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No problem working on the mower while the motor is running, there is a nice large hole in the block preventing that from happening.
While cooking out on my back porch, I pulled the motor and stripped it down to the block. (mmm... used motor oil goes well with Italian Sausage!) The connecting rod broke apart at the crank. Blew a hole 2" by 2" in the side of the block. I'm not sure why, everything else looked in very good condition. It could have something to do with the 18" masonry bit the I ran over a few weeks ago that the cable guy left in my yard. Oh well, now I know how to take apart a B&S motor. It is very simple. Now I need to find the correct short block.
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1981 SC ROW Coupe
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