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Float Bowl Gasket

Part Number: 281165S

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*This part replaces obsolete part #: and 281165.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Briggs and Stratton, Toro, Murray

Product Number: 281165S

Classification: Part

Weight: 0.01 lbs.

Shipping: Ships Worldwide

Description:

This is a Genuine OEM replacement part used on variety of Lawn and Garden Equipment Engines. This part is made out of Rubber and it is sold individually. If the carburetor is leaking fuel it is recommended to replace the Bowl Gasket. Gaskets and O-rings are a common source of problems. They eventually shrink, causing fuel and air leaks that lead to poor engine performance.

Warning: California's Proposition 65

Compatibility

This part is compatible with the following machines:

Briggs and Stratton

Toro

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Products Compatibility

This item works with the following types of products:

• Engine
• Generator
• Lawn Tractor

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7 of 8 people found this instruction helpful

Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Sealing Washer - 692255

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

15-30 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Socket set

Float bowl was leaking gas due to gasket and seal

Removed float bowl and replaced gasket and seal
Parts that were ordered and delivered by ereplacement parts were a perfect fit and fixed my ongoing problem!

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3 of 3 people found this instruction helpful

Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Float Valve Needle - 231855S

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Nutdriver

Gasoline was getting into the engine block and hydro locked the cylinder

Remove carburetor, disassemble it, clean all internal parts with carb cleaner and blow out all ports with compressed air. Reassemble the carb with new float needle and bowl seal. Drain motor oil and replace with fresh oil. Since the oil had a quart of gasoline in it. I will change the oil again after 5 hours of use.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Inlet Seat - 690577

Float Valve Needle - 231855S

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

30-60 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set

White smoke. Engine knocked and stalled. Crankcase filled with fuel.

1. Removed carburetor.
2. Unscrewed bell to expose float and needle valve.
3. Removed float by sliding out pin.
4. Removed needle valve.
5. Removed brass seat by tapping with 1/4" tap, inserting bolt, and pulling out with press.
6. Lightly tapped in new seat.
7. Replaced needle valve, float and bell gasket.
8. Reinstalled bell.
9. Reinstalled carburetor.

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Cylinder Head Gasket - 273280S

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Intake Push Rod - 692003

Push Rod - 692011

Repair Difficulty:

Medium

Time Spent Repairing:

1-2 hours

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set, Wrench Set, Nutdriver

The engine engine bent the intake push rod . did not know why.

disassemble the cooling shields remove the carb. and the muffler .
pulled the head off to see what was in the engine to bent the rod .
seen nothing to bent the rod cleaned off the carbon from the piston .
clean surfaces and re assemble the engine .
working perfectly now .

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Tool Type:

Lawn Tractor

Parts Used:

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

Less than 15 minutes

Tools Used:

Socket set

Fuel bowl was leaking.

Replaced old gasket that was leaking.

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Tool Type:

Engine

Parts Used:

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

Less than 15 minutes

Tools Used:

Wrench Set

Gas leaking around bowl

Wrech the bowl off replace gasket

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Tool Type:

Lawn Mower

Parts Used:

Float Valve Needle - 231855S

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

Less than 15 minutes

Tools Used:

Wrench Set

leaked gas

replaced needle and gasket

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Tool Type:

Lawn Mower

Parts Used:

Float Valve Needle - 231855S

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

15-30 minutes

Tools Used:

Socket set

Needle in carbarator not shuting of gas. rubber tip old

removed carburetor, removed bowel, float and needle. Replaced needle on float put bowel back on and put carburetor back on engine

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Tool Type:

Lawn Mower

Parts Used:

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

Less than 15 minutes

Tools Used:

Wrench Set

carb gasket had to be replaced

removed bowl, discarded old gasket, installed new gasket, installed bowl

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Tool Type:

Engine

Parts Used:

Float Bowl Gasket - 281165S

Gasket-Intake - 691886

Spring-Governor Link - 691848

Air Filter Cartridge - 691643

Repair Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent Repairing:

15-30 minutes

Tools Used:

Screwdriver, Pliers, Socket set

Log splitter wouldnt run

Removed carburetor and cleaned, replaced above listed parts, fueled and started

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Question: ETHANOL PROOF GASKET?

MMALM

WILL THE GENUINE B&S PART STAND UP TO ETHANOL?

Hello MMALM,

I would think that after time, the ethanol fuel would damage the Briggs and Stratton 281165S Gasket-Float Bowl Luckily (In our area) there are gas stations that are starting to offer ethanol free fuel). You may have some too.

-WJA

Hello MMALM and WJA, I agree with you WJA. Ethanol attracts moisture and moisture corrodes any metals inside the Briggs carburetors. Gaskets fare better than metals do. I just cleaned a corroded bowl up on a Honda Keihin carburetor yesterday. Here is the National List for gas stations which have ethanol-free gas for sale.

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Exact fit

I had tried to find this part at a local hardware store that is well known for stocking a wide range of lawnmower parts. But, to no avail. They stocked the original part, but not in the size I needed. I tried to substitute an o-ring. They didn't have an exact fit. I tried purchasing some gasket material to make my own. That turned out to be a disaster. Nothing but the original part was going to work. I tried Amazon. They didn't have it. With a little more research, I found your website. To tell you the truth, I wasn't sure if I ordered the right part due to the nomenclature and cross- referencing. But when I received it it turned out to be a perfect fit. Whew! No more gasoline leaks.

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