sears roebuck & co. engine (Briggs)

[nick11082001]

hi, im new here and i wanted to post because i just found an old engine in a neighbor's trash, it had a name plate on it from Sears Roebuck & Co. and here's the model #: 500.208064
and the serial # 180858

anyway, i know nothing about this engine, im wondering if someone here could tell me more about it; who made it, horsepower, etc, i dont even have it running yet, im going to post a link to my yahoo photo album where i have pictures of it:http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nick_s...bum?.dir=/42f0


any help would be greatly appreciated

[Chris Kirk]

Nick -

The engine was built by Briggs and Stratton. It looks like a model "A", but I'm not an expert on Briggs engines. Check out the Antique Small Engine Collectors Club at www.asecc.com; Click on technical data/Briggs and Stratton data. From there you can click on engine identification and engine description, which will help you make a definite ID of your engine.

Chris

p.s. Your neighbor threw away a nice engine.

[Junkologist]

Definitely looks like a model A Briggs. One of the later models. Why would someone throw a nice engine like that away? Good save!

Mike

[George Andreasen]

Nick,
My God, the GAS TANK is worth what you "paid" for the engine! Assuming it runs with very little work, you have a nice little antique to power something with. Find another "trash treasure" and get started in a great hobby with some great people. Best of luck, George

[Ed Stoller]

It might be a Briggs Model A, but I looks a lot like the Briggs Model B I have on a Kohler 800 generator. Mine starts with a crank. Do you get a spark from the magneto? edstoller at earthlink dot net.

[nick11082001]

i havent even been able to crank it over yet, i dont have a spark plug for it, i dont even know what kind to use, if you could let me know what kind of spark plug this engine takes, that would be very helpful too, also any other tips y'all can give me on trying to start this engine. its been a few years since ive messed with a small engine

[nick11082001]

this engine was sitting by what looks like an air compressor pump also, i just decided to go back out and grab the pump too, i have added pictures of the pump to my yahoo photo album tell me what you think of it, i really honestly know nothing about it. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nick_s...bum?.dir=/42f0

[Junkologist]

Your engine is a model A Briggs. The air cleaner pipe would be longer on a model B due to the engine being physically bigger. Your "compressor" is actually a spray pump from some kind of orchard sprayer. Maybe a small Hardie sprayer, but I'm not positive about that.

Mike

[Bill Sherlock]

Nick,

I don't have spark plug info pertaining to the Briggs & Stratton model "A" engine in particular at the moment, but my 1968 Champion spark plug chart advises that heads with 18mm threads for the spark plug use Champion D-16 and heads with 14mm threads use J-8 or CJ-8 spark plugs. The latter is gapped at .030". Chart doesn't show gap for the D-16 plug. I'm assuming that your engine would use the Champion D-16 or equivilent plug from another manufacturer.

Nice find.

Bill

[K D Redd]

Tuis will not need much cosmetic work. The paint looks almost new.

Kent

[Mark Birdeau]

Nick, You can go to the Briggs and Stratton web site and buy a service manual that covers out of production Briggs engines.It covers most engines from 1919-1981 and has about anything you would want to know.I think I paid about $33.00 with shipping and had it the next day.
The book says the A uses a Champion 8 com or Autolite B7.
I hope this helps,and that I did it right as this is my first post after lurking for a year or more. Mark:

[nick11082001]

thanks for the spark plug type, can anyone tell me what the gap is supposed to be?

[Larry Dunlap]

The plug gap is .025" for your engine.