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I currently have the displeasure of working on a Toro 522xi with a Kohler CH22 engine. While doing service on it I noticed it has a very small headgasket leak starting on the right side cylinder head. (The one with the oil fill port). It's a little hard to say but does this engine need to be...

Sorry for the late response, but thanks everyone for the input. I did clean the cooling fins. The head failed because of a bunch of debris packed into the fins. It ended up having a valve guide back out and bending the pushrods. Luckily it wasn't my mower but I was fixing it for a neighbor.

I was wondering if anyone knows what the head bolt torque is for a newer briggs 22hp v twin engine is. My repair book is older and doesn't mention the specs for this engine. The main difference is thar the head bolts are not the typical 1/2in bolts I usually deal with, they are smaller 3/8...

I have a Briggs and Stratton engine on a log splitter that needs to be replaced. I got it for free but the engine is locked up due to the old owner running it without oil. Its on a Huskee 22 ton log splitter. Honestly it looks like a push mower engine but I wasn't sure if one would work. I did...

I have a Kawasaki 15hp engine that keeps surging. I have cleaned the carburetor several times and everything looks nice and clean. I have also installed a new fuel filter and checked the fuel pump which is pumping a lot of fuel with the line removed. Originally the issue I was having was after...

I have a somewhat older Briggs 9hp vanguard engine on a BCS tiller. It was something my neighbor picked up and doesn't know much about it. When he got it, it would run a little bit then die out shortly after starting. I drained and flushed the fuel tank, lines, and filter. I also cleaned the...

I will be taking it apart at some point soon. I need to at the very least replace the gear on the old flywheel. A previous owner must have hit it with a hammer trying to remove it and ruined some of the teeth. I did this on 1990s 8hp briggs engine that didn't have an alternator or electric start...

It lists part number 391983 for it under the electrical starter diagram which appears to have internal magnets but I could be looking it up wrong. But making the assumption that it does have an option for it but didn't come with it, does it seem possible that it could still be added?

I have an older Briggs 8hp engine from 1986 on my simplicity snowblower. It has the electric starter setup for plugging into a wall. I looked up the engine model info and this engine had the option to have an "alternator" setup for lights, heated hand grips, battery, etc. I have a bad engine out...

I second checking the carb by sliding it back away from the engine. As mentioned, it's possable that the fuel pump diagram is bad internally. That would cause fuel to get into the oil, but not really cause a running/rich issue. I had this happen on a twin briggs a few years ago. Do you notice...

There is probably a small hole on the arm closer to the pulley. Usually if I'm trying to figure out what the right spot is, I look at the arm and look for a small hole that shows signs of wear. What I mean by that is, the hole looks rounded or worn over a little on the side indicating that the...

So I realized that I never came back with an update on this mower. (Now that it's a year later). Here's how it played out.. and yes it's gonna sound weird, and not make much sense.. I ended up starting it up several days later to check stuff again and it was still running like it had been. I...

Yes it does, I forgot to mention that I tossed a spark tester on it a couple of times when it started to die out. It's a decent blueish white color.

Take a look at the fuel solenoid on your carburetor, it's the metal cylinder looking thing on the carburetor bowl. It looks like you only have 1 wire going to it. There should be two, one is a power wire and there should be a ground going to it as well. Being that I can only see 1 wire going to...

I have a 2 stroke lawn boy push mower that was made in 1998. It's a pro gold series with electric start and self propelled. Anyway.. a person I know gave it to me and it had sat for awhile and wouldn't start. I went through the carb and cleaned it well. It will start on the first pull and...