Oregon parts quality
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My son has been rebuilding lots of old Briggs 3 and 5 HP engines for nearly 4 years and never once had to settle for aftermarket parts. He found EVERYTHING he ever needed on EBay as OEM NOS ("New Old Stock") parts. Contrary to what you might think, there are some very good deals on these NOS parts, you just have to be patient and look around a bit, as prices (and shipping!) will vary significantly from seller to seller. In addition, it never hurts to make an offer on the "Buy it now" items- my son has had success doing this. The first thing you want to do is go to Partstree.com and plug in your engine #'s. Then you can scan their diagrams for the part you need and get the actual Briggs part # . Then go back to Ebay and search using that #.
Sidebar: Our very limited Briggs aftermarket purchase experiences a few years ago was not good. We bought a few carb diaphrams and carb/tank gaskets and found the quality (thickness) to be substandard, and the latter always leaked.
Michael
Sidebar: Our very limited Briggs aftermarket purchase experiences a few years ago was not good. We bought a few carb diaphrams and carb/tank gaskets and found the quality (thickness) to be substandard, and the latter always leaked.
Michael
Most all of those parts will be imported copies. The quality is not the same. For instance... the chrome plate on the cool bore pistons is thinner and doesn't cover the piston as well as factory. rods and ringsets aren't the same finish as the originals and seem to wear faster.
Oregon, stens, rotary, sunbelt, aftermarket parts suppliers most mower shops use them, but if you ask they can probably get the OEM parts. They are going to more expensive, but if you are keeping the engine for yourself its worth it.
Oregon, stens, rotary, sunbelt, aftermarket parts suppliers most mower shops use them, but if you ask they can probably get the OEM parts. They are going to more expensive, but if you are keeping the engine for yourself its worth it.
Just so you know, all the "Oregon" brand parts I have seen were made in China, it's just another one of those brand names emulating US industry but actually made in China (like the Harbor Freight brands "Pittsburgh", "Chicago Pneumatic", etc.).
From my experience, the China stuff are not bad parts necessarily but original Briggs and Tecumseh are always noticeably better quality and finish, especially Briggs & Tec older parts. :thumbsup:
From my experience, the China stuff are not bad parts necessarily but original Briggs and Tecumseh are always noticeably better quality and finish, especially Briggs & Tec older parts. :thumbsup: