Vintage Briggs and Stratton first run after years of storage

After years of barn storage, I resurrect the old 23D engine. Had to pay attention to the coil, points, carb needed rebuilt and the Starter Generator that was on it has a bad tail cap bushing. So, swapped things out for good parts and as you can see, the old 23D is ready to get back to work.

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[jrsonlakeview]

Hey Zippo....What the easiest way to tell what a motor is if it does not have the front cover on it? I have some pics if u have the time to look/

Thanks, Hammer

[ZippoVarga]

@jrsonlakeview Shoot me a private message and I'll see if I can help out some.

[Mr5point56]

nice!!!!! how are ya?????:)-lisa

[ZippoVarga]

@Mr5point56 Ever moving forward Ms. Lisa! How are you and Mr and the kids doing????

[MagicCadillac]

Well, it runs great after so long not running, cool vid. Peace

[ZippoVarga]

@MagicCadillac Thanks Kay! I love a challenge and an engine that has sat for years certainly qualifies. I hope you're well my good Friend!

[ZippoVarga]

@mrwiggles2 My Engine test area is about a 6 foot by 6 foot area that doubles as my machinists area when checking tolerances and rebuilding carbs and the like. There's two more work station areas. One is the heavy work area which is where all the spare parts converge then the engine display side which also doubles as the wood working, metal working area. With a Lathe coming in, I have to re think the whole set up to accommodate the 1950s behemoth. Cheers Sir Wiggles!!! Good hearing from you!

[ZippoVarga]

@oologahan It sure seems that way my friend! I have a theory that I go by......if I can't get it running within a week, it's a parts engine...lol. Thanks for the Kudos my Friend!!!!!!

[GrincheyOne]

Ahh the run forever 10 HP Horizontal.good time to pull the oil pan and clean up the sludge.For me it;s a good time to clean up the carbon and lube the valves.

If it weren't for the single screw at the bottom of the shroud it would be easy to pull clean and repaint. pulling the engine solves a lot of problems.The old S/Gs had a lot of mass, and power capable of dissipating a lot of heat

[NomaDairy]

sounds good!