Recent content by AdamE

I know it's pretty small potatoes, but when you have a stiff, jerky throttle cable, what's the best way to lubricate it? I've tried from the ends, but without removing and hanging it, it doesn't get down very far. Is there a penetrating lubricant that gets through the wound cable without...

Thanks all. This is getting deeper than I considered. It would be a cool, learning project to pull the head and mess with the valves. It's something I've never tried. Actually, the valves may be the problem since after several minutes of use, it starts running badly. It's been so long since...

Thanks StarTech. From what I'm seeing though, is that you can't really adjust the valves. You can check them, and if too tight, you can grind them, but that's about it. This is the first time I've thought about the valves on this small of an engine. I just adjusted the valves on a Vanguard...

Folks, I'm getting ready to tune up an old Troy-Bilt Junior tiller and had a question about valve lash. It's got an H35-45593S engine an I found specs that say clearance should be 0.004 - 0.008. Does that sound correct? It's seems like a big range. Do you like to go right in the middle, or on...

Thanks. I still have faith in the tractor and the Briggs Vanguard as I've taken good care of them. My worries are mostly with the snow blower. We occasionally get a decent amount of snow here in the Philly burbs and I'd hate to get stuck.

Hey all. My 30 year old Cub 2165 has done me well for a long time (1000 hrs.), but I know that one of these days it's gonna crap the bed. I stopped using it for mowing my 2+ acres four years ago when I bought my Exmark Radius. I still use it for for pulling a cart with mulch and firewood...

I do my blades one at a time. That could make me look busy for a couple hours! The wife would never know.

Perfect! Thanks all!

Thanks. It's a Briggs Storm Defender model 030592. It's got a 420CC motor. Here's pic:

OP here. I found this Briggs 394358S and it's good and short! What I noticed was that it's only 75 micron filtration. That seems awfully large. What's a good micron filtration range for a small engine?

Hey all. I was draining the fuel from my generator to put it away for the season and saw some sediment in the tank. Then, it dawned on me that there's no fuel filter on it. There's only a maybe a 6" fuel line from the shutoff to the carb. Anyway, is there such a thing as a shorty fuel filter...

Wow, can you come on any stronger? I didn't mishear anything. I posted the quote from the email with the part number from Oregon. I don't need your advice. I'll wait for someone with a bit of tact to answer...

I'm looking for replacement blades for my Radius E. Exmark's site is not telling me exactly what to get and I'm not really into paying Exmark their crazy prices so I reached out to Oregon asking what would be the correct blades. They came back and said : Exmarks parts book shows 5 different...

I am once again looking at log splitters in the 25-ton range. The few I'm looking at come with the engines mentioned in the title. I'm sure the exact engine models would help, but I don't have that info. Are Briggs engines still okay??? I've read some things over the few years that make me...

I've got an almost 30 year old Toro 20449 (GTS2 - SN:7901137) that doesn't seem to have the power it once did. I can't find an engine identifier anywhere, but it's a 5 hp Briggs. I bought it new and have only put and hour on so per year on it as I only use it to mow one hill. Even though the...