Briggs Engine Breaking Up At High RPM 

Hyrdraulic pump on the back makes me think it was powering a splitter. That looks like a very well engineered engine. Controls in the right place, seems fairly easy to work on, compact form.

In my whole entire life.... and I've lived rural, in the Rocky Mountains to the plains and in suburbs, I have never been "Out and About" and found or seen a "Lawn Mower" engine lying in the tall grass pitched sideways..... I think James has a destiny in life..... some folks rescue puppies and cats... On the bright side, it really looks like this engine wasn't in the location where James found it for very long.... it wasn't mud crusted, weathered or beaten and of course the engine shows life on first pull. I loved watching the video.... thanks James for the reasonable, deductible and sensitive nature of your troubleshooting. I tend to be a little less patient than you are....

I really enjoy the time lapse for the carb in the ultrasonic. Nifty bit of videography.

Meanwhile, The farmer went home on his tractor to get a new rubber damper for the coupling as the old one was whipped out. He hid the engine in high grass, pretty sure he would be able to remember where he hid it. Next day he comes back, ..... wth did I put it ? The farmer had a bad day. Poor sod. Cheers, and well done James. Young James will be a mechanic, just like his father. 🤝👍🇳🇱

My back hurts watching you work in the garage floor😖...lol

Nice job! I kept getting distracted by the bugs running around on the floor. Lol!

james you have the gift of sensitivity, you are an engine whisperer thanks again for your patience and investigative/ diagnostic skill. Thank you sir

Loved the Serengeti moment when the engine first started - critters fled the loud predator. Including a very confused centipede (ouch!) and a VW bug spider.

You are right to give a higher idle speed. Most don't understand, the manurfacturer wants usually 1200-1400roms, so the flywheel fan promotes good cooling through the cylinder head fins.....As always Jim, good job...

Great job and great video! It's cool to see the next generation in helping and getting involved. 👍

My name is Dirk , i am from germany and my english is bad.. i like your videos. please go on.

I just bought an 18-year-old used generator with this engine but mine’s 10 hp.. It is a good, smooth, quiet, engine, considering that it’s running between 3730 - 3750 on idle. It’s quieter than one of the Chinese Clone “PowerHouse” that I had by Northern Tool at one time. Despite this being an 18-year-old Generac with the same 10 hp engine, I don’t think it’s been used much generator head works phenomenal and the brushes aren’t hardly worn at all.

The dirt in the cup looks fresh as well.

Hmmmm. Now this is making me want to make sure the valve clearance is good on the mower and tiller. They run ok but have a little miss throughout the rpm range. Dont think they have a fuel issue because I use fresh 93 octane. Both are Briggs &Stratton engines. Thank you for sharing this. Maybe I will regain some lost power.

I can believe someone would throw away an engine that worked, I went to a junkyard one time and found a chainsaw, I pulled the cord to check compression, and it fired right up with the weakest pull, and another time I found a Honda eu1000i, all it needed was the water out of the carburetor and it ran like new.

James if you could solve the carb problems you could make a fortion. Most of all the problems come from the catb problems ! Solve the carb issue and you are on your way to most of the problems being solved of engine being tossed in the garbage most of the times !no more break downs !

Unusual engine, but it runs like a good ol’ Briggs!

Must be nice finding free stuff

thank you for the "Put it through the cleaner" bit...

Congrats on 2k subs!

A love-joy coupling to a hydraulic pump or PTO unit

I have 5 of these Briggs 9.00. Looks like it came off a Pest Spray Rig. They are really tough engines but can get testy with the carb and valve clearance. Great video.

The jet on the bottom. I always clean that it smooths it out!

I saw a few spiders make their escape! 😂

That state highway worker was coming back for that after work..

Where did all the bugs come from 😃. Nice find and good fix.

Very nice motor.

With the title "Engine Breaking Up" if I was going to see pieces on the inside abruptly escaping to the outside? ;-)

Hey man, that’s my motor. I didn’t dump it. It fell off my truck. You see the shaft coupler to my machine was still on it . Yeah, cause I was gonna fix it. Bring it back, I don’t have no $99 dollars, plus I need the coupler. Wow dude, are you for real.

This is very similar to the engine on my Ariens snowblower. Gastank, covers and throttle assembly is the same.

Give aerosol silicone a try. Dries clean, and not detrimental to plastics.....

Looks like it may have powered a log splitter. GREAT diagnosis and fix. If the float is not a solid piece, I like to shake it and see if there is any fuel in it.

Jim you can buy new rubber for the coupling cheap and maybe have yourself a hydraulic pump...

Sir I generally put a 5/10 valve doing shim because b/s and others have weak springs I use a spring tester from when I was in business Now I add 5 thousand to every engine rebuild

Thart starter type relyes on the screw providing enough downwards pressure on the friction washer that is supposed to be there holds the plastic dog guide in place thus kicking the dogs, Adding lube makes it worse. Well in this instance lube was worse...

Fuel mixture adjust n good to go .

lubes part, "looks like someone might have over lubed"

Little man working like a mad squirrel trying to roll the engine over. Ya know you really could use a couple of work benches so you can get up off the floor to work .

I discovered today that the briggs 5 hp new style pull start internals will interchange with a techumseh power sport type pull start. They are both the type with the dogs on them that is.

Have never seen a vlv tappet lock down like that

You can tell the truth and rich from all the foot on the exhaust you don't even have to pull the plug out of it

Haha, look at all the bugs that evacuated the scene when it started.

Always set both sides at 4000 myself and forget that 6000 because they're gonna be loser than what the they show up anyway when you run it after you adjust it you're gonna settle in

Fantastic informative , can you tell me where to get that rpm gauge and how you connect it to check the rpm ? thanks

I take it that this engine does not have a tapered shaft. No good for a single shaft generator then. You could mount a pulley with a belt on it drive a separate generator.

Some people have all the luck.. finding free stuff that works... Just like mustie 1

Out of curiosity now that the video is several years old, what did the engine end up getting installed on?

I don't think she's potty trained. She made a mess on the carpet.

prolly was off a tiller,water pressure cleaner,by the looks of it! Great find,just needs more fine tuning for idle,not speed, be the mixture ratio 👍

did you happen to check the compression after the valve lash adjustment?

I'm surprised that it even ran with 30psi of compression

what are u cleaning your carburetors with, the liquid cleaner. thanks again

I like to clean those carb passages with small wire AND blow carb clean through them.

hi james what will you do will it ,looks to good for spares,well great job mate

looks like log spliter engine with the pump on it..about 16-20 ton most likely

See, I’m not the only one that thinks you should start working on a bench

without goin thru all the videos.. what tach do you use? thanks.

no gasket/o-ring change???

Hope the exhaust valve isn't burnt.

Guessing farmer replaced motor on seed tender and forgot about the engine.

that would go perfictily in a go kart or mini bike

Hi. What kind of solution do you use in the parts cleaner

what liquid do you use in the ultrasonic cleaner??

I'm curious if you got the valves out and laping the one valve why would not lap the other while you are right there ?

maybe compress air spray it before tearing it apart???? looking at all that fod coming of that beast....

Yea: it's time to change the business name to "Lazarus Machine's" or "Machine Resurrection, LLC" .... Erik

when u have it on low throttle sounds like the generator in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”

I have seen a lot of valve issues causing bent pushrods in the briggs engines. I won't ever own another briggs. Harbor freight makes a better quality motor. I'd still take it if I found one like you. LOL

Free always trumps $99

Do you still have this engine?

Providing homes for abandoned machines, engines everywhere approve.

John here have that motor. Cost is 635.00 motor 9 hp mine on leaf vacuum.

Log splitter engine?

Whot was worked with this engine some kind of hydraulic pomp???

Jim, Rance here...at 16:55 when you were hooking up the wires to the brushes, you said red wire goes on top and the other on bottom but it doesn't make any difference because it's a "c" going engine....this is where I lost you. Could you help me understand what I'm missing ? Thanks@

That oily wet air filter was the cause of your running to rich , not enough air means it will suck more gas. I've had them come in the shop and you could take off the air filter , start it up , put the filter back on and kill it ! A lot of the one's that did that were because someone tried washing them out with gasoline , a big no no !! :-) good find , good video ! :-)

lap the valves , put berryman;''s in the tank, spit on it ad start it.!!!!!!!!!

You got a quit working on the floor

Dude, pay attention here. THAT is a splash lubed engine. Idling down is NOT recommended. Run at full 3600rpm for max engine longevity per Briggs and Stratton. Also the engine COOLING suffers tremendously when you do this. These are air cooled engines that need full revs for max air flow. Set the engine at 3600rpm and leave it alone.

Why fuss with it, all of it

I am more disgusted that someone just threw it away not giving a shit about anything

@James Condon, @21:29, that 'vent' is there to prevent vapour lock, i'd say :) Hope that answers that for you, because you sounded unsure about it.

looks to me it is a hydraulic pump

It might have been on a log splitter...

I enjoy watching your videos but working on the floor is going to really hurt you later on

Ya should try working on a table, will save your back

Please get a lift table my knees are hurting just watching.lol..not funny

Fail

Good to see you use child labour. They'd just be out running the streets in gangs otherwise...🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍