Help with briggs and stratton engine
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Help with briggs and stratton engine
I just recently got a briggs and stratton motor from a friend for free. However about 70% of the motor was dissasembled. He gave me the block the head and a bag full of nuts bolts and random parts. Somehow i managed to get the motor back together but it was missing the spark plug and carb linkage. So where do i go from here. I dont have much knowledge on dealing with these little engines but it looks incredibly basic. It sounds stupid but if there was like a little haynes manual or something like that then that would be perfect. Anyway where could i get like a carb rebuild kit or something like that for it? Its a Briggs and Straton 109cc 2horse model ks-19.
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Check out http://www.briggsandstratton.com/Owners manuals and illustrated parts lists are available there.
Repair manuals can be purchased for $12-$15 (just a guess) depending on engine model.
The IPL will help locate where things go and what is missing, as well as give you part numbers you can use to order replacements. But a bona fide repair manual will be necessary for torques, capacities, and adjustments.
I stopped using the aftermarket repair manuals for instructional purposes years ago because they were too general. They covered several brands and I found some of the pertinent information missing or out of date at the time. I do not know if more recent versions are more accurate or not, but at the relatively low cost of an OEM repair manual, I would suggest you take that route.
Good luck and have fun!
Repair manuals can be purchased for $12-$15 (just a guess) depending on engine model.
The IPL will help locate where things go and what is missing, as well as give you part numbers you can use to order replacements. But a bona fide repair manual will be necessary for torques, capacities, and adjustments.
I stopped using the aftermarket repair manuals for instructional purposes years ago because they were too general. They covered several brands and I found some of the pertinent information missing or out of date at the time. I do not know if more recent versions are more accurate or not, but at the relatively low cost of an OEM repair manual, I would suggest you take that route.
Good luck and have fun!
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i have an overhaul book from Briggs in my garage book shelf.
when school is out in the summer i work for the local small engine place as a mechanic if you have any questions feel free to ask.
Are you missing the actual sparkplug or the coil/magneto and the plug wire?
When you wire it up the 1 wire on the coil is a switched ground! it has ground when you want to turn off the engine from the switch.
If you hook positive to the coil it will MELT it DO NOT HOOK THE POSITIVE TO THE COIL.
The carb linkage is basicly a rod to the govener with a spring. So go to your local lawnmower shop and see if they have the linkage in the boneyard probally get it for like 2 bucks.
I can scan pages from the book if you want to see them
Hope this helps
DT
when school is out in the summer i work for the local small engine place as a mechanic if you have any questions feel free to ask.
Are you missing the actual sparkplug or the coil/magneto and the plug wire?
When you wire it up the 1 wire on the coil is a switched ground! it has ground when you want to turn off the engine from the switch.
If you hook positive to the coil it will MELT it DO NOT HOOK THE POSITIVE TO THE COIL.
The carb linkage is basicly a rod to the govener with a spring. So go to your local lawnmower shop and see if they have the linkage in the boneyard probally get it for like 2 bucks.
I can scan pages from the book if you want to see them
Hope this helps
DT
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Okay, the one wire coming from the coil goes to the CONDENSOR, did you set the points correctly? A matchbook cover works well for that. From the condensor another wire runs out to a switched ground.
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Okay, the one wire coming from the coil goes to the CONDENSOR, did you set the points correctly? A matchbook cover works well for that. From the condensor another wire runs out to a switched ground.
For a newer electornic ignition it goes to negative.
you are right about for points. I don't know how old the engine he has is.
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You can bypass or modify the governor (simplest is to drill half inch holes in the flap), but the governor link is usually just a short length of wire. The throttle is linked with a spring so that the governor can pull the butterfly valve closed at high RPM.
If you know the engine well - you can do without a governor, but have a scatter shield if you build it to push to the limit. (Go kart, as an example)
I used to get in BIG trouble tinkering with mini-bikes. I had a bonanza that was good for forty MPH on the streets around my Dads place
~Wolf
If you know the engine well - you can do without a governor, but have a scatter shield if you build it to push to the limit. (Go kart, as an example)
I used to get in BIG trouble tinkering with mini-bikes. I had a bonanza that was good for forty MPH on the streets around my Dads place
~Wolf
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