Briggs 16 HP I/C

jdtm

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Proper valve adjustment on the tight side of in-tolerance would be advised. See what you get after with a compression gauge FOR SMALL ENGINES. Not some 454 chevy compression gauge with a foot long hose.

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Even if you used a compression gauge with a hose a mile long, the reading would be the same as one with a short hose like the one in the picture. It just would take longer to measure it. Think of it as inflating a tire: with the same supply pressure, the same tire pressure will be reached, but a big tire takes more time to fill.
 

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If you still see cross hatching and have 90 PSI compression with a compression release properly working, the rings are probably fine. However, if not and B&S does not sell them any longer, you may find some by a ring maker that are close enough to be file-fit to size. See, for example, https://hastingspistonrings.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2022-AMERICAS-MASTER-CATALOG.pdf

If you have not done it recently, the valve work suggested previously could go a long way toward making the engine run better.
 

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Compression was done dry. Six or seven cranks with electric starter (until reading reached max).
Throttle plate and choke plate fully open while cranking?
 
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