By Bruce on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Has anyone seen a briggs with an oil cooler on it? if so, how was it connected to the cooler. I want to add one to mine but don't want to cause the pressure to drop so low that I loose top end lubrication.

By Timothy Schotanus (Mudbuster) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have a 23hp and it has a factory oil cooler. It is mounted on the side near the pull start(oil filter side) the hoses tie in at the oil filter. I can e-mail you pictures if you want.

By newmax on Unrecorded Date: Edit

has anyone ran into this problem. i have a 1 year old 18 hp briggs. it felt like it had no powere all of a sudden. it would not get any rpm's the cylinder in the rear of the machine was allot coolet than the one in the front. I changed spark plugs. i use the bosh platnum. it did run better but one clyinder is still cooler than the other. after i start it i can still put my hand on one of the exhaust pipes and not on the other. is this normal?

By newmax on Unrecorded Date: Edit

This might sound like a stupid question. the book on the briggs says to check and clean the spark arrester at 50 hours. it doesn't say where it is. can someone help. and what do i need to do to clean it?

By Fred Sowerwine, Montana's Max Dealer (Fred4dot) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Newmax. If you have one, it is on the very end of your exhaust pipe, held on with a 1/4" head screw nut. Take it off and look through it. If it is full of carbon, heat it up real hot with a propane torch and burn out all the carbon. It is a piece of heavy screen that is designed to keep hot sparks inside your exhaust pipe. If it gets full, it restricts your exhaust (kinda like putting a potato in it only much more effective).

By newmax on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Thanks Fred. could you help me out with my other question above?

By fred4dot@yahoo.com on Unrecorded Date: Edit

newmax, I really can't. Sounds like maybe improper compression. If it were me, I would check with a Briggs & Stratton service center. Don't forget that the engine has a two year warranty.

By pete6x6 on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Newmax,

Is the other piston even firing? If both cylinders were firing you would burn your hands on the header on both sides. Check your spark plug and coil. And don't be fooled! Even if it sparks outside it may not under compression! There should be a measurement on how many ohms the coil should put out check them.

By newmax on Unrecorded Date: Edit

thanks, i'll see if i can check the ohms. would the engine idle good if one wasn't firing? after a few minutes both are hot, but one gets hotter alot faster. it starts right up and idles graet. also Pete how much are new bead lock 8" rims?

By pete6x6 on Unrecorded Date: Edit

It depends on how you define good. It can run on one cylinder completely shutoff so that would not be a good way to define if it's running good. Id check fuel,spark, and valves on that side of the engine and make sure they all meet spec. One of them is probably out of spec and needs to be adjusted. You have to remember this is all metal so when the engine warms up it will behave differently then when cold. New bead lock rims can be about $25 to over $200 depends on what they are made of and how they were built.