DONT THROW YOUR BLOWN MOTOR OUT! ITS WORTH MONEY! BRIGGS 8.5HP I/C VERTICAL SHAFT FLATHEAD ENGINE

[@dfields9511]

6:05 yep I got one of those sentimental things a 1975 Craftsman 3.5 Eager1 Lawnmower, I used it as a Kid. its engine is from late 1974. it still starts on 1-2 pulls , no primer and no choke. original Carb , Engine, Deck was replaced once in 1984 to a period correct new deck since the old Magnesium deck had Cracked. I am surprised I can still get some parts for it, if I needed. New old stock recoil Vertical pull, I have seen a few on ebay. carb you can get one but it will be one that has a primer on it. Yes a Tecumseh LAV35 made it to 50 years old. They don't make them like they use to,

[@MowersNBlowers]

I think that’s cool to have a family generational heirloom that’s a lawn mower. Hope you keep it going for your kids.

[@Familyray]

Those ball bearings get rusty and the recoil stops working, so you have to take it apart and clean it out to restore the recoil action. Happens to garden tillers that are used outside 😊

[@bigsonslawncare]

Some Nut 🥜 🤫🤣👍🏾

[@mjg263]

I keep a few blown engines around for parts. I find that if I leave the engine together it’s a lot easier to find the parts I need. I used to take them all apart and put the parts in boxes, but then I could never find them when I needed them. I know exactly where the part is on the engine, but I have no clue where I put it after I took it off lol! I only keep a few around though.

[@MowersNBlowers]

You ever sell on eBay? Good money stream bro

[@elijames3041]

Hay Henry

[@Pacileos-x7p]

I just got a John deer riding mower for free and it works fine.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Must be nice.

[@Pacileos-x7p]

@@MowersNBlowers it’s a John deer gx345

[@SamSmallEngineShed]

Hey Henry become a Minnesota Vikings fan Skol!!!!!

[@MowersNBlowers]

Huh?

[@Mr_Tecumseh]

I would have kept the valves and valve springs too. The exhaust valve does stretch overtime, but you know from engines you did in the past, to get them back in spec you just grind the stem until you have proper clearance again. They are reusable and people do need them if the seat of the valve gets worn out or when they occasionally snap at the stem. I’m not sure what you meant in regard to the 12hp engines as only 12hp. 12hp engines are 465cc, thats only 35cc less than the current Briggs single OHV at 500cc. The difference in power is almost un-noticeable and the early OHV’s built out of the flathead that were rated as high as 15.5hp were actually also 465cc. A difference in power displacement of zero. That’s why they do not use horsepower as the gold standard for rating small engines anymore, because they were lying. Not just over rating them, but early on taking 12hp engines and under rating down to as low as 9hp. I just had a Snapper RER recently that had a 12hp engine that was labeled 9, because what they were doing was taking the same engine that is actually a 12 and charging more money for snappers that had one that said 12. Same thing with those OHV’s that went as high as 15.5hp, they were the same displacement as the 12 too but charged more every half a horse it was raised on tractors, like Craftsman. Briggs and other engine manufacturers, have now had 3 class action lawsuits for the deception of rating their engines. Out least one of them cost them multi millions. But they don’t care and it has continued, my guess on why, is they bring in so much money with that practice, that they still make more profit than it costs them in lawsuits, so they keep doing it and take the hit. I stopped paying attention to the hp number and focus solely on displacement, because that’s where it’s true rating resides. I just had a 2003 LT1000 with a blown 17.5hp 500cc engine. I stuck a 12hp 465cc on it and it did not lack power or was underpowered in anyway, I cut the 17.5 off the other engines sticker and stuck it right over the 12hp on the engine that went on in it’s place. You wouldn’t know or even think about it if I didn’t say so because you can’t really tell a 35cc difference. So the truth is, to have a flathead that is 35cc less, you don’t loose much, but you do make large gains because of how much better they were built and are far more reliable. No blown head gasket’s, no compression release failures, the valves only need attention about every 20 years and they have 1/10th the blowouts that the new ones have. Flatheads basically run until they die from worn bore and piston rings where they smoke like a chimney and even when they get to that point, they can still be rebuilt by machining the bore out up to 3 times and using an oversized piston and rings and from what I’m seeing, it’s taking them 35-40 years to get there, my ‘95 is still original. It’s not smoking yet.

[@MowersNBlowers]

I’d never use the valves for anything

[@timewa851]

that was a Quantum. 3x any B&S you can buy today. $125 firm. He ripped you off. yeah Jets suck. At least you didn't pay to watch it. That starter ratchet? You tap that top collar (the one that holds the balls?) off, it is threaded . @ 10:17. Classic B&S. A lot of those flywheels, B&S books say to pop them by striking the backside of the flywheel, the portion hanging out beyond the engine case, from the PTO/blade side, instead of striking the crankshaft from the pull starter side directly.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Primer quantum

[@drfalcon4102]

Its a Starter clutch,, Removed 1000's

[@rogermcdonald1607]

They make a tool to take that starter clutch off. I don't have one either. Rex Ryan wants to be the coach of the Jets! My Dallas Cowboys are so close to winning another superbowl! All they need is a quarterback, 52 players , a new coach , a new owner, and they will be in business!! 😂😮 LMAO. Come back Jimmy Johnson! 🤯🇺🇲

[@MowersNBlowers]

@@rogermcdonald1607 yeah Prescott is not the guy, McCarthy isn’t the right coach! We have no true RB. But parsons and Lamb are the only solid players.

[@rogermcdonald1607]

@MowersNBlowers Elliott was washed up when they got rid of him 2 years ago and CD should be on a team that cares, but Troy Aikman said CD and all the receivers run terrible routes. I trust him after 3 superbowls!!

[@MowersNBlowers]

Can you imagine CD running good routes? Oh boy!

[@bigsonslawncare]

Ravens💪🏾

[@knighthawk86855]

The starter clutch unscrew bro.

[@TraceyTolton]

top piece screws off

[@andyhamilton8940]

Klecko and Gatstineau looking pretty bad now after all the roids.

[@MowersNBlowers]

Gastineau recently went and confronted Brett favre saying he ruined his life!