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84003329

Briggs And Stratton 84003329 - Module Control (Briggs Oem Part)

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[CloverKnollFarms]

I actually ran mine yesterday. Four pulls, after sitting since April. Not bad.

 

[mrmikey]

The gas sitting was the reason I bought a tri-fuel generator and run it on propane only. If something ever happens that I run out of propane I still have the gas option. Longest we've been out in the past five years was eight hours.

 

[daugen]

The gas sitting was the reason I bought a tri-fuel generator and run it on propane only. If something ever happens that I run out of propane I still have the gas option. Longest we've been out in the past five years was eight hours.

same here
four tanks of propane backed up by two tanks of gasoline
though if Tractor Supply is still open (assuming hurricane) I'd go refill the propane tanks.
I think I have five in total.

at one point on my farm in NC I had 22 small engines to maintain.
it worked because they had non ethanol gasoline there and traditional methods worked.
I can't get non ethanol gas here so I've had this gen three years and not a drop of gas in it.
I think the corn lobby has really done us in. Biggest boon to small engine repair shops ever.
Plus the simple lack of reliability that comes with that.

 

[WinterDeere]

I wonder what other people do to get the noise level down. My gen is LOUD. Tried adding an automotive muffler, but that didn't really work. And tried running the exhaust under water. That also didn't work. Figured out if I set it up to reflect noise away from the house, it is much better. The noise is in the single piston engine design. Even outside on the ground, we can feel the vibrations inside, panting the windows.

What brand/model? My first generator was a cheapo, I think it ran on a Briggs Intek, and was noisy as hell. Those engines make almost as much noise out thru the input as the muffler, so making them quiet would not be as easy as a muffler swap.

I traded it for a Honda-powered generator, which is so quiet we can't even hear it running until we open a door or window, and even then have to walk around to that end of the house to really know if what we're hearing is our generator versus distant neighbors.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I must get lucky. I've had gas in multiple engines that are run maybe twice per year, and in 10 years not a single fuel related repair.

 

[Robin Veerman]

Yes lucky is right. Dare you to pull a carburetor bowl and show us the gunk!….

 

[LouNY]

One thing to be aware of also, is that there is a summer and a winter gasoline blend.
With all the "reformulation" being done these days and the concern about volatile
emissions many of the "summer" gasolines will not vaporize very well in the cold weather.
If the fuel doesn't vaporize it will not start.
It will surprise you at times if a bit of gasoline is spilled in the winter how long it will stay in a puddle and not vaporize away quickly.

 

[mrmikey]

I can't get non ethanol gas here so I've had this gen three years and not a drop of gas in it.
I think the corn lobby has really done us in. Biggest boon to small engine repair shops ever.
Plus the simple lack of reliability that comes with that.

Up until a bit over a year ago you could get real gas i.e. no corn in it, now, none available newhere at least here in NS.
I've not had any crap fuel problems yet but now I drain everything if going unused for more than a couple months. Gas I usually use what I have around within two months tops in the summer, winter I'll dump it in my truck and refill with fresh fuel. I always use stabilizer, not that it helps with corn fuel but to slow the fuel aging process.

 

[DarkBlack]

One thing to be aware of also, is that there is a summer and a winter gasoline blend.
With all the "reformulation" being done these days and the concern about volatile
emissions many of the "summer" gasolines will not vaporize very well in the cold weather.
If the fuel doesn't vaporize it will not start.
It will surprise you at times if a bit of gasoline is spilled in the winter how long it will stay in a puddle and not vaporize away quickly.

True. The butane added in winter blend gasoline lowers the btu content a bit, but allows easier starting in cold temperatures