Originally Posted By: SL2
FB, not really, None of my engines smoke or use any oil? I think they are great engines.
I kinda wondered if he was joking, or ever tore small engines down. Did he understand the point Tpitcher was making?
What specifically does he see wrong with B & S? If you take them apart and have a beef with engineering and or construction I would like to hear why, and learn from it. IF all you do is change spark plugs and spray carb cleaner, and repeat a stereotype, we don't learn much. Honda's are wonderfully engineered, have tight tolerances and great compression....but there is a legitimate argument the B & S have been just as durable in the hot, dirty environment that small engines operate. (for less money) I have Honda's, B & S, Tecumsehs, Lawn Boy, and a Jiang Dong on small equipment. My biggest beef is with some carb designs, not the engines.
I am curious if the new Briggs aluminum alloy Cool Bore will hold up without a sleeve. Is it really new technology, or a cheaper way out. Only time will tell