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rockcrawler - I just made the last improvement to the little generator. I did in fact have suction leaks at the vacuum pipe that works the fuel pump. Since it's cold in the shed (19°F) I didn't seal the rubber boots but I did put little wire ties around the boots so they gripped the aluminum...

Generator Success!! GENERATOR ACTUAL OUTPUTS PRE VALVE JOB: Gen - No load = 130v 6 amp resistive load @ 120v = 720w 10 amp resistive load @ 110v = 1100w 13 amp resistive load @ 109v direct = 1400w additional load just labored the engine so the voltage dropped dramatically as the load increased...

Valve Job Rockcrawler, It was a good first day of the year! I got enough confidence from your post that I pulled the head and valves from my little 5 horse engine. I initially checked valve closing using an LED in the intake and exhaust ports with the valves closed. In a total dark shop, I saw...

Briggs Valve job Rockcrawler, I've been looking for information like your post for a long time. Not only did you have excellent information, the pictures really tell the story and I THANK YOU A TON! I have a 1996 Generac 2400 generator with a Briggs 5 hp just like the one you show. Of course...