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Originally posted by SpeedracerIndy
My mower just went kaboom, literally. A large chunk of metal went shooting out of the side as I was mowing my yard. I really like the mower, and a similar replacement would be around $300. Does anyone have experience with replacing a mower engine? It's a Craftsman self propelled mower with a Briggs&Stratton 6 hp motor. I've found several places that sell a short block for around $150, which is fine, but I've also seen several places that sell complete new 6.5hp motors for the same price. I'd rather just plug a new motor on there if possible, but I don't know about compatability issues. Anyone have experience with this sort of thing?
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Done it...pull the motor first, make sure all the interface parts (engine mount, cutting blade gearinging, shaft, etc.) between the motor and the lawn mower are not damaged.
If they are, order from Craftsman.
In general, look up the motor on any number of web sites, match and replace with the rigging from the old engine..
The mower I did this on had some throttle cable issues and other nits, but nothing my son didn't correct me on.
I've also done it on larger riding mowers...same deal.