Taryl, I'm siting here watching your show, enjoying the humor reminiscing about how my good buddy of 43 years and I watched your shows and we laughed. He's the one who got me watching you. He passed away 4 months ago, but your videos keep a little bit of him alive. Thanks, man.
ATTENTION GRASS RATS!!!!! I see a lot of comments on my technique of removing the flywheel. Let me inform you that Briggs, Tecumseh & other manufactures have been making tools that require you to either tread onto the shaft or place over the shaft pry up on the flywheel & then hit the end of the tool with a HAMMER to remove it from the tapered shaft. Totally safe & acceptable. On the engine in the video that shaft was machined with a tip on it. So when I hit it I did not screw-up the threads only the machined tip. Had it been threaded I would have used one of those threaded tools that you hit with a hammer. Hope this clears up any concerns.
+Taryl Fixes All LLC I had to do a swap on my LA130 and your hammer trick was awesome saved me a lot of time. On that swap I found an available motor, swapped a briggs 21hp with the nightmare camshaft problem for a Kohler 17.5 Commander. The Kohler had a manual PTO Briggs had an electronic PTO it turns on an runs but because of your video I know I will have a voltage difference. Any Idea what Kohler stator I will have to purchase to fix this? Thanks Man
What I usually do is if it has a threaded nut, I thread the nut on by itself until its flush, then do it how you do it. Unless its a 14hp that uses the plastic fan. Then I use a harmonic balancer puller to put tension on the flywheel, then smack it with a hammer. 3.5 and up with a clutch, I do your way, but smack directly on the shaft with a brass or plastic dead blow hammer. I always use a brass hammer on the above engines also, it does the same as the removal tool, protects the crank.
The way we do it, is similar, we use a dead blow hammer after removing the fan from the flywheel, and a prybar. Works on everything: Kohler, Briggs, Kawasaki, MTD, Honda, etc.
Found you through STEVE ROBS Channel. I have been a Marine Mechanic for 30 years. Like your Show and how you teach some of us dumb people how to fix it well. Funny and informative. Best Channel i have seen on small engines. Good Job and keep Wrenching. Oh and on Flywheel's, Tell them all to screw off. If you take it off and nothing breaks it's Good.lol
im practically tearing up as he tosses out "Kroler" and "Briggs and Scranton" and then right when Im about to fold over laughing he directs us to the "Mufkin"!!!.. priceless!
I ran into a problem with the hood as well, I used the original hood, I just made 3 inch extensions to raise the hood went from a 12 horsepower Briggs to a 25 horsepower V twin Kohler. Nothing like doubling your horsepower 😊
Outstanding video. Didn't realize all the considerations that have to be taken when doing a swap. Very helpful. Also, I was very happy to see Mr. Testlight make an appearance again!
Good information! After you loosen the crankshaft nut put it level with the crankshaft, then use two pry bars on opposite sides of the flywheel to give the pressure and then hit the top of the nut and the crankshaft with a brass hammer. If it comes off hard at least you won't booger the threads up and possibly save the crank threads.
+oaktree71able - Go to AutoZone and " Buy " a part that needed the Pulley Puller. Do your Job, then " Return " the part for the refund... That way you can rent the Tool for FREE!!! LMFAO !!!
Not sure what's up with your Autozone but where I'm at, you just rent the tool you need. They don't ask questions like what you're going to use it for. If yours does, that's weird. Either way, you pay for it up front (deposit) and if you don't return the rental tool, well, you bought it.
I use this tric me too but on that crank it doesn't have tread on the end of the crank and this end is smaller than then the tread too so it have no chance that the nuts not fit after.
As usual your videos are short and to the point, with no unnecessary blabber-jabber, a true pleasure to watch. I just don't like when you get all technical. Keep up a good work and don't be so hard on jr. I have a soft spot for him
I've been watching you guys a long time and you're so funny and I enjoy your humor and you're so good at your craft I've learned a lot from you thank you keep it going please
I got me a crap cadet 2138 with ch16s motor. Had to put a new carbonator on it last year cause it wasn’t carbonatin anymore (ethanol in the fuel). Now this year no spark. Them damn meeces chomped on my coil wires and the SAM spark module crapped out - no power to the coil. The “better” “improved” module is supposed to show up today. All one unit. I hope the kroller sticker comes with it so I can have one, just like you have.
I have Intek engine with the separate choke like that. The choke works cuz when it running and I pull the choke it wants to die. But when I try to fire it up. I gotta crank it for a min for it to start up after it sits all week.
As usual your videos are very informative and educational and funny as heck. I love the humor and the skits you add to them which brings you way above the rest of youtube videos making them more interesting and fun to watch. I watch you every day and learn more each time I watch them. It seems that you have been doing this for a very long time and I would consider you as a master mechanic in your trade. Like any other trade they make thousands of models and types and you have to learn how to work on them all. Keep up the funny side we all love the hillbilly skits and the humor of your family in the videos. Take care Taryl and Please don't stop a great thing.
gm sir been watching a lot love it.. ? i have a 19hp kholer died have a new 19hp Briggs going to swap ? wires have you ran it to this issues ? what will i have to modifi and what ? 2017 troy built 42 in rider thanks james
I am working on a Murray Select. I gave $40 for it. It had no engine. But I had a old Briggs opposed twin. I put it on wired it up and it ran good. I went to put the hood on and found it was about 4 inch to tall. I had another Briggs 13.5. I bought a carb. coil and did a valve job. Put it on and it ran sweet. And the hood fit on perfectly. A couple days later I tried to start it and it would not start. Spun over way to easy. Hooked up my compression tester. No compression. The valve seat in the block came out. I saw your video on how to fix that, But I know with my luck that would come back to bite me in the ass. I had another Briggs a 15.5 engine. Put it on and all the wires matched up. All I had to do was plug them in. So I put the hood on and it seemed to fit. I got the bolts in. But when I went to raise the hood the bottom hits the muffler. At this point I have already spent more money on it than I will get out of it. Not counting all the work I have done. I suppose I can make up some brackets for the hood. And then start on the mowing deck. At first this was kind fun. But now, not so much.
+William Wynn - Re-Route your Muffler. Home Depot and Lowes have the " Iron Pipes " for Natural Gas, that is the " same thread " as your Muffler and cheap too. You can use as " Extender + Etc "!
Hi Taryl, I enjoy your videos, informitive, easy to understand and funny. I have an old Ariens EZR zero turn. 14ohv briggs single cylinder went bad after 12 years so i decided to install a 17hp briggs opposed twin. swap went great and would not of been as successful without your bit on the charging system in this video. Thanks
is the spring here yet! in Toronto we have got a total of 4 inches of snow this winter, how is everyone else's winter going down there? not great for biz, thanks for keepin me motivated fellas! One Carbatrator at a time!
another great video. thanks for posting. I just swapped an older Honda GCV160 engine onto a Honda HRN216 deck. it worked, but the 160 engine's pulley was a little lower than the GCV170 engine and I think it's putting more tension on the belt as the wheels want to go without engaging the Smart Drive lever. I adjusted the cable as loose as i could, and it helped a lot, but the wheels still spin forward without the drive being engaged. Any way to make the cable even looser than the turnbuckle will allow? i HAD to use the pulley on the older engine because the blade adapter would not budge and I didn't want to ruin the motor trying to get it off. wheel puller didn't help.
I did not see where you explained where the wires came from just before you explained the charging system. I know they came from the starter switch but I don't know how they were connected to the starter switch and what they are connecting to on the starter switch motor.
My dad passed away in dec 2016 and he had a crapsman gt5000 lawn tractor my sister had scrapped (it was rusted out and trannie was worn out.) I pulled the krohler cv22 out along w harnesses and pto and took it home. . 4 yrs ago. I kept her warm n dry. Just so happened I came upon a nice jd L120 for only 100 Bucks that had a blown intec twin w crank case blown out yes it exploded piston exited stage left... Now the shaft diameter and length pulley line up and muffkin didn't jive. Cut 1/2in off drive pulley flipped it and added ring created from cut made placed it on top then slid on the pto and it lines up perfectly. Heated and bent exhaust flanges on pipes from intec and they mounted into muff box well. Torqueddown and then wired up. It had good compression at 126 and leakdown was 95ish percent but no fire on left cylinder. Bad coil. Ordered from eBay along w new airfilter. Added diodes to kill lines to coils to keep any dc voltage getting to em. Had to also modify the pto lock brace and belt guide plate. Can't wait to get it running. Its a nice heavy tractor
me to i was thinking that alternator was bad shed be between 13.5v to 14.5v. if its 12.2v you turn on PTO an its 12.0v and you have lights so it be 11.whatever the batter would go dead. So id say that's a bad alternator. And its not good to jump start a mowers it can destroy the charging system can burn up the alternator. that batter is dead so the alternator over work to charge that dead batter. so its best to charge the batter or go an buy a new batter a cheep one at Walmart $25.00 with a cor batter.
I have a lx277 with a 17 ho Kawasaki engines that a hack jb welded the PTO on it.. he must've hit something and broke the PTO bolt. I wanted to up grade this 4 wheel steer jd with a 23-25 hp Briggs.. the Kawasaki has a different style voltage regulator. I have to figure out with stater wire on the Kawasaki the hot and the other is neg...any idea?..thanks for the help from ur other videos that help my on my jd sst18 now has a 23 in it .mows like a beast .
What if the scenario was different. Your donor engine briggs is coming off of a tractor that had electric pto, and fuel solenoid shut off. And going on a tractor that never had those. Would you swap the wiring harness also or just omit hooking up the wires you don't need?
I have a yard machine snowblower I replaced the carburetor and I can not control the speed anymore. My name is Tony I bene watching many of your videos and I think you are great mechanic. Please can you help me? My snow blower is running on high all the time.thank you
Hi Tarly just busted my my 318 John Deere onan engine on my garden tractor thinking of getting it re powered what do you suggest I’m not really mechanical but found you very helpful on some of my small engine fixes ,thanx ahead of time.
i had 2 mid 90's simplicity broadmoors. one with a crapped out hydro gear tranny and another with a ailing vtwin briggs. i put the 15 hp kohler (from the one with bad tranny) onto the one that had the bad briggs engine. all seemed to go well for a year then the motor would die after cutting for 30 minutes.turning off pto would help it run again. i cleaned the flywheel area where the stator /alternator resides and all seemed well for some months. . now it dies after 20 30 minutes and only runs again after cooling down for an hour or two.i have put a new fuel pump& filter on, new fuel lines, enlarged fuel cap vent slightly, swapped interlock module from other mower along with solenoid. when i cleaned flywheel it was charging. ive cleaned carb and put new needle in but not the valve seat. (didnt come with kit.) when it dies and i loosen carb bowl nut there is fuel. when it dies and i put starting fluid in carb it runs till starting fluid is used up. could it be: 1. stator shorting out when hot 2. needs valve seat and another cleaning of carb. 3. a fuel shutoff line was on 16 hp briggs and not now (not sure if it had one tho) 4. valves need adjusting i know ur busy but thought i'd try Bob
I have a cub cadet it had a 22hp kohler and it blew a rod so i put a 20 briggs with a dioide on it so how do i wire it to the cub cadet lt 1045 or can i just run a wire from the dioide to the battery the dioide is putting out 13 something volts is that possible?
what we have is a cub cadet, sorry, that has a kawsaki engine and a sears riding mower that of course has a kholer engine. can they be swapped? the engines.
I.m replacing a 14 and half hp with a 17half hp, bot Briggs. Electric on old one has 4 wire connector block and seperate 2 wire block. New engine just has 2 connector block and a seperate single wire. How do I connect this wiring ?
You did not show replacing the flywheel. You mentioned that the hold down nut needs to be tight to keep the key in place. It takes approximately 80 pounds of torque to tighten that nut properly. Tell me how did you hold the flywheel in place while you put the torque to the hold down nut... Thanks
Serious question for you my Allis chalmer has a mower deck height on one side love on the other side how can I bring up the right side to match it up make it even with the left side my first time ever having a show how do I fix that it was supposed to be high on one side and v on the other side the right side is lower than the left how do I fix that and if you can help me I will be very honored to send you some money if I can have your help very much I would very much appreciate
Hey Taryl I did and engine swap from a 24 HP Briggs intek to Briggs 24hp professional I think it’s the same but this has a automatic choke carb the old one had choke and throttle . I did do the governor trick but it seems the same . these carbs can’t be adjusted , I turn in the screw but it revs to high it won’t come back down when i throttle back to idle. So I have to back it out to stock . the old intek 24 hp had so much power this new one pisses it’s pants it has no power if the lawn is a little high . let me know if you got and tricks for a 24hp Briggs pro , ps it’s on a craftsman dys 4500 42 in deck if you need engine number I have it , i also have engine number of old one . I changed belts like in the video and everything you said in video ok thanks for your time.
Yeah my 18hp Intek needs overhauling it runs fine till a loads on the motor then it bogs way down. If I sit there it slowly comes back up to cutting rpm but as soon as I start cutting it drops right back down 🤔
Hay taryl I don't have a torch to heat a pulley that stuck on the shaft of a Kohler any help any hints the electric clutch came off nice and easy but the pulley above that one she's stuck. Tried gentle persuasion and don't want to bend the hell out of it
I picked up a Scott’s L2048 20hp 1” shaft. Crain it had the motor replaced with a 22 hp Briggs ELS 22 HP model 40H777 the shaft is 1.125 I have been trying to figure out is it’s possible to put a1.1125 PTO Pulley on without problems. The new engine runs so dang good I want to use it.
I love your clear and concise videos on these repairs. So many folks get $crewed by shady repairmen. Would you have a video on removing the blower from a J/D snow blower. Ours is a 1330se 342 cc machine. One of the four tines on the blower wheel is actually bent backwards probably from a bag of newspaper ads that was buried under the snow at the bottom of our driveway last winter. It actually stalled the engine which was at full throttle at the time. I just noticed the bent tine recently while replacing a broken shear pin. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and skill with us. I certainly appreciate it.
Great video. I just wished you would've gone into a little more detail about the wiring. I'm a dummy when it comes to wiring. But, none the less, I'm doing the same thing right now. And have gotten to the wiring part of this. My question is, the single cylinder 19hp (OHV) engine that blew, had an electric PTO. The V twin i'm replacing it with, doesn't. Can I use the alternator from the single, on the V twin? If so, then I'm in luck. If not, then I don't get no dinner. Please feed a starving man Taryl.
Taryl Fixes All LLC one question on the engine swap.. I'm trying to install a 13.5hp Briggs flat head motor on a older snapper H-vac... The 13.5hp Briggs is on a older craftsman mower and the mower has a few safeties on the engine... The older snapper does not... Can i bypass the safeties on the motor or do i need to figure out how to install the safeties on the older snapper... Thanks in advance
Tayrl, I have watched a ton of your videos and as I watch, you bust out some TidBit on the motor or carb. adjustment that is something you can only know with experience. So I file it away in my noggin only to need that TidBit a month or two later and can't find that info. I think we need "Taryl's TidBit's"
Damn! i can atest the fact that you know what you are doing, but damn, if i would talk like you with my clients i would go bankrupt in no time lol. Best channel ever. I don't know why didn't i find it earlier....
I have a 15.5 Briggs and Stratton. Can I put a larger size motor on my Murray. If so what would be the largest I put on the mower. Thanks for the great videos.
I did an engine swap. (Kohler Cv15s to a different Cv15s) I didn’t mark the wires like an idiot. I couldn’t get the flywheel off the good engine block so I chopped the wires that go to the stator and soldered them onto the other wiring harness. Now I think I got them wrong and it sparks every time I go to plug in the volt regulator. What do I do?
Hi, I inherited a walk behind weed trimmer, the kind with the 2 big wheels in the back. The motor is shot, would it be a simple R&R? Will I need to find a motor with a cast iron flywheel or will the pulley compensate? We all know what happens when you try to start a lawn mower without a blade. I'm thinking of putting a Lawnboy engine for ditches will that work? Thanks
That mower requires the engine with the heavy flywheel. pressure washers use an engine with the heavy flywheel but the shaft might not be long enough. I don't know if a 2-cycle lawnboy engine would work but its worth a try.
Thanks you're exactly right about the power washer shaft, I've seen some old roto tillers that used a vertical shaft engine that might work. Is it possible to swap the flywheel with a similar motor?
I live in southern France and I have a john deer 108 with a 8 hp Briggs and Stratton in it, which is fading fast. I also have a Briggs 12.5 motor from a 2005 tractor that is in great shape. Will it fit? can you tell me what I will have to change and do to make it work? The pto clutch is new on the 108, can I use it on the 12.5 or will I have to get a new one? Any info is greatly appreciated as no one here will tell you anything without payment! Love your video's!!! Thank You.
+Les Howard - Check the " Mount Holes ", if they are the same, it will fit. You can also " Drill " the Holes to make it fit. NOTE: The Muffler need room too, check that also! 8HP verses 12.5HP is NOT that different, it should do fine.... ONLY ROOM.... So MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE ROOM!!! NOTE 2: if your PTO is the SAME SHAFT SIZE.... YOU can mount it easily :)))
+Les Howard - I have swapped an 8HP with a 12.5HP before. I used the OLD Muffler.... It just stuck outward instead. The 8HP Muffler is straight up... The 12.5HP Briggs, it's side-way. So if you got the Room.... It will fit!
Parts diagrams for similar setups. PTO takes a good amount of juice, head lights a close second. I doubt there are very many alternators to choose from. Make sure you use the right regulator so you don't overload it.
I have a vtwin on john deere that has electric pto. The deck is shot and steering. But I have a toy built with a 17 hp mechanical pto. I want to put the vtwin kn the troy built. Will it work
I replaced the carb on my cub, but the new one didn't have that fuel shutoff solenoid. no big deal. not sure if it makes any kind of improvement, but works fine without it.
+Pete Lorenzo - Better off without them. They invented the " Fuel Solenoid " for LAZY People or People don't shut off for Winter Storage, etc, make more money out of you!!!.... Just get a " Manual " Fuel Shut Off Valve and you will be good. Sometimes that " Solenoid " can give you a lot of headaches... If there is no power or when bad.... You will pull all your hair out trying this and that, to get the Motor running. So, in the end... You better off without them!
This guy always has more & better information than other channels when it comes to working on a lawn mower.
Taryl, I'm siting here watching your show, enjoying the humor reminiscing about how my good buddy of 43 years and I watched your shows and we laughed. He's the one who got me watching you. He passed away 4 months ago, but your videos keep a little bit of him alive. Thanks, man.
acoustic4037 Sorry to hear that! May your friend Rest In Peace. Thank you for watching. 🙏
ATTENTION GRASS RATS!!!!!
I see a lot of comments on my technique of removing the flywheel. Let me inform you that Briggs, Tecumseh & other manufactures have been making tools that require you to either tread onto the shaft or place over the shaft pry up on the flywheel & then hit the end of the tool with a HAMMER to remove it from the tapered shaft. Totally safe & acceptable. On the engine in the video that shaft was machined with a tip on it. So when I hit it I did not screw-up the threads only the machined tip. Had it been threaded I would have used one of those threaded tools that you hit with a hammer. Hope this clears up any concerns.
+Taryl Fixes All LLC I had to do a swap on my LA130 and your hammer trick was awesome saved me a lot of time. On that swap I found an available motor, swapped a briggs 21hp with the nightmare camshaft problem for a Kohler 17.5 Commander. The Kohler had a manual PTO Briggs had an electronic PTO it turns on an runs but because of your video I know I will have a voltage difference. Any Idea what Kohler stator I will have to purchase to fix this? Thanks Man
you failed to sike me because i had no idea what your saying
What I usually do is if it has a threaded nut, I thread the nut on by itself until its flush, then do it how you do it. Unless its a 14hp that uses the plastic fan. Then I use a harmonic balancer puller to put tension on the flywheel, then smack it with a hammer. 3.5 and up with a clutch, I do your way, but smack directly on the shaft with a brass or plastic dead blow hammer. I always use a brass hammer on the above engines also, it does the same as the removal tool, protects the crank.
dave1135. I all ways use a puller because my aim is as bad as Taryls no offence Taryl Dactal ..love your videos thanks...
The way we do it, is similar, we use a dead blow hammer after removing the fan from the flywheel, and a prybar. Works on everything: Kohler, Briggs, Kawasaki, MTD, Honda, etc.
This episode needs to be nominated for the Golden Globes and fall under best lawnmower repair drama.
Lol it probably gets people interested in fixing lawnmowers, that have no desire to otherwise.
Found you through STEVE ROBS Channel. I have been a Marine Mechanic for 30 years. Like your Show and how you teach some of us dumb people how to fix it well. Funny and informative. Best Channel i have seen on small engines. Good Job and keep Wrenching. Oh and on Flywheel's, Tell them all to screw off. If you take it off and nothing breaks it's Good.lol
im practically tearing up as he tosses out "Kroler" and "Briggs and Scranton" and then right when Im about to fold over laughing he directs us to the "Mufkin"!!!.. priceless!
I ran into a problem with the hood as well, I used the original hood, I just made 3 inch extensions to raise the hood went from a 12 horsepower Briggs to a 25 horsepower V twin Kohler. Nothing like doubling your horsepower 😊
Outstanding video. Didn't realize all the considerations that have to be taken when doing a swap. Very helpful. Also, I was very happy to see Mr. Testlight make an appearance again!
Love it when Ronnie goes flying over the fence 😂
Good information!
After you loosen the crankshaft nut put it level with the crankshaft, then use two pry bars on opposite sides of the flywheel to give the pressure and then hit the top of the nut and the crankshaft with a brass hammer. If it comes off hard at least you won't booger the threads up and possibly save the crank threads.
+oaktree71able - Go to AutoZone and " Buy " a part that needed the Pulley Puller. Do your Job, then " Return " the part for the refund... That way you can rent the Tool for FREE!!! LMFAO !!!
Not sure what's up with your Autozone but where I'm at, you just rent the tool you need. They don't ask questions like what you're going to use it for. If yours does, that's weird. Either way, you pay for it up front (deposit) and if you don't return the rental tool, well, you bought it.
I use this tric me too but on that crank it doesn't have tread on the end of the crank and this end is smaller than
then the tread too so it have no chance that the nuts not fit after.
I got a better deal "How about 100% of you go over that fence" lmfao..
Not used to that humor in repair videos.. but it changes things up.
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.That's why i only watch Taryl video's on mowers. Half the time, i just watch these for the great humor. I am Taryl's Australian Half brother.
@@caratcranker5874 Taryl does have a bit of Rodney Rude in him.
As usual your videos are short and to the point, with no unnecessary blabber-jabber, a true pleasure to watch. I just don't like when you get all technical. Keep up a good work and don't be so hard on jr. I have a soft spot for him
I've been watching you guys a long time and you're so funny and I enjoy your humor and you're so good at your craft I've learned a lot from you thank you keep it going please
I got me a crap cadet 2138 with ch16s motor. Had to put a new carbonator on it last year cause it wasn’t carbonatin anymore (ethanol in the fuel). Now this year no spark. Them damn meeces chomped on my coil wires and the SAM spark module crapped out - no power to the coil. The “better” “improved” module is supposed to show up today. All one unit. I hope the kroller sticker comes with it so I can have one, just like you have.
Back in the 80s the cartoon industry would have animated your show... that would be something
Thanks guys another informative video. I laughed at Ronnie being thrown over the fence very funny😂. Regards from Australia 🇦🇺
I have Intek engine with the separate choke like that. The choke works cuz when it running and I pull the choke it wants to die. But when I try to fire it up. I gotta crank it for a min for it to start up after it sits all week.
As usual your videos are very informative and educational and funny as heck. I love the humor and the skits you add to them which brings you way above the rest of youtube videos making them more interesting and fun to watch. I watch you every day and learn more each time I watch them. It seems that you have been doing this for a very long time and I would consider you as a master mechanic in your trade. Like any other trade they make thousands of models and types and you have to learn how to work on them all. Keep up the funny side we all love the hillbilly skits and the humor of your family in the videos. Take care Taryl and Please don't stop a great thing.
Thank You, I appreciate your advice & I'm recommending your videos to friends who also have small engine issues.
+luvkountry Thanks!
Love your videos, educational & entertaining. The guy holding the coffee cup the whole time & the bubba teeth etc. Lol
"psych!!!!" . that was solid country gold !!!!
Yup lol! He got me good with that one!
gm sir been watching a lot love it.. ? i have a 19hp kholer died have a new 19hp Briggs going to swap ? wires have you ran it to this issues ? what will i have to modifi and what ? 2017 troy built 42 in rider thanks james
I am working on a Murray Select. I gave $40 for it. It had no engine. But I had a old Briggs opposed twin. I put it on wired it up and it ran good. I went to put the hood on and found it was about 4 inch to tall. I had another Briggs 13.5. I bought a carb. coil and did a valve job. Put it on and it ran sweet. And the hood fit on perfectly. A couple days later I tried to start it and it would not start. Spun over way to easy. Hooked up my compression tester. No compression. The valve seat in the block came out. I saw your video on how to fix that, But I know with my luck that would come back to bite me in the ass. I had another Briggs a 15.5 engine. Put it on and all the wires matched up. All I had to do was plug them in. So I put the hood on and it seemed to fit. I got the bolts in. But when I went to raise the hood the bottom hits the muffler. At this point I have already spent more money on it than I will get out of it. Not counting all the work I have done. I suppose I can make up some brackets for the hood. And then start on the mowing deck. At first this was kind fun. But now, not so much.
+William Wynn - Re-Route your Muffler. Home Depot and Lowes have the " Iron Pipes " for Natural Gas, that is the " same thread " as your Muffler and cheap too. You can use as " Extender + Etc "!
Hi Taryl, I enjoy your videos, informitive, easy to understand and funny. I have an old
Ariens EZR zero turn. 14ohv briggs single cylinder went bad after 12 years so i decided to install a 17hp briggs opposed twin. swap went great and would not of been as successful without your bit on the charging system in this video. Thanks
Thanks Taryl Im getting ready do a engine swap in my shop, I will be referring back to this video many times Im sure !
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those are good motors 😎😎😎
Since i subscribed to your channel i have learn how to make my lawn mower run again.. gracias
Changing out my JD Vanguard for a Harbor Freight Predator. Wish me luck. You gave me a ton of confidence. Thanks Taryl!
is the spring here yet! in Toronto we have got a total of 4 inches of snow this winter, how is everyone else's winter going down there? not great for biz, thanks for keepin me motivated fellas!
One Carbatrator at a time!
+Murphy Small Engines Been bad here also No snow & if it does it's gone fast.
man i love your videos its so helpful there's your dinner
another great video. thanks for posting. I just swapped an older Honda GCV160 engine onto a Honda HRN216 deck. it worked, but the 160 engine's pulley was a little lower than the GCV170 engine and I think it's putting more tension on the belt as the wheels want to go without engaging the Smart Drive lever. I adjusted the cable as loose as i could, and it helped a lot, but the wheels still spin forward without the drive being engaged. Any way to make the cable even looser than the turnbuckle will allow? i HAD to use the pulley on the older engine because the blade adapter would not budge and I didn't want to ruin the motor trying to get it off. wheel puller didn't help.
I did not see where you explained where the wires came from just before you explained the charging system. I know they came from the starter switch but I don't know how they were connected to the starter switch and what they are connecting to on the starter switch motor.
My dad passed away in dec 2016 and he had a crapsman gt5000 lawn tractor my sister had scrapped (it was rusted out and trannie was worn out.)
I pulled the krohler cv22 out along w harnesses and pto and took it home. . 4 yrs ago.
I kept her warm n dry. Just so happened I came upon a nice jd L120 for only 100 Bucks that had a blown intec twin w crank case blown out yes it exploded piston exited stage left...
Now the shaft diameter and length pulley line up and muffkin didn't jive.
Cut 1/2in off drive pulley flipped it and added ring created from cut made placed it on top then slid on the pto and it lines up perfectly. Heated and bent exhaust flanges on pipes from intec and they mounted into muff box well. Torqueddown and then wired up.
It had good compression at 126 and leakdown was 95ish percent but no fire on left cylinder. Bad coil. Ordered from eBay along w new airfilter. Added diodes to kill lines to coils to keep any dc voltage getting to em.
Had to also modify the pto lock brace and belt guide plate.
Can't wait to get it running. Its a nice heavy tractor
12.2v, dropping to 12.0v with the PTO on, seems a little low. I like to see 13v or more on a car alternator under a load, maybe mowers are different?
me to i was thinking that alternator was bad shed be between 13.5v to 14.5v. if its 12.2v you turn on PTO an its 12.0v and you have lights so it be 11.whatever the batter would go dead. So id say that's a bad alternator. And its not good to jump start a mowers it can destroy the charging system can burn up the alternator. that batter is dead so the alternator over work to charge that dead batter. so its best to charge the batter or go an buy a new batter a cheep one at Walmart $25.00 with a cor batter.
@@robertb6120which cca?
“I don’t wanna hear your excuses about your bad back” 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀
If the clutch is not the same diameter can you buy another clutch and make it work or have shaft turned down
You taught me a lot thanks but do you have any for sale
You got me good when you said you did not know where them wires went
Tim, you got that bugeye bezos thing going on at beginning of vid
12 volts is enough output? I didnt think that would charge the battery.
You can buy sleeve reducers on Amazon or E-bay.
I have a lx277 with a 17 ho Kawasaki engines that a hack jb welded the PTO on it.. he must've hit something and broke the PTO bolt. I wanted to up grade this 4 wheel steer jd with a 23-25 hp Briggs.. the Kawasaki has a different style voltage regulator. I have to figure out with stater wire on the Kawasaki the hot and the other is neg...any idea?..thanks for the help from ur other videos that help my on my jd sst18 now has a 23 in it .mows like a beast .
Joe Pinto I’m having a similar issue.. it’s pretty frustrating. Especially not having extra money to run and buy stuff
Not sure what the sam hell I just watched but I watched the whole thing and need more lol
What would the problem be if you turn on the electric clutch and it drains the battery? Thx.
What if the scenario was different. Your donor engine briggs is coming off of a tractor that had electric pto, and fuel solenoid shut off. And going on a tractor that never had those. Would you swap the wiring harness also or just omit hooking up the wires you don't need?
I have a yard machine snowblower I replaced the carburetor and I can not control the speed anymore. My name is Tony I bene watching many of your videos and I think you are great mechanic. Please can you help me? My snow blower is running on high all the time.thank you
" it didnt need thay fin anyways"😅😅😅😅 I couldnt stop laughing.
Thats how tru techs handle uh-ohs. Ha ha
Hi Tarly just busted my my 318 John Deere onan engine on my garden tractor thinking of getting it re powered what do you suggest I’m not really mechanical but found you very helpful on some of my small engine fixes ,thanx ahead of time.
i had 2 mid 90's simplicity broadmoors. one with a crapped out hydro gear tranny and another with a ailing vtwin briggs. i put the 15 hp kohler (from the one with bad tranny) onto the one that had the bad briggs engine. all seemed to go well for a year then the motor would die after cutting for 30 minutes.turning off pto would help it run again. i cleaned the flywheel area where the stator /alternator resides and all seemed well for some months. . now it dies after 20 30 minutes and only runs again after cooling down for an hour or two.i have put a new fuel pump& filter on, new fuel lines, enlarged fuel cap vent slightly, swapped interlock module from other mower along with solenoid. when i cleaned flywheel it was charging. ive cleaned carb and put new needle in but not the valve seat. (didnt come with kit.) when it dies and i loosen carb bowl nut there is fuel. when it dies and i put starting fluid in carb it runs till starting fluid is used up. could it be: 1. stator shorting out when hot 2. needs valve seat and another cleaning of carb. 3. a fuel shutoff line was on 16 hp briggs and not now (not sure if it had one tho) 4. valves need adjusting
i know ur busy but thought i'd try Bob
a faulty ign coil can break down when it gets warm then when it cools an act like nothing wrong cheers
What is the most dependable motor/engine you have come across?
You have an ideas for AIR ride seat ?
I have a cub cadet it had a 22hp kohler and it blew a rod so i put a 20 briggs with a dioide on it so how do i wire it to the cub cadet lt 1045 or can i just run a wire from the dioide to the battery the dioide is putting out 13 something volts is that possible?
what we have is a cub cadet, sorry, that has a kawsaki engine and a sears riding mower that of course has a kholer engine. can they be swapped? the engines.
Did you have to have a fuse or a diode that connects the relays to the stater?
0:51 I’ve always preferred Briggs & Stratton engines over Kohler Kawasaki etc there a lot easier 2 work on
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I.m replacing a 14 and half hp with a 17half hp, bot Briggs.
Electric on old one has 4 wire connector block and seperate 2 wire block.
New engine just has 2 connector block and a seperate single wire.
How do I connect this wiring ?
You did not show replacing the flywheel. You mentioned that the hold down nut needs to be tight to keep the key in place. It takes approximately 80 pounds of torque to tighten that nut properly. Tell me how did you hold the flywheel in place while you put the torque to the hold down nut... Thanks
Serious question for you my Allis chalmer has a mower deck height on one side love on the other side how can I bring up the right side to match it up make it even with the left side my first time ever having a show how do I fix that it was supposed to be high on one side and v on the other side the right side is lower than the left how do I fix that and if you can help me I will be very honored to send you some money if I can have your help very much I would very much appreciate
Hey Taryl I did and engine swap from a 24 HP Briggs intek to Briggs 24hp professional I think it’s the same but this has a automatic choke carb the old one had choke and throttle . I did do the governor trick but it seems the same . these carbs can’t be adjusted , I turn in the screw but it revs to high it won’t come back down when i throttle back to idle. So I have to back it out to stock . the old intek 24 hp had so much power this new one pisses it’s pants it has no power if the lawn is a little high . let me know if you got and tricks for a 24hp Briggs pro , ps it’s on a craftsman dys 4500 42 in deck if you need engine number I have it , i also have engine number of old one . I changed belts like in the video and everything you said in video ok thanks for your time.
Thanks Taryl
Yeah my 18hp Intek needs overhauling it runs fine till a loads on the motor then it bogs way down. If I sit there it slowly comes back up to cutting rpm but as soon as I start cutting it drops right back down 🤔
Hay taryl I don't have a torch to heat a pulley that stuck on the shaft of a Kohler any help any hints the electric clutch came off nice and easy but the pulley above that one she's stuck. Tried gentle persuasion and don't want to bend the hell out of it
I picked up a Scott’s L2048 20hp 1” shaft. Crain it had the motor replaced with a 22 hp Briggs ELS 22 HP model 40H777 the shaft is 1.125 I have been trying to figure out is it’s possible to put a1.1125 PTO Pulley on without problems. The new engine runs so dang good I want to use it.
Honda and Briggs push mower engines WILL NOT directly interchange. Bolt patterns are different.
Can you help me? What engine can I replace a Kohler Courage 18 with on a Troy Bilt Bronco..Kohler engines are terrible
I love your clear and concise videos on these repairs. So many folks get $crewed by shady repairmen. Would you have a video on removing the blower from a J/D snow blower. Ours is a 1330se 342 cc machine. One of the four tines on the blower wheel is actually bent backwards probably from a bag of newspaper ads that was buried under the snow at the bottom of our driveway last winter. It actually stalled the engine which was at full throttle at the time. I just noticed the bent tine recently while replacing a broken shear pin. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge and skill with us. I certainly appreciate it.
+luvkountry If you have a oxygen acetylene torch would be the best way to heat it & bend it back.
measure crank shaft when replacing engine
9:20 I'm really surprised Taryl just wailed on the end of that crank shaft like that.
Great video. I just wished you would've gone into a little more detail about the wiring. I'm a dummy when it comes to wiring. But, none the less, I'm doing the same thing right now. And have gotten to the wiring part of this. My question is, the single cylinder 19hp (OHV) engine that blew, had an electric PTO. The V twin i'm replacing it with, doesn't. Can I use the alternator from the single, on the V twin? If so, then I'm in luck. If not, then I don't get no dinner. Please feed a starving man Taryl.
another great video. what setting did you have your meter on to see if the mower was charging thanks for the information .
+MultiChainsaw123 20volts DC
Taryl Fixes All LLC one question on the engine swap.. I'm trying to install a 13.5hp Briggs flat head motor on a older snapper H-vac... The 13.5hp Briggs is on a older craftsman mower and the mower has a few safeties on the engine... The older snapper does not... Can i bypass the safeties on the motor or do i need to figure out how to install the safeties on the older snapper... Thanks in advance
Tayrl, I have watched a ton of your videos and as I watch, you bust out some TidBit on the motor or carb. adjustment that is something you can only know with experience. So I file it away in my noggin only to need that TidBit a month or two later and can't find that info. I think we need "Taryl's TidBit's"
I find myself watching his videos all the time lol. They are funny and very good info
I shall change a 2 stroke to a 4 stroke. Do I have to do something about the rpm. Change the pulleys?
Damn! i can atest the fact that you know what you are doing, but damn, if i would talk like you with my clients i would go bankrupt in no time lol. Best channel ever. I don't know why didn't i find it earlier....
That one crooked eye and those mangled teeth are hilarious!
The wig's a prop though.
i have a questio..? if i do a swap on a kohler 17.5 to a 22 do i have to change the thing on the bottom of the flywheel and replace it with the kohler
I have a 15.5 Briggs and Stratton. Can I put a larger size motor on my Murray. If so what would be the largest I put on the mower. Thanks for the great videos.
If you got Room, sure!! Make sure to see if your Muffler have room too!
I think the last flywheel I pulled I used a pry bar and an air hammer. Comes right off.
I did an engine swap. (Kohler Cv15s to a different Cv15s) I didn’t mark the wires like an idiot. I couldn’t get the flywheel off the good engine block so I chopped the wires that go to the stator and soldered them onto the other wiring harness. Now I think I got them wrong and it sparks every time I go to plug in the volt regulator. What do I do?
Ya you Did, great swap man, cheers brother
Very informative..... and also entertaining. That what I need early in the morning.
Hi, I inherited a walk behind weed trimmer, the kind with the 2 big wheels in the back. The motor is shot, would it be a simple R&R? Will I need to find a motor with a cast iron flywheel or will the pulley compensate? We all know what happens when you try to start a lawn mower without a blade. I'm thinking of putting a Lawnboy engine for ditches will that work? Thanks
That mower requires the engine with the heavy flywheel. pressure washers use an engine with the heavy flywheel but the shaft might not be long enough. I don't know if a 2-cycle lawnboy engine would work but its worth a try.
Thanks you're exactly right about the power washer shaft, I've seen some old roto tillers that used a vertical shaft engine that might work. Is it possible to swap the flywheel with a similar motor?
Taryl, engine swap to me means swapping out the B&S for a Hemi!.....LOL
Yeah do a Tim allen more power argh! argh! argh!
I live in southern France and I have a john deer 108 with a 8 hp Briggs and Stratton in it, which is fading fast. I also have a Briggs 12.5 motor from a 2005 tractor that is in great shape. Will it fit? can you tell me what I will have to change and do to make it work? The pto clutch is new on the 108, can I use it on the 12.5 or will I have to get a new one? Any info is greatly appreciated as no one here will tell you anything without payment! Love your video's!!! Thank You.
+Les Howard - Check the " Mount Holes ", if they are the same, it will fit. You can also " Drill " the Holes to make it fit. NOTE: The Muffler need room too, check that also! 8HP verses 12.5HP is NOT that different, it should do fine.... ONLY ROOM.... So MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE ROOM!!! NOTE 2: if your PTO is the SAME SHAFT SIZE.... YOU can mount it easily :)))
+Les Howard - I have swapped an 8HP with a 12.5HP before. I used the OLD Muffler.... It just stuck outward instead. The 8HP Muffler is straight up... The 12.5HP Briggs, it's side-way. So if you got the Room.... It will fit!
You people are brilliant thank you❤️👍
Enjoyed this video, learned a ton, Thanks for sharing.
Love your videos Taryl!
How do you know what size alternator you have and what size motor needs
Parts diagrams for similar setups. PTO takes a good amount of juice, head lights a close second. I doubt there are very many alternators to choose from. Make sure you use the right regulator so you don't overload it.
I have a vtwin on john deere that has electric pto. The deck is shot and steering. But I have a toy built with a 17 hp mechanical pto. I want to put the vtwin kn the troy built. Will it work
We've got an ariens snowblower that keeps blowing the headgasket. How about a video on how to troubleshoot why.
+kastbarg Already have a blown head gasket video. The why reason is Laminated graphite gasket.
what are the part numbers of the charging parts and how do I wire it up in detail
Remove the flywheel on the bad engine, remove the round alternator with the wiring harness and put it on your new donor engine
I have a 78 cubcadet tractor Iam replacing the motor with a brigsastratn 10 horse will it work
Hi I've got a colt rover 5 and the engine is broken do you know what different types of engines I could put on it
You have a vid on doing a swap from an old 95 cast iron shortblock briggs to a new 11.5 hp Intel? I need to know how to wire it up! Thanks
Tayrl. Help. I have a wheel horse & it pouring gas out of the carb & I now it is not the float. What could it be.
Taryl for president !!!!
I replaced the carb on my cub, but the new one didn't have that fuel shutoff solenoid. no big deal. not sure if it makes any kind of improvement, but works fine without it.
+Pete Lorenzo - Better off without them. They invented the " Fuel Solenoid " for LAZY People or People don't shut off for Winter Storage, etc, make more money out of you!!!.... Just get a " Manual " Fuel Shut Off Valve and you will be good. Sometimes that " Solenoid " can give you a lot of headaches... If there is no power or when bad.... You will pull all your hair out trying this and that, to get the Motor running. So, in the end... You better off without them!