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my neighbor has a I think it is a sr949 or sr9-something with elec start, 10 hp motor, solid deck, clean with bagger system, good tires, runs and cuts good. he wants $200.00 opinions??????????

ANY ADVICE ON BEST OIL FOR THIS ENGINE? ANY ADDITIVES? NEED TO GET MOST POWER AND DEPENDABILITY OUT OF THIS ONE.. THANKS

Happy to say that my Snapper SR1642 42 inch cut with the twin cyl vanguard 16hp engine that found in the junk yard has come back to life. The owner said it had a bad engine, so knowing I had another engine I bought and got to work. turns out it was just a bad wire in the harness. It runs and...

briggs vanguard twin cyl 16 hp carb is obsolete and not rebuildable so i would like to use a different intake and carb that will bolt on. any suggestions???

What is the least expensive and easiest way to get more RPM'S from my blades without having to run the heck out of the engine? Thanks

Only thing I can think of other than a bad bearing on deck is the carb is junk. after 8 disassembled cleanings this thing had whopped my butt, and no one makes a replacement carb for it. 303777 briggs 16 hp vangaurd twin cyl on a 42 inch snapper sr1642. run like a dream until it is under a...

16HP VANGAURD BRIGGS TWIN CYL ENGINE. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL THE MOTOR, TAKE IT APART, HAVE NEEDED MACHINE WORK DONE AND GO BACK WITH HIGH PERFROMANCE RODS, PISTONS, RADICAL CAM, HEAD WORK AND 2 BARREL CARB. ANYONE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WHAT PARTS COMBINATION RECOMMENDED? PARTS SOURCE...

JUST CONVERTED MY MURRY 42 INCH MOWER INTO A PULLING/GARDEN TRACTOR. IT HAS A 17.5 HP BRIGGS. I TOOK OUT THE WORN OUT DECK, PUT LARGER WHEELS AND TIRES ON FRONT, I TOOK MY 25 INCH MUD TIRES THAT ARE MOUNTED ON POLARIS ATV WHEELS AND WELDED THE STOCK REAR MURRY WHEEL INTO THE POLARIS WHEEL AND...

CARB WAS FULL OF RUST AFTER SITTING FOR 4 YEARS. CLEANED IT GOOD BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES. FOUND OUT THAT THIS CARB HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? CARB IS A 303777 BRIGGS AND STRAT, VANGAURD V-TWIN 16HP ON A SNAPPER REAR RIDER 42 INCH. MOTOR RUNS LIKE A DREAM WHILE SPRAYING FUEL IN...

JUST GOT A SNAPPER REAR RIDER 42 INCH CUT MOWER WITH 16HP BRIGGS VANGAURD TWIN CYL ENGINE. GUY SAID MOTOR WAS BAD. I TURNED MOTOR OVER AND IT SOUNDED GOOD. HAD BEEN SITTING IN WEATHER FOR PAST 4 YEARS. WOULD NOT FIRE SO I CLEANED FLYWHEEL AND BOTH COILS, STILL WOULD NOT FIRE SO I UNHOOKED BOTH...