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So far everyone says sayanora to this B&S. OTOH, it does not have the head gasket failure so common to the brand. The valves themself...

SAE 40 has been hard to find for decades. It was specified for use in Midget/Sprite transmissions back in the 1960's, and was almost...

GR:"The 17 hp has over revved and basically blew up! it will start and overrev and blow oil out the breather tube all over." If it...

The governor pulls the normally Wide Open Throttle - WOT- closed to attain idle speed. The throttle will sit at WOT if the governor is...

If it revs too high, then the governor did not pull the throttle plate closed as the rpms increased. You can get a full service manual...

QUOTE: "The never ending debate with 87 corn gas will never cease." Fuel that has ethanol added does have a more limited shelf life, or...

If you want to know if your fuel is adulterated with ethanol, pour some into a glass jar. Add a glug of water, say 1/8c into a peanut...

Given the quality control level present in most factories, it is difficult to predict battery life. I have had the term vary from 2...

You could try several things to help sealing. A cotton swab(Q-tip) dipped in valve grinding compound and twirled around while held...

The 2A setting is for motorcycle batteries and those of similar capacity. If you charge a small battery at a higher rate it will make...

Search for 'tachometer digital' on aliexpress and you will find a good selection. There is one model that wraps around the plug wire...

To get the engine to 'hydrolock' from being tipped on its side/end would take some time UNLESS your rings were pretty well worn out...

The late 1980's Snapper has/had a module that required the shift/gear lever be in neutral in order to enable the ignition. There is no...

FWIW, Amazon has had a bunch of counterfeit parts on sale recently. Motorcraft spark plugs and filters are a couple I have read about...