Part 2 1953 Briggs and Stratton 5s on a Reel Mower

Part 2 of my video series on this 1953 Craftsman power reel mower, powered by a Briggs and Stratton 5s engine. My first video covered that it could start but wouldn't run, this time I've cleaned the carburetor and found that the fuel screen was plugged with varnish. A cleaning and reassembly using the same parts and it runs correctly.

Note it is smoking a bit but based on the smell, it is the Seafoam that I have in the gas, not the oil from the crankcase.

Next step will be to remove the motor and work on the reel...figure out how it works and clean it up, remount the engine and give it a try.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Briggs
• Strattion
• 5s
• 1.0
• HP
• Craftsman
• Yard-man
• reel
• mower
• maine

[MXguy95]

hey what hp is it. I have a 2hp motor on a rototiller and it will idle so low you dont know its running have fun with that little beast!!

[Turbo231]

It's about 0.8 HP.

[fordwillkillyou]

NICE!!! those little briggs are so somple its pretty hard for them to not run so good! umm could you explain how you fixed the fuel pick up? i have the same problem with a 3hp Briggs it wont suck up gas idk why...Thanks alot dude!

[Turbo231]

Yeah, now that I have it running, I'll probably give the whole motor a good cleaning and can take it apart again. Long story short a little copper tube goes down to a little foot. That foot has a extremely fine copper screen that was coated with crap. I used a little pick and scraped it clean, followed by a good washing...I used WD-40, but most any cleaner would work...the more aggressive, the better with this old stuff.

[72fordmaverick]

@fordwillkillyou "seafoam" engine fuel treatment about 1tbspoon in tank let it run till its close to empty then add fresh gas.

[Turbo231]

@72fordmaverick This tank was physically plugged with debris. The inlet screen just needed a good scrubbing. I traditionally soak stuff in Seafoam first given my general laziness to take apart old stuff in fear of breaking something.

[ChargerMiles007]

Awesome, I WANT one!!!! :)

Of course I will have to learn how to say ArHHHH!!!! Like Arnold to heave this beast around the lawn! :)

[thesoundman11]

seafoam that thing

[Mccarronm04]

56 years old and it still takes a beating

[1skiinIan]

wow! lol, listen to that knocking little oil burner!

[weirdstuffanimation6]

i wonder what the rpm for an engine like this is when its at full throtle

[ghosty1233]

That engine is so awesome. I have one from my dad that looks egsacly like that but I think it got sold.:(