Hi,
I have older Craftsman 2004 GT-5000 with the crappy 446777-0244 26HP Briggs engine that has the poor camshaft and air filter design. After 5 yrs of use I'm now seeing the same problems everyone has seen with this poorly designed engine and now I need to replace it. My question is, what is the best and cheapest replacement model to use. I notice tewarehouse.com has the briggs 44p777-0111 with the same short block # and crankshaft size, would this work? There is also the 44Q777-0126 that shows a newer replacement, but it's more. So will the 44p777-0111 engine work as a good replacement and will the electrical connector line up? Maybe someone can post what engines they've used as a direct replacement.
Thanks, R.
I have older Craftsman 2004 GT-5000 with the crappy 446777-0244 26HP Briggs engine that has the poor camshaft and air filter design. After 5 yrs of use I'm now seeing the same problems everyone has seen with this poorly designed engine and now I need to replace it. My question is, what is the best and cheapest replacement model to use. I notice tewarehouse.com has the briggs 44p777-0111 with the same short block # and crankshaft size, would this work? There is also the 44Q777-0126 that shows a newer replacement, but it's more. So will the 44p777-0111 engine work as a good replacement and will the electrical connector line up? Maybe someone can post what engines they've used as a direct replacement.
Thanks, R.