Where to find Walbro LMT 799728 Carb for 12.5 HP Engine?

[seagiant]

Hi,
Was gifted a 1997 Model 28 12.5 HP Power Built Engine with an iron sleeve.

Thinking of rebuilding it for my Snapper which has a 9 HP on it now.

The 12.5 came without the original carb though.

Wondering where to find a real Walbro or if it is even possible???

 

[StarTech]

You need to be looking in the mower engine bone yards for a rebuild-able one.

It appears that the great financial investors that current pulls Briggs strings have decided that the carburetor is no longer available from them since it a low volume item.

This is the way the industry is currently tending with OEM no longer supplying parts for many of the older engines. Even some of the new engines now are having parts availability issues. Just recently I had a less than two year Briggs engine that I could not even get an ignition coil for. Then there companies like Lincon that simply don't provide any parts for their engines.

 

[Tiger Small Engine]

You need to be looking in the mower engine bone yards for a rebuild-able one.

It appears that the great financial investors that current pulls Briggs strings have decided that the carburetor is no longer available from them since it a low volume item.

This is the way the industry is currently tending with OEM no longer supplying parts for many of the older engines. Even some of the new engines now are having parts availability issues. Just recently I had a less than two year Briggs engine that I could not even get an ignition coil for. Then there companies like Lincon that simply don't provide any parts for their engines.

Check EBay for used Walbro carburetor. If you cannot find OEM carburetor and need one, buy an aftermarket carburetor. I have had really good results with them. Price will be roughly 25% for aftermarket versus new OEM.

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
Thanks, I'm going to call Briggs and find out the exact model Carb I need and the exact Starter.

Both were missing on this Engine.

It is electric start only.

 

[StarTech]

Well if you had only posted the model and type numbers most of us Briggs dealers could had look up the parts. Beside most vendor tat have parts lokk up would be able using those numbers.

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
Well, just got off the phone with Briggs and all they could give me for an ID number was the new number which is for a Nikki Carb?

I know the Walbro was a LMT but not what the exact number was.

All info on this engine is, Model 288707 Type 0170-01 Code 970307ZB

Thanks everyone!!!

 

[StarTech]

The 799728 is correct number per the IPL but they might giving the part number for the replacement carburetor on the replacement 219907-3026 engine. Which is PN 593432 but that would be jetted on the extra lean side for that 1997 engine you have. It will fit but would need to rejetted to work correctly on 28 cu in as it is for a 21 cu in engine.

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
Thank you very much, if anyone has info on the original Walbro LMT Model number...

I would be happy to learn it, sort of surprised it is this hard to find what Carb came on this Engine in 1997????

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
Well, made some phone calls and came up with 498027 which is the old replaced Carb Part Number.

That led me to a Walbro LMT 5-4993???

Not completely sure, but all I can come up with?

 

[StarTech]

LMT 5-4993 is the core carburetor before all the mods the Briggs does to it for a particular application. Several dozen main nozzles and idle jets along different linkage setups.