Hey guys,
Great site. I hope you can help.
I have a B&S 446777-0165-E1 twin cylinder engine. It appears to be running on one cylinder, here are the symptoms:
Has spark to both cylinders (tested by mechanic). Appears to be getting gas to both cylinders (tested by mechanic).
Starts easily and sounds like it's running on both at startup.
Within a few seconds, the sound of the engine changes, appears to run more smoothly.
With both plug wires in place and the engine running, if the "bad" cylinder spark plug wire is removed, nothing changes.
With both plug wires in place and the engine running, if the "good" cylinder spark plug wire is removed, the engine dies.
Mechanic did a compression test. Says that the "bad" cylinder is showing 150 at cranking/startup, within a few seconds drops to 120, then to 60 and stays there.
His suggestion was to replace the engine.
Any better suggestions?
Mike
Great site. I hope you can help.
I have a B&S 446777-0165-E1 twin cylinder engine. It appears to be running on one cylinder, here are the symptoms:
Has spark to both cylinders (tested by mechanic). Appears to be getting gas to both cylinders (tested by mechanic).
Starts easily and sounds like it's running on both at startup.
Within a few seconds, the sound of the engine changes, appears to run more smoothly.
With both plug wires in place and the engine running, if the "bad" cylinder spark plug wire is removed, nothing changes.
With both plug wires in place and the engine running, if the "good" cylinder spark plug wire is removed, the engine dies.
Mechanic did a compression test. Says that the "bad" cylinder is showing 150 at cranking/startup, within a few seconds drops to 120, then to 60 and stays there.
His suggestion was to replace the engine.
Any better suggestions?
Mike