Briggs & Stratton Air-Cooled Engine Repairman's Handbook (1950s) - reprint, US $24.98 – Picture 0

Briggs & Stratton Air-Cooled Engine Repairman's Handbook (1950s) - reprint, US $24.98 – Picture 1

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Briggs & Stratton Air-cooled Engine Repairman's Handbook (1950s) - Reprint

US $24.98

Mebane, North Carolina, United States
Jan 31st

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Briggs & Stratton 4 Cycle Air-Cooled Engine Repairman's Handbook, by the Briggs & Stratton Corp., Milwaukee, Wisc. Form, MS-3360. Circa 1950s. 8 1/2 x 11 softcover, 87 pages. Reprinted by Nation Builder Books, Leesburg, VA, 2004. Please note this is a photoduplicated copy, not an original. The accompanying pictures were scanned from a reprint, not the original. This is the official Briggs & Stratton service manual, copied directly from a nearly pristine original retrieved from a small engine repair shop being shuttered a number of years ago, along with the illustrated Parts Lists for all the Briggs & Stratton engines then extant (the illustrated Parts Lists are NOT included in this auction, but may be purchased separately by contacting us). The models covered are: A, B, FH, FI, FJ, H, I, K, L, M, N, NS, PB, Q, R, S, T, U, W, WI, WM, WMB, WMI, Y, Z , ZZ, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, and 23, and the related special engines (for example, the basic 6 models include the 6H, 6HF, 6HFB, 6HS, 6HSF, and 6S). These engines are listed in Table 1, Complete List of Basic and Special Engine Models (see accompanying picture for a scan of this table). Table of Contents: Foreword General Information Model Data-Table 1 CHAPTER I -- Overhaul & Tune-up (6 to 14) Overhaul & Tune-up Procedure-Table 2 Tune-up Data-Table 3 Engine Speed Settings, Special Types Engine Speed Settings, Standard CHAPTER 2 -- Ignition (15 to 26) Spark Plug Breaker Point Gap Condenser Blower Housing Flywheel Ignition Cable Magnetos Magnetizing Flywheel & Rotors CHAPTER 3 -- Carburetion (27 to 40) Air Cleaners Fuel Supply System Carburetors, Gravity Feed Carburetors, Suction Feed Automatic Choke, Adjusting Fuel Pump Diaphragm, Replacing Remote Governor & Throttle Controls Carburetor & Governor Controls CHAPTER 4 -- Compression (41 to 49) Cylinder Heads Valve Tappet Clearances-Table 6 Valve Springs Adjusting Valve Tappet Clearance Valve Seat Widths-Table 7 Removing Valve Guides Valve Guide Inspection Tools-Table 8 Valve Guide Inspection Tools-Table 9 Valve Guide Numbers-Table 10 Installing Valve Guides Valve Seats Tools for installing Valve Seat Insert Valves, Timing CHAPTER 5 -- Piston, Piston Pins, Connecting Rods (50 to 53) Checking Rings Checking Piston Connecting Rod & Piston Pin Rejection Sizes-Table 15 Checking Piston Pin Checking Connecting Rod Aligning Rod & Piston Rod Aligning Plugs-Table 16 Assembling Rings to Piston Installing Piston & Rod in Cylinder Connecting Rod Cap Screw Torque CHAPTER 6 -- Crankshaft, Cam Gears (54 to 57) Crankshaft Rejection Sizes-Table 18 Removing Cam Gear Checking Crankshaft & Cam Gear Replacing Cam Gear & Crankshaft Checking Crankshaft End Play Correcting End Play Correcting Warped Magneto Plates CHAPTER 7 – Cylinders (58 to 59) Inspection Bore Dimensions-Table 19 Resizing Welding CHAPTER 8 – Bearings (60 to 65) Main Bearings Main Bearing Sizes-Table 21 Tools for Reaming Magneto Bearings Drive Bearings Reaming Bearing Oil Retainer Ball Bearings Cam Gear Bearings CHAPTER 9 -- Oil Systems (66 to 71) Guide-Table 22 Repair Instructions by Models CHAPTER 10 -- Starters (72 to 74) Adjusting & Assembling Retrievable Starters CHAPTER 11 -- Special Information (75 to 81) Pumping Oil Power Lost when Hot Assembling Cap Screws to Aluminum Parts Warped Magneto Plate Oil Leaks Removing Rusted Flywheel Gear Reduction Assemblies End Play Gear Reduction Drive Shafts Model WMG Generator Oil Return Valves Breathers Change Oil System (Model WM-WMG-PCWM) Change Oil Pump (Model I-IBP-WI-WMI) CHAPTER 12 -- Tools Major Tool List-Table 24. Mounting Board Please note this is a photoduplicated copy, not an original. The accompanying pictures were scanned from a reprint, not the original.

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Seller Notes	“New reproduction.”