Broken engine diagnosis on Craftsman DLS3500

[Junky53]

I'll give ya 50 bucks for it.

[ismokewead420]

the problem with this engine is that it's 501 cc's , and the components were never made strong enough for that kind of power...

[O7ROADKING]

i have never had any luck with Briggs Engines for long term use. i have 2 craftsman tractors both 6000 gt one has an 18 hp kohler and the other has a 27hp kohler both still run great

[castlemania08]

Not the frist time i've seen valve seats that have been peined in. Normally we do it to retain dust seals on wheel hubs. Not good practice to pein in a valve seat

[techmike357]

try 2000 to 8000 dollars 300 to800

[Motorfordtoyota]

Mexican Biggs quality!! lol. Buy a Kholer lol.

[slowride55]

@Motorfordtoyota if only you could spell it right

[Motorfordtoyota]

@slowride55 Ever heard of typos?

[slowride55]

@Motorfordtoyota Idk lol I'm jk man

[1972FordF150]

@Motorfordtoyota Kohler is China.

[EMOSUCKS283AA]

made in china lol

[stingraystud]

by the way i posted half way through the video so i wanted to comment on the part i just saw, you were talking about the dimples on the head, that is called peening i have done it to a couple of valve jobs and have never had one come loose yet, you have to keep the peens equally spaced and try to get the same depth holes each time and keep them the same distance from the valve, did you ever get the engine fixed?

[stingraystud]

i bet your broken magnet came from removing the flywheel with a hammer it seems like no matter how lightly you tap on the flywheel with a hammer the magnets will break, i have broke a few then started using a wheel puller

[rararaboomyea]

Hey how did you get the fly wheel off i have a 18 hp same brand and same problem basically i think

[dpscottt]

OHV=SUX

Im sticking with the old L-head for as long as possible!

[simplydub]

you guys know how common this is to happen on one of these engines? i got one of those dls3500 with that 20 hp intex plus

[SuperRedneck54]

briggs and strattion aren't junk

[eyeboltman2]

Thanks , nice video ,,,,Eyeboltman2

[ding0925]

On an alum head if the valve seat lose after you install it you dimple around it in a couple places to tighten to hole up .. what broke the seat was the excessive amount of dimples actually warped the seat and the heat eventually caused it to fail ...the head is junk unless you mill the valve seat hole out to a larger size to clean the roundness up or it will fail again...Dave

[drumrkane]

Looks like the head gasket was leaking too. You can see it @ 3:55 and on.

[stlouissux9119]

Damn that sucks. Keep us updataed on this and the tractorland situation.

[BlakeMason2]

That's weird that the magnet chipped at the same time as the cracked valve seat. So is standard procedure to get an over-sized OD seat so it stays pressed in. The craftsman wrench sure worked well. I hope you show it going.

[Yelnuts71]

Yeah Davidsfarm had the same problem but the whole valve head thing broke off. I knew what the problem was right away when you posted the last video about this tractor

[JDMowerGuy1998]

Briggs and Stratton? No dure it broke!

[FordNissanChevy]

lol punching in the new valve seat? never heard of that one before.

[gst69man]

get the camera steadying feature. Otherwise great vid thanks

[1974Alfa5Spd]

That would explain the screeching noise it made when you turned it over.

[76hotrodF250]

I have never like briggs OHVs, I call them AHOs for good reason, they suck, give me a L-head briggs(Flathead) anyday. I scrap the ohvs when I get them, not worth fixing.

I wouldn't ever trust that valve seat replacement trick, its to risky. Still not a bad deal once you get it running again, sell it and make some good money.

[moldymac]

@76hotrodF250 I don't think there is one briggs OHV that doesn't suck.

[84400]

interesting.. I have neve messed with one that new. All mine are from the 60's and 70's with cast iron Kohlers and Wisconsin motors. Had a cube with a 12 hp Tecumseh i got for free. Got it running for next to nothing. decent mower but thats about it .

[Kyocera234]

i just rebuilt my 14 horse briggs single ohv it was ten years old and I never really took great care of it but always changed the oil and only used high quality silicone oil and even slick 50'd it when i got it new, the inside of the motor was in unbelievably good condition and only required minimal cleaning and some valve grinding.

I can't believe someone would try that trick with the valve seat, just get yourself a new head, less work really.

[edzgarage]

Nice diagnosis and explanation of all the issues.

[KrankieV2]

The valve seat probably came loose like the one in my '80 Briggs. The punch method was how my dad and I fixed it.

[ke5hbd]

Someone tryed to PEEN the valve seat back in the head. The head can be saved at a good machine shop,

[jet62095]

That's a cheap fix that people use on their engines.

[lobsterbox20]

this makes me think about that LT2000 that i was gonna buy. I thought that the briggs engines were pretty good with their smooth sound and full pressure lubrication, but this'll make me think twice about buying one. If I got a JD LA series, maybe I'd go up to the 125 so I could get the V-Twin.

[richthecardude94]

happy easter hope you get it runnin

[eatpogs]

you can take a wild guess as to which yahoo left the keepers in there and damaged the magnet while trying to put the thing back together. dimpling to hold in a valve seat. that is retarded.

[KMScarboy]

i want one of those impact guns so bad!!

[1972FordF150]

I've never seen this problem on a OHV engine before...

[douro20]

The Chinese Honda/Robin clones are often better than these are...

[douro20]

If you lost a valve keeper you probably have a bent valve. You need to put it in a lathe with a collet chuck and indicate against it to determine whether or not it is.

[matts6887]

No wonder whoever had this tractor before decided to do away with it. But it sound like once u put a new piston and rings in it; u might be good to go. I guess only time will tell on that one....

[ghtowagon]

Is that a made in China briggs

[30GB]

WHAT HAPPENED TO BRIGGS QUALITY!!!!

[blackbill44]

well guys at least it can be fixed. and not a thrown rod!!!!

[Bobbymitchell10]

i use that method of punching around the seat to hold it in works for me but i do it closer to the seat this guy did it to far away and of course there was no room to punch on the one side of the head

[dangeroustoys56]

Ah redneck engineering at its best..... Ive had a couple stator magnets come loose on one 11HP briggs , it wrecked the stator ring , i just tore all the loose magnets out and pulled the ring- worked like new( no charging system but oh well) .

Also had some tractors with 'stuck' motors - tractor sat outside so long the belt had rusted to the drive pulley....

[1944johndeerel]

the old wisconsin 2 cyl engine i am working on fixing had a stuck open exhaust valve. thats all it took to stop the engine from turing all the way over. i got it free but still have more work to go to get it running!

i think you got a good buy for $150! you can fix it up and turn it for a decent price!

[foxdmulder]

thanks for this video, whens the sequel?!

[Motorfordtoyota]

Gotta hate your NEW briggs engines, Damn plastic and chinese and mexican crap. I would say chuck that crap engine and throw a kohler in there! Good quality will always show, oh yeah and stupidity! Nice mower though.

[V8Mike93]

thats a big piston whats the hp on that

[Motorfordtoyota]

@V8Mike93 20hp I think

[TractorWorld]

what a POS engine haha some odd stuff you found!

[geoff390]

farkkkkk never ever seen or heard of that before! its obviouse that those holes are purpously made by some homemade mechanic.

[CSAKvids]

That valve seat method with the punch is a bodge. Sometimes it'll last, sometimes it wont! But its never permanant.

Sucks about the head too. Cant wait to see it together!