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Hello PTmowerMech, Sunday, Labor Day Weekend. Where do you insert the compression tester? LOL Just kidding. In a bowl I use 1 egg per...

Hello R Williams, For the welch plug, you can fashion one out of a tiny piece of aluminum that will fit the hole, then put little bit...

You have an odd one when it comes to riders. Remove the top engine cover and disconnect the single wire coming from the harness, that...

Possibly the pull start engage levers are not fully releasing or there is debris under the fan shroud. If it were serious the engine...

If it had wheels, they would have been mounted on front backets on each side. All I find online is they have a free floating deck.

Hello Kenneth2, I suspect valve adjustment was way overdue. That happens a lot. Also, a possible overheat would stick a valve and...

One thing is for sure, foam filled tires ride very hard, and all that extra shock is transferred into the implement pins. Calcium mix...

The bolts usually line up, but the 14HP head gasket has to match the 18HP head combustion chamber exact. If not, a gasket failure will...

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...