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Your favored plug for the 500cc briggs is what? A good spark plug eases the strain on everything on the engine,starter,battery,me. :-D

Is this just another case of cost cutting,buyer be damned? Glazing the porcelain would add to the cost so why do it if the plug will last a season! As for me, I'm happy with my Briggs and Stratton branded spark plugs.

I was recommended this plug for my Briggs engines by a pro mower guy. He says it is way more resistant to carbon fouling and misfiring. He has a gang of summer workers that are NTB and will over-choke an engine until it starts to sputter and sputter and foul a regular copper plug. I have had no...

My local Lowes has this.48 Oz for $8.49+tx. Just the right amount for one full oil change.

" I am considered unAmerican , communist & even worse to some forums unchristian." Not in my book,bertsmobile1,you're more like your title under your name. ?

Sorry...I'll edit out my surprise at that price per quart. I have Prime, but still seems like a lot of $$$ to pour into a Briggs,though. This is for 4 quarts,my price.

Royal Purple straight 30w is over $13.00 a quart here an my local NAPA store Is there any real advantage of straight weight oil over the 15w40 I'm using now?

I see a problem in this pic,this guy isn't getting any of the monkeys to help! (they are a lazy bunch!) At least,the WWotW is getting one monkey to help and advise her.

Go with the fuzzy side up.

Air conditioner leak detection dye should be a good use here. It's made to go in lubricant oil. I am reminded of the rolling in flour and look for the wet spot ,looking for leaks. The dye is less messy.

$15.00 a gallon for the T6 Shell. Add another $10.00 for the full synthetic. I change according to Briggs recommendations, but usually sooner.

I just thought it a bit on the "Red Green" side,that's all.

I just saw an advertisement on TV for Gorilla Tape and the tape makers were suggesting/recommending that it is just the thing to re-attach the discharge chute to your push mower. While I think the tape is a good product, I think this is irresponsible and dangerous use for the tape. Am I being...

So...is this B&S oil a re-labeled oil made by a major oil maker such as what I have been using? I've been using Shell Rotella diesel in my non-cat sportscar and also for my small engines. Is this oil formulated for Briggs and to their specs?

I'd be using them for other stuff than cleaning a carb. Most all my carbs have way too small passages in them,except maybe my Carter VS.

It'd be worth that amount if only for those brushes!

Quoting the wonderful Roseanne Roseannadanna:..."It just goes to show you,It's always something!"

You missed my clarification...Not Series 11, Series 5.

It's not a 11 series, it's a Series 5,1984 vintage. New Rotary shifters are $18.00 free shipping. If I going to the effort to replace a lever,I'd prefer to go with new.

How about a shift lever for a 3311X5S RER? OEM part number is 7040284

Snow Globe,anyone?

GMH= The late lamented General Motors Holden. The revival of the non-retro Pontiac GTO was a rebadged Holden,as was the Pontiac G8 GXP. They were both beyond excellent high performance cars and well built.

Please take of yourself. Intelligent and knowledgeable posters/helpers are few in number here.

Using BOTH would be awesome! ;-D

It has come to my attention that there may be a real market here on the LMF for crystal balls, you know, the kind the Wicked Witch had in the Wizard of Oz I'm thinking of buying a few snow globes and see if I can pass them off as such. Just a thought ? (some posters think that some here have...

"National Association for Stock Car Racing" doesn't exist anymore. Go to your local car dealer and buy a car and go racing was 'stock' car racing. NASCAR cars today are specially built out and out RACE cars, NOT 'stock cars. They are built to be safer and faster than a stock showroom car...

I used that "covering the intake' hack,until I bought a new engine. However, as was pointed out here, there are broken pieces inside the engine that may not play nice with other parts in there. There are many 31R Briggs engines out there that have failed for different reasons besides the...

Actually kids have been murdered BECAUSE of their shoes and/or cell phones. That should make Nike, Iphone, etc, ad nauseum liable for those killing. Maybe even Michael (Air) Jordan should be included in the suits.

Yes as a whole, this is Lawnmower Forum.com. However, this thread is NOT on a lawnmower forum posting about lawnmowers, engines, etc. This thread is on "The Front Porch" where off-topics may be discussed.

Agreed. Due diligence about the seller is always the best protection. I'm not about to write eBay off as a shopping site. I'm just pointing out how they,eBay, treat Tracking Numbers. btw,my feedback score is 3000+ all positive,and I've been a member since in the 1990's,so not a newbie. All with...

Oh,she did post a blistering reply via feedback! Even complained to the seller direct,both to no avail. We looked up the seller from the address on the box and it was for an apartment building! Amazon should,indeed,be called out when this is being done with their enablement!

Perhaps,the sellers in question deserve the shots. My wife bought some cat food on Amazon,at what she thought was a reasonable price,not great,but reasonable. Turned out,it was for ONE can,NOT one case,as the listing led her to believe. Talk about my wife getting what I reserve for me alone! No...

One thing to always check on Amazon is that the item is being sold and stocked by Amazon,NOT a 3rd party seller. Amazon,for some reason,allows scammers to sell on their site.

A little tidbit of knowledge that may help someone from losing money buying on Ebay from offshore sellers. When a seller posts a tracking number for their countries shipping services,when the parcel gets to our country,it will be handed off to another carrier,usually USPS. It then gets another...

My mother-in-law has a n almost new Dodge Durango. Last snow,the 4wd wouldn't engage. Under warranty? Nope. The dealer said the shift motor was stuck because it was not engaged often enough.

You're not biased. I'd wager you'd be 100% correct. If anyone reading these posts were born down under,I wonder who'd opt to come above 0 degrees latitude?

Original Onans( from 16 years ago is a plus) were fine engines and to me,junking one would be a very last resort.

An engine not long for this world? I simply meant the engine may not last long in an application it's not meant for.

Sorta like 'The Deacon's Masterpiece'? :-D

Again,I have to totally agree with bertsmobile1. A strong starter and a poor carb needle valve + a weak design head gasket is a recipe for disaster. A stronger head gasket would not be a good solution either. Then ,if in the event of hydro lock,you'd get a bent rod or at the very least.a...

I've purchased a number of items from DB,both mower and automotive, and have always been pleased with the quality and also the price. I would recommend them highly.

I agree that is usually the case. Most mower owners are not very mechanically inclined. The pesky B&S compression release that won't work with the valves out of adjustment or it being broken will damage a solenoid and starter in short order. Overdoing the cranking can and will melt the...

That's a good price! Can't get them at the auto parts store for that amount and sure beats the OEM from the mower dealer!

There is a golf cart continuous duty solenoid rated for 300 amp also used on electric winches. My current draw requirement has never been that high,but they are available,20 bucks or so.

Good catch,StarTech! I need to re look at the OP's pic. My mistake. Of course both sides of the loop go through the slot. I was concentrating on the Ground wire not the choke linkage :-(ashamed)

On my mowers,when the starter solenoid fails,and the OEM ones seem to be a weak point, I replace them with a common automotive one. That cures the issue pretty much forever. Usually less expensive,too.

All my Briggs linkages look like this and there is no separate choke cable. When the throttle lever is moved to full wide open,the part of the linkage that is unseen in the posted pic,moves to push that loop of wire to the left (in the posted pic) to close the choke butterfly. Moving the...

I've held off as long as I could,but just can't help myself this morning. My "Winter" setting on my Poulan Pro 260 is "setting on the shelf in the garage"! LOL!

You should use stranded automotive wire,16 to 20 gauge. This kill switch wire doesn't carry much current. Solid copper wire has no use on anything that has any vibration to it. The shaking,even a little will fatigue the wire ,leading to breakage and circuit failure.

Lack of oil galled the crank and broke the rod,maybe?