204415 Briggs and Stratton Engine - Instructions

I found the model number of the Briggs & Stratton engine on the inside of the engine housing. Ordered a new starter-rewind unit, as the old cord broke and the thing was well worn. The instructions were clear enough, but to get the old starter off I had to drill out four rivets, which just spin around when you try. I used a hacksaw, chisel ... Read more , pliers, whatever worked on each rivet; this took a while. When they were finally removed, the new starter pull unit was relatively easy to install with the small nuts and bolts provided. On the Yard Machines log splitter, putting back the engine housing is quite tricky; you have to jostle the thing into place, get the pull handle above the cover and line up the bolt holes.

Found you cannot spin it by hand to find out if you have spark. You have to put the recoil back on and spin it this way to find out you have spark. You have to generate enough rpm to create spark. Run's fine know.

I installed a new solenoid starter. Took me a total of 20 minutes. Started right up.