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Hi BWH, If the heads are as far as you have gotten and the cylinder walls & piston tops look good, leave well enough along and don't...

Ebay has quite a bit of new and used for this engine.

I have quite a number of repair book and CD's I purchased on Ebay. Search there for Briggs and Stratton Service manuals In reality, the...

Hello woodstover, Sorry, the gear cannot be flipped. If you replace it place a mark with paint or nail polish on it to make sure of the...

Refer to the actual Briggs and Stratton service information might be a start. You've added an aftermarket carburetor, played with the...

I say don't overthink it. It's not the space shuttle. Sand the surface to true it properly, spray the gasket with copper coat and let...

Hello BWH, Just driving the guide back into position will not work for long. I've tried that, unfortunately. The casting number has to...

Hello rookie1 This sounds like every electrical connection has to be taken off one at a time and cleaned well to renew the contacts...

What are the tires loaded with? Water for extra ballast? Foam fill is the best flat free solution, but it is very expensive and hard to...

How can you compare a Continental aircraft engine to this design? They are totally different.

Sounds like everything is indicating the camshaft compression release has failed. Worse case, one or the cam lobes are very worn down...

Hi Oddjob, Snapper was unique (way back) when they developed the friction disc drive design for their riders and other self-propelled...

That is a full-size side post automotive battery, I think he is referring to a half size top post lawn equipment battery like this...

While we are on the subject of rear engine riders, has anyone watched Forrest Gump lately? That was a great movie... Still is.

That will cause problems for sure. Someone left it off not thinking it was important probably.