Gadge I should have been a little clearer with my comments.
To clarify � I was confirming I had never had an engine blowout happen on a mower which I had serviced/ refurbished that was either a Briggs, Tecumseh or Honda etc. My comments were more in relation to my experience with second hand mowers and wasn�t meant to be a generalization about all engines.
Apologies if it came across the wrong way.
Yes I have seen a fair amount of Briggs engines with holes in the block so your comments are more than valid. I was just referring to getting mowers returned due to catastrophic failure like sparkers. Over the last few years I have only had 2 Chonda�s returned and that�s what I find interesting. No other genuine brands have had this problem from my experience with the exception of course when people run them out of oil.
I am very careful about what mowers people buy to ensure they are well suited to their proposed use. I will only sell 2 strokes to people with steep/ uneven blocks to avoid the issues raised by freebird. By following this principle I rarely get if any complaints!
