Looks like others have this peculiar innovative feature on their motors too! My champion 9375 starting Amp generator is brand new and only ran for several hours then quit. It only runs very rough and backfires out both intake and the exhaust now. I checked oil, spark, fuel, switched to LPG, that all fine and it's level. With those in place yet not running, and with it being new out of the box, I started thinking maybe the factory may have not tightened up the lifters locking nuts. That's when I noticed the extra little lift on the exhaust valve right before the end of the compression stroke and started looking for info. Lifters are adjusted fine (.006 intake and .008 exhaust) ... I'm stumped now...

for most people its valve adjust but for a select few its the engine design itself. the piston gets lubed by the engine splashing oil. if you dont change the oil yearly and are not using the correct weight oil, the top side of the piston and occasionally the head also will create tollerances so tight even the compression release wont be enough for the starter to push thru. usually i sugesst pulling the engine apart and cleaning the piston, valves, rings, and valve head. get then super clean abd put it back together. keep up on the maintence and it should run fine. also check the seloniod, they do go bad and it takes all that CCA to get these engines spinning

Yep, like I said. The wrong info is MMDDYY. The right info is YYMMDD & ASSEMBLY LINE AND MANUFACTURING PLANT. Also, would that part number 790400 (698492) be the latest greatest version or the original duplicate? If original, would it be better to opt for an improved version? Thanks Found a pic of similar cam with CR here: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/outdoor-gasoline-power-equipment-small-engines/334366-briggs-stratton-28n707-15hp.html Here is a link that might be useful: Pic of cam with CR at bottom of thread.

Hello...........I just ran across this statement. I realize the statement is 4 years old............but I'm hoping "dsbird" or someone else might have an answer to my question. I too, have a problem with my Intek not wanting to make it past "compression," and I was looking for a "work around" when I ran across this. "dsbird" states that "I torqued it up a bit tighter to avoid gasket blow-out," and I was wondering if someone might advise me as to how much "tighter" to go as I try this "double head gasket" manuver to see if it will work for me as well ? Thank you : )