I have a 5yr old briggs with 3.5 hp engine with a bad bigend problem, I also have a 5hp briggs with a vacujet , can I swap them over? they will both fit or will I need to change main jets (ect), anyone know

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Re: Briggs Carby Swap 3.5 to 5?

bunyip #66387 30/07/15 10:40 AM

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post some pics of the engines and give us the model, type and code of each of them.

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