![]() Note that there are a couple of tricks you need to be aware of - both of them are explained on the Briggs site. Http:/ / / BriggsDocumentDisplay/ 18lowGXBnfBhU7y.pdf Http:/ / / BriggsDocumentDisplay/ lrvvA-wU7eL7hAxB91ObQ.pdf Http:/ / us/ en/ support/ manuals/ engine Briggs has a site that gives enquiring minds access to the Operator's Manual and Illustrated Parts List, nominally for any of their engines, if the enquirer enters the Model, Type and Trim, which for your engine are ![]() Now that we have gone this far, I'll explain the rest of the trade secrets involved in Briggs engine descriptions. This manual is available in the manuals section of Outdoorking. Here is the Briggs explanation of the Model numbers - I have simply reproduced it from of the 239 pages of the Briggs Service and Repair Instructions 1984. The last two digits of the Code indicate it was made in Briggs' Plant 3, their engine plant at Rolla, Missouri. The Briggs Code expresses the date in a reversed form of the European date system that we also use in Australia, so it runs Year-Month-Day. The engine was manufactured on the 9th day of the 10th month (October) 1973. Matthews © 1995 - 2003.Hi BB, you have condemned this thread to being transferred to Tech Talk, because it is going to get a bit complicated here and there. There's a WHOLE LOT more to this site so click and cruise around! Quilters: check out my wife's Quilt Shop. This page is provided as a public service, but it is supported by your purchasesĪt our Old Engine bookstore. Bob Learned passed away on January 1, 1998, but his internet web pages live on as a memorial to him. I had always regarded Briggs and Stratton engines as a tool rather than a collectable because I had them in so many pieces of equipment around the farm. I should have seen the light sooner that was shown by Bob Learned while on the Stationary Engine mail list. This is my first experience with a full restoration of an antique Briggs engine. The cam operated lubrication pump was quickly changed to a splash system and the factory recommended that all engines be converted to splash oiling when repaired for any reason. This engine has the small suction carburetor a cast iron cylinder head and a constant level pump lubrication system. ![]() The earlier Model WM can be distinguished from the WMB by the horizontal spark plug and a rectangular governor vane. Early models of these engines can be identified by the brass model tag on the blower housing and an external crankcase breather. ![]() These engines were designed initially for use on washing machines and it is believed this is the reason for the WM designation. The Model WM was the first of a large line of small engines based on a very similar cylinder block. Briggs & Stratton Washing Machine Gasoline Engine Harry's OLD-ENGINE #26īriggs & Stratton Washing Machine Air Cooled Engine ![]()
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