BLOWN Zero Turn Engine: Helping a Trail Life troop earn a Small Engine Badge

I bought a blown 27hp 724cc V-Twin Briggs and Stratton 44Q977-0199-G5 engine. It needed new pistons, connecting rods, and some gaskets. A local Trail Life Troop worked with me to rebuild it!


00:00 Introduction
01:07 Meet the Troop!
01:35 Internal damage inspection
02:39 Muriatic acid on the crank shaft
03:24 Prepping and cleaning the engine
05:12 Piston rings- removing and cleaning
07:53 Piston rings installation
08:50 Piston and Connecting Rod orientation
10:27 Installing the #2 cylinder
13:01 More cleaning and prepping
13:45 Installing the #1 cylinder
15:40 Inspecting the stator
17:12 Installing an oil seal
17:23 Sanding the remaining aluminum off of the crank shaft
18:16 Installing the crank shaft
19:25 Reinstalling the #1 cylinder
19:55 Installing the rod caps
21:08 Installing the flywheel
22:01 First time spinning over the engine by hand
22:26 Talking about Trail Life
23:59 Camshaft installation
24:25 Sump gasket
24:40 Trying to install the sump
25:22 Attempting to remove the oil pump cover
26:21 Removing the oil pump cover
27:42 Properly installing the engine sump
28:32 Installing the oil pump components
29:44 Installing the heads and valves
32:37 Installing the throttle bracket control
35:24 Installing the carburetor and air box
36:34 Setting the governor adjustment
37:25 Installing the engine cover
38:01 Replacing a cracked pulse hose
39:33 Attaching the oil cooler lines
39:54 Attaching the fuel lines and air cover
40:27 Oil dip stick replacement
41:28 Spark plug installation
42:24 Adding 2 quarts of oil
43:46 Starting the engine!
45:37 Outro
47:35 Bonus start up