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SnowRemover
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Location: Near Albany, NY
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Tecumseh Engines Prone to throwing Rods
Original Message Jan 31, 2005 9:48 am |
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OK, my snowblower has a Tecumseh engine, so when I read this I thought it could be either BS, correct, or old news. You can't go wrong with a Briggs and Stratton engine. Tecumseh engines are prone to throwing piston rods through the crankcase wall if the oil level drops at all. The Tecumseh speed control is not nearly as robust as the Briggs and Stratton either. Briggs & Stratton is now back in the snow blower engine business in a big way with overhead valve engines ranging from 6.5 through 13 horsepower. Given prices, contracts and market inertia it's anybody's guess how quickly they will regain market share. However if you shop around machines can be found with these engines.Anyone with any knowledge care to comment? Here's the link. http://home.gwi.net/~spectrum/snowbuying.html--SnowRemover
This message was modified Jan 31, 2005 by SnowRemover
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