Recent content by ILENGINE

True except Kohler/Rehlko. Kohler specs their carbs to were the idle circuit isn't controlled by the anti-afterfire solenoid, therefore Kohler recommends shutting their engines off at full throttle. Since the idle circuit isn't controlled by the fuel solenoid idling down before shutoff can...

Sounds like time for a counterclaim for lost time and income plus storage on the mower. By the time the court gets done playing around with delays it should be worth around $10K. And don't release the mower until the repair bill is paid or the court case has settled.

this is what i use, but there are other similar products rv antifreeze is also a cheap solution to prevent pump freezing

The problem I have is most of the washers that I get in with bad pumps are the vertical style with the special short crankshaft that can't be used on anything else.

Fuel solenoid on this carb is https://www.partstree.com/parts/briggs-stratton-806472/. And I suspect the shutoff the OP was referring to is a electric inline fuel shutoff similar to this...

I put pressure washers for the people that might use them once a year, and water(trash) pumps into that category also.

The short answer is NO. Standby NG or LP generators on concrete pads are one thing that are almost forgotten, and for the most part are not real demandng. Now the small portable generators are the thing that I say most people don't need. They will get worried about an incoming storm, Go buy...

But also need to keep in mind that there are a handful of mowers out there that were designed without a kill wire connected to the ignition modules. They use the fuel solenoid depowering to kill the engine by shutting off the fuel. So incorrect fuel solenoid on the carb, or one that has been...

My first thought is the ignition modules are not being shutdown when the key is switched off. So they are continuing to produce spark and engine runs until the carb runs out of fuel.

Small engines have went from don't use synthetic oil because the rings won't seat to synthetic oil is the cat's meow. And the truth probably lays someplace in the middle.

And very common with the Poulan/Husqvarna/917.xxxxxx Craftsman mowers.

Probably based on the thought that almost all small engine manufacturers have went to synthetic oils in their branded oil lineup, and some have went exclusive synthetic or synthetic blend oils. And all of the small engine manufacturers base their extended oil change on the "better" oil filter...

And then they have to have their phone to get back home from the store. And I too do not pay attention to the AI crap for those sites, All they are is a distraction when all they suggest is just vague information and has nothing to do with what it will actually take to fix it.

From what I can gleam. The 492932 filter is a 36 micron with 48 sq/in of filter media whereas the 696854 is a 28 micron with 96 sq/in of media. Supposed to be in the 2003 briggs update seminar handbook, but as of right now the briggs dealer site only goes back to 2005 so can't confirm

Part of the issue is marketing. The 696854 is supposed to have better filtration than the 492932 filter, but can't find specs on either filter. And it appears that the 798576 orange filter is being possibly marketed toward Husqvarna, so could be the same filter as the 696854 but painted...