Briggs is a work horse engine and built for load... Raced go carts and the briggs didn't do well in the speed category instead we went to baby kawasaki engines which were built for that. The kawies ran great at spped but wouldn't run a mower worth a crap. Apples and oranges again...
you my friend have got to be kidding me as all manufacturers are running away from any and all warranty claims, in this economic climate. i deal with it every day! we repair truck rear ends and transmissions for eaton and spicer they have a book with pictures in it filled with reasons NOT to warranty their products!! it is disguisting but that is the real world! do you know how long the warranty is on a payloader or a bulldozer or a hydraulic excavator or a tractor or trailer all used in commercial applications? answer 1 YEAR! now you may be able to buy some extended but it will cost you! with regular oil analysis you should be able to tell of a intercooler failure before it ruins a engine we do oil analysis @250 hours and are very fortunate as we did lose a intercooler on a c15 and caught it before we did damage but the only way i knew that is i got screwed on a different engine when a cooler failed and got no support from the factory because of lack of oil analysis and pressure checking of intercoolers? no different then a oil cooler on a marine gear failing and ruining your gear. it s worth the 60 dollars every 250 hrs if you ask me.
The sad part is, every Briggs and Stratton I did own probably had a better track record than my 3196. Think about it! Two overhauls, one major repair, and three replacement cylinder heads in four years. My cordless razor and electric toothbrush have better track records. My cordless drills have a better track record. I can't think of anything I ever owned with a motor with a worse track record. During the first ten years with a drivers license I deserved to be dragged in front of a firing squad and executed. Still, my vehicles had a better track record than this poor excuse for an engine.
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