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Hi,

I am rebuilding a 2hp Briggs and Stratton (60100 engine) edger. On the parts list on the website, it list 3 different crankcase gaskets (different thickness??). How can I tell which one I need as the existing one is now in the bin.

Thanks.

Click HERE for your gaskets.

Thanks. In this gasket set there appears to be 4 large crankcase gaskets? Do I only need one of them or are I missing something here??

Thanks.

cosullivan,

You should only need one gasket for the sump.

Thanks Bruce.

So why do they have 4 in there? Is that for spares, or am I missing a gasket from somewhere?

Cain

cosullivan,

They are different thickness.

So how do I know which thickness gasket I need?

The thickness of the crankcase cover gasket sets the endplay of the crankshaft. You need to use one or more gaskets of selected thickness to end up with an endfloat of 0.002"-0.008". This manual tells you how to go about setting this up:
http://www.tpub.com/content/recoveryvehicles/TM-5-4240-501-14P/css/TM-5-4240-501-14P_243.htm