Go to Hiene Bros, use the free internet, drink a coffee, and youll have ten posts before you know it. My wagon was built here!

 

Oh Great.....I can't post outside links until I get a post count of 10. Seems retarded to a guy that doesn't have much time to spend online in the first place. Thanks anyway.

It's to keep spammers away from clogging up the site. No offence to you, but it's the rule and everyone had to deal with it when they first came onto this board. You could PM Bobs and he might be able to put the link in for you.

 

Or I could respond to this on enough times I guess....heh heh.

Copy and paste this link without the brackets, use W's insread of V's: www.emergencypower.com/generator-parts/portable-diesel-engine/engine-parts/

 

aftersales seems to be not a real concernment for these chinese clone-makers... once i have even saw the representant of a chinese motorcycle factory saying that the customers could use honda replacement parts if they didn't found parts in the chinese manufacturer sales net.........

 

Interesting business model. . .

 

Is there a model name on your engine? I've been looking at one of these engines and the chinese manufacturers said parts are no problem. Of course that's buying parts from the factory in china.
It appears the same type of engine (186FA was the model I was looking at) is available from about a hundred different factories, I don't know how good parts interchange is.

What parts do you need?

 

No Dougal. The best description for it is "Chinese clone 186F. The earlier models, as is mine, were 406cc. The latter and current models are 418cc I believe it is....or something near there. Both displacements are in current production today. Yanmar is the first to come out with the design as far as I know, may be wrong. Perhaps they let their patent lapse the same way Honda did......and now every other machine shop in China are producing them. The parts are highly interchangeable. It looks like they're all working from the same blueprints or something. Fuel injector, fuel pump......everything identical from one engine to the next. I know Dek produces them, I think Changfa does as well.....way too many to possibly list. I have a late model Leading Generator in which the engine is produced by Fuzhou Leading:

felixchenl.en.ec21.com/Silent_Diesel_Generator_Set_6.0KW--3160513_3111438.html

It's pretty exhausting trying to find rods, bearings etc for the diesel generator hobbyist.

 

Just to clarify on the common terminology, the single cylinder air-cooled diesel engines are 'Yanmar clones'......clones of the Yanmar L100AE. I think there's like 11 different Yanmar L100 models but the differences as far as I know, aren't so much with the basic engine design as they are options such as recoil starter vs. electric start. From this you get "Chinese clone".

 

I think Yanmar also offered different shaft options, including vertical shaft. I've changed the title for you.

 

Is there any way a mod could change the name of this thread to " Parts Sources for Yanmar-Clone L100"? The "NG from China" is a meaningless typo error. Sorry for the hassle. You can also delete this post if you want. Thanks.

 

Yet another response to this thread: Lot's of interesting examples of the engine in question here:

www.dieselbike.net/privateconversions/privateconversionsS-Z.htm

 

what is really weird is that sometimes an entire chinese engine copy is cheaper than some original replacement parts...

 

Yup. Buy new clone and install, or buy used motor for parts......disassemble.......reassemble......run wit it till it breaks down......repeat cycle.

Not exactly the preferred way to do things but not everybody has the money for a genuine Yanmar. At least with the clones, I can play in the game a little bit.

Thanks for the title edit Dougal.

 

You know, it's only a matter of time until somebody creates a "clone guide" from which clone owners could identify the Yanmar "engine model" equivalent, and successfully order the correct parts. Might be pricey...but it beats a dead engine.

 

i am one of the guys interested in a yanmar clone (for my diesel motorcycle project)...

 

I have several uses for them. They're handy little motors that can run on vegetable oil and all kinds of stuff.

 

They're handy little motors that can run on vegetable oil and all kinds of stuff.

this is already what i would like to do, to use vegetable oils in some motorcycles... i'm thinking about convert my current '88 honda xlx350r to diesel and i would like to build a chopper with one of these engines...

 

I know somebody will put 2 or 4 of these engines on a bike eventually. I'm waiting for pics.

 

There's already a turbocharged 3 cyl yanmar diesel bike out there somewhere.

 

Still doing my homework and contacting individuals and companies about rebuild/repair parts. Once I find something conclusive then I will post it here. Isn't this where everybody looking for help on diesel engines come to anyways?

 

I think I'm running into the same problem. I only get to get on here at about 4:00 AM for a little while, so I probably can't get any points either... Thank you Cummins 4BT. I don't know what I did wrong, but what ever it was; Could you please e-mail me and tell me so I won't do it again. I really like this site and want to stay on good terms with everyone. I was just trying to find out about parts too. I need 2 main seals for the Crankshaft of a Yanmar clone; It's a 2007 186FA 10HP diesel coupled to a generator. Any info. would be helpful.

 

Have you checked with these guys? They seem to offer some parts on their website for a 186.

auroragenerators.com

Jason

 

Looking for parts for a Yanmar-Clone L100AE. Evidently these engines are made to be 'disposable' because I'm having a real hard time finding parts.

If it's a 186f try here:
powr-quipsmallengineparts dot com/products.html

 

i didn't buy any of those v-twins, but would consider to get one to adapt into a harley-davidson and other to a volkswagen beetle or a squareback...