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by Wild Bill
Dale: Whoever wrote those B&S manuals needs to take a class in 'real life' usage of their engines.
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You be surprise how many don't know how to check the oil level or do regular maintance.
There is a huge difference between a small owner who does regular maintance and most who just turn the key or switch on. The majority of small motor home owners don't brother to do the regular maintance like most do on this site. Most don't know or don't care to. I've worked on several small motors in the last few years that had the cooling fins plug so tight that you had to use a screw driver to remove the grass, dirt and whatever else. The oil look like tar when I drain it. One guy I work with rather buy a new push mower every 1-3 years than pay a shop $50 to $60 to do spring maintance.
The best one I had was a lawn tractor that the owner and another repair guy thought the starter was bad because it didn't turn over the motor...even on 24 volts. It turns out to be no oil in the crankcase. Needless to say the motor seize up because of the lack of oil. I ask the owner if the motor smoke some and when is the last time you check the oil??? His reply was I just add gas.....never check the oil. The motor was smoking some.
The last 3.5 horse power Briggs I had apart had a plastic camshaft in it.