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After rebuilding the carb on an old snapper lawnmower that I bought, the engine ran great except for the fact that I had to take the air filter off and spray starting fluid on every cold start and almost all warm starts. So it got real annoying everytime someone had to stop me from mowing to tell me something. I read somewhere that this plate was more than likely the problem and after installing it, it cranks after a few pumps of the primer bulb. The fact that it comes with a primer bulb and carb gasket makes it a fair value considering the way lawn equipment will nickel and dime you to death!I tried a cheaper one years back , and it worked perfect . A year later I bought another for a different engine , that one didn't work. After multiple attempts , I purchased this one and its been perfect ever since.Time and time again I have found that OEM parts are consistently better than knock off versions. Case in point, I purchased a clone version of this air cleaner cover only to receive a warped piece that didn't let the primer work properly. OEM and it works as expected.This worked fine on the first install. The instructions are pretty terrible so really look at what is going on and you'll be fine. It seems sort of ridiculous that Briggs requires this amount of expense and time because the primer bulb on their engine only lasted 2 years.I have a Snapper Hi Vac that had needed many extra pumps on the primer to start. However, when I couldn't start it one day, I began to worry that I needed to replace the carburetor.So, I ordered a cheap carb, but I also remembered that when I had removed and cleaned the old primer base, the carb's gasket was in crummy shape.I put the control on "Prime" and pumped the primer bulb and sure enough - there was no fuel begin shot through.I first put a new gasket on, but that didn't work. I then removed the primer base, put the new gasket on top of the gasket in the new base and installed it.I pushed the primer bulb and - TA-DA! Fresh fuel!The mower cranked up instantly!Let this serve as a lesson to others - start with the less-invasive repairs FIRST! And check to see if your primer is working.Frankly, considering how cheap this part is, I'll never try to replace a primer bulb again. It's a huge pain and can be time-consuming.Now, I have a new carburetor still in the box that I'll keep sealed "just in case".This was a great price. My mower works great now!Genuine Factory Part. It fits many models and may require some slight modifications for your application. It took about 15 minutes to complete the job.This worked perfect. Exactly as described, correct replacement part, great value. Very happy!Great. Just what I wanted.I had a hard time starting my old Murray lawn mover. I cleaned the carb, changed the spark plug, pressed the primer bulb 3x or 4x or 5x it wouldn't start. If I used the Quick start spray it would fire, so I new the problem was with with the primer bulb. Replacing the air Cleaner Primer Base Replacement 792040 691753 496116 did the job.Now after 3 primer presses an one pull the engine starts and purrs like it used to.OEM part that fit my 25 year old 3.5HP Briggs lawnmower perfectly. Starts first pull every time.Was very easy to find, was delivered in 2 days, ordered Saturday morning and was delivered Monday by 10 am by post. Easy to install fixed my issue.The primer base plate came on time and worked perfect.
