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Briggs and Stratton engine

  • 11-04-2010 6:11pm
    #1
    jocotty
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    Hi ,
    Iv just bought an old generator with a 3HP 4-Cycle Briggs and Stratton engine. Before i try to get it working, can anyone please tell me, is it pure petrol it takes, or do you add some oil to the pertrol? If so , Would 2 stroke oil do?

    Also, for anyone that might have one, there is a knob (shiney and round turn-wheel like) , close to the air breather , with a long bar at the end of it, , leading down to like a trottle. The knob has a spring on it, and it can be released .
    Does anyone know what this is for, and what way its suppose to be when starting? :cool:

    thanks,

    Jo
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  • #2
    Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Melodeon


    jocotty wrote: »
    Hi ,
    Iv just bought an old generator with a 3HP 4-Cycle Briggs and Stratton engine. Before i try to get it working, can anyone please tell me, is it pure petrol it takes, or do you add some oil to the pertrol? If so , Would 2 stroke oil do?
    4-cycle = American for "Four stroke"
    It's designed to run on straight petrol.

    As for the other thing, it could be one of a few things: throttle/choke/decompresser/who knows.

    Any chance of a photo?


  • #3
    Figerty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,266 ✭✭✭Figerty


    It's even easier than that to know.

    Does the engine have a dip stick, if it does, it has an oil sump, if it has an oil sump it is a four stroke as a two stroke is lubricated from the oil in the mix.

    Oh yeah,, if has a oil sump,, make sure there is oil in it!


    Melodeon wrote: »
    4-cycle = American for "Four stroke"
    It's designed to run on straight petrol.

    As for the other thing, it could be one of a few things: throttle/choke/decompresser/who knows.

    Any chance of a photo?


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