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Just a guy who likes to tinker in my building
Briggs w/ plastic carb won't run. It wasn't the carb this time. You need to watch this video!!
In this one, I have a Briggs push mower with that ridiculous plastic carb. I spent a ridiculous amount of time chasing a fuel problem only to find out the problem had nothing to do with fuel.
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MTD push mower final assembly. She fought me the whole way!!
มุมมอง 3623 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, let's get the mower put back together with some fresh paint and scavenged parts from the junk pile. Doesn't seem like it wants to go back together cause it fights me every step of the way. Turns out to be a pretty solid old mower.
Newly discovered MTD push mower with 4.5 briggs sitting in a barn. Will it run again?
มุมมอง 6613 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, a friend of mine finds an old push mower in his wife's grandfather's barn. It's in pretty bad shape but it's mostly there. Let's see if we can bring it back around and get him cutting again.
Craftsman 18" rear tine tiller has been sitting for years. Can we bring it back to life?
มุมมอง 6K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, we have a Craftsman tiller that's been sitting in a building for at least 10 years. I assume it's going to be a simple carb clean. I was wrong, This thing fights me every step of the way.
Colossal chainsaw repair fail! Let's give it a proper burial.
มุมมอง 2043 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, I break my own rule and start working on a Poulan chainsaw. I despise working on chainsaws and I should have known better. Once I get into it, I decide I have no interest in going any further and I give it a not so peaceful ending.
Coleman Generator with Tecumseh 10HP. Will it run again after years of sitting?
มุมมอง 8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, we find an old Coleman generator with a 10 HP Tecumseh that has been sitting in a building for a bunch of years. Let's see if we can get it running and making power again.
Craftsman drive belt replacement
มุมมอง 174K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, we jump on a broken drive belt on a Craftsman riding mower. This is the first one I've done and hopefully it's the last. Take a minute and enjoy my misery.
How to read OBD I codes on 82-95 GM vehicles (codes included)
มุมมอง 2.9K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, I walk through how to read the codes on the old GM OBD I systems. I also have all the codes listed at the end of the video
Forgotten Husqvarna won't run.
มุมมอง 8253 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, we have a Husqvarna push mower with very little history. It looks really bad but let's see if we can bring it back to life.
Tiller has been sitting for 3 years. What will it take to get it running again?
มุมมอง 3263 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, I borrow a tiller from my brother in law. Problem is, it hasn't been cranked since I borrowed it the last time. 3 years ago. Let's see what it's gonna take to get it rolling again.
I bought a Honda 300 EX redneck edition with a horrible tap. Will a valve adjust fix the problem?
มุมมอง 1.1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
I bought a 1997 Honda 300 EX that somebody has turned full redneck. It runs great but has a horrible valvew tap. These ATVs are known for that but I want to see if adjusting the valves will help it or if I need to go into the motor.
Poulan with 24hp Briggs. Owner thinks he blew the head gasket. I disagree.
มุมมอง 3.2K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, the owner of this Poulan 24hp Briggs & Stratton thinks he blew the head gasket. I don't think that's the case. I believe it's a carb problem. Let's get into it and see if we can figure out exactly what happened.
Snapper push mower. Owner says it won't crank. He was wrong.
มุมมอง 8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, the owner told me his Snapper push mower wouldn't crank. I got it home and pulled it half a dozen times and it cranked right up. Let's go through it anyway and make sure everything is good to go.
John Deere Sabre has been sitting. Can we get it running?
มุมมอง 9K3 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, I bought a John Deere Sabre that has been sitting for a couple years. The seller says it will run. Let's tear into it and see what we get.
I'm sorry and thank you! (Not a typical tinker video)
มุมมอง 963 ปีที่แล้ว
In this one, I take a second to say thanks to everybody for the love.
Homemade "sit down" sulky for walk behind mower
มุมมอง 14K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Homemade "sit down" sulky for walk behind mower
Convert your lawn edger into a trencher
มุมมอง 47K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Convert your lawn edger into a trencher
Craftsman 140cc edger won't run. Seller lied to me!
มุมมอง 10K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Craftsman 140cc edger won't run. Seller lied to me!
No Heat in 1994 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE. Let's find out why.
มุมมอง 14K3 ปีที่แล้ว
No Heat in 1994 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE. Let's find out why.
Abused Craftsman riding mower won't start. Let's find out why.
มุมมอง 60K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Abused Craftsman riding mower won't start. Let's find out why.
Bypass your lawnmower safety switch (Not as difficult as you think)
มุมมอง 1.7K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Bypass your lawnmower safety switch (Not as difficult as you think)
Kawasaki FC420V Valve adjustment to fix hard cold starts.
มุมมอง 10K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Kawasaki FC420V Valve adjustment to fix hard cold starts.
Bunton walk behind mower gets the best of me!
มุมมอง 1.8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Bunton walk behind mower gets the best of me!
Bunton walk behind mower with seized motor. Can we free it?
มุมมอง 2.4K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Bunton walk behind mower with seized motor. Can we free it?
Junk pile push mowers. Can we bring one back to life?
มุมมอง 7843 ปีที่แล้ว
Junk pile push mowers. Can we bring one back to life?
Pull start snatches back on pressure washer part 2
มุมมอง 8K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Pull start snatches back on pressure washer part 2
Pull start snatches back on Honda pressure washer
มุมมอง 47K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Pull start snatches back on Honda pressure washer
Yamaha TTR 125 rescued from shed after 10 years. Will she run?
มุมมอง 1683 ปีที่แล้ว
Yamaha TTR 125 rescued from shed after 10 years. Will she run?
This is a victory. We all learned something. . Thanks for not giving up.
Appreciate that. I was very close!
I stopped watching at the 10min mark, realized that THIS person doesn't have a clue about ICE. Those nuts he removed hold the carb to the engine, without which he had a MASSIVE air leak between the carb and the engine getting SUPER LEAN mixture! Engine would NEVER START in this condition! Even with the carb PROPERLY attached, the thing NEEDS priming, at least a couple of squeezes of the primer bulb!
That was an incredibly helpful comment. Not sure what you're talking about but whatever. Have the day you deserve.
I parked the pos and bought a J Deere zero turn I don't have a lift and a fully furnished shop.
I went to a Snapper zero turn 4 years ago. Best decision I ever made.
Thank you for taking the time out, to show use what the problem could be.
My advice, get battery powered.
Not as long as I can get my hands on anything else.
Somebody gave me a 2 yr. old, beautiful condition Toro self propelled mower last year that would not start. You couldn't hardly pull the rope. She had already bought a new $600 Honda and didn't want the old one. When I got to checking it I found that someone had put the bail in the wrong holes which made the cable too long to work. Sold it in the church yard sale for $100. Life is good.
what size shoe do you wear
Thank you very many. I like the way the video went. Looking forward to more.
I appreciate it sir. I stopped posting a while ago for many reasons, but I still enjoy knowing they might be helping somebody. I appreciate you taking the time to watch.
at what point is it just cheaper to buy a new mower and accept that they only run for a few years.
I see your point bur I've never been a big fan of that mentality. Seems lazy to me. While they are made from junky parts, there's really nothing that could break that can't be replaced or fixed. With the price of new mowers, you can fix the old stuff a bunch of times and still come out cheaper. Just my humble opinion.
I'm 75 year old woman and some of the bolts are hard to loosen. I love fixing stuff but sometimes it takes too long.
I absolutely understand. There are exceptions to every rule. I think you've earned the right to just go buy a new one. Lol.
but I gt really determined to fix it. Itseems to not have a full filter. th fulling goes from tank to airfilter and is leaking
I'm assuming you're talking about the cover over the air filter. The carb is under there. Sounds like maybe a stuck needle and seat, but I'm just guessing without more details.
I’m glad you don’t have to go to work at MacDonald’s. I did it for a while and I didn’t like it.
I can't imagine it would be fun. Lol. Thanks for watching.
Thanks, same problem, discovered after I removed vand cleaned carb
Thank you. Can’t figure why you must remove back pulley? I assume you cannot slip belt over it. Just looking seems like you could just slide belt over. I’m getting ready to do this today so I’m sure I will get it. Haha.
To be honest, I don't remember. You may be able to. I just remember the whole process not being any fun. Good luck!
@@AverageJoes4u Well, the belt was broken that I took off, so I had no guidelines as to how to put the new one night. I finally gave up I’m taking it to someone
Sorry to hear that man. Not all bad though. At least now, you can keep your curse word count down and enjoy a movie in the AC while somebody else struggles. Lol.
How do you fix the last part that was broken? Unless I missed it, you said what the issue was but didn’t show how to fix that.
You didn't miss it. I didn't film it. To be honest, I was fed up and just wanted to be done. I cleaned and lubed the mechanism and I replaced the cable and handle from a parts machine I had laying around. While the mechanism was crusty, I think most of the problem was coming from the slop in the handle and a stretched cable.
@@AverageJoes4u thank you for responding 👍🏾
Man you’re the man. I have a similar situation but haven’t checked it yet. This is going to help me from getting frustrated. Sorry you had to get this way but you stuck with it and found the problem. Looking forward to seeing more videos to solving strange situations.🫵☝️
I appreciate the kind words. Hopefully it helps you fix your problem.
I will look into mine,been working on it for last 3 days on a 500e briggs and stratton
Learning is ALWAYS worthwhile ! Great persistence btw.
I appreciate it. I was really close to giving up.
Wow.....dude doesn't have a clue....no need to remove pulleys.
You're right. I didn't have a clue. Made that clear in the video. The end result however, was a functioning lawn mower. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and a special thanks for your constructive feedback. Have the day you deserve sir.
Thank you for that wrinkle, I usually attack the carb' next time I'll check this out.
Me too. It's ALWAYS the carb.
"We" wanted to see the fire!!:) Thanks for your help and humor:)))))))
The cool stuff always seems to happen when the camera is off. Lol.
I kept trying to work on the carb today on a Toro Recycler with no luck. Tomorrow I am going to try what you found with this mower! Thanks for posting this, even though this is two years old I am sure this is going to help other folks.
I certainly hope so. It definitely beat me up pretty bad. Thanks for taking the time to watch and hopefully you can get yours going.
U didn't take out the spark plug or nothing you're brave man !!
Great video !! 😊😊😊
Way this sabre are tu laugh
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Why not ultra sonic plastic? It would only depend on what kind of chemical you have in the sonic bath. I put dentures in ultrasonic
I had seen videos arguing both ways. I wanted to try it for myself. Turns out, it worked fine.
You could do the whole jobb without taking the front pulley off. Take off the stearing wheel and top plate, and then just loosen the clutch pulleys. 30 min job.
What was the belt size ?
I honestly don't remember. I got a number off the old belt and crossed it to a Gates number.
Omg I'm glad I came across this video. My mower is having issues staying running. I thought carb or fuel line. Well I'll check this first. Thank you.
Hopefully whatever it turns out to be, It's an easy fix. Good luck!
Thank you so very much for this video. I went through the same thing as you and was discouraged. I checked the cable and found the same problem. The cable was rusty, and slighly stretched. It's working now. Thank you again!
Any time sir! I'm glad it helped you out.
These things are frustrating for sure. I've been working on mine for about 6 days. Lots of things are the same. Mower was running fine and then got sick and then quit all together. Cleaned the carb and adjusted the valves. After re-assembling it would run for a few seconds and then die. Adjusted the valves again, same. Changed the plug, same. Turned out the shear pin came apart and the flywheel was off. Got that fixed. Still the same. Finally ordered a new plastic "disposable" carburetor. It runs now but not the best. I got one more thing to check on the carb and while I'm at it I will look at the brake and see if that might be it. One thing is for sure. I can tear this damn thing apart and put it back together blindfolded now.
I know the feeling. I became very intimate with mine as well. It's always the little simple things you seem to overlook. Hopefully you can get it going again.
dent in flywheel key from hitting something hard!
Didn't notice that when I was working on it.
Thank you for the video
Hopefully it helps.
Drug a mower out of a shop outside bay, where it'd been abandoned and sat for 15 years or so. The absolute first thing I did was take off all that brake and remote throttle control crap. Put the kill wire back where the original ones were. Got rid of that stupid long pull rope, that didn't work anyway and put a new shorter one on. Put gas in it, primed it and it started on the third pull. Dont trust any of that "safety" crap.
Perseverance
By the looks of your picture your taking this way way to hard!!
I was pretty broken. Lol
Plastic carb my man you take this way way to hard!
I Think It Needs A New Metal Carborator. I Never Heard Of Plastic Carborators.
It's definitely a thing now.
Just wanted to share with you all my problems on our riding mower would not start. When I pulled the dead kill wire off the coil. The mower started and stayed running. Since something so simple can cause hours of headaches
That's awesome. I'm glad it was an easy fix for you.
Think you so much. My mower did the same thing and I couldn’t get it to stay running. Now since you showed what your problem was on this mower. Tomorrow I’m going back out there and see if that’s my problem.
I FEEL YOUR FRUSTATION
The struggle was real! Lol
You gotta admire his honesty! A true mechanic!
Definitely not a mechanic but I appreciate the kind words.
Just remove it
All that n cant see it in action ..what a waste of time.
Use your imagination. It has two wheels and it moves around behind the mower.
I had this exact problem last week. Sometimes it wouldn’t start at all and sometimes start and then knock off. Was driving me crazy too. Ended up being a stretched cable. Also had rust internally within the cable connection closest to the engine. Slapped on a new cable and healed it. Thanks for making this video. Saved my bacon.
Any time sir. I'm glad it worked out for you. Such a simple fix once you figure it out. Lol.
Someone brought me one 6-7yrs ago that took me 2 days to notice their handle was bent. Only one I encountered. Ive never seen one this worn yet but with all the chit steel today Im surprised its not real common.
Joe, I happen to have a 16 HP Bunton with a 52" deck and a B&S 16 hp Vanguard engine. Long story but got this from commercial mower in around 2003 and had never mowed with it. Lent it to a friend before he bought a JD diesel Tractor with a belly mower. He passed 2 years ago (Marine from La June and it was the big "C" that took him). Anyway, my riding mower broken it's PTO cable, got one from Amazon and within a month it broke the China cast aluminum lever bolt bracket so ordered one from the factory. Talked to my friends widow and collected the Bunton last night. Mowed the back today and it's a beast and I came in sweating and broken down. I'm an old man (74) and this thing for all it can do is still a beast and a chore to operate. But grease fittings everywhere and was not built with planned obsolescence. I plan to have a surrey built to ride on as I have store bought knees. Let me know if you need advice. Mine runs like a top.
I appreciate it sir. Actually, not too long after making the videos with it, a subscriber reached out who restores the old Bunton mowers. He sent me some pics of his work and they were quite impressive. I ended up selling it to him for basically what I had in it. I felt like I wasn't going to put the time and money into it mostly because I just didn't need it. It has a lot of potential and I felt like he would get it there so I let it go. They're really cool machines but I have 5 acres and a zero turn just made more sense for me. I even built a sulky for it thinking I would give that a try but it's hard to beat a zero turn.
the "Never Give Up Spirit"!!! Yup, you worked hard for that one but we can all relate...Thank you! (My honest first guess from the title was going to be the gas cap wasn't venting like on a Steve's Small Engine Saloon...I too was wrong.)
Don't feel bad sir. I was wrong over and over and over again for about a week. I initially thought of the gas cap as well and of course, that would have been too easy. I tried everything. Well, almost. I've never had a more proper ass whooping from a machine in my life. Needless to say, it will never get me again.
@@AverageJoes4u I rebuilt a Honda GCV160 (GJAEA...1998?) carb today with the old metal air deflector...it took forever to get it back on with, what I think, was the correct gasket orientation..It started, and it ran better but..a few seconds after I turn it off..I see a little puff of smoke/gas fumes coming out of the carb by the choke area (the air filter and cover were removed to see the choke area). So now I'm nervous I may blow the mower up...wish me luck!
Catch on fire? Maybe. Blow up? Nah. Lol. Some of them are tricky. If it's running, it's gotta be mostly right. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck man!
Great video and great title music! 🤘🏻
Appreciate it! Thanks for taking the time to watch.
@@AverageJoes4u with pleasure. It is an very informative video! Thank you, sir!
It's gotten mixed reviews. Some people say it's a common problem and I should have caught it immediately bur I've had a ton of comments saying it helped them find their problem. I had never seen it so I figured maybe somebody out there could use it.
I had five mowers in the past two years do that same thing and I removed that whole brake system and just put a toggle switch to shut off the mower.
I've had several comments saying that same thing. To he honest, it never occurred to me as an option but it makes perfect sense.
Is this a video about trenching or showing everybody how you can’t weld?
You're a funny guy. I think I made it clear in the video that a welder I am not. It was a video about a silly idea that nobody should ever try. Having said that, thanks for taking the time to drop some encouraging words for a stranger. Have the day you deserve sir.
This made me laugh so hard
I hate this machine what a piece of junk
I know you got this one running. I'm not sure you know this, but sometimes a mower won't start simply because of a bad gas cap
Yessir. I did check that off camera. I've never had it happen to me but I know if it's not venting properly, it can cause issues.
You and me both. Never is that simple.
Never!