As you all know, i just bought a mini bike. It came with a 3 hp horizontal Briggs and Stratton engine. Well any ways, since I'm gonna complete restore the bike, i have to take the motor out and get it running good and cleaned up. So i get it out of the frame and take the head off. I notice that there were a bunch of dings in the head and on top of the piston. Almost looks like some one went in there with a hammer and a screw driver and start beating it all over the place. The cylinder wall has a couple scratches that are a little deep. My guess is that some one rode it with know air filter and a rock or something got in the carb and it to the engine. But this engine was running last night when i went out for a drive yesterday. It still has compression. Will i be alright running it like this? I can probably fix the head when it gets shaved. Is it possible to shave the top of a position?, wouldn't that give it more compression since the rings would be closer to the head? The only pic i got was this one
ill have to get better pics when i get home tomarrow because you cant really see any damage...
PS. since George for forbidded me to put my mini bike in the
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http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289But back to the Briggs motor, any of you have any answers