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I've been looking for a new carburetor for my BS powered generator. Does anyone sell NOS carbs? All the ones I seem to find are chinese knock offs of dubious quality. The model number of the original carb is 690115 which superseded 690111. I wonder if any other BS carbs will work. A couple OEM's I've seen are around $200!
Rebuilding my original carb is not really an option. It got gummed and corroded from sitting with old gas in the bowl years ago. I cleaned it up as best I could but it can be a real bear to start the engine sometimes. I got it to run after spraying a little gas down the spark hole which seems to be the only way it will start now.

The OEM carb is no longer avaiable so sources for that carb may be very limited.

Yes, I gathered that by the Google searches yielding descriptions with "out of stock". Even eBay searches rarely yield any useful results. This is a great generator that's been crippled by bad carb. There's a lot of BS carbs that look the same but I bet the jetting might not be compatible.

It appears that the follow PN are generally the same carb or at according some of the aftermarkets listed on Amazon. May require throttle and choke change outs. Hopefully the current shafts are okay.

Briggs & Stratton 690119 694526 690115 690111​

It seems the shafts are fine on mine but I can't fully open the choke without running issues.

Not if you believe Briggs.


which is superseded to 690115.

That why you need to look at the 690119 carb.

I saw that carb in my searches but I found a 690115 for about $25 less with shipping. I'm waiting for photos.
I'm also cross referencing some other numbers.

The best I can do for now. Some A hole at Briggs closed my PowerPortal account just for complaining about a software issue. I will calling Tuesday to try to get it restored but don't hold your breathe.

You've been awesome with your efforts StarTech!

Bleach said:

I've been looking for a new carburetor for my BS powered generator. Does anyone sell NOS carbs? All the ones I seem to find are chinese knock offs of dubious quality. The model number of the original carb is 690115 which superseded 690111. I wonder if any other BS carbs will work. A couple OEM's I've seen are around $200!
Rebuilding my original carb is not really an option. It got gummed and corroded from sitting with old gas in the bowl years ago. I cleaned it up as best I could but it can be a real bear to start the engine sometimes. I got it to run after spraying a little gas down the spark hole which seems to be the only way it will start now.

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You might look at the B&S # 591378 Carb used on the models 204412 & 204432 10HP engines or the aftermarket version Stens # 520-005.

I'll add that carb to my searches. I was thinking there had to be other carbs that would work. It's just like there are a lot of carb options for a Chevy small block.

I've had no real luck finding another carburetor, at least not for a seemingly reasonable price. I needed to remove the carburetor I have because of a stuck float needle. It was overfilling the bowl and leaking really bad. I took it apart and gave it a good cleaning and then thoroughly blowing everything out. I needed to use a small wire in the nozzle to clean it. I remembered that I had damaged the its slot while trying to remove it many years ago when I had it apart the first time. I tried again to remove it with a screwdriver I had filed to fit the slot but it still wouldn't budge. I got it all back together and the leak was fixed. It seemed to run better than it did before. It looks like the original carburetor will suffice for now. I'll still keep an eye out for another original carburetor just for a spare.

When all else fails....