Briggs and Stratton
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courts94s
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I got the 5hp Briggs broke down and cleaned up. I can't get inside to find too well. Here is a before of how back it was. There was grease and oil cooked on for 25 yrs.
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I removed the governor, but there was a brass shim in it. I removed it, but a 3/8 tap wouldn't dig all the way into the hole. The bolt goes in a little lose. I added a rubber washer on the inside then loaded up some thread lock. Hopefully it holds. Otherwise I'll have to use a 1/2 inch tap, I'm just worried about the thickness of the side wall where it protrudes out for the old governor arm.
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I removed the governor, but there was a brass shim in it. I removed it, but a 3/8 tap wouldn't dig all the way into the hole. The bolt goes in a little lose. I added a rubber washer on the inside then loaded up some thread lock. Hopefully it holds. Otherwise I'll have to use a 1/2 inch tap, I'm just worried about the thickness of the side wall where it protrudes out for the old governor arm.
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Texan
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Nice work there.
courts94s
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Kentucky Boy
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Black. Just on the cover. The motor looks good plain.
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courts94s
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I opted for "engine red"
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courts94s
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The engine is shiny and new looking..... but, it runs like crap! It surges real bad and shuts off after a 20-30 seconds of idling. I can't get the carb adjusted to idle correctly. I think I'll just store in, until I make an intake manifold and put a Predator carb on it.
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Kentucky Boy
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It looks great.
courts94s
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Looks can be deceiving. I think it just doesn't know what to do without the governor and all that linkage.
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Kentucky Boy
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I think there's a youtube video of setting up a direct linkage. I did it on the Briggs I have.
KartFab
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yeah it uses standard pipe threads
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The engine is shiny and new looking..... but, it runs like crap! It surges real bad and shuts off after a 20-30 seconds of idling. I can't get the carb adjusted to idle correctly. I think I'll just store in, until I make an intake manifold and put a Predator carb on it.
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the mikuni and walboro carbs are a good alternative too. They have prefabbed intake adapters for them. The $15 carb and custom intake i did was kind of a one off and needs some special consideration for throttle linkage. The mikunis/walboros dont have that issue with throttle linkage.
courts94s
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I was thinking about the Mikuni because of the easy throttle linkage. I really wanted to get this thing going with the original carb because it looks cool.
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Kentucky Boy
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They also look cool with a Mikuni.
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Kentucky Boy
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Yes it is. It ran great with the Mikuni.
courts94s
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Do you have a website for that air intake? I've only been able to find one intake adapter, but I don't like it.
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Kentucky Boy
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I made my own. Flanges from flat stock steel and a steel pipe cut and bent and rewelded. The intake gets very cold when it's running. Pretty cool.
courts94s
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Kentucky Boy
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Yep. 22mm.
Kentucky Boy
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If you get the reproduction carb it's only about $28 before shipping.
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