Hi Guys,
I picked up something a little different during the week. An old school Briggs and Stratton 4 Stroke on a Victa Utility Base. I get plenty of 2 strokes come through for repairs or at the local junkyards on utility bases but never 4 strokes so I thought why not try out something different.
I thought the mower was in excellent condition and was a little perplexed why it was thrown out in the first place as it had obviously been looked after given its age and overall condition.
In short I bought it home and took the air filter off after establishing it was fully blocked with dirt, added some fresh fuel and it went 3rd pull and ran perfectly. Nice idle and nice full speed.
I�ll be honest here, I haven�t done these type of carby�s before as I don�t see many in a good enough condition to repair and sell on however this one I thought was a little unique and still had plenty of usable life.
I was thinking of converting it to a pulsa prime carb but I wanted to keep it original as the engine already starts easy.
As a result I have a few questions for consideration.
1) I always replace the pulsa prime diaphragms and rarely if ever have problems with them so I am assuming when you go to clean up this style of carb you should follow the same principle?
2) If replacing the diaphragm can someone confirm the type?
3) The knob on top was missing so I am assuming you could replace it with a similar stove/bbq knob? Has anyone found something suitable? I just adjusted the knob with plyers during testing.
4) Any other useful tips would also be appreciated.
Everything else looks pretty standard.
I�ll clean it up by
Servicing the starter clutch;
Air Filter;
New Blades;
Regap the magneto;
New plug; and
Replace the oil.
I have included some photos of something I hope is of interest. Sorry I don't have the model type and code available at present. [Linked Image]
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Thanks
Jaffa