Product Description

Take on any small-engine maintenance or repair job and do it yourself

In this bestselling guide, master mechanic Paul Dempsey covers everything you need to know to complete just about any small-engine maintenance or repair job.The fourth edition covers the very latest advances in small-engine technology in an easy-tofollow, step-by-step approach demonstrating how to troubleshoot and repair both new and old Briggs and Stratton engines.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #157920 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

From the Back Cover
Learn the Latest Money-Saving Techniques for Troubleshooting
and Repairing Any Briggs & Stratton Engine, New or Old! /p>

Turn to
the Fourth Edition of How to Repair Briggs & Stratton Engines for expert
guidance on completing any Briggs & Stratton maintenance and repair job
quickly and easily. This money-saving resource now includes the latest
information on overhead valves (OHV), carburetion advances, new muffler
designs, and cutting-edge alternators.

Filled with proven techniques for
fixing both brand-new and older model Briggs & Stratton engines, the Fourth
Edition of this hands-on reference covers everything from ignition, fuel,
and charging systems...to starters and engine mechanics. You will find
step-by-step instructions for troubleshooting and repairing
magnetos...carburetors... governors...alternators...main
bearings...flywheels...coils...fuel pumps ...air filters...rewind and
electric starters...and connecting rods. Using more than 190 detailed
illustrations, the Fourth Edition of How to Repair Briggs & Stratton
Engines features:

All the expertise needed to perform maintenance and
repair jobs on any Briggs & Stratton engine
Comprehensive guidance on
state-of-the-art small-engine technology
New to this edition: updated
material on overhead valve design (OHV); new coverage of Flo-Jet suction
lift carburetion; and new information on alternators, torque limits, and
bolt tightening sequences
Inside this Updated Briggs & Stratton Repair Kit
* Introduction * The Product Range * Troubleshooting * Ignition Systems *
The Fuel System * Starters * Charging Systems * Engine Mechanics * The
Overhead Valve Revolution

About the Author
Paul Dempsey is a master mechanic and an author of three books on engine repair published by McGraw-Hill.

Customer Reviews

4 Stars
How to repair Briggs and Stratton engines is essential for anyone looking to save money on engine repairs. The book contains information on all 4 stroke, single cylinder, side valve engines - I/C and standard. It does not, however, cover Vanguard series although most parts are the same. It also touches on the 4 hp I/C 96700 2 stroke engine. This book is an essential tool for beginners. It is full of clear black and white illustrations and clear descriptions on how it works and how to repair it. It can also be a useful reference for experts with its tables showing how tight bolts should be and the distance between the magneto and flywheel. However I think this book could be concentrated more on carburettors. I feel the section was too brief to cover all the carburettors available. Also every measurement was in inches - metric please! This aside I would strongly recommend this book to anyone having problems with engines

Review of "How to repair Briggs & Stratton Engines"
This book is fine if you want to get a very high level overview of the engines. However, it's appeal is likely to be limited to a very small audience indeed. For those with good existing mechanical knowledge, it adds no real value on top of what you already know. For those who are new to engines and particularly this type of engine, it doesn't provide sufficient detail or step by step instructions to do anything other than the most basic tasks.

Whilst the front cover looks fairly modern, the contents appear to be a bit out of date and some of the part numbers have since changed (which doesn't help when you're trying to buy replacements). Photos would also be more helpful than the large number of drawings which appear in the book.

There are also so many different variants of B&S engines, that you'd be better off saving your pennies and buying the relevant instruction / repair manual for your particular B&S engine, which are readily available from reputable B&S parts dealers.

In short, don't bother with this one unless you're trying to build the definitive collection of books on Briggs & Stratton engines.