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Hey thanks for the quick reply, and sorry i havent been on to thank you for a while...Anyways got my engine put back togeather, got oil in it...And i have yet another problem. I got the engine for free because this guy ran it out of oil, and the piston seized up. I replaced the crankshaft...

Hey, me again! I am putting togeather a briggs 5.5hp and am wondering my torque specs... I found the manual here on there site, but cant find them through out it? http://www.briggsandstratton.com/pdf/owners_manual/100%5C277040-Domestic.pdf Maybe i just overlooked it or something...Oh my...

Well my dads work said a new crank, rod, and piston would cost around $80 with his discount, and they could hone out the cylinder for me:wai: Im gonna sit down with my crank and try to polish up where the connecting rod attaches and see if I cant use it at all...I think I can get this engine...

Ok here is some pictures of the piston cylinder and cylinder head...Man this guy didnt know how to take care of his engine:furious2: Top of the piston... Top of the piston again... Cylinder... Cylinder again... Cylinder head... And if this is fixable I will order the stock...

Hmm that is defiantly something to consider... Lets say i have a 115 pound person (me) riding on a maybe 30-40 pound bike without the governor removed, or arc parts. I'd imagine i could go around 25-30 mph right? How fast do you think i could reach if i did add these parts?

My dad just got home and said that the engine ran out of oil, and thats how it "broke". So i just need to get my crank sanded and get a new connecting rod, and my briggs should be good as new :cheers2: Thanks for all the help above though!! Duct-Tape

Ok, here is a picture of the part of the crank shaft i tryed tapping down (sorry i am kind of new with engines and am not sure what all the parts on the crankshaft are called lol) I just took a block of wood and tapped the block so i wouldnt harm anything. I also noticed that when i...

Hello! Duct-Tape here... First post:) Anyways... My dad just got a "broken" 5.5 briggs OHV (2006 model I think) from his work. I decided I would use this motor for a future project, so started tearing it apart. My dad herd that the connecting rod was broken. I pulled the pull start and...