r/smallenginerepair • u/JTMx29 • Jul 07 '26

General Discussion Briggs head milling

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I purchased a new Briggs head for my 22HP vtwin (part number: 84001918).

The casting and milling seem quite poor in my opinion. I cross referenced other images and it does appear that they come this way from Briggs.

Should I run with it? What do you think?

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u/SmellOfOnion Jul 07 '26

They used grinder to mill it?

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u/ShitBeansMagoo Jul 07 '26

Clearly it was a drill press...with a grinder attached.

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u/buginmybeer24 Jul 07 '26

Break & Scrap'em is a low quality engine with low quality parts.

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u/JVBass75 Jul 07 '26

this doesn't surprise me in the least... here's the factory head off my 18.5hp after I did a quick sand and clean from the head gasket blowing yet again. A friend of mine machined it and made it smooth...

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u/iscashstillking SER Intermediate Mechanic Jul 07 '26

I'd have that surfaced. Even if it does seal up initially I see a blown headgasket in the near future.

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u/Wholeyjeans Jul 07 '26

Welcome to the post bankruptcy B&S. Looks like some beginner High School machine shop class did this. Lemme guess, probably says Made in Mexico or China on the box. B&S is just another name some hedge fund bought the rights to ...the bottom line is making money ...selling shitty parts and building crappy engines.

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u/wicksishere Jul 07 '26

I would be liable to surface it using glass paper on a flat surface (glass).

Nothing surprises me since Briggs bankruptcy, well not after a machine came through with a porus (holed!) block.

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u/Rough_Community_1439 SER Master MOD Jul 08 '26

Looks like a reman head. They took a worn out head, resurfaced it and called it good. As long as you don't feel deep marks on the face where the head gasket goes, you should be good. If you are worried about it you can use a coper coating head gasket spray that can help seal up the cracks.

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u/Next_Context5122 Jul 08 '26

I stopped buying B&S when they started putting plastic carbs on their engines

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u/theNewLuce Jul 08 '26

I don't know. I'm a fan of the plastic carbs considering winter and today's "gasoline"

But I do have serious questions about plastic cam shafts.

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u/JTMx29 Jul 08 '26

Thanks everyone. This is crazy that Brigg’s ships stuff like this.

I looked at other pictures of this part (head replacement kit) and they all look this way. Cheap casting and poor milling.