Briggs engine worth?

[J.S.@SMS]

I recently got a junk ish briggs engine that needs some parts, and I was kind of wondering what it would be worth. It's about 5 ish years old and one of these but with a flat side cover:
https://shop.briggsandstratton.com/products/briggs-and-stratton-12t102-0023-f8-800-series-engine

I was wondering if it was worth fixing up a bit (maybe a budget performance build?). And does anyone know if the valves on this engine will float before the rod goes. I may see about adapting a clone carb I have to it. Also, is it just me or does it look like an animal? I'll get a few pics later.

PS, this thing was free, so I really don't care if it blows up.

 

[Hellion]

I don't know about you, but I get a lot of jollies out of making old motors run again and "worth it" is purely a subjective term.

Worth it in a monetary sense? Probably not but it depends on how much money you throw into it. These things are not exactly investment-grade material.

I understand the Intek 900's are compatible with the Animal engines. Don't know about this one in particular.

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Not worth a whole lot. Mostly just another OHV engine. Probably little or no performance parts out there for it.
If it was free, I'd just Stage 1+gov removal it and run it like a dog!
The reason it looks like an Animal is because the Animal is based off of Briggs' generator engines, like yours.

 

[Hellion]

I can't discern the engine's nomenclature from that Briggs site but the one you want that is compatible with the Animal is a 206cc Intek like this one:

6.5 HP INTEK PRO ENGINES Model Series 123400
https://www.jackssmallengines.com/bs65intekpro.html

 

[J.S.@SMS]

The colors of the engine and the exhaust are the same, though tank sticker is a bit different. I did grab a few pics last night (the engine wouldn't fit on the shelf with the tank and exhaust installed).






And the only problem I see with adapting a clone carburetor is that the linkage moves the opposite way on this engine. But I think I can rig something up. I do have all the parts that came off this engine (carb, tank) though it didn't have an air filter or filter housing.

 

[Hellion]

I'm fairly certain it's an Intek 6.5 HP 206cc, but it's not a clone engine.
I hate trying to decipher what these are.


Going by the old numbering standard, yours is a:
12 Cubic Inch, 0 Design Series, 3 Horizontal Shaft, 1 Plain Bearing Flange Mounting, 2 Rewind Starter

Be interested to see if yours has a cast iron cylinder sleeve.

 

[BigWes]

It would still be fun to try and get it up and running. If it doesn't have any internal damage or any missing parts of major importance it should be fun little project. And you never know what you might could find a use for it for.

One never knows!!!

 

[J.S.@SMS]

It does have a kool bore I think. Another reason I don't care if it blows up. Also no main bearings. And it does need new rings, and has some scoring, the carb is absolute junk, and it likes back firing out the carb. Believe it or not, the one of the best sources of used go kart engines let me down on this one. This thing took a dump, but when I hooked it's pressure washer pump up to a GC160 pressure washer engine (the 160s pump had a blowout) it made some good pressure. Though you could tell the 2700psi pump took more power than the 160s original 2200. And I wasn't thinking it was a clone engine.

What would I need to do (other than have it way overbored) to install one of these?
https://www.arcracing.com/6406-cylinder-sleeve-cast-iron-2-530-x-2-815/

 

[J.S.@SMS]

Well, I figured out the backfiring problem. The flywheel key was completely sheared which explains why it ran for a few seconds before deciding it wasn't going to start. So I'll be getting some valve lapping compound for that so I can run it without the key. I managed to reverse the direction of the throttle arm travel, so now I can work on an adapter for a clone carburetor I have. And the bore doesn't look as bad as I thought it did, so I think It'll be good to go soon. And I had a set of clone rings lying around, and they actually fit pretty good.