HELP old briggs 18hp twin cylinder problems

[cclingma]

I bought a new belt that's supposed to fit but I haven't ran it yet.

A&I A-1930V491-PIX. A bd 51

[racerone3]

finally! the larger of the 2 springs (3rd pic) is very loose unless the engine is running. they were pretty tough to get pics of, so I'm hoping these are at least somewhat helpful.

[cjlemay]

thanks so much that will help could you get me the belt number off your machine when you get a chance

[racerone3]

I'm still running the original belt, and the #'s are long gone. there seems to be a lot of debate as to weather the original size belt is still in production. if you do a search for "hustler belt" you will find several threads on the topic. it will take some digging, but you can find what others are using