OLD BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE - CAN IT BE SAVED?!

This old engine repair tutorial covers the disassembly, service and repair of a Briggs and Stratton flathead engine that is seized solid. Old flathead engines are all very similar, from Honda engines, to Kawasaki, Kohler to Tecumseh, when you understand one you understand them all! Join me on this journey as I try to salvage a timeless classic and in doing so, I hope it instills the confidence in you to save your damaged engines at home!

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00:00 Briggs and Stratton engine overview
01:33 How to free up a seized engine
02:38 How to test an engine for spark
03:44 Will this engine run?
05:50 Removing an engines cylinder head
11:03 Briggs and Stratton engine disassembly
18:06 How to measure a cylinder bore for wear
19:11 How to hone a cylinder bore
20:20 How to lap valves
22:15 How to remove aluminum transfer
23:35 Briggs and Stratton engine rebuild
25:24 Old engine first start cold start