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Hello i Have Received two self propelled rover push mowers to rebuild. Number 1 is a rover 4HP self propelled Briggs engine Model 100902 Type 0245-01 Code 7007296. Number 2 is a rover self propelled 5HP Briggs engine Model 131922 Type 0144-01 Code 79110206.
I will take some photos today and post with them. I am after some engine manuals part numbers and rover manuals for these mowers. All help is always appreciated.

Les

of around that age the only rover I can think of at present stage is the big old 21" slashers, I have one, I just need to find the non self propelled version and some catchers.

Hi leshby and welcome back to the forum.
Looking forward to seeing the pics...they will help with the model ID. No doubt our resident Briggs guru, grumpy, will help you with the manuals information you are chasing.

Here is the illustrated parts list for the 13 cubic inch engine:

http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/Z6mltJVJ1DajI.pdf

Here is the operator's manual for the same engine:

http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/msotJO-K_ny7tH217FzoPu.pdf

I haven't been able to get the Briggs site to recognise the 10 cubic inch engine, but an Outdoorking member, leshby, has found an online copy of the illustrated parts list:

http://www.wmv-dresden-download.de/Brigg...%20beachten.pdf

Thanks leshby, that is appreciated.

Hi Grumpy,

Your link to the smaller engine nolonger works. I too require parts list / any info on the B&S 4HP motor 100902 0222-03 ...its also from a super 4 self propelled Rover side thrower with catcher.

Any help is appreciated

Aussie280

Aussie, here is the illustrated parts list for your engine, and for leshby's:
http://bsintek.basco.com/BriggsDocumentDisplay/Z6joyCVJ1DajI.pdf

Hi Grumpy

Thanks a lot for the new link. That was exactly what I was searching for. Is there a good local source for spare parts at reasonable prices as I'd like to buy in Oz but a set of rings here are $45 plus postage on ebay when I can get the same OEM ring set from the USA for $10 plus postage.

Also this my first mower project. If the cause of the smoke are the rings and the piston is standard size after preparing the bore...cross hatching with emery cloth should I go up to 0.10 oversized ring set or stay with standard size...I assume either way I keep the standard size piston? Any help is appreciated.
Regards

Aussie280

The ring, bore and piston sizes must all match. A piston 0.010" smaller than the bore would slap quite noticeably, and its rocking would jeopardise the sealing ability of the rings. Normally the procedure is to measure the bore 1 cm down from the cylinder head mounting surface, and the piston diameter at the skirt, comparing both with the nominal dimensions of new parts. If the wear is substantial you have a choice between boring the engine you have, finding a second-hand one that doesn't smoke, or buying a new engine. Usually the second alternative is by far the cheapest and easiest. If your current engine's bore is smooth and not all that worn (which is usually the case), you can get a few more years of good performance by just replacing the piston rings.

So far as sourcing parts like rings is concerned, I think you'll find the Outdoorking online store has among the best local prices. You can compare that with overseas online suppliers. My experience so far has been that US sellers often (not always) have good prices for the items but truly awful shipping charges. In that situation I look at Chinese and Thai suppliers, whose shipping charges are usually around one tenth those of US suppliers. Of course you then have to check out the supplier, to ensure the merchandise is good quality. Essentially the Asian suppliers seem to mostly consist of very small businesses which list any item that some manufacturer is distress-selling, so there is no coherence to their product list, it consists of everything that is available. However there are also specialist suppliers who concentrate only on engine parts, with a sizable range available continuously. If I am buying engine parts, I only deal with the latter type of seller.

Obviously very few engine parts are made in Australia these days, so they are coming from the same place, whoever you buy them from.