Briggs Engine Numbers

[tadams 989]

Here is the # on my engine 243431 0123 0216605121. What do I have. I was not able to find the briggs engine numbers on this site.

thanks

Tom

[BLT 718]

The engine is a 10HP Model 243431 type 0123-02. 16605121 is the S/N, but I think there is too many numbers. The very last number is plant 1 where all the cast irons were built. That model was used on the early Landlords.

[tadams 989]

Thanks

This is in a Big Ten that I am redoing and they have a external coil on it. Trying to decide wether to tear apart and replace coil or leave alone, ran well the way ir is.

thanks

Tom

[PhanDad 3,617]

Bob,

Could the engine type be 0123-021?

Or there's a scratch or something that looks like a 2. My early B-100 original engine is a 24431 type 0123-01 manufactured Nov 11,1967 in plant 1.

Then the rest of the numbers would translate to manufactured on Dec 5,1966 in plant 1.

And you reference the last group of numbers as a serial number. I didn't think the early Briggs engines had serial numbers, just date codes. And all engines made on that day in that plant had the same number. Am I mistaken?

[PhanDad 3,617]

Tom,There should be dashes between the groups of numbers like these on my Briggs from an A/C Homelite T-12:

[BLT 718]

Bill the base type/build number 123-01 could be modified slightly, -01,02,03 if I recall. Briggs used date codes as their s/n's. At the plant where I worked, two shifts would kick roughly 18,000 9 CID vertical shaft engines a day. Can you imagine how many stamping presses you'd need just to stamp individual serial numbers on each blower housing?

[Kent 435]

quote:Originally posted by PhanDad

Bob,Could the engine type be 0123-021? Or there's a scratch or something that looks like a 2. My early B-100 original engine is a 24431 type 0123-01 manufactured Nov 11,1967 in plant 1. Then the rest of the numbers would translate to manufactured on Dec 5,1966 in plant 1. And you reference the last group of numbers as a serial number. I didn't think the early Briggs engines had serial numbers, just date codes. And all engines made on that day in that plant had the same number. Am I mistaken?

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id="quote">I think you've correctly translated it, based on the 10hp motors I've owned.