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Grandpa died and left a Billy Goat FM3300 with a blown 13hp Intek pullstart. I scrounged up a 24 horse Briggs (serial no. 49M777 0120 G1) from some high school kids' mud motor project and she's a little shy on electronics. I know I need: top cover, air cleaner, vacuum fuel pump, battery, wiring...

bought a deck belt for a YTH1842 model # 223810 ripped,not all the way into but ruined it nonetheless a few minutes after I installed it and mowed around five minutes. I might not have ran the belt through the two hook guides on each side of the front near the front pulley. Do you think that was...