Recent content by Bill Ellerby

If you take that small silver looking cover/plug out you will need a new one. They are called welch plugs. Sounds like you do have a air leak. Pull the carb and make sure the o-ring is good along with the gasket. The other possibility is the funny looking gasket on the back side of the air...

Thanks everyone. Yesterday was a very interesting day for me. Why? Because my 8th grandchild was born on my bithday. Nice gift!!!! Yes Noella Carmen Rodriguez- 7lbs 11 ounces, length 20".

You can make your own adapter for less then $3 by buying a PVC cap for a 2" pipe at Lowes. Get the one that is hex shaped head and find the center then drill a hole to the width of the carb with a step drill bit. Using the small gasket that goes between the oem carb plate and air filter assy...

Interesting thread. Being a retired Navy Jet Mechanic with 26 years working on rngines and helos the subject of rolling back the torque wrench always came up. We were always taught to roll back the setting. While in the Navy the Army did an extensive testing of torque wrenches to resolve this...

The first Honda Civic was 1973 powered by a 599cc motor.

Hey Dave I too worked on the C-117D at NAS Bermuda till we sent it to mothballs. Mid 70's.

Got the same as last year-Nothing. Just the way I like it.

Try looking up "headsets" under Bicycle Components and Parts on Ebay. Murray would have used their bicycle parts building the minibike vice coming up with a completely new bearing set. See Ebay item 151058584965.

Try looking up "headsets" under Bicycle Components and Parts on Ebay. Murray would have used their bicycle parts building the minibike vice coming up with a completely new bearing set.

Try contacting Briggs and Stratton at their website. They have a chat line that may give you the answer. But you would be surprise how little they also know about their engines as I found out one time talking with them.

The second set of numbers are for the application of the motor. The company ordering the motor for use in its equipment. That number is not that important. The model is what is important.

Anyone looking to upgrade their Briggs Intek camshaft from plastic ones to a stock Briggs Animal checkout ebay item 141501052621. Just $8.99 plus $6.80 S/H. Good deal I got 4 already.

Wheels are Kaw KV75, I have a set. They are identical to mine.

Well I see two different p/n for an oil seal. 27897 which was used on over 8000 different Tec motors and 28540 which was used on over 1600 different Tec motors. Hopefully someone with better knowledge will chime in.

Do you have the full model number for the motor other then just HS50?