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Maybe the opposite version of the question would be easier. Which B & S push mower size engines would you not bother to fix?

I was looking for more of a general "if you see one of these buy it" kind of advice. Which older Briggs are worth keeping and which ones are scrap? The old "they don't make them like they used to" line.

I have a few old mowers (push, cheap) and was wondering which B&S engine is worth trying to get running. I know some of the newer ones are trash from the factory so if that is a new complaint there must have been something that was good when new. Don't want to waste time and money on the wrong...

Gun forums have this same phenomenon, mention oil and it's off to the races. I think there are two truths: 1. you can get different oil now than you could in the past and 2. any oil is better than none. I remember from my youth that among the hot rodders the best oil was always some brand you...

Just an update. I have gotten a Stihl straight shaft and it went on with very little effort. I now have a Stihl fs47.5 trimmer [(fs40+fs55)/2]. The replacement carb on the old Shindawa didn't work out.

The Stihl is square the other is splined. I did have a dead Homelite curved shaft that fit but it isn't what I wanted, makes the thing usable but not able to cut heavy stuff.

I have a Stihl fs40, engine runs great but the shaft gets so hot in use that it will melt the plastic bump head. I have a Shindaiwa T25 that won't run. Would it be possible to use the shaft from the T25 on the Stihl? A quick glance makes it look like it is the same diameter but the flex shaft...