Help with date of mfg on Briggs and Stratton 18 hp engine.

[chad22]

Okay so on my backhoe/ riding mower. I have an 18hp Briggs and stratton engine.

I got the code off of it and was just wondering if I decoded the date of mfg right?

The code is

88110712

From looking at the code, I'm assuming it was made on 11-07-1988.

So if that's right the engine is older than I thought. I thought it was only about 10 years old, but if that engine was made in the year 88 "Year I was born" then the engine is close to my age.

I'm 23 and if I'm correct the engine is 22 years old.

I was born March 8th 1988.

The engine runs strong and the only thing I had to do was replace spark plugs and clean carb.

A briggs has never failed me and this is no exception. :thumbsup:

If I have to buy a new engine, it's definitely gonna be another Briggs.



Chad

 

[RandyT]

engine was built on the 110th day of 1988

 

[RandyT]

I was incorrect in my dating method for the briggs. It is year,month,day of manufacture. too many dating methods to keep track of.