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28 Briggs OHV Non-AVS help
« on: August 18, 2014, 01:01:28 pm »
I have one that ran flawless for a year and a half.  Built a new motor to put on dads so we took it off and put it on the shelf a few weeks.  We robbed the carb off it to put on dad's new motor but other than that nothing has changed.  Put the motor on my brothers mower with a different carb and now the motor won't run for nothing, it runs but surges and spits and sputters.  Only thing different is the carb and my brothers mower has a stubby exhaust pipe (12"-14") compared to a full exhaust on dads.  Anybody have any ideas??  I am putting a full length exhaust on it tomorrow evening but still not sold on that being the problem.  Could it be a head gasket?  Doesn't smoke... HELP!
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Re: 28 Briggs OHV Non-AVS help
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2014, 01:21:09 pm »
CHECK THE FLYWHEEL KEY, NOT ALWAYS DOES IT SHEAR ALL THE WAY. IT'S A PLACE TO START!
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Re: 28 Briggs OHV Non-AVS help
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2014, 01:26:21 pm »
Was gonna check that too!
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Re: 28 Briggs OHV Non-AVS help
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2014, 01:33:16 pm »
CHECK THE AIR GAP ON THE COIL TO MAGNET AND IF THERE IS RUST ON THE MAGNET THAT SOME FINE SANDPAPER AND CLEAN IT OFF, IT WILL HELP.
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Re: 28 Briggs OHV Non-AVS help
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 01:55:23 pm »
Gotcha, thanks!
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