Free!

[2LZ]

Buddy of mine said his wife wanted the old lawn tractor gone. I took him up on it.
He said it ran when he parked it. I got the motor to spin but it needs a battery and probably quite a bit of TLC. It was parked outside under a tree for a few years. The mouse nest was impressive. This was after the initial hose job.

[cheesy]

No such thing as free. Somehow that beast is going to cost you money. Good score, though. The Briggs I/C is the SBC of the small engine world.

[roundhouse]

Very nice! I never get deals like that.

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by cheesy

No such thing as free. Somehow that beast is going to cost you money. Good score, though. The Briggs I/C is the SBC of the small engine world.

more like the 6L powerstroke... briggs singles blow headgaskets if you look at them wrong... i have done 2 myself on the 4 years i have had my sabre... not to mention the fact i do several a month at work...LOL

[Joshcb7]

Nice. I always look for the same type of free stuff. Everything from a Honda Harmony push mower free ,Then sold for $25 after a little carb cleaner.To my most recent success which was a free Baja heat mini bike that sold for $300 which I spent on my new Tao Tao TBR7. The deals are out there and sometimes they dont always cost money.

[Its_not_a_honda]

Originally Posted by bogieboy

more like the 6L powerstroke... briggs singles blow headgaskets if you look at them wrong... i have done 2 myself on the 4 years i have had my sabre... not to mention the fact i do several a month at work...LOL

You are right about the head gaskets. I figured out that if the valves get out of adjustment, it can cause this. The reason i think this is every one I've done the valve lash has been way off. I always check this before I pull the head. Just a theory.

[cheesy]

23 years dealing with the Briggs I/C and yet to see a blown head gasket in our shop. Just about everything else, though. Which is surprising when you consider that a railroader can shatter an anvil with a rubber mallet. I’ve seen sketchy stuff on Vanguard twins, usually electrical or water ingress. I get in single cylinder diesels I can spin by hand.

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by cheesy

23 years dealing with the Briggs I/C and yet to see a blown head gasket in our shop. Just about everything else, though. Which is surprising when you consider that a railroader can shatter an anvil with a rubber mallet. I’ve seen sketchy stuff on Vanguard twins, usually electrical or water ingress. I get in single cylinder diesels I can spin by hand.

You have been lucky then.... although, is the I/C an L head or ohv? Makes a huge difference... the briggs singles that are ohv have the head gasket issues due to the clamping design..... theres a 3" section of 1/4"wide cylinder where the gasket is simply unsupported, no head bolts near it, across the pushrod tube.... hard to explain, i have 2 17hp briggs on my bench right now, ill slip a head off and take a pic tomorrow...LOL onve you see it cheesy, you will see what i mean....

The L heads rarely if ever blow a head gasket due to even clamping force around the perimiter of the head....

[bogieboy]

Originally Posted by Its_not_a_honda

You are right about the head gaskets. I figured out that if the valves get out of adjustment, it can cause this. The reason i think this is every one I've done the valve lash has been way off. I always check this before I pull the head. Just a theory.

Not always, first thing i check on a poor running engine is valve clearance, then do a cylinder leakdown. The ohv briggs in most mowers (aside from the splash lube variety like in my sabre) use a .004-.006 clearance (splash lubes are 004 -.006 intake and .008-.010 exhaust, due to lack of pressurised oil to carry head out of the head)

[2LZ]

My buddy called again. Seems his wife wanted the rototiller gone too. Rear tine. Pics to follow.....