Sat 30 Years - Let's Get It Working Like New Again 

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I think all these videos should be added to the Library of Congress to preserve all this information. That way in 200 years if somebody pulls one of these motors out of a box and wants to get it running they will know what to do.

Back when Briggs and Dayton made GOOD STUFF, built in AMERICA !!!!!! Thanks Taryl, great video!!

Taryl always makes it look easy. One thing I will point out was setting the speed to 3600 rpm. We want the output to be at 60 Hz = 3600 rpm, but mechanical governors will sag under load, so setting the no load speed to 61.5-62 Hz allows for that, and will, hopefully, keep you above 58 Hz under full load.

What a coincidence! I've recently acquired a 5500 watt Dayton generator exactly like that except bigger and you've given me some good tips on servicing mine. Thanks again

Perfect, a new Taryl video on a Sunday

Little Johnny needs to be institutionalized. For a long, LONG time.

Thanks Taryl. I learned the hard way of taking that Carb apart with out removing the Nozzle 1st. Yup, Bent it. Did work after putting back together... 1976 8 hp Snow Thrower Eng.. Bought new, still have it... Mike M.

Been waiting for this one. I've got the same Gen set. Been sitting for years. Paid 5 bucks at a garage sale.

Thank You Again Sir Love How you bring Old and Neglected back to Work Again

Best instructional videos on the U Tube. I wait and check for a new episode frequently. Forget cable, you are the best !

Great job in bringing this sturdy piece of equipment back to life. It's perfectly useful. Waste not, want not, as my grandparents would say. Thanks to the subscribers who send TD parts he can use for these informative videos.

The snapping sound of the Briggs & Stratton points should be a ringtone

Thanks Taryl and amazing Crew! Another great video! I just got a free from a friend DYNA DX4500E with an 8HP Briggs Engine which is a bit newer than this one but I learn so much from watching your videos ~. If other subscribers have worked on a DYNA DX4500E or similar, feel free to post any tips. The unit runs but I need to go through it; has a partly corroded gas tank (top half) and the electric start and recoil start need some Love ~ There's Your Dinner! D

Dayton called the auto-idle feature Demandtrol. I remember seeing this generator in the Grainger "Motor Book" in the 70s. Good job Taryl, keeping this old stuff going!

Taryll fixes all never seizes to amaze me. The skillset as a mechanic (cars, motorcycles, 2stroke,2 cycle, 4stroke,4cycle engines) will become a dying breed before long. Your channel will hopefully inspire the next generation of gearheads to learn a skill that not too many people have. Great show. Don't bother me I'm enjoying my dinner 😅

Little Johnny killed it! Thanks for the info and laughs

I got that same engine. They were built like tanks!! Great video 👍

You are the man Taryl.I like the way you bring old stuff back to life.

I had almost the same unit with the 8HP Briggs. I got it running great but those updraft carbs are a royal pain. And that filter under the tank was a disaster. And it was super loud and plowed through gas! But gas was cheap back then. And just owning a generator was a luxury for wealthy people back then. All that noise was a testament to your neighbors that you had power!

Wow ! I had a Sting-Ray just like the blue one , thanks for the great memory .

The right adjustment in the right place…Teryl RULES!!

Great peace of history and wow she runs like new awesome…👍👍👍

Thanks taryl! Really nice bikes!!

That’s cool. You did a great job.😊

Worm Drive skill saw! those old engines run so smooth.

I'll betcha Little Johnny has those pliers Taryl.

Hi Mr Taryl, just wanted to say thank you for the merchandise my wife ordered for my birthday 🎂 and thank you for the video sir 👍😎🇺🇸

Hey glad you work on those old stuff beçause I really learn from you. Thank you Mr. Taryl and keep on teaching us through your videos.

A old gem. You for got you puts points in. Still a little for a lot. Good job.

I had the same thing but it was from 84’. 4000w, 8hp, low oil shutdown winco brand. It’s a generator not an alternator and made with copper and old school ingredients .

Ive had a few briggs gensets from the 80s, never one with an electric start tough, nice unit. Theyre loud, but very dependable, and thirsty!

Taryl, thanks for your videos and your determination to get these good old classics running again! They made them well back then, not like the cheap new stuff today

Pretty crazy to see points and condensers in 2023. A lot of that equipment got the Magnetron upgrade when it was in the shop for any kind of service - and that was back in the early 80's. A testament to many of the Breaks and Scrap'ems that never needed more than basic maintenance that could be done by the consumer.

I like the way you fix the machines❤😂

I love old stuff. Seeing it brought back to life again is delightful! I bought a Briggs & Stratton flathead lawn mower, used, from a lawn mower dealer this year. It's my antique lawn mower. It's a 675 with ready start. I give it good care, cleaning off all the grass underneath. Because it's a Brute, I named it Brutus.

It must be so satisfying to bring an old motor back to life!

Nice to see old iron come back to life. Good job Cuz!

❤. Watching your videos thanks for your time good work much blessings peace ✌️

I had that exact bike when I was a kid. My favorite of my childhood. Same color green. Same model exactly ! Thanks for the memory…. And………That was my Dinner !!

This was your best skit ever. I was laughing through the entire thing.

Nice video Taryl. I still service some old Briggs stuff with points occasionally.

Great video! Keep the coming.

Taryl, you are the man, love your videos

I'll keep saying it, your camera man and whoever does sound effects does fantastic work. While I'm here I always wanted to know, where can I get that bottle you use for adding dinosaur syrup? It's perfect for oil touch ups and I have no idea where to get one.

greatness !!

You got money Old Man, pony up!...lmao

We had one of them heavy as a battle ship generators back when I was doing drywall in the 80's.. We had a horrible show storm while we were spackling this house way up in the mountains and my genius boss decided to plug in this space heater he ad just bought it. I'll never forget that loud bang and that metallic clunking sound as part of the crank shaft ricocheted off the side of side of his truck and then the house!!!! We saw a yellow flash and then a big orange fireball came rolling past the front window of the house. We laughed it off on the way home which was a Friday. We spent all weekend driving around to equipment places to try and score another used generator which we did... $800 even back then the damn things were expensive. We got a used Honda and that thing held up really well. It was the first time I seen a Honda generator as well. I also remember my boss trying to get someone to come fix the old one which ppl laughed at him!!!! I thought it was funny too because not only was the motor in a dozen pieces it was scorched from the little explosion too...

The points And condenser from back in the day tarly will get it fixed and running again

At 21:08 I could see sparks leaking from the plug lead to the cylinder cooling fins. It might work for awhile but a little moisture and it's gone. Also a perfect time to use those BB's to clean the fuel tank.

1972 good year..happens to be my birth year..

The older generators sound awesome. I learned from you and you make me laugh.

If I could drive from Australia to Podunk, I would definitely grab that machine. Ive got a monster one at home but thats a nice machine to own.

Hey Taryl , I'm old and we used to charge up the condensers and lay them around so people like slippers would pick them up and get shocked . a barrel of laughs ,,,surely you've done this . God bless

Let's fix it my friend

My Grandpap had one of those. It was twice the size ya got there. Ran his house on it! That was back then in the 70s. Woot! There’s your dinner! 🤣✌🇺🇸

I have used the lid off a cottage cheese container to make a lovely sediment bulb gasket.

Thanks Taryl! Great video!

Great job! So funny. Man those open frame generators were so loud at full load. What a relic.

awesome job.

tanks fur da edumaktion and the laugh

She's a bute Clark! Those older ones were made to last unlike today's generators

Them there pliers are probably in the all famous tool garden!😂

I really enjoyed the video guys. Educational and entertaining.

I could listen to that beast run for a good few days.

There's a little nub! "That's what she said" love your channel! Top quality & addictive!!

Good info on the super fine threads in the main jet nozzle hole! Thank you Taryl

Thats a great Video, Tools and Tapsizes! Thanks from oversea , got an 11HP Engine with that Carb in my Generator. Kind Regards from Europe.

I'm a 1972 model but my spark is weak and I'm running on fumes!. 😆

Excellent

Johnny sounded a bit like Ronny there for a sec!! Funny clip and nice old generator. I scrapped one like it once, wish I had kept it

Nice skies

Hearing Little Johnny say: "Pony Up" brings much laughter to this old man.

Another great video. Lotta LOLing going on at my house watching this. Well done guys.

Stopping you cracking me up😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

Wow, it has a setting where it goes down to idle automatically when you're not using any power from it... I've never seen that feature on any modern generator!

Check slippers tool box for those pliers. Maybe the grandson,hes got youre mower.

Johnny’s gonna rattle can that sweet Stingway!

Great video thanks for sharing

So Taryl.....When are the Grass Rats Gummies comming out....because we all need to relax after yard work.

Great job you make it look so easy !!

Nice work you’re the greatest👍

I was born in '72. More than one thing came good out of that year! tahaha (be nice to your camera man Taryl)

I just wonder how many videos that yellow 3 blade deck is going to sit on the floor next to work bench before it disappears!

Awesome video

Liked the video JR made on his restoring the bike.

found similar on the curb, montgomery ward with briggs great video

I like your way of cleaning out the treads with a tap. I will have to put that in the gray matter memory bank. Good day fella.

Pony up😂😂😂..Briggs and scrap em...funny as hell

Central California watching

Thank you for sharing.👍

Another Banger video Taryl Grass Rats Family for life!:))))

I was stationed at Rickenbacker in the early 80's. Our shop had a generator exactly like that, except it was a faded blue.

Onan green paint appears to be made for Grainger by OEM Onan , with their Dayton house badge

My what a wonderful dinner we had today! So yummy!

Johnny's Grandpa has a cat on his kitchen counter top at 45:27. I think its even lookin for Grandpa's mower !

I have two 1980's Lincoln welders with 16hp Briggs and that style carb on them. I hate those carbs because of that main jet. They're almost always stuck. I've had better luck using a long hollow ground bit than a standard wedge ground screwdriver. Just have to make sure there aren't any edges to catch and damage the threads. The alternator portion of that machine will still be good in another fifty years or more. They might not be light, but they were built to last. Might be worthwhile to repower it with a newer OHV engine.

I love those cast iron Briggs! Thanks for bringing back to life!

Little Jonny skits are my favorite

hi mate ,big hello from Australia ,i buy repair and resell ride on mowers ,your videos have helped me many a time , Thanks we get a lot of different mowers over hear ,COX ,GREENFIELD ,ROVER ,have a look at them