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    Jan 7, 2010, 01:38 PM
    17 hp briggs and stratton engine
    How difficult is it to change the head gasget on a 17 HP briggs ans stratton engine for an amateur.
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    Jan 7, 2010, 01:45 PM
    17 hp briggs and stratton engine
    How difficult is it to change a head gasket on a 17 hp BRIGGS AND STRATTON ENGINE

    FOR AN AMETEUR.
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    Jan 7, 2010, 02:37 PM

    Hi,
    It is not particularly difficult. I loosen the bolts 1/4 turn each at first to keep the head flat. Once completely loose, I simply remove them each. I scrape the surfaces with a single-edge razor blade held at a 90 degree angle to remove any remnants of the old gasket. The new gasket probably torques at 165-185 in. lb. and should be torqued in a criss-cross pattern in three incrents of a third of the value.
    I gather this is an OHV engine, probably an Intek.
    Peace,
    Clarke
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