Briggs and Stratton, Change Oil?
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Topic: Briggs and Stratton, Change Oil?
Posted By: Dave H
Subject: Briggs and Stratton, Change Oil?
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 7:12pm
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Some how or another (he thinks i enjoy it  ) I wind up with werking on this guy's small engine stuff.So I got this ole (craftsman) Briggs lawn mower in that just doesn't seem to run right anymore. I pull the plug and it was 1/2 burned up and the air filter was 1/2 solid full of dirt. Changed them and fired it and it ran like a champ. I don't know much on how easy it starts since it is kinda cool out here. i pulled the dip stick and on the lower part of it was a glob of stuff that was black and about the consistency of honey. This is one of those motors that does not have a drain plug on it. i am thinking of just topping the oil off and let her rip. Anyone have a slick way of getting most of the oil out of these things. i am thinking of hooking the hoist on it some how and string it up so some runs back out of the fill tube. Second thought maybe a tube stuck down there and a work out with the turkey baster. Anybody out there found a somewhat painless way of changing the oil?
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 8:18pm
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Take the fill cap off and turn it up on it's side, it'll drain right out. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 9:03pm
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painless ..?? give it back to owner tell HIM to do it !!  seriously, drain gas, tip over but block up up 'somehow' so YOUR floor don't get HIS sludgey oil all over.... No drain plug reminds me of a JD rider I bought(2400$ for 200 !) cause the hydro unit was 'shot'....NO drain plug in it either( or magnets, of fill port or proper oil...) $50 later I had it properly running though... Jay------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 9:13pm
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Stick a oil vacuum straw in, pump up, and the oil is out quick, only about 20 oz in a 5 HP engine... I have one similar to this, but cheaper(smaller) ones are available... https://www.zoro.com/mityvac-fluid-evacuator-manual-07400/i/G1764515/feature-product?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoo7gBRDuARIsANeJKUafFrO-0LO6nOBI-M_1rXXgyxDKRmar2q4ahTFXGF0GivDLWmsWf4oaAhf7EALw_wcB" rel="nofollow - https://www.zoro.com/mityvac-fluid-evacuator-manual-07400/i/G1764515/feature-product?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoo7gBRDuARIsANeJKUafFrO-0LO6nOBI-M_1rXXgyxDKRmar2q4ahTFXGF0GivDLWmsWf4oaAhf7EALw_wcB
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2018 at 11:35pm
| they sell oil pump out kits at Harley Davidson dealers too. usually you can find them at farm stores and car parts stores too, i'd just turn it upside down and leave it over night. |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 7:41am
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OK I am up to the tsk now, I think. I keep thinking bout the time I drained the molasses out of a guy's tiller once and filled it up with what I use. That thing turned into a mosquito fogger.
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 8:50am
| o-k...drain the oil out, and re-fill it with straight STP. no other oil. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:06am
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they sell oil pump out kits at Harley Davidson dealers too why ? From what I've seen HD's are 'self draining'......  ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 9:20am
Dated information.
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jaybmiller wrote:Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 10:55am
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Warming the engine by running or other means will help draining, and try to drain so the oil doesn't pool up in the valve chamber. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: TimNearFortWorth
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 11:22am
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IIRC, BMW and Mercedes have been changing oil via the dipstick for a number of years now. Makes a fella wonder if any particulate is left behind . . . . I think I would tip that thing on her side as mentioned, I still drive my A-C 816GT units up onto a 2x4 on one side, just to make sure I get all the Rotella out of the drain port on those B&S 16 twins overnight.
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Posted By: weiner
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 11:54am
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I went looking for a lawn mower last summer and was told that it was an added money saving feature, you never have to change the oil ever again. That didn`t go over too well with me. ------------- Real heros wear dogtags, not capes. |
Posted By: Bill_MN
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 12:02pm
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If the sludge is that bad I'd drain what comes out right away then put some diesel in and let it sit over night before shaking it around a bit and pouring out. ------------- 1951 WD #78283, 1918 Case 28x50 Thresher #76738, Case Centennial B 2x16 Plow |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 1:40pm
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I would make up the difference with ATF until it reads full then start it up and run for a few minutes then drain overnight before filling up with oil. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2018 at 4:29pm
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Brian gets the prize. I was surprised at how much of that stuff ran out. I am filling her back u with 30 wt detergent and letting her rip. It isn't mine and I got no interest in going the extra mile on this hog. It will probably be never changer (or checked) again. |