Oiling a Briggs & Stratton 1150 series engine

SOURCE: My lawn mower briggs & stratton engine 650 series will not start

check the fly wheel and coil it may have rust on it if so sand it off

SOURCE: what type of oil for a 650 series briggs and

B/S webpages show that they recommend a Synthetic 5w-30 oil for their small motors...
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SOURCE: timing for briggs and stratton 15.5 engine

There are no timing marks, timing is correct when the flywheel key is in place, the flywheel is properly torqued and the air gap for the magneto is properly set

SOURCE: Briggs & Stratton Briggs Stratton Intek V -

these are common for doing this ,if you dont want to pull it down and hone the cyl. then i would use a heavier oil say 20w/50and that will probabley solve your problem

Roy Cagle

• 1545 Answers
• Posted on Jun 10, 2011

SOURCE: What is the magneto gap for a 6HP Briggs &

Briggs lists it as .006 - .010 on this 6 HP L-head engine. The .010 width can easily be attained by using a standard sized business card as a feeler gauge (and it doesn't stick to the magnets in the flywheel). I double up the card, loosen the coil and let the magnets in the flywheel draw the pickup legs in until they press on the card, tighten up the retaining screws (threadlocker is optional) and your air gap is set.

http://www.smallenginesuppliers.com/html/engine-specs/briggs/common_specs_single_cyl_lhead_engines.pdf