.4935-1.4941" (37.935-37.950 mm)
Camshaft journal bore ID
Mag 1.4963-1.4970" (38.005-38.025 mm)
PTO 1.4963-1.4970" (38.005-38.025 mm)
Camshaft Oil clearance
Std .0022-.0035" (.055-.090 mm)
Limit .0039" (.10 mm)
Cylinder Head
Surface warpage limit .0020” (.05 mm)
Standard height 3.870” (98.3 mm)
Valve Seat Contacting width
In
Std .028" (.7 mm)
Limit .055" (1.4 mm)
Ex
Std .039" (1.0 mm)
Limit .071" (1.8 mm)
Valve Guide
Inner Diameter .2362-.2367" (6.0-6.012 mm)
Protrusion above head .689-.709" (17.5-18.0 mm)
Valve Margin thickness
In
Std .039" (1.0 mm)
Limit .031" (.8 mm)
Ex
Std .047" (1.2 mm)
Limit .031" (.8 mm)
Valve
Stem diameter In .2343-.2348" (5.950-5.965 mm)
Ex .2341-.2346" (5.945-5.960 mm)
Stem Oil clearance
Std
In .0014-.0024" (.035-.062 mm)
Ex .0016-.0026" (.040-.067 mm)
Limit .0059" (.15 mm)
Overall length
In 3.976" (101.0 mm)
Ex 3.984" (101.2 mm)
Valve Spring
Overall length
Std 1.654" (42.0 mm)
Limit 1.575" (40.0 mm)
Squareness
Inner
.075” (1.9 mm)

3.5
ENGINE
3
Engine Service Data
KEY - Std: Standard; OS: Oversize; ID: Inner Diameter; OD: Outer Diameter; Mag: Magneto Side;
PTO: Power Take Off Side.
Cylinder / Piston / Connecting Rod EH46PLE
Cylinder
Surface warpage limit (mating with cylinder head) .0020” (0.05 mm)
Cylinder bore Std 3.6221-3.6228" (92.00-92.02 mm)
Taper limit .0020” (0.050 mm)
Out of round limit .0020” (0.050 mm)
Piston clearance
Std .0006-.0018" (0.015-0.045 mm)
Limit .0024" (0.060 mm)
Boring Limit .020” (.5 mm)
Piston
Outer diameter
Std 3.6204-3.6215" (91.970-91.985 mm)
.0098" (.25 mm) OS 3.6304-3.6310" (92.21-92.23 mm)
.0197" (.50 mm) OS 3.6403-3.6407" (92.46-92.47 mm)
Standard inner diameter of piston pin bore .9055-.9057" (23.0-23.006 mm)
Piston Pin
Outer diameter .9053-.9055” (22.994-23.0 mm)
Standard clearance - piston pin to pin bore .0002- .0003” (.004- .008 mm)
Degree of fit
Piston Pin must be a push (by hand) fit at 68
o
F (20
o
C)
Piston Ring Piston Ring Installed gap
Top ring
Std .0079-.0138" (.20-.36 mm)
Limit .039" (1.0 mm)
Second
ring
Std .0079-.0138" (.20-.36 mm)
Limit .039" (1.0 mm)
Oil ring
Std .0079-.0276" (.20-.70 mm)
Limit .059" (1.5 mm)
Piston Ring
Standard clearance -
piston ring to ring groove
Top ring
Std .0016-.0031" (.040-.080 mm)
Limit .0059" (.15 mm)
Second
ring
Std .0012-.0028" (.030-.070 mm)
Limit .0059" (.15 mm)
Connecting Rod
Connecting rod small end ID .9058 - .9063” (23.007 - 23.020 mm)
Connecting rod small end radial clearance
Std .0003-.0010" (.007-.026 mm)
Limit .0020" (.05 mm)
Connecting rod big end side clearance
Std .0039-.0256" (.1-.65 mm)
Limit .0315" (.80 mm)
Connecting rod big end radial clearance
Std .0004-.0015" (.011-.038 mm)
Limit .0020" (.05 mm)
Crankshaft Crankshaft runout limit .0024" (.06 mm)
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