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Have you looked at the Briggs and Stratton L-Head OPPOSED TWIN service manual 271172? You can find one on-line to review the Governor...

The engine speed is controlled by a balancing act between the governor and the governor spring. When the engine is running the governor...

The compression release is on the intake valve. It dumps some compression when the piston is just before TDC if the intake valve lash is...

Auto Doc's is right on about the center spacer so the tapered bearings will not have too much pre-load when all it tight. (the shaft...

Hi BrentW, Does the center spindle shaft have a spacer pipe to make sure the tapered roller bearings are not bottomed out in the races...

LMT's are NLA. The Briggs part number will lead you to believe it's a Walbro but it's will be a Nikki or Ruxing. If you want a LMT you...

Step back and look before you break it. Most likely another fastener. If you beat on it or use knives with force you will find out why...

there should be a total of 7 bolts/studs holding the sump on. Check down those deep hole above and below the crankshaft. I think you...

I've had to SAVE a post in word BEFORE posting a reply and come back in day or two and try to post reply later. Not a good thing to type...

Yes, we will make sure it gets fixed up and running smooth again.

Hello Muhammed, StarTech is a huge loss along with a couple of others who have more quietly just disappeared. Small engines is a tough...

I think I’ve tried that in the past, to no avail. You must remember that many of us can fix most small engines, but are computer...

I don’t see any changes this morning. Took me 30 minutes of trying before it let me log in and forum is very slow. I appreciate all...

Let us know if the performance has improved for you. We're working on getting it fixed. Thanks

Update: While I'm having some success with the fix, I'm having a slowdown on another browser even though the first browser is able to...