Recent content by PbBlaster

I'd have to order the bail bar and cable for this Snapper. I don't want do that. I did away with all that on my original late 80's Snapper and same with this 1998 model that's shown with the Intek engine. In fact this Intek does get extremely difficult to re-start after it's warmed up good and...

I'm looking to replace a tired Briggs Intek 6 hp engine (about 1994) on my Snapper 21" Hi-Vac. These new Briggs equivalents are "pull and go" with no primer bulb or start/ stop lever control. Plus I see the carbs are now made of cheap plastic. And there's no oil drain plug on these engines. It's...

Using the conversion formula of Torque X RPMs divided by 5252 gives these results in equivalent HP for whatever it may be worth: Multiply the torque by the rpms and divide by 5252. To wit: Briggs 190cc 8.75 torque series @3600 RPMS divided by 5252 = 5.997 HP Briggs 163cc 7.25 torque series...