Recent content by sgkent

Thanks.

Informational post: Live in a suburb of Sacramento. Put down new 360 sq ft of sod Friday. Went to cut out a drain grate the landscaper missed, and when I lifted the sod put down 3 days ago, white grubs (probably billbug and/or scarab beetle larvae) were plentiful. After research, came to the...

lever on the side of the engine housing. Once I get the manual I'll have to go thru the whole procedure of setting the carb up right. Since it runs well, I won't be rebuilding it. Might check for vacuum leaks with a carb spray though. Runs and starts really well. The original fuel pump was bad...

Way too low. I had to bend the stop that the high speed limit screw hits to speed it up to 3200. It was down around 2300 at full speed. Turning the stop screw in brought it up to about 2800. I am not the original owner. Found a Briggs page that explains the engine numbers after the last post...

thank you. The RPM is definitaely off but the governor works.

Hi - I have a Bluebird dethatcher that is about 20 - 25 years old, that I bought used. The fuel pump and subsequently, tank were bad, but after repair, it runs steady now with new parts. I plan to restore it to an even better condition in the next couple months, and one thing I have not sorted...