2006-09-02 08:47:52 · 4 answers · asked by grundsty_83 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You may want to consider repairing it yourself.
A replacement can be pricey.
2006-09-02 08:50:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hubby says:
Go to the Briggs & Stratton website and see what parts are available for this engine. You'll need the serial number and model number off the data plate. If the parts are available it would be very economical to repair it yourself. If you are not mechanically inclined your local lawn mower repair shop can repair it for you (a bit more expensive). Or you can buy a new one for a few hundred bucks!
Good luck!
2006-09-02 15:55:41 · answer #2 · answered by gonefornow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before it got broke, was it a dependable motor?
If it was, it would be more practical, just to swap out the bad parts and keep it.
Unless you have money to burn, you could care less, but wouldn't you rather spend that extra cash on something else that you could enjoy in another way?
Besides, why make more garbage, there is enough pollution in your neck of the woods as it is, why make it worse.
2006-09-02 15:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by somber_pieces 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it didn't damage the crank, the block, or anything else, then you can fix it quite easily. I don't know about the cost of parts, but a new shortblock could run about $300 or more.
I don't know about now, but about 15 years ago, a new short block for my 8 HP cost about $200.
2006-09-02 15:52:36 · answer #4 · answered by Newt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋