1985 3 HP BRIGGS ENGINE REPAIR (part 2) 

nuts in tank taped to wheel of mower.. GENIUS great idea man..

I can't tell you how much I have learned from your video's. My 3 hp Brigg's was built in Feb 1987, very similar. Thanks a bunch!

Roadking’s shop class always pick up some tip or tips. You would have made a good shop teacher. you point out things that some may do or see but don’t think about. And most learn from your videos

I think they stopped using that starter ratchet design around 2000 or so. It's funny, the 1995 5HP Briggs on our rototiller has the newer starter pawl and cup design, and the 1998 10HP Briggs on our generator uses the old starter ratchet design. I found using ATF for lubricant on the shaft and really soaking the felt pad and lubing the inside where the shaft rides well works the best. It lasts for several years until the cooling fins need cleaned out again. Also I use ATF on the recoil springs and it works great for that, too.

Very good video. A lot of detail to all the components

I love the way you cleaned the gas tank

You made me spit my Coors Light at 16:44 into the video LMAO......... My buddy years ago made a spring type retainer frame that bolted on to his riding mower for small tanks like that........ He would put pea gravel in the tank with a lil diesel and had me ride around and cut some grass..... That my friend is part of being an apprentice in a lawn mower shop back in the late 70's...... I enjoyed every minute of it also..... NOBODY liked cutting grass... I did though.... Especially on the new Simplicity mowers we were selling......... That pea gravel what the snitz for cleaning those old rusty tanks out ........... A while back I had to take the tank off of a 52 SUPER A Farmall and clean it..... A piece of chain 3 feet long and a lil diesel and it was spotless..... And no leaks thank God ... Looking forward to part 3 Mon Ami ~!~!

Thanks for the upload 2020 still riding my manco breaker

Nuts, Balls, and a flashlight that looks like it could be used for a Colonoscopy!! RoadKing covers all the bases!Good video with some solid basics on cleaning a cruddy tank and recoil clutch Buddy! That simple fix and sell is starting to look like a full restore too me...and that's just fine.

Great update! I think Briggs stopped making that kind of recoil at least for their lawn mowers in the 80's. I know my late 80's snapper has that same system, but the 93 Toro has some starter paws that come out and turn a cup on the flywheel.

wish i had fast internet and videos like this when i was a kid

Very interesting, RK. Thanks for the video.

Thanks for sharing and showing us how the clutch works I don't think the new engines have that type of clutch at least the ones i have had apart didn't. Have a great Holiday weekend. God Bless you and America!!!

Good timing. Thanks.

Good lesson on recoils,, thanks RK.

Good one EJ. I have a couple of tanks that could use that treatment, now to get my riding mower going again...

I use a box of bb’s and mineral spirits. Tank comes clean, too. Good job

Love the lateral thinking with taping the tank to the wheel

Man, that engine looks like it had been halfway underwater - you said that in the first video, and seeing the pull starter taken apart kind of confirmed it!

I'm working on a 2 HP 1960 Elgin (Sears) outboard and it uses the same ball-bearing starter system. The newer stuff works well enough to outlast most of the mowers they make these days, but it's got plastic pawls instead of ball-bearings. That plastic seems to out-gas a lot faster than metal. :>) Thanks Roadking.

I learned something new. Thanks bub.

I like the nuts in the tank idea. You need to give that lawn tractor deck a good cleaning. I always use my leaf blower on mine. Sure keeps my deck clean on the top.

Hell RoadKing I notice you're not using the Magic Hammer...that must mean the shoulder's getting stronger! I'm digging a Rusty Briggs repair with my morning coffee! Cheers. ...Newk from Kentucky

Another great video. Thank you for explaining how that clutch works, will you be able to replace the broken butterfly in the carb?

A little JB Weld will make that tank like new, nice job RK!

Love the tank cleaning technique . I've used epoxy to fix little pin holes like that , just plain Harbor freight $2 epoxy worked great .

"Strap it to the mower"...I'll have to remember that one.

The tank cleaned up nice.

I like using dry graffite in places like that, even draw on it with a soft pencil.

9:20 Good video! I'm assuming you used a brass wire wheel brush on your drenmel to clean these up?

I bought one of those flashlights years ago (5+). They work great but the damn little button batteries aren't cheap, I use it sparingly and so far haven't had to change them!

I'd like to see a video of RoadKing working on a much newer engine. One of them ones with the plastic carbs and, well, probably plastic pistons😂😂

I don't see why they phased out this clutches. On those modern starter cup setups, one accidental small pull on the rope and it scrapes the cup loudly

Putting some water in the tank with the nuts may speed up the process. Thinking of the wiggling rusty pliers / hinges / nuts and bolts etc under running water trick. By far the best way to free up rusty parts. Don't use lubricant till after the rinsing process

Hold up wait have to go back and watch part 1

Good clean up on the parts!!! Ever wonder why there are 6 balls in there and only 5 teeth on the center piece ?

I think those ears are larger because they had different bolting positions for different packages. That being said, the other two, the normal ones, are indeed beefier.

I've got a 3 hp almost identical to this one, cept mine didnt cone with a shroud, my local small engine shop had an original briggs shroud from the 80's sitting in the back, so I dont know what year it is, but its older and has points. Is there a way to convert it to the ignition you have? Is there a module, or is it just the coil itself like some of the Tecumseh motors? Thanks, love your vids!

Have you ever tried Metal saver liquid to clean out tanks like that? I've used it a long time ago I think that was the name any way. But it worked great for me and it can be reused for quite a few times. Just curious is all.

I made the mistake of using grease in one of my recoil clutches. Yea, that doesnt work, just like you said. Too sticky.

That starter can also be used as a baby rattle in a pinch... :P

Also a lot of people will disagree with points and condenser I think points and condenser is a better system they’re easier to service and not as complicated not saying that it’s very complicated nowadays but it can’t be the way they have things set up with their plastic carburetors that are junk

I did this exact procedure. But I used rock. Your rusty nuts are way better. I used my yard tractor too.

Cool. Now I don't feel so dumb back in my teens When I had that 3hp Briggs I would put some 3in1 down that hole. But prob not for the right reason I would get a sequel at times.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA IN VIETNAM. THANKS

Oh yes ,those ratchet one-way pull drives have been on Briggs engines forever. I can remember back when I was a young teenager (many decades ago) disassembling them and cleaning and making them work again. We didn't have the money to take anything to any repair man. So I learned to do everything for myself. Pretty simplistic design. Why would they need to change it...

They stopped using the Starter clutch in 1990 on briggs Engines It’s a shame too because I think that was a good design the starter clutch a lot of people think that it wasn’t but I think it was

How many cc is it

Hey ROADKING,...that little fiber plug,...how about calling it a piece of 'felt' ? Hahaha! Now I have a question for you,...why did 'they' use 'screws' to hold the carb. onto the tank instead of hex head bolts? Nope, not a trick question,...I'm guessing, as the screws are holding a carb. made from potmetal or even plastic, to a sheet metal gas tank, that they didn't want you to over torque them and strip them out. Whaddya think? By the way,..that is one cool little 'trouble light' you have there, so tell us, where'd you buy it?

"My nuts need washing, they're a little dirty". LOL as you would say; "You Kill me" Road. Thanks for the laughs. I always have a fun time on your channel. Good job on the locking spinner, never knew how that worked. Now thanks to the: "Master Small Engine Mechanic on Steroids" we all do. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith noneya

I hate to burst your bubble buddy but we live in a throwaway Society I maintain and repair vintage stereo equipment and all this stuff that they make nowadays is made to run for a while and then be thrown away and buy all new just like the engines that they make now for the little lawn mowers and riding mowers they're not made any good not like they were years ago it's another one of those ride it till it breaks and then throw it away that's very unfortunate years ago used to mean something when it said made in the USA and now have to stuff that's made anywhere it's junk it's not made to last anymore

Where did you get the square nuts?

where did you get the cool torch from?

Ever start a engine an have one of those clutches squeal like a pig , man that's a bad sound lol

You are skilful person but is that engine worth the effort when you can buy new ones relatively cheap. Unless it is for a working museum I cannot see how it is worth it. Nice video and I have learnt a trick or two.

@ 9:04 wadding or stuffing :)

theres no such thing as a video by roadking that is too long. they're always not long enough!

Those starter ratchets make horrible noise when not lubed up

I'm a square nut.

Ball bearings are so cheap these days i don't even bother, i replace them and throw the old ones in my parts shaker. Also, i think the part is very complex, and the complexity lends itself to the fact that they wanted to keep rust out at any cost, in the end, the balls themselves did them in, there's only so much you can do, huh.

As rusty as this thing has been it's like someone threw it in the ocean once or twice. Or it was on a snow blower lol.

Dang you’re up late

The newer stuff is garbage in my opinion. Too many cost cutting measures taken.