3hp

Looking for some help from the Briggs "gurus" out there... I have a '81 B & S 3HP Horizontal engine with a "Pulsa-Jet" carb. Model: 80202 Type: 0855 01 Code: 81010703 Background: I picked this engine up several weeks ago non-running. It had no spark but had good compression. A couple of...

After sitting idle for 25 years I got this 3 hp engine working again after replacing the diaphragm and cleaning out the carb. Now I need help with the linkages and springs. I know it was screwed with before I touched it so I don't trust what I see. Also, I'm a newbie to this so my terminology...

I have a 3hp Briggs and Stratton engine that was sitting around for some time. We drained the oil and replaced the gas and added some new parts to the carburator. I think I got a little to anxious to test the engine and ran it at very low rpm without any oil in it for about 10-15 seconds. I am...

If you check out this ebay auction you will notice that the muffler is positioned so closely to the carburetor body. I have an engine very similar but mine has a muffler adapter so the muffler is pointed away from the carb. If I get a new muffler could I take out the adapter and position the...

I have a rusted and badly dented muffler on a 3hp Briggs and Stratton engine and really want to remove it. The muffler is screwed tightly into an adapter which screws tightly into the engine. I tried a wrench and spraying some WD-40 into the threads but it didn't move with a wrench. Do you...

I was wondering if anybody could help me with replacing a blower housing on a 3hp Briggs and Stratton. This engine was on a Lil Indian mini bike but a few years back the bike was stolen and the they replaced the blower housing, I'm thinking to have different serial numbers on the engine. But...

i went on a ride about an hour and a half and had the worst case of "itchy back", blured vision, and a headache ever due to the vibrations at high rpms. so i decided to come up with a way of eliminating the problem. i had a bike tire tube and a broken strap wrench laying around and the idea came...