12.5 hp briggs repair

[fiveliter8]

Anyone here do such a thing? I would certainly do it myself, but I just don't have the time. The crankcase filled with fuel earlier this year and I did an oil change. Today, the motor got real sluggish then died. Checked the oil and there was none to be had. I filled 'er back up and now I'm sure the rings are toast. I think she was rattlin' a little bit too. Makes a great mosquito fogger, but I really need it to cut grass instead. Otherwise, what would it cost to have this done? Might check into the HF engines too if they are still available. Thanks,

Alex

 

[Tim M]

Last one I rebuilt was in High School. Thinking I will practice on one of my own first

 

[Richgrsc]

I have rebuild small engines when I was much younger. Here is the best advice I can give you, dont even try, especially if you ran it out of oil and toasted the rings. I never once had a B&S survive a rebuild for long, they just arent designed to be rebuilt. It is cheaper to just get a new engine.

 

[PaulProe]

Throw Away

Alex,
The B&S motors are throw aways - but often what they are bolted to are not. You'll have to evaluate what the replacement costs are. If the motor is a universal type and you can buy a replacement, that is your best avenue. Whether it is B&S, Kohler, Honda or Harbor Freight, there are a lot of options.

If it is one that is proprietary to your machine, and the replacement of the machine is high $, then you have to weigh all the options

Paul

 

[fiveliter8]

Thanks for the heads-up. I wound up finding a 15hp Tecumseh that looks like will fit just fine. The throttle connections and everything else look to be in the right locations. It's a craigslist purchase, so hope it does alright. I've always heard things bad about tecumseh motors, but it should get us by in the mean-time.