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none other than you will always know it is there. $7 these days is not even a hamburger.

sometimes these work: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MTFIYE?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

sometimes carbon / varnish build up on a valve stem comes from gasoline being old.

compression release has nothing to do with fuel delivery to the carb.

and I don't care what you think anymore than you care what I think. People have a right to the knowledge, and they can decide what they want to do with it. I used KN filters until I got tired of dirt getting into my engines.

did you drain out all the old fuel, drain the bowl, and replace the filter if there is one? If there is a fuel on-off valve, is it in the on position? Does the choke butterfly work properly if it is an automatic choke?

KN filters were designed for racing. High flow and catching large particles. I've seen many tests that show it lets significant dust and small particles thru. On an engine that sees a lot of dust, it is an engine killer according to many posts. Go to 18:30 for final results on air filters he...

room temp water. You warm up an engine and drizzle about a half cup of water in it while throttling it to avoid it stalling. Then change the oil. It will only knock the loose carbon off the cylinder head and piston, the firmly bonded carbon would require a constant drip of water to clean more of it.

to begin, you always want to include the model and serial numbers on the mower and engine. Many manufacturers have multiple configurations when speaking of the generic name marketing gives to a mower. It is a posting equal to "I own a Ford Mustang and plan on upgrading it". That won't give...

Thank you. For now I am licking wounds. Changed the rewind starter and that got rid of one noise. Tightened the bottom bolts to one and a half ommph, (will loctite and torque tomorrow) and another noise diminished. Checked flywheel - tight. Checked the coil gap in case the flywheel was rubbing...

No one has answered with a spec, so I will use the Google AI suggestion of 25 ft lbs with blue Loctite. What I missed when mounting the engine is that part of the torque was getting the bolts to self tap into the aluminum. I did not get a true torque reading so the clamping force was low. I...

bolts go from the bottom of the deck into the case. They were a little loose but not really loose. The sound comes from the case. It is a cyclical raspy sound. I am thinking it is either the rings wearing in, or the coil gap is too tight and rubbing. I used the proper gauges to set it and...

I could not find that torque in the books or online. If someone has it, it will be something they probably collected for Briggs L head mowers as they worked on them. The serial and model are below the text. I believe the three bolts thread into the case, vs thru the case into the deck, or use...

sometimes when things die after 10 - 15 minutes, we learn that the fuel cap was replaced, and the new one is not vented the same, so the fuel tank cannot suck in air. Loosening the cap sometimes solves that problem. Another issue is a plugged fuel screen or filter, so the flow of fuel cannot...

Need torque spec for Briggs 190 cc Lhead to Toro recycler aluminum deck. I've looked everywhere and can't seem to find it. I am getting some noise on a recent rebuild and it sounds like it is coming from the deck or blade. Blade is like 60 ft lbs so I doubt that is it, but the deck bolt torque I...