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Review on High Performance Carburetor for Briggs & Stratton 694202 693909 692648 499617 498170 497586 498254 497314 497347 497410 799872 790821 498255 498966 698444 - Upgraded Briggs & Stratton Carburetor 14111 by Peter Zouhair

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great deal on all you get

That's a great deal on all you get. I left my mower outside under a tarp for the winter because the shed was being remodeled and of course it wasn't started this spring. I inserted a rod into the carburetor's spring/adjustment arm to hold the throttle plate open and rev up the engine. Therefore, the carburetor had to be replaced or restored. This kit was the perfect (cheap) opportunity to get it back in shape and why rebuild when a replacement is cheaper. So you get the carburetor, air filter, spark plug, o-ring you need, gasket you need, fuel line and clamps you need, charge pump diaphragm you need and have when you buy them individually already saved a lot. And cool to get shut off valves for the fuel line which was a great bonus. Draining the fuel tank for a carburetor change was pretty messy, so installing a shutoff in the fuel line means I don't have to drain the tank again if I ever need to work on the carburetor again. I also installed an in-line fuel filter in the fuel line because it was loose and fit. Really happy with the set. So why 4 stars? The two screws holding the original carburetor did not match the new carburetor. The original bolts were 10x32 pitch and the threaded holes in the new replacement carburetor were 8x32 pitch. The carburetor is aluminum so it took about 12 seconds per hole to thread the 10x32 threads back in. Fastening problem solved, but I have a tap and die. If you don't have a thread repair tool, you may need to purchase two screws from a hardware store. However, this may only be the case for my application. I bought this for a Craftsman 6.5hp hand mower with a Briggs engine. But for the price and what you get, I can recommend the set unreservedly. Yes, and the mower started right up and ran much harder after replacing parts.

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Not sure