John Deere 318 RePower To Honda GX630 From P218 Onan

John Deere 318 RePower To Honda GX630 From P218 Onan , This is a quick walk through of doing a Repower on a John Deere 318 with a P218 Onan engine.Putting in a Honda GX630 from Repowerspecialists.com . Going with one of their kits is nice as all the parts you will need will come with it . You also get a new PTO Clutch with the kit. I made a few mistakes and tell what they are in the video.For the John Deere 318 You get an engine adapter plate so there are no holes to drill. And a Hub to bolt up the drive shaft to the new Honda GX 630 engine. All the wires on the new engine from Repowerspecialists are marked and finding the needed wires from the John Deere 318 , that had a Onan P218 , is easy to figure out . Kit comes with a Test Light. So far the engine runs well and brought life back to the John Deere 318 that had a dead Cylinder on the P218 Onan , Replace John Deere 318 engine ,Garden tractor repair , wtbm123

[@RustyGlovebox]

That made a nice update and having the kit made installing the Honda a lot easier. Good job Terry

[@wtbm123]

Yes the kit took most of the thinking out of it . I am glad he went with the kit , Thanks for stopping by

[@KurtStevens-yi1jo]

I did my 318 with a GX630 Honda three years ago and I love it. I have a snow blade and it works so much better with the extra horse power. My only problem is in the summer when it is hot and dry the screen that you cut out for the pump shaft gets plugged and has to be blowen out every so often so to help cool the engine. Good video.

[@wtbm123]

Are you running the belly screen

[@TimsComputerRepair]

The master at work! Like how you condensed it down to specifics.

[@wtbm123]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@scalph999]

My father in law installed the same kit on his 318. Really easy to do.

[@wtbm123]

Yes not to bad and makes a good swap. Thanks for stopping by and sharing

[@GregsGarage]

Those are great mowers. Good to see you Terry. Great instructions.

[@wtbm123]

Yes they are great mowers , He has two of them . The Honda is much quieter . Thanks for stopping by

[@paulkennedy9824]

This is very well done and a quality motor and a very clear to the amateur Mechanic-- Thanks

[@wtbm123]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KarateSensei71]

Excellent job, loved the pup picutrre in the beginning.

[@wtbm123]

Thank you for stopping in and commenting

[@PurpleCollarLife]

I love when these classic old machines are re-powered and saved. Your comment on another video led us to your channel. If you'd get a chance to look at our channel, we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

[@wtbm123]

Will do!

[@oldchevy4x4]

That came together well. Thumb's up.

[@wtbm123]

It is quiet compared to before . Thanks for stopping by and commenting

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Good job 👏 Looks like your ready to go

[@wtbm123]

Thank you

[@judges69]

Lucky man, what a great tractor

[@wtbm123]

Thanks , not mine but the guy has two of them they use

[@txsviking]

Big upgrade.

[@wtbm123]

Yes and it is quieter , Thanks for stopping by and commenting

[@Fullthrottle440Garage]

Sweet project

[@wtbm123]

Thanks

[@snocrushr]

Looks like a nice kit

[@wtbm123]

Yes was very happy he went with the kit . It made things much easier

[@xpham973]

Very thorough, good content!

[@wtbm123]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dave-lm3th]

Nice job!

[@wtbm123]

Thanks!

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Nice upgrade.

[@wtbm123]

Thank you .

[@sarhael]

Miss your videos. Hope you can make some new ones soon. I hope you are doing well.

[@wtbm123]

Thank you , Having some issues right now , but hope to be back to doing work and videos soon .

[@zx8401ztv]

Smashing upgrade terry :-D No earthing problems he he :-D

[@wtbm123]

Most of the issues was me over thinking , Thanks for stopping by

[@johnstafford2402]

Awesome repower 👍🏻👍🏻

[@wtbm123]

Thank you

[@Buckswoodshop]

Thumbs up!

[@wtbm123]

Thanks for the visit

[@RL-pm1dw]

Good job sir

[@wtbm123]

Thank you

[@Thecowboy1950]

Just got a Honda gx660 I’m trying to put it in a jd 420 what did you do for the pto clutch I need some kind of a adapter sure could use some help I don’t have a kit

[@wtbm123]

I used the one that came in the kit . That is why they got the kit so we would not need to figure that out , If you look on repowers web site they may give the part number for it . Or may call them , Also may contact xtreme clutch and they may be able to match up a clutch . If you happen to talk to repower , please tell them you saw my video . Thanks

[@pauls4359]

Very nice video! I just recently bought a 318 with the Honda repower kit already installed. When I first looked at the tractor and heard the Honda run I really liked it. I have only had it now a couple weeks so haven't really done any work with it yet. So yesterday I just wanted to take it for a little ride and hear it run. I went down a fairly steep hill and then made a turn and blue smoke just bellowed out the exhaust. I stopped the engine and waited awhile and started it and the smoke cleared as I turned on the side of the hill it did it again but cleared up. When I got back on the road and headed strait up the hill it never smoked again. So I started thinking the worst like a broken ring or some other major problem. Then later yesterday I got to thinking maybe being sideways on that hill may be the reason oil got in the cylinder. Have you ever had this happen on your Honda engine or would you know if this could be a possible? Sorry for the long post

[@wtbm123]

is it over full of oil

[@davidsheeter2367]

Helpful video. I too have purchased this kit from Repower Spec. for my jd318. But I have had nothing but trouble with the electrical. My tractor had been worked over a few times and the ground to the dash harness was, at the least, not connected properly. Finally got that made right and now all the weird voltages on accessories are gone. But now I have no power to my ignition wire in start or run. Any thoughts on what might be my problem?

[@wtbm123]

Hard to say with out seeing , I would have to look again but is that the purple wire in its own connector . Is the key switch good and sending power out when on . Also repower will try and help if you call them , They are nice to work with . If you do talk to them please let them know you saw my video . Thanks , I will have to look at the wiring diagram again and see if i see anything . Wonders if it could be a safety switch , I assume it had power when the onan was in it . if you do not have one you may get a wiring diagram from john deere web site . If not may find one on line by looking up the number on tractor . Hope you get it sorted out , and if you do , could you leave the answer on here so if someone else may run into the same

[@pedrosantos6472]

Hi mine just blew up I’m thinking of re powering it do you think yours works good or maybe kill it and get a new one ,I hate to waste money

[@wtbm123]

Not mine , but they like it , said it was not as loud and i think better on fuel.

[@buzzsah]

nice install, why did you re-power?

[@wtbm123]

Other engine lost a cylinder , broken oil pan , not charging and the owner just wanted to do the re power . He has another one too and will be parts for it

[@buzzsah]

@@wtbm123 O, good reason :)

[@someguy4476]

I wish they would sell just the kit without the engine.

[@wtbm123]

Yea , Not sure if any of those companies sell just the parts. There are a few i think that makes these kits , some for briggs also