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We've all heard "just use a business card" for setting coil to flywheel gap. Just measured one I had laying around. Came in at 0.015". Most of MY older Briggs take 0.006" to 0.010". Looks like I will be regapping tonight.

I know not much honing goes on anymore. But say back in the day, did you use the 3 legged flat stones or the ball type? My deal is the 3 legged has again flat stones. We are honing a round bore. The ball hone seems to me, the better tool for the job. If you hone say a knife or straight razor...

Finally checked my own mowers for spark or proper healthy spark. See the first line on the far left in the SE or small engine area? Very first one. I have two older Briggs push mower engines that would barely pop that far. One was less than that line a touch. 3/16" or less like hardly...

GXV160K1 type A1AS serial number GJ03 6240879 Engine family 2HNXS.1631AL meets 2007 EPA Carb tier II 2006 compliant Can someone please confirm valve clearance specs for the above? Seeing/reading/Google/Honda manuals in pdf IN 0.006" and EX 0.008" and 0.004" for both. Have a 2005 GXV160 Honda...

Looks like we all need to pressure test these cheap plastic inline fuel shut off valves. The 90 degree hose fitting cheapos are the worst at sealing when turned to off. Tossed over half my stash of valves, nothing but leakers. James Condon posted up a video on his leakers. He also tossed a...

Here is a good video showing another light bulb coil tester that is no good. Open gap type clearly shows proper coil condition at low to high revs. Chalk up another win for the PET-4000. Starts at 6:40 into the video.

T-Bone over on Raley's Small Engines made a good video on this game changing tool. I can find water pipes INSIDE my house walls. Places where there is no insulation. One dead cylinder on a twin mower engine. Hard starting issues quickly diagnosed. Many many more. Bad breakers or loose neutrals...

Tired of the ol' dry turkey bird every year? Got an easy one for you. Get a turkey breast. Cut in steak like sizes. Or in chicken strips if you like. Marinate in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 days in buttermilk, garlic, onion basically whatever you like. NO SALT YET. AGAIN NO SALT. Salt...

There is a new to me Permatex Optimum Easy Disassembly Grey RTV Silicone Gasket Maker. Anyone try this yet? Supposed to be 90% easier to remove than RTV. HELP THE NEXT GUY OUT with products like these...

Either they are sold out or two of my local walmarts are out of the gallon of SAE 30w single grade oil. Wondering if they are dropping it from the shelves. Noticed another web site has it with free shipping...

Anyone on here use MSMA before? Have to say it doesn't play any games. Crab grass is all white and curly-cued up in one day. Dalisgrass is laying down like you threw hot acid on it. Again this is after one day. Only thing I don't like is the cap leaks when you try to shake it up. It has a...

Can someone please swap out this server's dial up modem please. Lots of sleepy time going on lately.

Guessing most of these oil burner type engines are from poor air filters. Or not checking the oil prior to mowing. Talking about the first one. You pull an air filter, looks pretty clean. There is always grit and lawn debris PAST the air filter. Don't care if you buy OEM Briggs filters or...

What product do you guys use to raise your pH? Got 3 bags of Sta-Green Calcitic Lime from Lowes. Going to need about 15 more as this is not a one time treatment. Bought a cheap soil pH tester from Scamazon. Went from 7,6,5,4 then 3.0 then read LOW. No wonder my lawn struggles to grow. Half of...

"However, that is about to end as Honda exits the gasoline-powered lawn equipment business next year. According to a recent press release, Honda notified its power equipment dealers in October 2022, informing them that it would stop manufacturing lawnmowers and other gas-powered equipment...

These are window screen media types. Might stop a number 2 pencil. Waste of money. This style you can't verify the cartridge is sealed proper or not. On the fence about these. These are supposed to be good. Never used one. What is the micron level on these? Another I haven't used. Any good???

What is the best gasoline fuel line you guys are running, and why? I get real gasoline rated, fuel injection hose at Autozone. Last about a year in a push mower till it gets hard and compromised. Stuff isn't cheap either thanks to Joe and the Biden Cartel. Another version I've ran is plain...

Wanted to openly ask Bert if this is his carb cleaning method? Guy says 200F and no hotter water temp. Can I follow this and be safe? Seems to work for this guy. What to put in the water far as soap or other cleaning agent? Guy says dish soap.

model CV15S 2005 or 2006 era spec 41590 serial 3005604141 38" Simplicity tractor style rider. Sitting for 10 years. Tank are carb are clean. Fires/runs only with starting fluid. This has a block mounted fuel pump I suspect is bad. Fuel is pumped into a hard line over top of the engine into...

Lots of carbon removal products out there. What do you guys use to de-carbonize cylinders, heads and valves? Bet a lot use wire brushes on a drill. Not a fan of those from all the metal removed and scratching that soft aluminum. Numerous sprays and dips out there. What is the best procedure...

Hope you guys don't need mower numbers. This is the same Snapper drive system they've used for decades. Anyway, got a hi-vac with the plastic cup holder control panel on the handlebar. The left walking speed lever wants to move itself to the center position. It's a very fast walk. The silver...

This is on a Briggs engine 128T02-0112-B1 10110956 Nov 2010 Briggs part 796704. What is that piece in the middle? The item in blue, not the 4 washers. I found it below the intake manifold tube IN the block behind the valve face. It was next to the valve oil seal. slomo

Our lawn crew at work had a mower accident. Guy was going full speed on our unlevel ground. SCAG mower bucked operator off thankfully to the rear of the deck. Mower kept going. It slammed into a new Jeep causing $$$$. Those 0-turns weigh 1500lbs and do nearly 20mph. Safety switches were...

Briggs 3.5hp horizontal shaft 091202-1231 E1-0105293A Need a good way to remount the carb to engine block. Heavy object knocked off the air filter housing, carb and fuel tank from engine block. 2 pics show the engine block and broken area. Has 1 good bolt hole at the top of carb mount area...

Briggs 3.5hp horizontal 091202-1231 E1- 0105293A Need help removing the main jet. How the heck does it come out? Seems to be pins holding them in??. Need to remove the emulsion tube as well. https://outdoorpowerinfo.com/repairs/briggs_pulsa-jet_horiz_fixed.asp

Have this second edger with the 3.5hp Briggs horizontal on her. Something fell and knocked the carb/fuel tank off the engine. One carb mounting threaded ear broke off the block. Going to try that harbor freight low temp alumi-weld stuff on her. That square air filter housing is trashed. Might be...

Now that Briggs is no longer making a lot of parts for these old engines, wondering what would be wrong with the below filter? Briggs made millions of these engines with foam filters that worked fine. Slather some SAE30 oil on her and squeeze a little. Think this guy is on to something. Or...

What are your thoughts on resistor vs non resistor plugs for mower engines? None of mine have computers nor EFI. Not interested in "but non resistor plugs generate RFI". Not interested in locomotive engines or Ninja mixer engines either. Can one plug or the other cause poor idling like issues...

Curious about the Honda clones and where to buy one? Supposed to be tons of them out there. Where do you guys shop? slomo

Briggs 3.5hp engine - 91202-0149-01 93082303 Bought off facebook marketplace for 25 bucks. He couldn't get it running. Guy put a Chi'sneeze ebay or amazon carb on it. Engine will start and run for the most part okay. Most part meaning there is a weird rumble sound out of the muffler. Sounds...

Bought a near new Snapper Commercial Hi-Vac 21" pusher for $80 bucks. Lady said it didn't cut very well. She was moving to a place where they cut the grass, wanted mower gone. Took it home. Went through the jacked up carb linkages. Lifted the deck up. I looked, looked again, looked again...

What is the most oil that you've drain out of the oil sump? Not talking carb needle issues. Oil smells like oil. Question, is 3 quarts too much out of a Briggs 3.5hp horizontal engine? Guy said it smoked LOL. Little guy had 20 bucks worth of oil in it LOL. slomo

Took the rear wheels off. Rear pinion gears look ok. This model the pinion gears just slide onto the rear drive shaft. Little C clip secures the gear on. This is not the ratcheting pinion gears as on other models. Issue is it's hard to pull backwards and makes a lot of grinding/complaining...

Looking for some parts below. This is for a McLane edger. Briggs part number 494279.

Looking for a 1993 made Briggs horizontal 3.5hp manual. It's on a McLane edger. 91202-0149-01 93082303 Wondering since this was pre internet, no pdf is available. The Briggs site doesn't have anything for it. Engine or service manual appreciated. slomo

Can someone tell me about the routing of the throttle cable? Would it not go through the plastic engine cover housing? This is a FILTHY edger on FB marketplace. Might buy it. Guy is asking 40 bucks...... Any other tips on this machine? slomo

Snapper 21404P Briggs MAX series 190cc 111702 - 0166 01 - 89012728 Went a little over board on the valve clearances. Pulled the valve cover to check the valves. Knew there was nothing (1989 era). Sure enough 0 lash. Took a file and barely scratched the valve. Got out the 4" air cutoff wheel...

Thinking about getting one of those Subaru EA190V engines for a Snapper pusher. Noticed the model number is awful close to the old Wisconsin Robin EY20V (WI-185) for example.

Found this kit on sleezebay. Parts look okay from the picture. Says Japan on the big card. Course one could print what they want on it. This is coming from Thailand. Looking to freshen up my Wisconsin Robin WI-185. It's Spec No EY20V800454 series. This kit only says WI-185. Head gasket looks...

Requested from a valuable member. slomo

What is the size limit on pictures? Always says too large on a 2021 forum LOL. slomo

Got a new to me used Snapper CP215518HV Commercial. Has a Honda GXV160 on it at 5.5hp. Engine serial number GJAJA-1009562 Type A1AS Here goes the story. Engine had 149psi of compression and held for 10 min easy. Removed valve cover. Rockers were ultra sloppy. Got them set to 0.006" and...

Do you guys ever use Stens, Oregon or that other aftermarket supplier? I prefer OEM parts. Wondering since everything comes from China anyway...... Most of the time, those junk parts fail on me faster or do not fit. OEM parts are only a few bucks more. Some people and I want to say Taryl might...

Wondering why none of the mower manufacturers never came out with a dual side slinger shotgun setup? One chute on the left and one on the right side of the deck. Bring on the tall grass. I bet Something2lookat and a few others on youtube would buy one. slomo

Check this video out. You will have the quietest mower on the block. slomo

Looking for a 21" Snapper Commercial Hi-Vac or Ninja deck. Preferred engine is the Kawasaki FJ180V. Holler if you see one. slomo

Wondering about the engine mainly. Guessing parts for these old 2 smokers are long gone? No doubt in their day, these were top of the line engines right? What do you guys think? slomo

When did bagging become a neglected mowing technique? It produces the best most professional finish compared to side slinging and mulching. To me, mulching is the worst. Small clippings fall into the turf. Side slingers throw clippings on top of the grass blades. Slingers keep the turf and...