after tear down found the following: 1 broken counterweight 1 broken connecting rod. will need a head gasket also. I am guessing over 100 dollars for new and used combined....cant find a used connecting rod. Here is the thing...i bought for $369.00 a 13.5 hp briggs and stratton on ebay new and free shipping and installed it in murray tractor and it is running fine. So some one talk sense into me.....why should i bother to fix it? By the way, the cam, crank, head, cylinder, crankcase look perfect....no damage.
#2
midnite rider
Unless you want to sell it or have a backup, why bother to spend the money and time. :thumbdown:
If was not such an unbeliever in the reliability of used counterweights, I would do it for a project. I have to believe the counterweight bearing surfaces take punishment after years of service and need to be replaced. I guess I will part it out. New engine is trouble free for the time being and hopefully many years to come.
#4
reynoldston
So some one talk sense into me.....why should i bother to fix it?
You are the only person to know this? My thought would be recycle, its junk, but I don't like saving junk in my shop. I make a trip to the recycle yard once a year and bring home money.
I am in a similar situation. My 16.5hp I/C recently ate a valve which was then impacted by the piston at least twice and driven through the top of the cylinder head in two separate locations before becoming lodged in the head. I haven't torn it down just yet but am going to base my decision on repair when I take the thing apart and see what damage this did to the piston and such.
Your damage sounds more serious. I know the feeling of hating to trash a partly good engine but it may cost more than it is worth to fix this one. See what you can find.
