Briggs engines are dependable and long-lasting. The camshaft is poorly designed, but it's easy to replace. Generic replacements are just $26, and the kit includes new valves and all necessary gaskets and seals. My replacement part has lasted over 400 hours (and still going) which is longer than the OEM camshaft lasted. The other weak point is the head gasket, which can blow out. Here again, easy to replace, and the generic kit costs just $10. My generic head gasket has also lasted longer than the OEM part.
So what we're saying is that old reliable Briggs & Stratton has designed crap on this one. Never again... after dealing with this for the second time on my 4-year old mower, I just went out and purchased a mower with a Kawasaki engine.
Well, this is common and fails quite often. The engines are quite good and reliable if you do this simple fix. It only took an hour from start to finish.
3 times in 4 years. I am now making a permanent fix using a solenoid that will relieve pressure while cranking (just leave out the stock compression release mechanism). My fix will be similar to this (where I got the idea) : ua-cam.com/video/fPyVxNrMYrc/v-deo.html
I've had this problem with my Intech engine no start . here's my trick rotate the top of the engine clockwise until you feel it come on the compression stroke and you can't turn it by hand anymore then turn the key and it starts right up!
Mine did the same don’t even have dirty oil yet used it like 12 times and broke camshaft compression release I start it with a 24mm socket and Milwaukee low gear 1/2in drill now until fall when I can get OME parts said it will be November before good parts arrive
I pulled the cam out of mine and removed the decompression unit completely. No more issues and mower starts and runs better. B & S should be ashamed of themselves for setting these motors up to fail.
You would think they would have had a revised camshaft with a permanent fix for this by now. Just lazy on the engineering side. Them not you. This is genius.
hi, Just wanted to ask if its still doing OK with your modification? I'm doing mine the same way tonight. I will be installing it later on. Looks like the mod has last you several years, Just curious to see if you're still good. After I did the mod tonight, seems like its more steady than it was. Thanks a lot.
@@davidschauers Thanks for the good info fella. Oh and I did use my dremel tool on the end of the flat side a little because it was sitting just above the camshaft . I used a green A/C o-ring like you did. Those green o-rings take a lot of heat, I know because I work on automobile A/C for me and my family. & friends. Appreciate the modification, looks like you have a permanent fix for these cams. Thank You.
@@davidschauers I took your idea and ran but used a small plastic spacer(washer) and after re setting the lash have had no troubles with it. Great tip ! THANKS
This piece of crap B/S engine is total junk ,,B/S just to keep there cost of there engine down came out with this junk engine ,,and it was a very bad move and it really hurt the reputation of all there other engines . I hear it all the time Briggs & Stratton engines are nothing but junk ,,and what people don't under stand this model was the junk one ,,not all of them .
Nice job Briggs and Stratton, engineering staff must be proud of this area of engineering.
Briggs engines are dependable and long-lasting. The camshaft is poorly designed, but it's easy to replace. Generic replacements are just $26, and the kit includes new valves and all necessary gaskets and seals. My replacement part has lasted over 400 hours (and still going) which is longer than the OEM camshaft lasted.
The other weak point is the head gasket, which can blow out. Here again, easy to replace, and the generic kit costs just $10. My generic head gasket has also lasted longer than the OEM part.
Dude you should file for a patent, this fix is awesome! - you are golden!
Appreciate it.....mower is still going strong without any issues.
It’s not fixing anything 🤷
Thanks for the vid. I don't see any gasket? All I see is what looks like a green oring? Can you please explain where you used a gasket? Thanks
So what we're saying is that old reliable Briggs & Stratton has designed crap on this one. Never again... after dealing with this for the second time on my 4-year old mower, I just went out and purchased a mower with a Kawasaki engine.
Well, this is common and fails quite often. The engines are quite good and reliable if you do this simple fix. It only took an hour from start to finish.
Every motor has their design flaw. Briggs makes a new and improved cam shaft as of 2021 now……
Part number for updated camshaft?
3 times in 4 years.
I am now making a permanent fix using a solenoid that will relieve pressure while cranking (just leave out the stock compression release mechanism).
My fix will be similar to this (where I got the idea) :
ua-cam.com/video/fPyVxNrMYrc/v-deo.html
I've had this problem with my Intech engine no start . here's my trick rotate the top of the engine clockwise until you feel it come on the compression stroke and you can't turn it by hand anymore then turn the key and it starts right up!
Mine did the same don’t even have dirty oil yet used it like 12 times and broke camshaft compression release I start it with a 24mm socket and Milwaukee low gear 1/2in drill now until fall when I can get OME parts said it will be November before good parts arrive
I pulled the cam out of mine and removed the decompression unit completely. No more issues and mower starts and runs better. B & S should be ashamed of themselves for setting these motors up to fail.
Well mine still running strong with my modification
Have you had any issues since you removed the reliefe mechanism ?
You would think they would have had a revised camshaft with a permanent fix for this by now. Just lazy on the engineering side. Them not you. This is genius.
Thank you, mower is still running without issues. And starts so easy.
Hey just wanted to ask diameter of the O-ring. Thanks and great video.
I do not recall the size.
The gasket shown in the video looks like an Oring?
It is.
hi, Just wanted to ask if its still doing OK with your modification? I'm doing mine the same way tonight. I will be installing it later on. Looks like the mod has last you several years, Just curious to see if you're still good. After I did the mod tonight, seems like its more steady than it was. Thanks a lot.
Still running strong. Just make sure that the metal pice sits flat with the cam shafy lobe. If it hits while rotating it will eventually fail.
@@davidschauers Thanks for the good info fella. Oh and I did use my dremel tool on the end of the flat side a little because it was sitting just above the camshaft . I used a green A/C o-ring like you did. Those green o-rings take a lot of heat, I know because I work on automobile A/C for me and my family. & friends. Appreciate the modification, looks like you have a permanent fix for these cams. Thank You.
Over a year. Did it work any better?
Still running without issues
David, did you post a video of your results for the gasket improvisation?
It's a combination of filing down the little lobe plus the gasket helping it act as a shock. But still running strong.
what kind of gasket is it?
Just a simple O-ring
So by having the o ring holding the pin for the relief armature. What exactly is it allowing to happen or not happen?
It keeps tension on the mechanism so it dont flop around.
What did you use for gasket?
A simple O-ring
@@davidschauers I took your idea and ran but used a small plastic spacer(washer) and after re setting the lash have had no troubles with it. Great tip ! THANKS
Hi did this work?
Yes it did.
This piece of crap B/S engine is total junk ,,B/S just to keep there cost of there engine down came out with this junk engine ,,and it was a very bad move and it really hurt the reputation of all there other engines . I hear it all the time Briggs & Stratton engines are nothing but junk ,,and what people don't under stand this model was the junk one ,,not all of them .
Briggs and Scrape Em