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Ahh, the rewarding feeling of hard labor and success.

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shardian:
This morning I bought a dead tiller for $40 at a flea market. It had a Briggs & Stratton engine, so I figured I could figure it out. After educating myself a bit, I tore it down, cleaned it, replaced the filter, drained replaced oil/gas, and replaced rusty spark plug. Tried her out and...nothing. Looked for a spark and saw nothing. Went and edumacated myself some more, since this was a 1976 era engine. I had to tear it down even further and pull out the flywheel. took apart/cleaned the condensor and cleaned some nasty green corrosion fouling up the points. Cleaned it up with the air gun, put everything back together and pulled the string... SUCCESS! That baby starts up and purrs easier and better than most brand new engines. They just don't make 'em like they used to...

It is always quite rewarding to bring a dead machine back to life.

Cakemeister:
Well done, sir.   :burgerking:

A new, probably crap quality, gas-powered tiller costs $300+. So your $40+parts+labor was a good investment.

ark_ader:
Thanks for finding new ways to enlarge your carbon footprint.   :cheers:

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on April 18, 2009, 04:36:08 pm ---Thanks for finding new ways to enlarge your carbon footprint.   :cheers:

--- End quote ---

Is that supposed to be sarcasm?

What's worse? A throw away society that discards goods at a rate of every five years or less? Or a society that maintains and keeps what they do have ensuring produced goods last 30 years or more? The intent is there, but the mentality is all wrong.

DaOld Man:
If it quits again, check the flywheel key.
They are made to shear to keep from tearing up the crankshaft if it hits something solid.
B&S machines of that era are notorious about the key just slightly deforming, throwing off the spark timing.
If it happens again, look at the key, see it it has a mark on both sides.
I have had to make a key out of some steel stock, just so it wont deform. The keyway gets worn a little and allows enough play to deform the key.

Nice find, BTW.

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