Trying to get 190cc Briggs & Stratton to start - with video

[mark abby]

Harbor Freight.....$229. it's a 173cc (5.5hp) almost the same. just check shaft size

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
Geez, I should do a thread on my junkyard McLane Edger I built.

Bought it for $25 on FB and then another $25 in parts and have a $600 Edger.

 

[dougand3]

Example: this probably only needs bowl cleaned & bowl bolt wired out.

 

[MNnewbie]

Harbor Freight.....$229. it's a 173cc (5.5hp) almost the same. just check shaft size

Thanks! Do you know how I tell the shaft size? It's the 190cc B&S engine - 121S02-0130-F1.

 

[MNnewbie]

Thanks everyone - is replacing the head gasket a viable option? I emailed the shop back and they said they can't do it since the cylinder is scored, but would it run even with a scored cylinder if I were able to replace the gasket? It doesn't look terribly difficult from the video here:

 

[SpoolinV70]

It depends how badly the cylinder liner is scored. It's cheap/simple enough to replace the head gasket that it would be worth trying. If it works, great! If not, a used engine isn't too expensive either.

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
If you can find a small Mom and Pop Lawnmower Repair Shop, they usually have pretty good junkpiles you can go through.

What is happening now it seems, is the Shops do not want to rebuild Carbs and if the Owner won't pay for an OEM Carb...

The shop will sell them a new Mower or whatever and throw the old engine in the pile!

Buy it cheap and usually a rebuilt Carb will get it running.

Just about all of my Lawn Equipment was purchased this way!

 

[MNnewbie]

It depends how badly the cylinder liner is scored. It's cheap/simple enough to replace the head gasket that it would be worth trying. If it works, great! If not, a used engine isn't too expensive either.

Thanks - just ordered an $11 gasket off Amazon and will see if it works! Otherwise, will explore the engine swap next.

 

[sgkent]

I just fixed a pressure washer 190 cc engine that the kill wire had chaffed thru and was grounding out the coil. It might take 8 - 10 pulls sometimes. After putting some heat shrink on the wire to fix where it chaffed thru it starts first pull. Make sure you have

Compression
air to fuel
spark

 

[seagiant]

Hi,
Took a pic of the McLane Edger I put together.
Bought the used Edger for $25 and it came with a nice old 3.5HP Briggs I/C Engine.
The Seller told me the Fuel tank was bad but thought I could make it work...I was wrong, Tank was trashed.
Ok, I'll find a tank but wanted the Edger running so went to my old country Lawn Mower shop and they had a MTD Edger with a 3.5 Kool Bore Engine with some missing wheels in the Junk Pile.
As I do business and have known the Owner for 30 years...
He told me to just take the MTD and I had a Engine.
Stripped the Kool Bore down cleaned the Fly Wheel and Coil of rust.
Rebuilt the carb, new pull cord and new air filter and the engine was good.
Oil sump was clean and the oil changed.
Cleaned and installed new bearings in the Cutter Head on the McLane with a new belt...
Installed the Engine and I had a nice little Edger for about north of $50!
Found a good Gas Tank with an OEM Carb for the Briggs 3.5 I/C Engine on the Bay, and it will be totally stripped down, and rebuilt this Winter.