who was asking how long them briggs 36's last?
well, I was going bait crawfish traps yesterday and my briggs locked up. a little over 5000 hours. I was hoping it was my clutch bearing, but nope. ran great till it stopped. this was my second 36 briggs, the first one was replaced under warranty with 180 hours. off the top of my head, what I have done to the engine other than changing the oil every 100 hours, sparkplugs, and air filters isn't too much. changed the heads 3 times due to them cracking at the sparkplug hole. changed the coils once or twice. 3 or 4 tiny tach's. a whole bunch of mufflers.
was a good engine. will leave it parked till I figure out what to put on next.