Originally Posted by gmax
Bruce, What would cause the motor to destruct like that?
I have a 30 year old B&S still going fine.
Were some motors built with weak parts fitted?

cheers gmax

The usual cause is not enough oil in the sump and what happens is that you start to get a slight knocking noise before it snaps and flies through the crankcase.

The conrod is alloy and what usually happens is that it picks up on the crankshaft because of lack of lubrication. cheers2

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Bruce


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