BOOM! When Good Engines DIE! Briggs and Stratton Engine Swap!
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My name is Bre. I took two years of small engine repair at the local college. When I left school, I fell into a wonderful job at a local small engine shop where I worked the counter for a couple years. In 2010 my husband and I opened up our own small engine shop in central Arkansas where I am able to work alongside my family and best friends. We saw over 2,000 pieces of small engine equipment every year, and answer 1,000's of small engine questions. We specialize in brands such as Briggs and Stratton, Kohler, Echo and Shindaiwa, but work everyday on MANY other brands like Stihl, Husqvarna, Honda, Craftsman, Remington, Red Max, Troy Bilt, Scag, Bad Boy, Hustler, World Lawn, Poulan, Mantis, Etc.. Hopefully, my experience I share, will save you Time, Money and Frustration in the future!
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Wishing Ron all the best with his hip replacement. I had a left hip replace November 23. The recovery went fantastic, i was walking the next day, used the walker for a few days and changed to a cane. I walked up and down the street in front of our home all day, back and forth like a shooting gallery duck. At my follow up appointment, the doctor said that physical therapy would do me no good as i was at 100% with my recovery. Make sure that Ron moves after surgery.
I'm digging the "while you are working" music !!
I also like the videos where you combine the parts from two bad units to make one good one.
Bingo! Not sure i would just listen to it alone, but it sure works well on these videos.
@@petenoll7240 It reminds me of the Delphino Plaza theme from Super Mario Sunshine. I'm not sure if anyone here is a Nintendo fan, but, just some similarities.
The church rider was old, nearly shot and spewing oil. I replaced the engine gaskets and rebuilt the carburetor. Next, out mowing the property I thought to myself I've never heard this engine run so smoothly. And then Ka-Boom!
Also known as ‘Terminal Lucidity’ or ‘Rallying’ .
Old folks do it before dying.
Life is strange like that.
Did that rider cut the cemetery grass?
Yep! One big Bang, and parts are all over the ground. LOL Mine did the same thing.
Praying for your husband, after having hip repair which was very difficult to recover from, week 12 yesterday. My chemo nurse told me I was lucky it wasn't a replacement. She had both and the replacement was much worse and longer to recover from. Good luck and will be praying for y'all from Benton.
Everyone I know says the hip is much easier than a knee replacement.
@@MichaelRei99 I bet
Yes my wife suffered from ovarian and uterine cancer at the same time and had both chemo and radiation treatments and it destroyed the blood vessels supplying blood to her hip. She suffered greatly putting of surgery till one day her hip just fell out of socket. I’ve never heard her scream in pain like that before 😢 so she caved and got the surgery. A total hip replacement. It was very very difficult for her but in the end she was 1000 times better off.
Good luck with the new hip Ron. My sister said the first week is a bitch but you ought to see her now.
@@MichaelRei99 My wife has had both. The hip was way much easier recovery. Now the knee replacement is giving her trouble. Recovery really depends on the person, whether it was an anterior or posterior replacement, how they adhere to the physical therapy requirements and most of all, attitude.
All the best Ron, with the hip. My landlord had his replacement done last year and he's been doing great ever since.
Great to see Mr Chickanic!
Best wishes and prayers for a successful hip surgery. 👍
„Knock, knock“- „who is there?“- „its me, the connecting rod..“ 😁 I love older B&S engines, built to last and the Sound is great
To do that much damage there must have been some malice in the combustion palace
@@stevenbelsky1652 BOOM BABY!
😂 best knock knock joke I heard all day!
I've never understood why Briggs and Stratton had a fan base, they were mediocre at best, terrible at worst. Serviceability was another issue as removing at least a half dozen fasteners of varying sizes and types to clean a carburetor or removing at least a dozen fasteners, vanity plastic and a fuel tank to replace a recoil starter rope just seems needlessly complex especially when compared to the competition. Honda it is three equal-headed fasteners to remove a carb or the recoil starter. Tecumseh was two or three as well (all examples without the linkages, but even then the linkages on Briggs machines were needlessly complex as well). Most of this also applies to Kohler Command engines I have owned. Let's not get started on primer bulbs (I know Tecumseh's guilty of this one as well) but why not just put a choke control on the handle, once the engine is running, you release the choke.
@@WJCTechyman I know Tecumseh where good ones too, but I got a 1974 Push mower with a 3HP Briggs and other Briggs engines that Never failed on me. I just like them.
Ive been junking out new Briggs engines with garbage plastic carburetors for older engines found on mowers I get at thrift stores and garage sales for a couple years now.
Swap takes a half hour..a LOT easier than automotive swaps.
On my way to my rental property this morning, to try and get an old mower running that has been sitting for the last five years! Going to take advantage of many things you've taught me, Bre!! Thanks!! ❤❤❤
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Ron!
Great job guys!!! Keep us updated with Ron's surgery and recovery..... Thanks again Bre!
90° F in the shop...I'm sure the dew point is tropical...tough conditions! Great job Bre!
Yes, I noticed that thermometer right away and had the same thought..... She's tough and funny..... love it!
If you think 90' in the shop is bad you should try outside, we have had a heat index the last week around 110' in central Arkansas.
@@larryhankins3586 YEP, my total metal shop here in Nawth Central Florida runs OVER 100 as high as 106
@@larryhankins3586If you think that is bad you should work next to a sauté and grill station in a hot restaurant with temps in the upper 90’s. Had to peel my shirt off after my shifts.
@@MichaelRei99 Try working on a flightline with fighters running, while wearing full chemical warfare gear in July in North Carolina.
Chickanic does her best "I Do Cars" impression. That old Briggs had it's share of piston nuggets, and there was indeed malice in the combustion palace! Nice for you to do a favor for a buddy, Bre. Wishing Ron good luck and speedy recovery!
And just watched "Scrappy Industries" tear an air compressor run low on oil and the the connecting rods and pistons were toast. Worse than the Worse "I do cars" video
Positive Crankcase Ventilation.
Yep, but the oil in blown up engine was very black, i suspect after years of service, the owner of this mower quit doing normal oil changes and could have been reason for demise of this engine--old things need normal upkeep just like new things as I am 77 years young and speak from experience...
Bre, I'm so proud of you for all the help you provide us and your friends! I threw a rod in a Chevy 307 that had only 4 or 5 pieces. That machine ate itself! With Ron's surgery coming up, please tell him he's in our prayers!
I wish Ron a speedy recovery and I hope and pray he is back on his feet soon. Love this channel so much, I am a small engine mechanic but I always learn something with every video. Greeting y'all from north of you just past Little Rock!
Great vids. After 4 yrs of motor t in the Marines, working on the pumper trucks , and all the other stuff, and 7 yrs as a Mercedes Benz tech, now 34 yrs working on my dump truck, chipper, bobcat, etc., sometimes it's a pleasure to work on my chainsaws and mowers. Had that snapper . Was a great mower. Don't even remember what I did with it.
Hey we have snappers that are over 50 years old and still running good. We had to reserve the cylinder and replace the rings on one,do a valve job but it was 50 years old.
My wife was scheduled for a hip replacement on July 8th. She needs an OK from the dentist and can't get in until the 15th, her surgery has been postponed. We wish you all the best positivity and outcome. Please keep us posted on Ron's progress. Love you guys!
I have a 1998 Kmart Power Pro Rideing Lawnmower with that Exact engine! Still Going strong to this day!!!
heh, reading that brand name had me thinking of a kid driving his power wheels.
Wiring is super easy. You generally have 4 wires that need connected on an engine. 2 are from the stator with one being AC for your lights, and one with a diode attached to it being DC for your power and charging. 1 wire attaches to your fuel shut off solenoid which goes to A1 on your power switch. The other wire on the solenoid just goes to any ground point, usually on the engine. The last wire is your kill wire that goes to your coil. That's it. The harness may be different, so just look at the engine and follow which wire goes where from it. Two under the flywheel, two go under the shroud to the other side with one being green/black for the coil and red for the solenoid. I don't know how much simpler it can be.
I'll be glad to send you my Snapper twin B&S Hydro tractor wiring harness diagram, AND photo's of EACH current connection & pay you to DRAW me a NEW diagram that ONLY has the charging & starting circuits
@@REVNUMANEWBERNyeah home electricians can be scary😬
Had a 30-year-old Snapper SR930 given to me as the engine was bad. It was kept in a shed and was in quite good condition. Could not find a decent used engine anywhere. Best price I could find on a new 10-12 HP was at least $850 plus shipping! As I had already restored the mower, I kept on looking. An ad popped up in a browser showing a new B&S 20 HP V-twin for about $700 (inc. shipping). I went for it. Almost a straight swap out! Correct shaft & bolt pattern! Added a separate choke cable for simplicity and made a couple of electrical changes. Only real hassle was finding a suitable muffler. With some perseverance and a bit of ingenuity, found one that worked perfectly! Now have a great mower. All totaled parts were about $1300, including a new grass catcher that it did not have previously.
For comparison - I have a 3-year-old Craftsman R110 - same as your doner. The R110 steering gear may be a less strong design - BUT the Craftsman steering is SO much better to use than the Snapper. In comparison the Snapper does not have "comfortable" steering.
The Snapper is also bigger so not as good for tight yards - even though they both have a 30" blade.
The blade's safety brake on the Snapper SR930 is a bit awkward, not as simple as the R110.
The transmission on the Snapper is the best design for mowing.
Snapper grass bags hold more than the R110 bags so not stopping as much.
Though it was a great winter project, and works great now, I would not do it again.
Another thing that can be a hidden issue is to put a new engine in a mower with an electric PTO clutch. If the new engine doesn't have a higher output alternator, your battery will be discharged while mowing.
Learned of this channel yesterday from a family member. Excellent work and commentary. Thanks for the video on best/worst mowers of 2024, helped to steer me in the right direction.
I have a Westwood ride on with the 13.5Hp version of this IC engine. It was purchased new by myself in 1996. Last year the balancing mechanism went and the engine started to vibrate. I purchased a S/H identical engine manufactured in 2002 and the local mower shop fitted it so the mower now runs like new. Westwood were designed for the UK weather with a twine grass collector and were made to last.
Sad news is Ariens who own Westwood and the Countax brands decided to cease UK production of the Westwood, Countax ride on mowers and Ariens UK zero turn in 2024. I think they will be running the parts stock down now till they have nothing left in stock. Luckily belts and some pulleys can be cross referenced and bearings in idler pulleys and blade spindles can be purchased through bearing suppliers
Good luck on the hip replacement. I’ve had both of mine done. I didn’t care for the restrictions like sleeping on my back, being careful not to stress the joint. Not to worry, he will be back doing things in no time.
Great point of showing that gas needs to be turned on, plus the vent being open. The vent is something I have overlooked in the past, and after removing the cap to see if their was gas, of course started for just a second. Good to know when trouble shooting why a mower won't start. Great video like usual!
I just said, "been there, done that, [laughs]"
I have that exact Snapper she showed, and forgot to loosen the fuel cap valve a time or two. It went about 50 feet and quit. "Ohhh yeahhh..."
Ive been watching you for a couple of years and since then I have been able to work on my John Deere X350 without having to go to the shop. Thanks for the inspiration!
Best wishes for Ron...Drive disc system looks like my snowblower drive system love the MADE IN USA on the briggs
I so enjoy your videos and dialogue plus your mechanical expertise. Thank you for making these videos and enriching my life. Top notch! 😀
God bless you Ron. I just finished a 2 week stint at Baptist hospital in Little Rock, groin artery repair and such. The Drs and Nurses are the tops in the business at the hospitals in Little Rock. I've had surgeries at both UAMS and Baptist. When I was pulled into surgery, the big lights overhead, the people standing around, I just reached for the Lord. Trust Him. You be fine.
Sweet Ace Frehley tattoo.
I had my hip replaced a year ago last January, so glad I did. I was up and walking with little trouble within a couple of weeks. Best of luck to Ron on his surgery.
Briggs engines from back then were very reliable and lasted nearly forever, as long as they had regular maintenance, oil changes, etc. A connecting rod failure usually caused by lack of oil. Great video as always 🙂👍
Been working on a Snapper 28 inch, 10 hp hi-vac rider. It has missing bolts, dry cracked gaskets, flat tires, broken recoil rope and dead battery. It took almost 4 months to get OEM parts. It's been to hot to work on during the day and I'm limited to super early or later in the evening. My son in law got it free but had no idea or tools much less limited funds to repair. He wanted to learn but in over a year he's only been here once when I showed him new parts and how to replace bowl gasket on carb, that was 4 months ago. I'm taking possession and doing the work on my time and dime. Hope Ron surgery goes well. My oldest sister got a semi hip back in 1995. She loves it and wants a new knee to match. Lol
Prayers for your husband’s smooth surgery experience and a fast recovery.
Nice job making trash into treasure.
Prayers for you and Ron. I have two family members has hip replacement. One is 80 yrs other 52. Both excellent recovery. Good luck
Fun to watch! I have the exact same Snapper 12.5hp. B&S, 28" blade - bought it at auction in 2012. I was late getting there - figuring the sale wouldn't get to a riding mower until later. I heard the auctioneer announce that mower while I was walking in. I took a quick look at it - clean as a whistle, full plastic bagger assembly, and all the tires still had the 'hair; on them. My assessment was 'new'! It wasn't started - no battery. And nobody to step on the clutch and pull rope I guess. But it was the exact mower I had been looking for. I bid without a number - no time to get one. Someone started at $100 - I remember that. It got to $350 and stalled a little - probably because it wasn't tested to run. Well, I'm a gambler and stepped into the bidding with a $500 bid. And WON it! Brought it home, put my jump pack on it and it started instantly. Gonna mow with it today - no issues to date.
Note to self: If you have something to sell, get it running. I bet if the owner had spent $50 (back then) for a battery the price would have been north of $1000. IIRC that mower sold new, back then, for $1395 - $1795 with the bagger. Every once in a while we get lucky.
Best of wishes for a speedy recovery for your husband. Great job on the mower BTW. Great job of taking care of friends 😊
Thanks for the great vid. Crazy carnage! Gotta save those old tanks. They just don't build them like that any more. I loved seeing you, Ron and Alex working together on a project. Best wishes for Ron. I'm sure he'll be like new after the hip surgery.
Mine is a 94, all original. I'll call this video a cautionary tale for my old 12/28. Great job :)
I TOTALLY enjoyed working IN the Quality Department of the Snapper MFG plant when that was produced, I read, handled & inspected EVERY blue print & part on that Series & others.
Love to watch you guys work and solve problems as you find them!
Your awesome Chickanic ! All the best to you , I hope your husband’s surgery gose great , love watching and learning from you , your a fantastic help ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That motor was knocking like a jehova witness 😅
Happy 4th holiday week. I just hit 100F near the mall in Hot Springs. Dad had two Snappers and three spare rubber drive wheels. He used them to pull half rick wagons of firewood up a hill for years. My younger brother is still using them both. They reminded me of the appearance of a roadgrader.
Good luck to Ron. Physical therapy is a must. Don't stop early.
Love whatcha do.
Hoping Ron's surgery goes great! When I had my hip replaced in 2015 I was back to work with no restrictions in 3 months and one day. To this day I have absolutely no issues. It's like I've never had the surgery. Keep in mind that during that three month recovery he will be doing rehab exercises etc. The more he tries the faster he'll heal. Every day will be easier than the day before. Good luck!
Best wishes to your husband and speedy recovery from WAY over that big pond,a great video as always
😂I think it's kinda ironic funny that your "parts" mowers are in an area of severely overgrown grass.. I chuckled ...
Love your tips and tricks!
Customer satisfaction always helps. Word of mouth is free. That was was a good swap. See ya on the next one.
Yep, neighbour gave me his old blower with a busted engine. Took it apart, crank was good, hole in casing, broken rod. Picked up new rod, patched the hole(sacrificed the starter for the patch) re-assembled, new belts, started up on first pull!! Cost me $17. For the connecting rod. Used the machine for 2 years, then gave it to a buddy that did small engine repairs.
Cool video. I like the time lapse. Best wishes for Ron. A friend of mine had both done this year. She is 62. One in Feb. the other in May. About 4-5 weeks full recovery depending on the person. She's like a 20-year-old again. LOL
Great video. Your friend owes you BIG TIME. lol. Hopefully Ron’s surgery will go well and a quick recovery. All the Best !!
I rarely comment but i just wanted to say, you're a national treasure and i love your content. Thank you for doing what you do ♥️
Still have my dad's 1981 Snapper, original engine, still mowing with it!
Even old Briggs & Stratton engines have their problems. I have the same model of Snapper mower, three years older. The hardened ring forming the valve seat unseated. Only good thing is it didn't do any significant damage, but holy hell is it hard finding parts for an engine that old! I replaced it with one of those Ryobi electric mowers (which is working great three years on), but one of these days I plan on getting that Snapper running again.
Excellent reuse of parts...runs good after engine swap.
Wish Ron a speedy recovery.
We have a Toro Timecutter with the Kohler 19hp single-cylinder and a cracked block. It leaks, therefore smokes, but don't have to add much oil. I thought about an engine swap, and will just keep what we have. Love the Cougar in the background! We have a '68 - recently completed our second Hot Rod Power Tour, driving it 1630 miles.
Good luck to your hubby. Youth is on his side. Our dentist had hip replacement and was back at work in 3 weeks.
On Ron's surgery best wishes for it to go well, but also he will need a while to heal after the surgery with plenty of rehabilitation work. Thanks for the cool video!
When I worked at Briggs one of my assignments was to test out connecting rod variations on these big singles. The engineers were trying to come up with a connecting rod that could just seize up when run without oil (many customers do not bother to put oil in) The smaller singles could survive a seize and restart once cooled off
I must have blown up 15 engines looking for the hot set up... None existed That was a great job!!
Just done a similar engine swop due to the engine being run with little oil, dropped the sump of the dead one & amazing how many pieces a conrod can break up into!!!
She said the govenor was okay. I wonder what the cause of the failure was?
@@k4106dt Oil starvation or worn out big end or small end bearing seizing and the rod shattering?
A crude version of "low oil shut down"
Love me some old Snappers! I’m old enough that I’ve used an old Snapping Turtle, an old model walker that has a skid under the blade with the blade extending past the skid to cut the grass before the skid flattened it and a roller for the rear drive. Had a turtle head ornament like a hood ornament on the front of the deck!
My Dixie Chopper has almost 3,000 hours and is 21 years old. I've already decided to repower it should the engine ever fail. A 2 or 3 thousand dollar engine is cheaper than replacing the whole mower.
I bought my 30", rear engine Snapper in 2006, brand new. It's got the 12.5 hp Briggs engine. I have to agree with you. It is far and away the best riding mower (homeowner type) ever made. I have had ZERO problems with it. It's a beast! I do think I'm going to have to replace the camshaft soon, but, after 18 years, I don't mind a bit. If I can get parts, I'll have it for the rest of my life. I'm 56, BTW.
Ron to the rescue. It must have been hot that day. I loved the safety sandals.. 🤣🇦🇺
Great video as always!
I hope surgery will go as planned. My sister recently went through a hip replacement. She was really scared before surgery but afterwards she thought it went easier than what she had imagined.
Hopefully he will get the ceramic hip prosthesis which has a much longer lifespan than the "metallic ones" at least that was what she was told.
Take care!
Regards from Sweden
Great Job, to all of ya!
Had know idea about the vent screw on the gas cap!
Happy 4th to ya!
Pray that your husband has a quick recovery 🙏.
That's a nice forest lawn mower. Run chickanic run. 😂
It's always good to have friends "in the business". I had a horizontal shaft 14hp Kohler grenade a rod and it was that bad too.
Just want to say tgat we here are hoping all goes well for Ron next week!
Living my best La Vifa Loca here in south eastern Arizona
Got me one of the GT150 for 48.14 with tax included . Great job on let us know great deals. Thanks just what I needed around the house.
I picked up a free mower once, very similar to this one. It was a 1970's Jacobson with a foot pedal for forward and reverse. It had a problem in the enclosed drive housing that I fixed and ran it for a few years, till I had to replace the engine. I think I ran it for another 10 years.
Great little mower, but when I moved to my current home, it just wasn't big enough.
I like working on the older machines that were built to last. I have an old 1991 Canadian Atlas snow blower that seems to have been built by tractor engineers. Every bolt and screw is one size larger than necessary. It weighs 300 pounds, but boy does it move some snow. Today's snowblowers have too much plastic on them and undersized hardware.
Love those old Snappers,years ago Dad bought a basketcase one from one of my friends, rebuilt the rusted out deck,put a used B&S engine on it,added his own touches to it and he used it up until he passed away, last time I saw a chewed up engine like that was a Tecumseh on an International Cadet 60 that my brother in law blew up lol
Prayers for Ron's surgery. And Ron, do your physical therapy! It really makes a difference!
Weld it or JB Weld the hole piece back in and put a new rod/piston in it. I've done that several times with good results. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to get by.
Great video and advice, thank you!
Those old Snapper riders were very good 30 years ago. The L-head I/c series Briggs engines were wow! Now? Snapper is gone. Those great Briggs engines are too. Now we have high priced junk.
RON!!!! Good luck with your hip surgery. We are all pulling for you, man!!
The old B&S I/C engines rocked. We had a bunch of them connected to fertilizer pumps in the fertilizer industry. If kept serviced, oil changed all the time, etc, they lasted forever. We ended up going to Honda after B&S changed their quality.
Thanks for all your tips and ideas, praying for your husband.
My dad and I put a short block on a rider! Got it place on for the first run. Fired it up! Got it up to operation speed. Bang! Rod threw the housing! The owner had trouble getting a replacement short block. They got the original themselves. My dad and I had to explain yes it had oil etc! And no, we didn't disassemble block beforehand. Guess what! 2nd short block, we checked it from end to end! Assumed the manufacturer didn't secure the rod cap correctly! That's what the repair shop found out too! The forgotten the metal band strap to bend up to lock cap bolts!
Wow, it drives the same as a snowblower. It's good. unless you're mowing very wet grass.
Putting a Magneto type B&S opposed engine in place of an old coil,points and condensor Kohler opposed engine (K17). A bit of wiring creativity was done.
I will be praying that Rons surgery goes well and he has a quick recovery. My air compressor sh$4 the bed when i went to check it out the rod was laying on the floor in front of it
Good luck to your husband on his hip surgery, I had both of mine done, two years apart, things are going well, listen to doctors and do your therapy, things will work out. Enjoy your videos.
I once had an old push mower. It was powered by a two cycle Clinton engine. What I believe happened is that the screws that held the end cap to the connecting rod worked themselves loose. Finally the engine broke with similar results as that engine in your video. 😊
I had the same mower for 24 years before I gave it away and switched to scythe mowing.
Mine had the 9 hp Briggs engine, but other than that everything looks the same.😁✌
Good luck with your new hip!!
I had mine done 3 years ago and it's great.
Speedy recovery for Ron, he will feel way better about 4 weeks after surgery
It’s nice that the starter motor sometimes stops some of the shrapnel when it blows out.
Good luck Ron! I'm sure the wife will take good care of you
Best wishes on your hip replacement surgery Ron, Thanks for the video, Bree. I might just have to put another motor on a old Ford rear motor riding mower that I have had for years...
Great work swapping the engine, good luck Ron with the surgery
Nicely done 👍 that’s the kind of repair I love to do.
It’s good to have a good friend that repair an equipment and treat you. 😂
Looks almost exactly like my 22 year old 33" Snapper. It's a shame that Snapper stopped making them a few years back.
a brand we all miss.
Nice one Bre, I love those older snappers glad to see you bringing them back to life. I'm here in central Arkansas can attest to the current amazon conditions, if you live in the woods. Brutally hot with 80+% humidity... Thanks again you keepa makin' 'em we'll keepa watchin' em!
Cool inspection port and really nice piston McNuggets!
That old motor looks like it was a beast! 30 years of service is pretty good. My brother finally replaced the 50 year old 8HP John Deere lawn tractor he inherited when he bought my dad's house. It still ran, but was finally worn out.
I love the flip flops working on equipment. I broke toes doing something similar. 😬
Same thing happened to my 1996 Snapper a few years ago -ran great for years then blew up for no reason. I did the same switch out -same wiring issues, etc.