Hey guys! we are about to move here pretty soon, but for now I am passing the time helping our next door neighbors son with a go-kart he is building. It is an 8 horsepower 19 cubic inch Horizontal shaft Briggs and Stratton. It has a Flow-Jet carburator on it. We have no idea how old the engine is, but here is an idea: it was origionally sold by Montgomery Ward, so it has to be at least 20 years old, because I have no idea when they went out of business. We have a catalog that you can order new parts out of, and it shows that you can get chrome piston rings for these engines. Should he use them? I know a lot of these small engines by B&S used chrome inserts in the cylinders, but can these be used with iron cylinders? Also, I am looking for sites that show how to do performance upgrades on these engines. Thanks guys!
