These sometimes suffer from dry rot. Replace yours for a secure grip.

If you usually operate your machine with mittens this will provide a better grip.

If your recoil clutch is worn or has not responded to cleaning this is the item. Be sure to use the clutch tool below when removing and reinstalling this part.

Do you have a spare flywheel key?

Installation instructions can be found on my servicing procedures page and in your engine manual.

If yours is damaged from pliers or lost here is the replacement item.

Is your oil drain plug in good condition?

Inline Muffler Found on older engines in the 6-8 HP range. 3/4 NPT mount.

Found on newer engines in the 6-8 HP range. 3/4 NPT mount.

The Champion CJ-8 is a compact version of the J8 plug. The short insulator provides a better fit with the insulator boot intended to keep ice and slush away from your ignition. Since the spark plug sits on top of your engine the short insulator also reduces the chance of breakage. This was the standard OEM spark-plug in your engine. Gap it at .030"

These are frequently lost or damaged but not expensive or difficult to replace.

These are the conventional points found on most pre-1981 engines. If your engine is 1966 or older be sure to consult a B&S parts breakdown since yours may be different. Flywheel tools, see below are required to do this job properly.

This kit allows you to upgrade your pre 1981 engine that does not have the Magentron (solid state) ignition. The change to maintenance free is nice but the beauty for the do-it-yourself mechanic is that you need not remove the flywheel to install this system. Without the need for expensive flywheel tools an ignition repair is now easy for any capable shade tree mechanic.

Combined with your torque wrench and engine manual specifications you can get your clutch off and on easily and torqued so the safety key functions properly.

Add the following tools for a 1st class job:

• FLYWHEEL PULLER
• FLYWHEEL WRENCH, 5 HP
• FLYWHEEL WRENCH, 6,7,8 HP

Adding stabilizer to your fuel keeps gasoline fresh and retards the formation of damaging deposits in your fuel system. This is much more important for a single cylinder engine than a regularly used automobile. This special Ethanol formula helps manage the effects of ethanol blend fuels. This will enhance perormance and help prevent costly fuel system damage. Add to your storage can before heading to the filling station and it will come home well mixed. I use STA-BIL in all of my outdoor power equipment all of the time. That way I never need to worry about what is in a machine when storage time comes. STA-BIL ETHANOL TREATMENT. Fuel Stabilizer, 4 ounce

Briggs and Stratton Antique Repair Manual Covers out-of-production B&S engines from 1919 to 1981. The L-Head was the B&S engines throughout the Gilson era. This manual covers those engines built though 1981 that have conventional breaker point ignition.

Briggs and Stratton Small Engine Repair Manual For all L-Head (non-OHV) Single Cylinder engines manufactured after 1981. These will include engines with Magnetron solid state ignition.

Tecumseh engine owners Click here .

This tool is worth the price even if you only use it once in your lifetime. Working to compress valve springs and set the clips using pliers, screwdrivers and wedges is fools errand. With this tool it becomes an easy task. If you have one of the engines from the 1960s with the slpit cones as part of the exhaust valve retainer this tool is an absolute "must have".