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Old 10-03-2008, 03:09 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default blown motor on craftsman rider

On Mar 9, 7:39*pm, "Brendan" wrote:

I think I blew an eight year old 22hp rider B&S engine. *I should have told
my son to keep checking the oil. A new engine is $1400. and new rider is
$1500. *Is it expensive to have an engine rebuilt? *


Yes. Repair parts are very expensive. A few years back I priced parts
to rebuild a 18hp B&S and they totaled nearly $900. Probably higher
than that now. Add labor to that and you're close to the price of a
new engine. I opted for a new mower.

KC