[AT] Carb problems

[Mike Sloane]

And Holiday greetings to all the ATIS folks from me.

As far as repairing the OLD B&S engines, parts are generally hard to 
find. I suspect the main reason is most folks just don't bother. On the 
other hand, there are LOT of old B&S engines lying around with broken 
rods and other internal problems, so used carburetors can usually be 
found, and you could probably make one good one out of a couple of used 
ones. Even gaskets are hard to find - I had to make my own carb gasket 
for a neighbor's very old DR Mower whose B&S carb needed work. (Another 
story for another day...)

One place to start is to join the "Sharing small engine secrets" group 
on Yahoo - the folks there are very much like the ATIS folks 
(knowledgeable and helpful). 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sharing_Small_Engine_Secrets/>

Mike

On 12/24/2011 9:24 PM, Dick Day wrote:
> First... MARRY CHRISTMAS!  May everyone on the list have a safe and Blessed
> Christmas (hope I did not offend anyone :)  )
>
>
> Are there Briggs carb rebuild services out there or places that sell rebuilt
> carbs?  I know I could buy a Northern Tools replacement engine for under
> $200 but would rather get this old engine running.  Thoughts?
>
> Thanks!
>
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