help need on sabo 43 lownmower engine blown engine

[angellonewolf]

trying to cut a story short a very good friend that had cancer gave me a sabo 43 mower petrol (ps hes still around thank god)

hes moving house and does not need the mower any more i fixed it 2 years ago after he had the oil run it dry and he said the mower just stopped
the engine is a briggs and stratten i only refilled the oil and cleaned up the plug and new fuel after it stood a while and it started and run but with a bit of a rattle but he used for the two years and as said hes sold the house and given me the mower

i was over joyed that he had given it to me (he knows i play with mowers and chainsaws)because i did say it was one of the best mowers that i had seen with a big engine a high cutting height and a one lever height adjustment and the aluminum deak

i used the mower this morning the engine was making no more noise than it has for the last 2 years and the piston rod blown a hole in the side of the engine and looking inside most of the rod parts are in bits as well

i know that the engine is shot unless i get a bottem end and this is not worth it as the mower only go for ｣50 on ebay working but i do have a briggs engine an older model 3.5 that i would like to transfer on to his old deak to get it back up and running again

what do i need to know be for starting a transplant eg will the bolt hole be in the same place ?
length of shaft make a difference ?


thanks for any help i hope this to be a good thread

thanks angel

 

[ILENGINE]

The bolt pattern should be the same on both engines. the main thing will be the crankshaft length. As we call it he in the US we have what they call a short shaft and a long shaft. But in some cases there is a medium length shaft.

 

[angellonewolf]

would this bolt pattern be the same for all mower engines if this one has a different size shaft or is it just briggs engines that are the same ?

and thanks for the help

 

[ILENGINE]

Most pushmower engines have the same mounting pattern. some may vary on which way the engine sits when mounted, Some will mount with the spark plug to the front, some to the rear. Briggs will interchange with Tecumseh, Honda, etc.