Briggs IPL not showing all the parts

[KE4AVB]

I am working on a 33R777-0012 with smart start system. When it comes to the parts needed the IPL simply don't show all the parts needed to repair the choke system. I got lucky that the replacement engine used the same parts and they were shown with part numbers. How stupid is Briggs? They didn't even show the exhaust gasket.

Gripe over as I manage to find the needed but had to jump thru hoops to find them.

[bgsengine]

not necessarily Briggs' fault - Gotta remember they contract out the parts catalog stuff to ARI which can be responsible for screw-ups, too... (unless Briggs engineering provided incomplete artwork, etc.) But yeah, can be frustrating when one catalog shows up with missing pages or images or callouts or parts lists... (I have even seen that happen in the massive print catalogs we used to use before everything went to computers... The briggs parts book at the time was nearly a foot thick..)

[38racing]

like when some mtd manuals show a good electrical schematic and others show some useless lines above a parts list. once I emailed for proper one and all they provided was some engineering list.

[KE4AVB]

Briggs Power Portal use PartSmart instead of ARI.

I reckon it require too much effort on Briggs or PartSmart to get off their dead backsides and correct online info after 6 4 yrs.

[bluemower]

Is it possible this particular type engine was supplied without an exhaust system. If the equipment manufacturer supplied the muffler, Briggs would not include on the IPL.

not sure what the smart choke system requires. I noticed the choke-a-matic link included on the IPL.

[bgsengine]

Briggs Power Portal use PartSmart instead of ARI.

I reckon it require too much effort on Briggs or PartSmart to get off their dead backsides and correct online info after 6 4 yrs.

PartsSmart IS ARI . Partsmart was the first online web based parts lookup available from ARI, AFAIK and licensed to manufacturers, then later they licensed it out to individual Large Scale dealers (Partstree.com most notably) And then they started marketing online parts lookup to individual dealers at inflated licensing fees under annual contracts, and within just a few years they then came out with their $199/month Partstream offering (pissed me off because 5 months earlier, their salesman pushed me into a 1 year commit on their $1200/month parts lookup for website, and never even mentioned it to me.. and Partstream was far better than Partsmart was) But, it is pretty much all ARI these days (and I am sure they also managed to over-sell unknowing dealerships into a contract for a cookie-cutter PartsSmart enabled website hosted by , you guessed it, ARI)

If you get the impression that I am not impressed with ARI, then I'd say it is an understatement....

[KE4AVB]

Then I stand corrected as I didn't know the specifics.

I do know I avoid Partstree look-ups as they are extremely lousy clarity wise. Some are totally unreadable here. I try to use OEM look-up whenever available. Now Kohler new Partners website is half screwed up as many of the engines I working on is not even on the dealer site.

Anyways I did manage find the part numbers I was looking for under the 33S977-0017-G1 IPL but it was simpler to convert to a standard choke setup Besides Craftsman never used the smart choke system, no electrical power it the snap switch.

Now of course the engine is now on its second anti after fire solenoid. The last one lasted 11 months.