Briggs TERRIBLE Mistake! Massive Mower Recall! ⚠️

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In "The Fire It Up Starter", Taryl goes over this super rare Briggs mower that was only produced for a short time in 1960. It was called a Sonoduct mower and their plan was to try and put the flywheel under the deck to keep it quieter. Does it work? Why was it recalled? Many questions are answered in this hour long how-to video while getting this thing going like it's 1960 all over again!
Prior to and after the fix, local Grass Rat, Elk Skins, has been using his super power to take out locals with power equipment. He has come to be known as... THE FIRE IT UP STARTER. See how it all plays out in another funny, scary and educational video from your good friends over at Grass Rats Garage. And as Taryl always says... There's Your Dinner!! =
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@TarylFixesAll Год назад

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@rcrobinson9529 Год назад

Need some more HV-350. Web site says "out of stock".

@TarylFixesAll Год назад

@@rcrobinson9529 Fixed it! We have it in stock thanks!

@rcrobinson9529 Год назад

@@TarylFixesAll Great!! TY.

@stclairstclair Год назад

I lost it at "free flowing lox"

@lopincol Год назад

Do you have everything on the website in stock at the shop?

@lynnh7694 Год назад

My grandmother had one, it sat in the corner of the yard with no cover through 4 seasons. I dumped gas down the carburetor and pulled it a bunch of times until it fired up and cut her grass every summer with it.

@M.TTT. Год назад

Dang!

@matttravers5764 Год назад

Dem ole Briggs motors were great!👍

@Gothguitarist Год назад

I doubt that and again I'll say it again I seriously doubt that's the one you used

@lynnh7694 Год назад

@@Gothguitarist OK guy. Whatever you think. Lol

@Jamesypoo.z Год назад

Carbatrator*

@OcotilloTom Год назад

I was 14 when this mower was built. It was also the year I bought a used 1949 Cushman Highlander motor scooter. I'm 76 now and me and that old Cushman are still kicking!

@santaclause2875 Год назад

Good for you, Tom!!! I ain't fer behind ya !! Go get 'em !!!!

@randybeard6040 6 месяцев назад

I am also 76 and had a old Cushman Scooter when i was 14-15, later bought a used Sears Crusaire Scooter. Actually the Old Cushman Scooter was well made and would run close to 50 mph. It was much better than a Bicycle and allowed me to travel all those country roads--wish that I still had it. Been Riding Motorcycles and scooters for many years, just recently sold my 750 Honda Shadow...

@timpearce4255 Год назад

Being a child of the 50's/60's I never heard of one of these. I appreciate all the things I learn about here at GRASS RATS UNIVERSITY, thanks a million. Taryl, I like your teaching style. It is easy to retain what you show/discuss in each video. I have definitely benefited by watching.

@michael931 Год назад

Are you getting your B&S degree?

@timpearce4255 Год назад

@@michael931 YES! Majoring in B&S with a minor in Ingenious Junk Recycling

@barrypettit3668 Год назад

Awesome video! I think Taryl and all his side kicks should be nominated for an Oscar. His videos sure beat anything out of hollyweird. Always learn something from Taryl, keep up the great work.

@blindmelonlemonjello Год назад

So you say they install the undercoat at the factory??

@mzeusk13 Год назад

The Oscar is now only for globohomo agenda promotion, not for great acting skills etc. Cheers! 👌

@donparker8246 Год назад

I think it's definitely a candidate for a full restoration. I also think it's interesting that the deck design is very much like a Lawn Boy with the front corner discharge. I'll bet it gives a really nice cut. Great video Taryl.👍😁

@jeffclark2725 Год назад

Yea,it's the lawnboy deck,the engine doesn't sound any quieter that the modern engine

@patjohnson3100 Год назад

Great revival. 60 years old and TD brings them back alive. I had no idea B & S made such an engine. Never seen one. I really appreciate TD's decision to maintain originality on this rare equipment as much as possible. I saved as much and renovated as much as I could on my 1948 Ford, and I'm glad I did. It preserves authenticity. Thanks

@ralphmills7322 Год назад

Thank Taryl, that carburetor was a trip down memory lane. I remember my Dad working on one back in the 70's. He grew up on a farm and didn't want to drive 25-30 miles to the big city just to buy a new diaphragm, so he cut one out of an old bicycle inner tube. I was stunned that the engine started and ran. It was only temporary until his next trip to the city, but it impressed me.

@jeffreypeters8446 Год назад

Taryl, you need to make a 3x5 flag with your logo on it! I would be proud to hang that in my workshop! You have saved me $1000’s! I repair my own equipment now instead of buying new. I’ve also become the neighborhood go to guy for small engine repair thanks to you! I have a pressure washer and a back back blower sitting in my workshop right now that a neighbor dropped off for me to fix! Keep posting the amazing videos!

@telegrammetraylfixesall3248 Год назад

Thanks for watching and commenting ❤️.Hit me up to claim gift ❤️

@huntnfishnuts5880 Год назад

Taryl always finds the cool old stuff to bring back to life.

@oncewaslost1982 Год назад

Yes! Sonoduct! It's super cool to see one of these in detail. I think this is one of very few videos out there now of these ultra rare Briggs. Rock on Taryl!

@christiem5741 Год назад

Oh my Goodness!!! I love when Elkskins is in the videos!! Love the new haircut 😊 More Elkskins in the videos!!! I think he puts such a funny spin and balance with Taryl

@santaclause2875 Год назад

Wow, what a huge piece of fecal!! Never knew they made a pile like that. Maybe if they'd piped the exhaust down under the deck, it might be quieter. You guys are all hilarious! And Elkskins was freakin' hilarious too!

@kalebbrown93 Год назад

Standard Lawn Boy’s already had bottom exhaust. So they weren’t super loud to begin with.

@krawfish1000 Год назад

Thanks for taking the time to explain how the carburtrader functions. I really enjoyed that part.

@randb4865 Год назад

Thanks Taryl for these, look forward to it Sunday morning!

@randb4865 Год назад

I could hear the sadness in your voice when you said "...battery powered lawnmowers..." ☹️😪

@handbananaistherapist642 Год назад

I have a JCP refrigerator manufactured in 1978! Still works!

@codered2224 Год назад

My favorite month. Well done gentlemen. I love this channel 🙂💯

@thyubernoob Год назад

Elk Skins gets another staring role!👍 Would love to see the bloopers!

@doughenning4899 Год назад

You could eat an apple through a tennis racquet with choppers like that👍👍😂😂👍great shows👍Cheers from Australia. !

@ronsena8595 Год назад

Keep doing what you do so well. Very educational. Thumbs up Tyryl.

@stevenbongiorno9277 Год назад

That’s cool seeing it running! It’s just like remembering that old DynaMow running! Thanks bud for showing us those old machines working!

@tomdale1313 Год назад

Sure do enjoy it when you get them old ones back on the road, tanks for sharing...

@keithstudly6071 Год назад

Request! Back in the 60's my dad had a rotary mower with a Briggs & Stratton engine and it had a 'wind-up' spring starter. You folded the crank handle out and cranked it to wind up the spring and when you folded the crank back the spring was released and turned the engine over to start it. I don't think it ever worked very well. I wish I could see you fix one of these.

@randyhall2135 Год назад

We had one too when I was a kid. Bought at Leonard's Department Store in Fort Worth TX. Briggs called it an impulse start.

@billlynn7983 Год назад

I found one of those wind up starters. It’s caked with dirt and rust I don’t think it would ever work again. I might put a little time in it and see what happens.

@kevinamundsen7646 Год назад

My father owned a Sunbeam crank-start Tecumseh and it was nothing but a pain. Cut the lawn with it for several years. Self-propelled by a toothed belt off the underside crankshaft and helical-cut steel cylinders that rubbed on the rear tires when you pulled the handle up.

@gavmansworkshop5624 Год назад

Got a one on a shelf over here in Australia. Weird but does still work. No idea if it runs but one day I'll do a vid 👍

@Christian-cp9hb Год назад

Yep I remember those wind up starters. They were in the early 60s

@barryewalt3606 Год назад

That's an awesome find Taryl and she runs great, great work.

@angieshaw8877 8 месяцев назад

....bought a couple "antique-ers", along with more modern small engine stuff at a local pawn shop...really appreciate your inspiring "can do" and humorous "tooterings"... NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD!! @LDS/FPK GA

@Andrew-er5cf Год назад

These videos are great! Have learned so much. Thanks Mr. Dactyl!

@ClickinChicken Год назад

watched to end. That's what friends are for. It's like the joy of 'firing up' my snow machine!! Delayed gratification. Fire it up! Fire it up!

@scottgm321 Год назад

You guys are a riot. Thanks for brightening up my day.

@georgemyers6518 Год назад

That’s awesome to see the old girl brought back to life and mow grass. I was born in 1960 so I’ve never seen one of these before.

@matttravers5764 Год назад

Awesome 😎. Always wanted to see a video on the sonoduct!

@kg4muc 11 месяцев назад

Wish Briggs still had that muffler. It was one of the quietest I have heard for motors of that age Definitely a piece of history

@charlesangell_bulmtl 9 месяцев назад

I generally find using a 'Low Tone' from a larger engine works well Otherwise the options are limited until you fab something like a motorcycle muffler to your app. I've an Onan powered Miller that sounds sweet with 1 discarded HD muffler mounted along the top corner👍 Exits in direction of controls so is easy to monitor exhaust note. I tried a catalytic one >Kawasaki, but decided the exhaust note was cleaned too much... It emitted a clean humid exhaust 🤨Wanted an honest exhaust assessment

@pyromedichd1 Год назад

I don't think I've ever seen Elkskins that clean.

@prevost8686 Год назад

Elk Skins is not to be trifled with. One must never mistake his mild-mannered easy going nature as a sign of weakness. Good to see him in a video.👍

@tbonky Год назад

Thanks for the in-depth review on this style carbetator! I’ve got one to clean up on an 80’s Sear’s tiller!

@williamalexander3591 Год назад

Same here!

@vzjtothalo1 Год назад

The deck design definitely says Lawn Boy to me. Another great video!

@Northernstar9370 Год назад

Yeah, I think just about every company out there has an "Edsel" in their past but ol' Breaks N Scrapem had a doozy there! Excellent video as always guys!

@doughenning4899 Год назад

Hey Tarly. Your comedy is good but your knowledge is amazing !!! Cheers. 👍👍👍👍

@georgehofgren6123 Год назад

That really was pretty amazing, seeing that completely obsolete, obscure, dinosaur breathe back to Life again. Very well done 👏 👏 👏 💥

@petee716 Год назад

Good informative video. It was a nice surprise to hear a shout out for my hometown Eden, NY!

@antoniomarc7174 Год назад

Great skit…👍👍 & WoW that is something different hopefully you find that cover would be a great piece to see restored.

@ElainesDomain Год назад

4 years ago I couldn't get ten bucks for a 1972 McLean front throw reel mower and a 1974 McLean edger. Original paperwork on both. Both ran. I finally left them on the curb. Took a few days for someone to grab them.

@markrunyon5524 Год назад

A nice,lazy Sunday and another great Grass rats video.What a wacky design!-Life is good.-Nice of you to throw "Elkskins" a bone!

@mikemorgan5015 Год назад

Very cool find! I've been on the lookout for the 24" Lawnboy version for some time. While they are considered under powered, they aren't as bad as you'd think. This was before the concept of mulching had taken hold. And with the these big, straight, tangent grass chutes at the front of the mower and dead flat blades, they would handle a lot more than you'd think. They only had to cut the grass once, not process it. All that exposed spinning mass under this one is just crazy though. I wonder how many of those scoop castings came apart at 3600 rpm spraying chunks of aluminium shrapnel? Seemed like a great idea at the time......

@sschrybu Год назад

Greetings from 🇨🇦. Great episode, love your channel.

@HorsepowerAddicted 6 месяцев назад

Amazing that these dinosaurs can be revived by such an artist who does it with humor and style. One of the coolest restoration videos i've seen.

@arthurhudgens8213 Год назад

Great vedio man. cool rare old briggs no doubt. Only saw one of these in a old briggs repair manual whe I was a kid..keep up the great work yall 👍👍👍👍👍

@lonhoschar1943 Год назад

I like seeing the old stuff brought back to life. Even though some them might not be nearly as powerful or efficient as the newer equipment.

@douglasdailey5998 Год назад

I enjoyed watching this video. I know that i will never work on a motor like this, but i watched the whole video anyway. I did learn a lot about the carburetor.

@gena1430 Год назад

Just discovered your content a couple of days ago and I'm already a fan. I pick up good diy stuff and I like the different way you state things compared to here in Texas. Win win!

@blubberywhale9247 Год назад

Thanks for the solder on the tank trick, exactly what I needed to know!

@nothanks9050 Год назад

One man's popsicle stick is another man's toothpick, we don't judge! Great find, never seen one out in the wild.

@freetolook3727 Год назад

@29:25 You need to tie your hair up in a cute ponytail just like Mustie's! 😂😂😂

@stevenbongiorno9277 Год назад

My grandpa had an old Dyno Mow that looked a lot like that, but the Briggs engine was upright. Man! I wish I still had it!

@matta3888 Год назад

Neat mower and I would touch up the paint. Thank you for the education about.

@JpLuckeyman Год назад

Thanks for another good video it's interesting to see how things were put together I used to tear things apart when I was younger I enjoy working on the things but I can't anymore

@daveyboy8907 Год назад

The grease on that tooth pick really helps it slide between the teeth and that carb spray freshens the breath..Nothing like shop breath.

@stevenbongiorno9277 Год назад

Man!! I wish I had that old DynaMow! It was really cool! Heavy, but cool!

@russellmaddock3492 Год назад

Taryl, you and the gang are the best! Love your videos. Learning with some comedy mixed in. October thirty first, don't forget to hand out lots of candy for all the little Goplens this evening. Looks like it is going to be a mild evening here in southeastern Mi for the kinds, hopefully the light rain that could dampen the trick or treaters holds off until they are finished trick or treating. Thanks again Taryl and gang for the video.

@adnacraigo6590 Год назад

Never seen one of those mowers. I always learn something when I watch your videos.

@user-neo71665 Год назад

There are 2 parts to the cover. A bottom that remained on the mover and a top that was hinged for maintenance. Good luck on finding them. I've only ever seen one and it was busted up.

@dougjones4007 Год назад

Have you ever seen or worked on a Montgomery Ward lawnmower that to start it! You turned a crank an pushed a button to make the engine over! I had one when I was 6 years old !

@kenhart5259 6 месяцев назад

When I was a teacher we had a two-stroke Briggs& Stratton vertical crankshaft lawn mower engine that came in. We did get it running but eventually scrapped it.

@hotdog5966 Год назад

Elkskins is a natural in front of a camera, so much raw talent. can he sing and dance too?

@mjg263 Год назад

Very cool, never heard of these before!

@DugatDizzyLizzys Год назад

Hi Taryl. I love old machinery like that. That's 8 years older than me. Probably the reason it was hard to turn over was it was built before the idea of depressing the exhaust valve a little bit to reduce the pressure to help starting. This is a reason that exhaust valves get burnt out on older machines that had that "easy" start solution. There are more modern machines that solved it by when the machines up to speed, the little lump to press the exhaust valve retracts so it stops the valve burning out.

@aaronmiller6880 Год назад

Learn a lot of stuff from you thanks for showing all your trick to big T

@sheila6652 Год назад

Tarly,you are amazing. I think you could fix anything.!!

@davida1hiwaaynet Год назад

Love it! Very cool that you have an example of this, after the recall and 60 years. I would have killed for one of those when I was younger!

@scrappysgarage7404 Год назад

Taryl you should definitely restore it. I look forward to seeing it all shiny brand new.

@thomasfx3190 Год назад

My grandmother would shake her head at this Sonoduct business and call it “flim flam!” But it’s cool, I’d like to hear it run!

@jamesmcqueen6038 9 месяцев назад

God blessed you with energy and talent and everyone loves you and your show. I wish I knew you as a close friend but I live in Tennessee and I don't know where you live. God Bless You (Mac)

@charlesosborne7710 9 месяцев назад

👍Makes me want to look up the crank up push mower I used when I was a kid in the 60's. It didn't use a pull rope. You cranked the spring up tight then push down on the crank handle and it started.

@mtcruse Год назад

I've been wanting one of these mowers (or at least the engine) for decades! (Edit - got one 6/12/23!)

@justinnitsuj7041 Год назад

2:12 ahahah omg that "what??!!!" reaction...perfect!!!!

@chatrkat Год назад

That’s a cool old motor. I’ve never seen one of them in all my years. Great revival project. 👍🏻

@tsmith578 Год назад

Hey There Taryl,,, I have watched many of these videos when you have a fuel tank from a old machine that has rust holes in it. There used to be repair kits that you could get from the auto parts store that worked very well. They are. SYON brand if I remember correctly,. I have not seen them in quite a few years now but maybe you could find some online. They are a two part epoxy in a plastic bag type envelope that has a divider in the middle, and the kit comes with a piece of berlap type material in it for the repair. I have used these kit in the past and had very good results. And if I remember correctly the last time I purchased one they were only around ten dollars. Thank you for the videos man. Tim from Wisconsin.

@Samlol23_drrich Год назад

Not sure who is the creative genius behind these, but they are just great

@rayvoorhies7180 Год назад

The classic Lawn Boy mowers were the easiest starting and quietest running mowers I used. They did have issues with the muffler filling up with carbon. It wasn't difficult to remove and clean.

@conradstone6719 Год назад

With the intake on the blades, what were they thinking of, obioviusly not thinking that the clippings would go around with the cooling air, and thats your dinner!. great stuff Taryl kep doing it.

@jamesadams2333 Год назад

I just love these video! I’m surprised Taryl is nearly 60. He doesn’t look it! Keep up the great work and take care! Happy Halloween to ya! 🎃

@krijskovacic4938 Год назад

You can never say anything bad about a B and S. I pulled one out of a dump once, put in new condenser kit and plug and it worked great! Mowed the lawn with it for two years in South Florida. Learned how to replace piston rings in small engine class but never had to ever do it on an old B and S. Loved them old ones. I never could get one of those Sears Tecumseh engines to run, but a Briggs, never had an issue.

@gillgetter3004 Год назад

Neighbor had one in the 60’s first rotary mower I used. I had to get a bigger kid to pull it or my dad. When he replaced it with a Murray 4 hp couldn’t believe how easy to pull!👍

@dean-543 Год назад

Your equipment bursting into flames is good motivation to keep things clean. A+ design.

@WJCTechyman Год назад

A plus design? Honda's HRS21 had better serviceability built in. Need access to the magneto? There's a cover on the top of the deck. Pull starter needs a new rope? You don't have to disassemble half of the machine to get to it. It was also on top of the deck. The Briggs design was more D-, but overall an F due to the lack of an actual cooling fan, resulting in health and safety recalls for potential fires and having to disassemble most of the machine to get to major components. Although, Briggs still makes it incredibly difficult to replace recoil starter ropes as you have to pull a handful of fasteners, pull the oil dipstick and pull off the entire fan shroud. My Honda engines and the clone engines? three bolts or nuts securing the recoil. Tecumseh was the same. a couple of fasteners and you don't have to pull the whole fan shroud.

@jjock3239 Год назад

Slipper in the chipper, "Fire it up, Fire it up"! Fun video. I have never seen one of those mowers, but know that back when it was being sold, I would never have bought one. Sometimes, good ideas can come from bad decisions, but this wasn't one of those times. I still love the old Briggs engines, they were indestructible. BTW: I drove my bosses Edsel Citation back in 1959 when it was new, and for as ugly as it was, it was a very nice car. GM and Chrysler also made the same styling errors back then. I could never understand how GM could have gone from such a winning design as the 55 and 56 Olds, to the abominations of 57 and 58. The designers and decision makers, must have been on a mushroom diet. Great stuff, I enjoy the actors in your little Playhouse Theater.

@bertgrau3934 Год назад

For only a 3 Horsepower, it seems like it cut pretty good. Another interesting video.

@GuysPlayingWithTools Год назад

That is definitely a Halloween mower, it just looks scary.

@barryewalt3606 Год назад

That's a cool find isn't Bill, and he's got it going as usual..

@GuysPlayingWithTools Год назад

@@barryewalt3606 it really is. I am not fond of really old equipment but I would have felt obligated to get that one running

@TerryLawrence001 Год назад

It's usually best to drill out plugs/stuck pins of important holes by slowly increasing drill size until just under sized.the remaining crap will push out.

@danielarney9729 Год назад

Thank you, your help is appreciated. Been watching your titorialas in depth for real world refresher on points. I have a weldanpower 225 with an onan generator from the eighties with dual plug setup, getting fuel 6 years ago but no spark, welded fine 10 years ago before parking it with a cover on back of truck. Onan went through different ownership and no clue to parts availability. Probably many more guys out there with same shituation. No voltage getting to coil, points move nice, they where replaced along with condenser, and some kind of little cdi looking box when I bought it from a guy 12 years ago when it welded great. Wish I was close enough to drop it off. You would blow the interwebs leather gromet out if you worked on a couple of these bastards. Everyone has a brokenan generator in there welder, or camper.

@503challenger Год назад

Check the magneto..... Onans have that problem.

@JOEZEP54 Год назад

Great to get a piece of history up & running. Stay well, Joe Z

@ItsMrAssholeToYou Год назад

My, what a lovely shade of blue that exhaust is.

@honklerton732 Год назад

WOW!!! Great vid!!! What a beaut!!!! Choke'd her just right too :P Good fix Taryl!!!! Happy Halloween to you and the whole gang!!! LOL - love the skits on these.

@hank1556 Год назад

HONK HONK!!

@michaelkoon8371 Год назад

Hey taryl love your vidows have learned so much from watching you fix things it takes time and pacances to do thing you need to do

@markcdeyoung3118 Год назад

Well The color is appropriate on that motor .. cuz it seems to be one lemon of a design ! ... Yeah it runs really quiet all right 😅

@dekoldrick Год назад

Good to know about the asbestos thing. I have an antique mower sitting around here that I don't know anything about how it works. Not sure what I'm going to do with it but I know to be careful about the gaskets now.

@v-g-z3689 Год назад

Breaks&Scrap'em, Tejunkseh, Tecnomotor, Aspirin... these engines all have funny names :D

@williamcarl4200 6 месяцев назад

I must say, I always enjoyed the Lawnboy deck and am fascinated to see it copied here on a Briggs machine. A normal 3.5 on that deck might be pretty fun to run.

@bucksnortbumblefuk6872 Год назад

Nice job!!

@craigmarquis560 Год назад

Taryl, just check the OD and ID of your unused point plunger bushings. You can probably source a hollow brass rod and cut it to length. Or, solid rod and put it in a drill vice, then drill the center to the correct OD. Great content, and I wish they could have made this design work. It sure makes points cleaning, replacement, and adjustment easy. As someone else commented, I'm surprised they didn't plumb the exhaust to below the deck. We had a Toro / Tecumseh mower. That did that. It did help unless you pushed it across a driveway or sidewalk.

@Hjerte_Verke 9 месяцев назад

I bet K&S makes the right size tubing if it is a standard size.

@tomholley5464 6 месяцев назад

Even though it was a failure it is still quite the machine for its day

@WJCTechyman Год назад

The Honda HRS21 mowers were short lived but that doesn't mean they totally disappeared. A friend and I seem to come across them quite a bit in our area of Ontario, Canada. Unlike the Sonoduct engine, the fan was actually adequate and quite large. It was more akin to a Lawn Boy with three in one bag, mulch and side discharge and had a shaft driven transmission. They are very reliable but parts can be scarce. The carburetor was plastic (the only Honda product I know of that had it) and could be a pain to reassemble. It's about the same age as my HR214, but Honda still makes the HRS model, which is the entry level machine but you have the option of self propel in the US while the model we have is strictly push. I know you said the Hondas were not great either, but Honda sold a number of them and a good majority still work to this day. The Hondas were an overall better design compared to this. I've worked on them often enough to know. This is a big reason why I still would pick a Honda, Kohler or other Japanese engine over a Briggs any day. Briggs seems to rely on marketing instead of actually building a well built, efficient engine.

@jonyoung6405 Год назад

The B&S Quantum is legendary and reliable.

@anvilsvs Год назад

Honda has just dropped all lawn mowers.

@WJCTechyman Год назад

@@jonyoung6405 Quantum was an okay engine. Working on them is another story. To do something simple like fix the recoil, replace a dead ignition armature or service the auto choke, you have to remove 8-10 fasteners, there being 3-4 different sized bolts, some vanity plastic and the fuel tank just to repair it. Honda? Three 8 mm bolts OR three 10mm bolts or nuts. Tecumseh? two or three screws. That's for the recoil. Granted, you have to remove more bolts on Hondas to replace the ignition coil. Briggs Quantum, in order to remove the carburetor for cleaning, five different fasteners, maybe six, all varying in size. Honda GXV120 and 160? three 10mm fasteners. You don't even have to remove the air filters from the cleaner box.

@jonyoung6405 Год назад

@@WJCTechyman Thanks . I have a lot of Quantum engines and some new parts for them. They are cheap to fix and repower.