Gday Guys,
I picked up something different to work on. Well I will pick it up from the olds joint this weekend as Dad got it for me very cheap. It appears to be an OHV 5.5 HP Briggs Intek engine from what I can tell. Never actually come across one before in the junk yards I frequent.
The engine actually runs spot on apart from a massive oil leak from the OHV cover .This should be pretty easy to rectify with some RTV silicon. I am assuming these engines follow the same principle as sealing up the Honda OHC and OHV covers (different to the chonda�s as they all have gaskets for the valve covers.
I haven�t had a chance to inspect it yet but was hoping someone could confirm. The valve cover is smothered in silicon by the previous owner however I suspect the wrong type has been used.
Lastly I wanted to confirm the correct valve clearances. Sorry I haven�t got the engine codes on me at present just the photos. I will put the codes up this weekend when we go up the coast for some fishing.
With a good clean up and valve adjustment I suspect this will be another good mower for very little cost.
Open to others experience as always as I suspect this mower may have some additional features I need to take into consideration to ensure its longevity.

Jaffa

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