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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding
TIL - Actually, today I was REMINDED - - Small engines (think Briggs and Stratton) will run seemingly no matter what abuse you heap on them. My 25 year old snapper with a B&S engine quit starting. Took it apart and found the plastic intake "manifold" had broken. Same thing happened about 10 years ago and one of my son's buddies at work offered to fix it. Got it back and it ran fine until last week....
These things seem to be thermonuclear bomb proof. Have to wait a few weeks to go electric.
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If you are going to wait until that engine can't be resurrected for a few cheap parts, you are likely going to be waiting a while. I have a cousin who as a B&S Majestic 20 crank start mower purchased by my Grandfather in the 1960s, and has been used as a mower by my Grandfather, then my Uncle and now his son.
In fact it looks about like this one....