12 year old video saves the day! I'm working on a Snapper RT8 with an 8hp B&S. The carb linkages look like this one. I didn't pay attention to how everything was connected when taking the carb off. When I tried to reassemble, I could not figure out how the choke linkage attached. This video helped me find out. Thank you so much!
I just spent 2 hours getting extremely frustrated with my mower. THANK YOU for showing a detailed video on the Briggs Stratton linkages! Really helpful!
Thanks, your the 1st person out of hundreds that actually show how the linkage is hooked up and that is what thousands of people asked. Even though people asked the replies they get besides those jerks are people explaining without a single picture, using terms that are not the real description, they explain as if they are talking to someone who would not need to ask because they already know. It's amazing how many thousands of people chime in to explain, I assume to let everyone know they are smart. When in fact they may understand how to do it but they are so clueless as to how someone would communicate effectively so the people they are addressing will understand. Instead all people get is a person spewing out nonsense letting all know they really need to just stay off the keyboard.
yup My choke linkage came off, I put it back per how it looks on here, but still not right , was always sticking this guy said he rigs a choke cable, I might do that
I realize this was done a few years ago, but the close-up views of the linkages saved the day recently when I lost track of what went where. Still very relevant. Thanks!
They use that same carb on a 16.5hp and I suspect many a Briggs motor, your video was useful. Helping a widow at our church get her mower running again, so we don't have to bring our own mower over everytime we mow her yard.
Thanks so much I am 15 and new when it comes to working on mowers and I could not figure out the throttle linkage I looked all over the internet and you are the first person I found to go in detail so think you
Thank you for such a great video. You take the time to actually show how everything comes off and hooks back up, instead of already having it all torn down. I really appreciate how clearly you showed it all.
One more thing...as far as I found, you were the only guy that went into detail (something I need to see) about the linkage & all about it! Thank you so much!!! Judie (you probably saved me about $200. fixing it all myself)
This clip was a life saver! I was pulling off the carb for the first time on one of these engines & knew I should've taken a photo, but was in a rush and sure enough couldn't remember how the choke linkage went back together. It was a charity job,so I told my neighbour that I was going home to Google this, and your clip did the trick!
Wow, I've been looking for a video like this since last summer. My buddy came over and took the carb and linkages apart and when he put it back together the throttle was all opposite. Fast was slow, slow was fast and then he moved away. I liked the way there was no governor, but I can tell its burning oil and wreckin the engine. At this point I'm just tryin to get the linkages in, but all the holes and arms and springs make it confusing. This video was a godsend, thank you so much. Great video and thanks a million!
In eleven years since this was posted, I'm hard pressed to find a more useful video for figuring out hooking up the linkages after having the carburetor off. You are much appreciated. I'm grateful this video finally showed up for me.
EXACTLY what the doctor ordered!!! I forgot to snap a photo of how the linkages hooked up, before dissembling, and your awesome video nailed it for me. Many Many Thanks!!!
Just add me to the people who are thankful for you uploading this video. I looked at several videos about small engine chokes and Briggs & Stratton chokes and either they weren't working on my engine or they didn't go into enough detail. When I removeed my carburetor I didn't even notice the little hair thin spring that came unhooked from the carburetor. And when I went to put it back on, the little choke linkage with the long loop fell out and I didn't know how it went. So your video cleared me right up as to what goes where. Thanks very much.
Thank you for a GOOD explanation of the linkage...you confirmed what I thought was the correct way to connect it. Clearly you know what you are doing because you have done it many times before. I agree with your "it is NOT good to start the engine at wide open throttle!" That is the manufacturers way of guaranteeing someone will need to replace a motor sooner. 🙂
HAD to save this page, your CLOSE UP & GREAT quality camera was just what I will need when I begin working on my B&S 12.5 on the scrap Snapper rear engine riders I have, THANK YOU !
Just wanted to say thanks to you for this video you made 10 years ago. Really saved my bacon today trying to remember how the choke linkage was routed. 👍👍
Thanks for a very useful video, I am just reassembling mine and realised that I have not connected a spring for the governor so it tends to flap around and do absolutely zero, now I know what to look for and where to put it. Brilliant. Thanks very much. Keep up the good work.
Ditto all the comments on how your video helped. I put my carb back together after cleaning. I was really stuck but I learned a lot. Please keep doing what you do
Thank you so much for this information! I’ve only ever worked on OHV mowers and these old flatheads were a learning experience especially the carb setup. This video pointed me in the right direction to get an old rear engine rider moving again.
I've watched a ton of these trying to figure this out on my own mower. This is the best video on the subject. Thanks for having enough sense to come in close with the camera so I don't have to second guess those connections!
I have my riding lawn mower up & running & it seems to be doing well, thanks to you & some other guys that have taken time to make these (FREE) videos showing "how to" so well! I put a new carb in & didn't even know what one looked like when I started! Didn't know the name of any of the parts that have to be unattached to the carb.. I figured it all out by watching you guys that are willing to share your knowledge! Thank you so much. Sincerely Judie (I'm 75 years old, in case I didn't say before)
fnaguitarplayer9...Now my riding lawn mower is surging. It didn't do that before I changed the carburetor, so maybe does the choke need to be adjusted or is it major, like some say, the surging is probably the head gasket? Thank you again Judie/hitchhiker
Sounds like either its running to lean (needs mixture screw turned out some) or the governor needs adjusting. I have videos on both. Sorry for the late reply!
oh wow! Thats great that it was just something simple like that! Your welcome, if you ever need any more help feel free to ask me. I'm not always the fastest at answering but i will get back haha
wow 6 mins in and u have helped me with a 3 year problem. Paid people to fix it and they did not. 6 mins. U the man. its gotta be the full throttle bumping the auto choke, or broken spring under linkage on carb. Thanks a million.
Moyboy72 I hear ya!!! Thats crazy, the linkage is pretty simple really. You may have a bent arm or the choke linkage not installed right. your welcome, thanks for watching!!!
I have an old MTD Lawnflite I spent 4 months restoring but eventually the engine blew. Swapped it for a 12.5 hp engine and cobbled my old throttle/carb linkage but the nylon ratchet wore out. Courtesey of a friend of mine, he gave me the exact throttle linkage in this video and /i feel stupid because that throttle linkage goes horizontally whereas my old one was vertical and I couldn't work it out. Now it all makes sense. Thank you.
I hear ya! I've never used one of them. wow thats pretty good! might have to check into that for my next battery. i always bring mine inside so it won't freeze. thanks for watching!!!
Very good. I found a Craftsman 42" deck riding mower that said FREE, Runs but needs work. I found that the throttle cable was broken & replaced it. Then due to the unusual choke set up as you mentioned I couldn't get it to start until I found that one little choke linkage you referred to, As it turns out both the governor linkage & spring were missing. I didn't know exactly where to put them. Now I do. Thanks a lot. Great job in explaining and in the videography.
@@fnaguitarplayer9 Hi, I have a question for you on that same mower if you can help it would be awesome. It is a 19.5 hp B&G with the single wire coming off the coil. So I'm assuming that according to you it would not have a condenser. The problem is after it runs for about 15-20 minutes it gets hot & just quits. I loosened the gas cap almost taking it off checking for vapor lock & it still did it. After it cools off it starts right back up & runs very strong without missing or anything. This one has me stumped. I found it & plan on giving it to a disabled veteran friend who needs a mower, but it needs to run without stopping like it does. He wouldn't be able to push it if he had to. Any thoughts? Ideas would be greatly appreciated. Please send them to psychofsw@gmail.com. Thanks.
Great job. I should have taken a picture of the linkage before I pulled off the carb to get it rebuilt! Your video saved me hours of messing around and getting discouraged. You showed how everything connected. I connected mine the way you did and the engine fired up after 12 years of non-use. Thanks!
you should be able to bend the end to keep it from coming loose, you may have to adjust the governor after (simple to do, separate video). thanks for watching!
Thanks again! Will try bending the tab. I’m doing all this without taking the top cover off so it’s hard to reach in there. The choke seems to engage and work OK. Thanks again and I will check out some of your other videos
I have an old Kmart Kgro 43" cust rider that has a briggs with the same linkage-- I am trying to keep the mower running as long as I can but of course things keep breaking so videos like yours are the most helpful to me. You have done such a good job with this one I look forward to more from you. thank you so much for posting it.
Thank you for posting this! You saved my bacon. Choke linkage fell out while removing the carburetor to clean it couldn't figure out how to put it back together. Much appreciate you taking time to video this how to.
Thanks for this video clip. Your explaining not only how to hook linkages up but what they are for is the best I've seen yet. Looking forward to what you work on next.
I think you just saved me from getting hammered for the next week. I finally got my carb all set but by the time I got back to it, I couldn't figure the linkage out to save my life!! I will go do this NOW!! Thanks a million....
@@fnaguitarplayer9 I was looking at the linkage, the 5 different holes/slots I could use etc etc, and I was lost. And it reminded me of WHY I put the mower away a loooong while ago, I got so sick of the damn thing.... I swear, no matter how careful I am, something pops out of position and it is pure hell to figure out how it had went in stock form. But it also so simple that it makes you feel stupid to see how it actually goes back together... SUBBED!!
Dude.... THANK YOU!!!! Can't tell u how many videos it took me to find your video with the answer. Could not figure out how to put the spring and linkage back together. Thank you!
You really helped me with the linkage...thank you so much. I tried to figure out how the the linkage back onto the tractor for over an hour...I watched you just a few minutes and saw how to do it!!! Judie
I had a problem with keeping it running and thanks to your video I saw that my governor spring was broken. A simple fix with some needle nose pliers and she purrs again! Thanks for the vid.
You just saved me. I had forgotten how to hook up the choke linkage and came online and you showed me the way. THIS is one of the greatest things about the internet. THANKS!
I hear ya! Glad to help out, and glad to hear you were able to find this video, never know if people actually find my videos or just happen to come across them. Your welcome, thanks for watching!!!
Hey. Thanks. This is the most concise and easily understood instruction for this style carburetor. That auto choke you don't care for, the linkage fell out while installing a carburetor, and I couldn't understand how it went, but heck it just slides in with tension holding it. For reference, my mower and engine models: 1. Mower - Model #917289081 Craftsman tractor 42" 2. Engine - Model #31P677-0804-B1 Briggs & Stratton engine 19.5 HP Briggs & Stratton
This video shows the same steps & procedures for many of the 10hp and above B&S engines. Really helped me save some reassembly time with little hints & zoomed in parts geometry. Like the part of checking it out before the air filter and bracket assembly is installed.
That idle choke looped spring/lever affair was off on my engine, just laying on the deck presumably not put on correctly previously(13hp Vertical 21 engine) - I looked up on here for how/where it goes and BINGO - you have sorted it for me. Thank you!
Thanks for the video and responses to comments. Helped me realize a busted governor spring is what caused the engine to over-rev and break a valve retainer in the process.
Very many thanks from a Brit in Brazil. All my problems answered in one video. I am totally reliant on these videos to keep my machines running.....;-)
Thanks, my tow mower was giving me fits, the electric fuel shut off which hangs off of the carb bowl fell off refusing to go back on. Another channel with a female mechanic showed how it works so I just eliminated mine with a bolt & some JB Weld. But putting the carb back on was ridiculous. But thanks to your explanation I fixed it easy. I just have to use the fuel cut off knob now. The lady mechanic said those replacement carbs were junk, so it runs fine without that electric fuel thing now.
Great stuff ,i never took a drawing of the linkages as i was confident i would be able to remember,started doubting myself .Your video came just right.Thanks alot.
I am Glade I came a cross your video, choke linkage fell out when installing a new carburetor. and I just could not figure out where it went. Your video cleared that up. Great Job . Thanks
Thank you for a very informative video. I've replaced a carburetor on an earlier 80s model 5hp B&S, and it wants to run flat out fast. I figured I must not have hooked up the governor correctly but I think what happened was that spring is missing. Cant wait to work on it again. Thanks for the video.
Same as Mr Jeffrey White below I have a Bolens rider 12.5 Briggs, that has be sitting couple years, took carb off/installed 2 years ago, it sat for couple years, Here it is Aug 02, 24 and playing with her again, now throttle wants to stay wide open which made me think reinstalled incorrectly, so been looking everywhere for pics/linkage, not only did you show, but went into alittle detail of choke, spring and such!, GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU So Much.. From Middle Tennessee....
Glad I found this video. Now I am a novice when it comes to this stuff but I have just successfully changed out a Kohler engine for a Briggs engine on my lawn tractor. The only thing that had me kinda snookered was hooking up the choke cable. Well after watching your video I find out that the engine has an automatic choke exactly like the one in your video. I going to keep the choke cable in place though just in case the automatic one goes tits up. He dude thank you very much for putting this video together.
Thank you so much had no issue putting my new car on Howe er forgot where the small coil wore went. Being blind I didn't seethe other hole at first. Thanks so very much!!!
Thanks so much for this video and I have looked at some of your other videos. Your the kind of guy i would sit down with, share a story, adult beverage or just a cold soda. Thanks again!
Thank you i dont normally leave comments but i really do appreciate you taking the time to make this video i could not find anything on the governor linkage on how/ where they hooked up to and you showed exactly that :)
i struggled a bit with the very strong American accent(sorry) but the video was very clear and easy to understand. I know now that the fault on my recently purchased engine is that the throttle spring is hooked through the same hole as the rod. Thanks again for such a detailed video.
I know this is an older video, but I'm finally getting around to putting a motor back together I took apart a year ago. I couldn't remember how to hook up the throttle plate, governor spring, automatic choke etc. You did a real nice job showing it an explaining how it worked. Thanks...Just saved me a bunch of time!
Thanks for the great information! I just cold not get correct engine rpm on my old, worn-out 1992 Murray with Briggs 12.5 i/c. It would rev so high, I was afraid it was going to blow up. After watching your video, I quickly found and replaced the rusted/broken governor lever to throttle spring. I then adjusted the governor lever and mowed the entire yard. The mower has never run so well in the 3 years I have owned it!
Thanks for a very informative video. I bought a riding mower that partially disassembled. This helped me get the carburetor and linkage hooked back up the way it's supposed to be.
Thanks for posting this video. I made the rookie mistake of pulling the carb without first noting how the linkage went back together and the choke actuator was a mystery.
Thanks heaps, mate. I agree with you about not liking the idea of the choke coming on at full throttle. But I have no choice at the moment to set it up as manufactured as I don't have a spare old throttle cable. One thing I came across was when I first bolted it all up, I found the choke flapped fouled on the bolt on air duct. I loosed the bolts and wiggled the air duct until it no longer fouled on the choke flap. I then bolted tight the air duct in place.
Please explain/show where the governor spring is connected on a 12 Hp Briggs vertical. The throttle/choke cable from the dash comes up through the riding mower frame into the bottom of the throttle control plate and the 'slider' moves up and down. Thanks - Cal
If you follow the governor arm down (the arm that the linkage from the carburetor connects to) towards the bottom there is at least one hole for the spring to connect to, from there it goes to arm that connects to the mechanism where the throttle cable connects, it usually has a arm that basically turns instead of moves side to side, if you work the throttle control back and forth you should see the arm moving. thanks for watching!!!
thanks exactly what I needed to know cause I am going to put a shop cleaned carb. back on a riding mower for the first time. Your info helps me. Thanks again.
awesome video. was working on my mower. Had to wait a week for the carb parts and forgot how the choke went!!!! thanks to your video I got it done right.
hogginvos Thanks, appreciate that! I know what you mean, I've been there! Its very easy to forget how they go. Glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you, for a very good video! Now my pops can reassemble the linkage on my poor Snapper. She was in a flash flood and we have had a horrid time working all all that was wrong with her. It was above my paygrade, so I had to call in the big dog. :) He rebuilt the carb and is now putting her back together. I hope to soon mow my monster yard before it becomes the amazon. LOL!
Very nice video. the close up of the linkage and where to set engine full speed / choke is very valuable info. I have been searching for this exact guide so i can set my cable. Thanks man.
+KENNETH CUSMANO Appreciate that! There's not much info out there on the linkages. Another tip, if your working on something thats new to you, take a picture of it before taking it apart, I do that myself on something i haven't worked on before. Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you a million times! I rebuilt the carburetor on my free mower (you can see my videos of Project Woohoo if you want) but the linkage baffled me. I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong to make the choke come on at full throttle.
Papi Johnson your welcome, glad it helped out! I know what you mean i've had that happen several times, now if i'm working on something different than what i'm used to i'll take a picture or video before. Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank u sir. Took awhile to find a video that shows how the automatic choke linkage worked. I’m not a fan of the crank me wide open set up either. Common sence knows better than that !! Thank u again
Thanks for showing the linkage hook up, as I did not take a pic before I uninstalled mine :) This video helped me today . I give it a thumbs up! I have not seen another one on here about the re install of the linkage.
Great video man. I'm having issues with a Poulan pro riding mower. And I know it has to be fuel related. Definitely giving me a headache. Just watching this gets me motivated to go out & mess with it some more. Thanks again for posting.
Your welcome! Hey, its easy to get confused on these setups, unless its one of these, I always take a picture of it before i tear into, just so i won't get it wrong. Thanks for Watching!!!
Glad to help out, that can be very confusing, if i run into a motor i'm not familiar with, if i can, i take a few pictures of it, then if i can't figure it out i have a reference, but you can't always do that. Thanks for Watching!!!
12 year old video saves the day! I'm working on a Snapper RT8 with an 8hp B&S. The carb linkages look like this one. I didn't pay attention to how everything was connected when taking the carb off. When I tried to reassemble, I could not figure out how the choke linkage attached. This video helped me find out. Thank you so much!
I just spent 2 hours getting extremely frustrated with my mower. THANK YOU for showing a detailed video on the Briggs Stratton linkages! Really helpful!
Thanks, your the 1st person out of hundreds that actually show how the linkage is hooked up and that is what thousands of people asked. Even though people asked the replies they get besides those jerks are people explaining without a single picture, using terms that are not the real description, they explain as if they are talking to someone who would not need to ask because they already know. It's amazing how many thousands of people chime in to explain, I assume to let everyone know they are smart. When in fact they may understand how to do it but they are so clueless as to how someone would communicate effectively so the people they are addressing will understand. Instead all people get is a person spewing out nonsense letting all know they really need to just stay off the keyboard.
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Hi. Great video. Well explained. I need a throttle linkage spring. 8.5hp B&S any help on part# and dimensions.
yup My choke linkage came off, I put it back per how it looks on here, but still not right , was always sticking this guy said he rigs a choke cable, I might do that
Great video man! Thanks for sharing
I agree, that choke mechanism is stupid. This is the hate part of my love/hate relationship with engineers.
I realize this was done a few years ago, but the close-up views of the linkages saved the day recently when I lost track of what went where. Still very relevant. Thanks!
Glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Same thing happened to me when I disconnected the choke the linkage fell out and I could not figure our where it went until I saw this
They use that same carb on a 16.5hp and I suspect many a Briggs motor, your video was useful. Helping a widow at our church get her mower running again, so we don't have to bring our own mower over everytime we mow her yard.
Thanks so much I am 15 and new when it comes to working on mowers and I could not figure out the throttle linkage I looked all over the internet and you are the first person I found to go in detail so think you
Keep at it, good work
You are a life saver! This is the only video I can find on how to set up the carburetor linkage. Thank you very much sir!
Your welcome, glad to help out, Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you for such a great video. You take the time to actually show how everything comes off and hooks back up, instead of already having it all torn down. I really appreciate how clearly you showed it all.
Your welcome! I try and show as much as i can! Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
@@fnaguitarplayer9 you still have this engine ?
One more thing...as far as I found, you were the only guy that went into detail (something I need to see) about the linkage & all about it! Thank you so much!!! Judie (you probably saved me about $200. fixing it all myself)
Appreciate that, your welcome, always glad to help out!
This clip was a life saver! I was pulling off the carb for the first time on one of these engines & knew I should've taken a photo, but was in a rush and sure enough couldn't remember how the choke linkage went back together. It was a charity job,so I told my neighbour that I was going home to Google this, and your clip did the trick!
Wow, I've been looking for a video like this since last summer. My buddy came over and took the carb and linkages apart and when he put it back together the throttle was all opposite. Fast was slow, slow was fast and then he moved away. I liked the way there was no governor, but I can tell its burning oil and wreckin the engine. At this point I'm just tryin to get the linkages in, but all the holes and arms and springs make it confusing. This video was a godsend, thank you so much. Great video and thanks a million!
In eleven years since this was posted, I'm hard pressed to find a more useful video for figuring out hooking up the linkages after having the carburetor off. You are much appreciated. I'm grateful this video finally showed up for me.
thanks for making this video. You guys that take the time to show us your work and knowledge are real heroes.
Even after all of these years this is STILL a huge help to me. Sometimes it's the real basics that help you through head scratching problems.
Thank you so much this video me
EXACTLY what the doctor ordered!!! I forgot to snap a photo of how the linkages hooked up, before dissembling, and your awesome video nailed it for me. Many Many Thanks!!!
I hear ya! Glad to help out. Thanks for Watching!!!
Thanks man! You helped me, too. My mower went crazy when my wife was driving it and it looks like we lost the governor spring. Many thanks!
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Just add me to the people who are thankful for you uploading this video. I looked at several videos about small engine chokes and Briggs & Stratton chokes and either they weren't working on my engine or they didn't go into enough detail.
When I removeed my carburetor I didn't even notice the little hair thin spring that came unhooked from the carburetor. And when I went to put it back on, the little choke linkage with the long loop fell out and I didn't know how it went. So your video cleared me right up as to what goes where. Thanks very much.
Thank you for a GOOD explanation of the linkage...you confirmed what I thought was the correct way to connect it. Clearly you know what you are doing because you have done it many times before. I agree with your "it is NOT good to start the engine at wide open throttle!" That is the manufacturers way of guaranteeing someone will need to replace a motor sooner. 🙂
This is the most comprehensive parts video ever I know how a carb works after watching and that's a huge accomplishment so great job!
HAD to save this page, your CLOSE UP & GREAT quality camera was just what I will need when I begin working on my B&S 12.5 on the scrap Snapper rear engine riders I have, THANK YOU !
Your welcome, glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!
Just wanted to say thanks to you for this video you made 10 years ago. Really saved my bacon today trying to remember how the choke linkage was routed. 👍👍
Thanks for a very useful video, I am just reassembling mine and realised that I have not connected a spring for the governor so it tends to flap around and do absolutely zero, now I know what to look for and where to put it. Brilliant. Thanks very much. Keep up the good work.
Ditto all the comments on how your video helped. I put my carb back together after cleaning. I was really stuck but I learned a lot. Please keep doing what you do
Glad to help you out as well! Thanks for Watching!!!
This sure has helped me trying to set the choke linkage.
I had looked everywhere for this info.
Sure appreciate it.
Agree 100% that I too looked everywhere and was relieved to find this very helpful video with close-up shots.
Me too thank you
Thank you so much for this information! I’ve only ever worked on OHV mowers and these old flatheads were a learning experience especially the carb setup. This video pointed me in the right direction to get an old rear engine rider moving again.
your alot of help i couldnt figure out how to hook the choke back up after cleaning the carb great video thank you
Same my linkage fell off and i cant figure out how to put it back lol
Me too
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I’ve been searching for hours looking for something that shows how the linkage is attached. FINALLY, THANK YOU.
Great job. Very helpful. I wasn’t aware you could hook up a manual choke on these but I’m interested in seeing that done.
Thanks, yes, i prefer a manual choke but almost a thing of the past anymore without setting it up yourself. Thanks for Watching!!!
I just put it on a mower I bought for parts and fixed it and keeping it now
Ordered cable from eBay
I've watched a ton of these trying to figure this out on my own mower. This is the best video on the subject. Thanks for having enough sense to come in close with the camera so I don't have to second guess those connections!
Appreciate that, glad tot help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Could you please do a quick video of the linkage setup on the 11hp one piece carbs? Something is messed up on mine and I can't figure it out
I have my riding lawn mower up & running & it seems to be doing well, thanks to you & some other guys that have taken time to make these (FREE) videos showing "how to" so well! I put a new carb in & didn't even know what one looked like when I started! Didn't know the name of any of the parts that have to be unattached to the carb.. I figured it all out by watching you guys that are willing to share your knowledge! Thank you so much. Sincerely Judie (I'm 75 years old, in case I didn't say before)
Glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
fnaguitarplayer9...Now my riding lawn mower is surging. It didn't do that before I changed the carburetor, so maybe does the choke need to be adjusted or is it major, like some say, the surging is probably the head gasket? Thank you again Judie/hitchhiker
Sounds like either its running to lean (needs mixture screw turned out some) or the governor needs adjusting. I have videos on both. Sorry for the late reply!
Get this, all that was wrong was the starter switch, maybe two minutes to change it, $17.00 for the part!!!! We're running good now!!! Thanks Judie
oh wow! Thats great that it was just something simple like that! Your welcome, if you ever need any more help feel free to ask me. I'm not always the fastest at answering but i will get back haha
You have no fucking clue how much this video helped me
+relaxing cat Glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
thank you!
your welcome!
your welcome, thanks for watching!!!
love when something beneficial comes from youtube.
I rebuilt an old chevy transmission from youtube. Step by step
wow 6 mins in and u have helped me with a 3 year problem. Paid people to fix it and they did not. 6 mins. U the man. its gotta be the full throttle bumping the auto choke, or broken spring under linkage on carb. Thanks a million.
Moyboy72 I hear ya!!! Thats crazy, the linkage is pretty simple really. You may have a bent arm or the choke linkage not installed right. your welcome, thanks for watching!!!
Glad to help out! Thanks! I will be doing alot more small engine video's here in the spring. Nothing to work on right now haha thanks for watching!!!
I have an old MTD Lawnflite I spent 4 months restoring but eventually the engine blew. Swapped it for a 12.5 hp engine and cobbled my old throttle/carb linkage but the nylon ratchet wore out.
Courtesey of a friend of mine, he gave me the exact throttle linkage in this video and /i feel stupid because that throttle linkage goes horizontally whereas my old one was vertical and I couldn't work it out.
Now it all makes sense. Thank you.
I hear ya! your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
I hear ya! I've never used one of them. wow thats pretty good! might have to check into that for my next battery. i always bring mine inside so it won't freeze. thanks for watching!!!
Very good. I found a Craftsman 42" deck riding mower that said FREE, Runs but needs work. I found that the throttle cable was broken & replaced it. Then due to the unusual choke set up as you mentioned I couldn't get it to start until I found that one little choke linkage you referred to, As it turns out both the governor linkage & spring were missing. I didn't know exactly where to put them. Now I do. Thanks a lot. Great job in explaining and in the videography.
Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
@@fnaguitarplayer9
Hi, I have a question for you on that same mower if you can help it would be awesome. It is a 19.5 hp B&G with the single wire coming off the coil. So I'm assuming that according to you it would not have a condenser. The problem is after it runs for about 15-20 minutes it gets hot & just quits. I loosened the gas cap almost taking it off checking for vapor lock & it still did it. After it cools off it starts right back up & runs very strong without missing or anything. This one has me stumped. I found it & plan on giving it to a disabled veteran friend who needs a mower, but it needs to run without stopping like it does. He wouldn't be able to push it if he had to.
Any thoughts? Ideas would be greatly appreciated. Please send them to psychofsw@gmail.com. Thanks.
Very helpful, thank you for sharing your knowledge ..
Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
Great job. I should have taken a picture of the linkage before I pulled off the carb to get it rebuilt! Your video saved me hours of messing around and getting discouraged. You showed how everything connected. I connected mine the way you did and the engine fired up after 12 years of non-use. Thanks!
I do that most of the time on something i haven't worked on before. I hear ya! Glad to help out! Your welcome! Thanks for Watching!!!
you should be able to bend the end to keep it from coming loose, you may have to adjust the governor after (simple to do, separate video). thanks for watching!
Thanks again! Will try bending the tab. I’m doing all this without taking the top cover off so it’s hard to reach in there. The choke seems to engage and work OK. Thanks again and I will check out some of your other videos
I have an old Kmart Kgro 43" cust rider that has a briggs with the same linkage-- I am trying to keep the mower running as long as I can but of course things keep breaking so videos like yours are the most helpful to me. You have done such a good job with this one I look forward to more from you. thank you so much for posting it.
Your welcome, always glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you for posting this! You saved my bacon. Choke linkage fell out while removing the carburetor to clean it couldn't figure out how to put it back together. Much appreciate you taking time to video this how to.
Thank you. Most helpful to me today. Spent 45 minutes trying to figure it out on my own. After watching video, took 3 minutes.
Your welcome, glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
I was confused about how the throttle was supposed to connect to the carb. Your video really cleared it up for me. Thank you!!
easy to get mixed up on it! Glad to help out, thanks for watching!!!
Thanks for this video clip. Your explaining not only how to hook linkages up but what they are for is the best I've seen yet. Looking forward to what you work on next.
I think you just saved me from getting hammered for the next week. I finally got my carb all set but by the time I got back to it, I couldn't figure the linkage out to save my life!! I will go do this NOW!! Thanks a million....
I hear ya! Your welcome, thanks for watching!!!
@@fnaguitarplayer9 I was looking at the linkage, the 5 different holes/slots I could use etc etc, and I was lost. And it reminded me of WHY I put the mower away a loooong while ago, I got so sick of the damn thing.... I swear, no matter how careful I am, something pops out of position and it is pure hell to figure out how it had went in stock form. But it also so simple that it makes you feel stupid to see how it actually goes back together... SUBBED!!
@@stevethomas8106 I hear ya! Hate when that happens! Thanks for the sub!
Dude.... THANK YOU!!!! Can't tell u how many videos it took me to find your video with the answer. Could not figure out how to put the spring and linkage back together. Thank you!
You really helped me with the linkage...thank you so much. I tried to figure out how the the linkage back onto the tractor for over an hour...I watched you just a few minutes and saw how to do it!!! Judie
Your welcome! Thanks for Watching!!!
I had a problem with keeping it running and thanks to your video I saw that my governor spring was broken. A simple fix with some needle nose pliers and she purrs again! Thanks for the vid.
You just saved me. I had forgotten how to hook up the choke linkage and came online and you showed me the way.
THIS is one of the greatest things about the internet.
THANKS!
I hear ya! Glad to help out, and glad to hear you were able to find this video, never know if people actually find my videos or just happen to come across them. Your welcome, thanks for watching!!!
Same here.... I got it right but wanted to double check!
Pendelton Whiske
Hey. Thanks. This is the most concise and easily understood instruction for this style carburetor. That auto choke you don't care for, the linkage fell out while installing a carburetor, and I couldn't understand how it went, but heck it just slides in with tension holding it.
For reference, my mower and engine models:
1. Mower - Model #917289081 Craftsman tractor 42"
2. Engine - Model #31P677-0804-B1 Briggs & Stratton engine 19.5 HP Briggs & Stratton
This video shows the same steps & procedures for many of the 10hp and above B&S engines. Really helped me save some reassembly time with little hints & zoomed in parts geometry. Like the part of checking it out before the air filter and bracket assembly is installed.
Glad to help out, Thanks for Watching!!!
That idle choke looped spring/lever affair was off on my engine, just laying on the deck presumably not put on correctly previously(13hp Vertical 21 engine) - I looked up on here for how/where it goes and BINGO - you have sorted it for me. Thank you!
Thanks for the video and responses to comments. Helped me realize a busted governor spring is what caused the engine to over-rev and break a valve retainer in the process.
Very many thanks from a Brit in Brazil. All my problems answered in one video. I am totally reliant on these videos to keep my machines running.....;-)
Your welcome, glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
One of the BEST videos on briggs carbs I have seen.
Thanks, my tow mower was giving me fits, the electric fuel shut off which hangs off of the carb bowl fell off refusing to go back on. Another channel with a female mechanic showed how it works so I just eliminated mine with a bolt & some JB Weld. But putting the carb back on was ridiculous. But thanks to your explanation I fixed it easy. I just have to use the fuel cut off knob now. The lady mechanic said those replacement carbs were junk, so it runs fine without that electric fuel thing now.
Great stuff ,i never took a drawing of the linkages as i was confident i would be able to remember,started doubting myself .Your video came just right.Thanks alot.
Glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
I am Glade I came a cross your video, choke linkage fell out when installing a new carburetor. and I just could not figure out where it went.
Your video cleared that up. Great Job . Thanks
Your welcome, glad to help! Thanks for Watching!!!
Good Work. Also, Thanks for the linkage refresher because there is little, if any, Governor and Throttle hands-on left with older Briggs engines.
Thank you for this video, I bought a wreck for a lawn tractor, you helped me get it running again.
Thank you for a very informative video. I've replaced a carburetor on an earlier 80s model 5hp B&S, and it wants to run flat out fast. I figured I must not have hooked up the governor correctly but I think what happened was that spring is missing. Cant wait to work on it again. Thanks for the video.
Your welcome! yep, i'd say that is your problem or a linkage came loose and let it open up all the way. Thanks for Watching!!!
Same as Mr Jeffrey White below I have a Bolens rider 12.5 Briggs,
that has be sitting couple years,
took carb off/installed 2 years ago, it sat
for couple years, Here it is Aug 02, 24 and playing with her again,
now throttle wants to stay wide open
which made me think reinstalled incorrectly,
so been looking everywhere for pics/linkage, not only
did you show, but went into alittle detail of choke,
spring and such!, GREAT VIDEO
THANK YOU So Much..
From Middle Tennessee....
Glad I found this video. Now I am a novice when it comes to this stuff but I have just successfully changed out a Kohler engine for a Briggs engine on my lawn tractor. The only thing that had me kinda snookered was hooking up the choke cable. Well after watching your video I find out that the engine has an automatic choke exactly like the one in your video.
I going to keep the choke cable in place though just in case the automatic one goes tits up. He dude thank you very much for putting this video together.
Glad to hear my videos have helped! It is weird setup on those. Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you so much! I could not figure out how the choke linkage went in. You saved me from a lot of frustration.
Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
Great job! You are a natural teacher. I learned a lot from watching. Thanks.
Thanks! I hear ya! Glad to help out, your welcome and Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you so much had no issue putting my new car on Howe er forgot where the small coil wore went. Being blind I didn't seethe other hole at first. Thanks so very much!!!
Thanks so much for this video and I have looked at some of your other videos. Your the kind of guy i would sit down with, share a story, adult beverage or just a cold soda. Thanks again!
+Ernie K Your welcome! I hear ya!!! no problem, Thanks for Watching!!!
You answered question on linkage that nobody else could. Thank You so much
almost gave up on you until I watched a little more and you all finally showed that throttle spring missing from mine of coarse anyways thank ya
Thank you i dont normally leave comments but i really do appreciate you taking the time to make this video i could not find anything on the governor linkage on how/ where they hooked up to and you showed exactly that :)
Your welcome! I hear ya! Thanks for Watching!!!
i struggled a bit with the very strong American accent(sorry) but the video was very clear and easy to understand. I know now that the fault on my recently purchased engine is that the throttle spring is hooked through the same hole as the rod. Thanks again for such a detailed video.
+John Gallon I understand! Glad to help out, your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
As others have stated in the comments I read...thank you so much for providing ALL the necessary information. 👏👏👏
I was so confused for a few hours but as soon as I found this it really helped thanks Man also this is the only good informational video out there
Thank you for showing the linkage!! Mine has this spring hook and I couldn't find where to connect it before this. Awesome!
I broke the tab on my plastic choke hookup, thanks for the idea of drilling another hole, works like a charm.
TxTrapper
San Antonio
Your welcome, been there before, i was ready to buy a new piece but thought i'd try drilling it first. Thanks for Watching!!!
I know this is an older video, but I'm finally getting around to putting a motor back together I took apart a year ago. I couldn't remember how to hook up the throttle plate, governor spring, automatic choke etc. You did a real nice job showing it an explaining how it worked. Thanks...Just saved me a bunch of time!
Your welcome, glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Thanks for the great information! I just cold not get correct engine rpm on my old, worn-out 1992 Murray with Briggs 12.5 i/c. It would rev so high, I was afraid it was going to blow up. After watching your video, I quickly found and replaced the rusted/broken governor lever to throttle spring. I then adjusted the governor lever and mowed the entire yard. The mower has never run so well in the 3 years I have owned it!
Thanks for a very informative video. I bought a riding mower that partially disassembled. This helped me get the carburetor and linkage hooked back up the way it's supposed to be.
Your welcome! Glad to hear this video helped you out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Thanks for posting this video. I made the rookie mistake of pulling the carb without first noting how the linkage went back together and the choke actuator was a mystery.
Thanks heaps, mate. I agree with you about not liking the idea of the choke coming on at full throttle. But I have no choice at the moment to set it up as manufactured as I don't have a spare old throttle cable. One thing I came across was when I first bolted it all up, I found the choke flapped fouled on the bolt on air duct. I loosed the bolts and wiggled the air duct until it no longer fouled on the choke flap. I then bolted tight the air duct in place.
Thank you for a great video showing how everything works, comes off, and then hooks back up. Sure helped on an old John Deere 1538HS.
Your welcome, glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!
Perfect! Exactly the info I needed and now my ancient riding mower runs better than ever before!
Glad to help out, Thanks for Watching!!!
Please explain/show where the governor spring is connected on a 12 Hp Briggs vertical. The throttle/choke cable from the dash comes up through the riding mower frame into the bottom of the throttle control plate and the 'slider' moves up and down.
Thanks - Cal
If you follow the governor arm down (the arm that the linkage from the
carburetor connects to) towards the bottom there is at least one hole
for the spring to connect to, from there it goes to arm that connects to
the mechanism where the throttle cable connects, it usually has a arm
that basically turns instead of moves side to side, if you work the
throttle control back and forth you should see the arm moving. thanks for watching!!!
Omg I could not find a way to hook up the choke, it was driving me crazy. It fell off when I took the carb off and I’m so glad I found ur video!
I hear ya! Been there before! Glad to help out, thanks for watching!!!
thanks exactly what I needed to know cause I am going to put a shop cleaned carb. back on a riding mower for the first time. Your info helps me. Thanks again.
Your welcome! I hear ya, it is easy to forget how the linkages were. your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
awesome video. was working on my mower. Had to wait a week for the carb parts and forgot how the choke went!!!! thanks to your video I got it done right.
hogginvos Thanks, appreciate that! I know what you mean, I've been there! Its very easy to forget how they go. Glad to help out! Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you, for a very good video! Now my pops can reassemble the linkage on my poor Snapper. She was in a flash flood and we have had a horrid time working all all that was wrong with her. It was above my paygrade, so I had to call in the big dog. :) He rebuilt the carb and is now putting her back together. I hope to soon mow my monster yard before it becomes the amazon. LOL!
+BeingFranc I answered on the other comment before i seen you already found it! hahaha I hear ya! Thanks for Watching!
thank you i could not figure out how to get the damn choke linkage back on. you saved the mower life i was about to push it in to the fire.
Your welcome, glad to help out! haha i hear ya! Thanks for Watching!!!
Very nice video. the close up of the linkage and where to set engine full speed / choke is very valuable info. I have been searching for this exact guide so i can set my cable. Thanks man.
+KENNETH CUSMANO Appreciate that! There's not much info out there on the linkages. Another tip, if your working on something thats new to you, take a picture of it before taking it apart, I do that myself on something i haven't worked on before. Your welcome, Thanks for Watching!!!
Your video showed me just what I needed to know about the choke.
Thank You very much. GREAT!
Glad to help out! Your welcome, thanks for watching!
I have the same engine on my snapper that I had for last 26 years never gave me no problems it's still running
Thank you a million times! I rebuilt the carburetor on my free mower (you can see my videos of Project Woohoo if you want) but the linkage baffled me. I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong to make the choke come on at full throttle.
Papi Johnson your welcome, glad it helped out! I know what you mean i've had that happen several times, now if i'm working on something different than what i'm used to i'll take a picture or video before. Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank u sir. Took awhile to find a video that shows how the automatic choke linkage worked. I’m not a fan of the crank me wide open set up either. Common sence knows better than that !! Thank u again
I have been searching for a video like this for a month. Thank you.
Thanks for showing the linkage hook up, as I did not take a pic before I uninstalled mine :) This video helped me today . I give it a thumbs up! I have not seen another one on here about the re install of the linkage.
Your welcome! I done that to many times myself haha Appreciate that, and thanks for watching!!!
Thank you for this video and for clearly showing how the linkage hooks up!
Thank you! your video helped me and my buddy continue on with our mower fix with the linkage setup. You're a valuable asset. :)
Your welcome! I appreciate that very much, Thanks for Watching!!!
Great video man. I'm having issues with a Poulan pro riding mower. And I know it has to be fuel related. Definitely giving me a headache. Just watching this gets me motivated to go out & mess with it some more. Thanks again for posting.
I appreciate your giving great detail for a dummy like me. It was just what I needed for my 14 horse.Thanks
Your welcome! Hey, its easy to get confused on these setups, unless its one of these, I always take a picture of it before i tear into, just so i won't get it wrong. Thanks for Watching!!!
Thanks alot I'm working on 12.5 briggs and didn't know how to put on the linkages abd this helped me alot thank you
Glad to help out, that can be very confusing, if i run into a motor i'm not familiar with, if i can, i take a few pictures of it, then if i can't figure it out i have a reference, but you can't always do that. Thanks for Watching!!!
Thank you sir for concisely capturing the choke linkage….much appreciated! Subscribe all… he knows his stuff!!!