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Bad filming. Been getting better. Thanks for commenting!

That’s a good tip. I soaked the bottom end with 2 stroke oil to lubricate everything and then rinsed it well. I like the idea of using the 2 stroke gas. Thanks for reaching out!

Also, would it be necessary to remove the spring and rope for the electric start to work?

I do not. Now how unless it already has the electric start option.

No the pull cord can stay if you have an electric start model. You can also remove it if you wish

I usually just clean them. If I have to replace, I cut my own from bulk air filter material

Whatever works

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You need to look up the model and serial number on your engine and go from there

Right. There are different model 208cc engines. With different carbs.

Yeah for Honda engines, you just place the dipstick on the thread and then pull it out. Don’t screw it in. You’ll be running on low oil if you do that.

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Yeah the little rubber bushing. I’ll have to order it. Thanks

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Thanks man!

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@@SHONEY21Z are you telling me you're from Pennsylvania. I used to live in Newark Delaware made the mistake I'm going to Philadelphia on the 4th of July had a good time

@@SHONEY21Z I know it's early but I'm 70 and retired with all this money your going to make you'll be walking the red carpet next year in Hollywood

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Either it broke/rusted off or someone cut it off. They all come with a spark arrestor. Some ppl remove them for more power and less maintenance however the purpose of them is to catch burning fuel to prevent fires. Safety wise, it’s necessary, but it will work fine without it.

@@SHONEY21Z I was just wondering why the machine was smoking and ended up on the spark arrestor and realised that there was no mesh, do you think it could be the cause of the white smoke? Anyway I’ve ordered a new spark arrestor and new muffler, plus the carburettor, filters etc, spent $55 in everything

@@marcuslima2535​​⁠smoking is okay. But ok much smoke could be a rich carb condition or too much oil. Carb adjusting to leaner would help but better to be on the rich side

Appreciate you!

Easy fix! Thanks for commenting 👍

Yeah I’ve had my fair share of repairing this thing. I’ve replaced the blade belt 2x and the clutch drive belt 1x. It just takes more maintenance be there’s more to go wrong. I love it when working, but it is definitely fragile.

Are you saying it’s leaking oil or it’s burning oil? (White smoke)

Blue smoke, I found oil on the filter.

@@maryalcantara9984sounds like you either overfilled the oil or you tilted it on its side and oil ran out the breather into the air intake. You’ll have to replace the air filter and then start the mower outside and let it run for about 5 mins h til it stops smoking. Make sure the oil level is right before replacing the filter.

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Np

it should work

Yes it should still work. If the rope is just pulled all the way out, you could just cut the rope and not have to take it apart and remove it

@@SHONEY21Z thanks for that 😁👍🏾 Just saved me money on a new one😉👉🏾

Definitely not built like they used to be

@@SHONEY21Z Well, to be honest mine has been sitting for about a year without proper maintenance. 🫤☺️

It’s worse for them to sit

You would think so haha. But they made it so ridiculously tedious to replace and repair.

Most small engines call for SAE30. I use 10W30 synthetic for summer 4 stroke engines and I use 5W30 for snowblowers

Are you talking about the small rubber bushing that goes into the carb? Heres is the parts diagram. Tell me what page and part number it is that you’re talking about. store-wgfoazho0n.mybigcommerce.com/content/Stihl%20MS360%20%281125%29%20IPL.pdf Are you talking about part #2 on page 10?

Np. Thanks for commenting!

Haha yeah, well in his defense, it was rental property mower that the tenant uses. I doubt the tenant admitted to hitting something haha

I hardly ever replace fuel filters. Most are inside the gas tank and only clean them out when a running issue occurs and no fuel flows. Compressed air cleaned them. If they are in line fuel filters I just inspect them, replace if dirty. Most new mowers dump the oil out the fill tube now. Run the engine to get the oil warm and mixed up with the sludge that settles on the bottom. Then dump to the side with the exhaust downward and the carb up towards the sky.

@@SHONEY21Z Thank you for the quick reply! When I was inspecting the right wheels I tilted the mower air intake down. Oil got on the air filter (oops) . I will replace the air filter. Do you think anything else got messed up that I should look into (spark plug?)?

@@MKSchmitt13​​⁠nah it should run, might smoke for a minute or two but it’ll burn off. Could pull the spark plug and clean it if you want to. Not necessary tho

th-cam.com/video/zCkU0gZdBFI/w-d-xo.html see if this works

Are the gears stripped or worn?

@@SHONEY21Z No . Gears aren't stripped.but it's hard to push . I think it's the transmission.

Yeah or jammed belt

lol yup

Are you telling me how to start a small engine?

@@SHONEY21Z not really it's just hard for me to count to 10

I just count to five twice

I'm from Texas

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I finished the bike over winter. Here’s that video. You shouldn’t have any issue selling yours. Trail-bike restoration: Maverick Gemini SST50 th-cam.com/video/NhN-49CCHYo/w-d-xo.html

Out of the carb? Or out of the tank? Best practice is to drain the tank and rinse with clean gas. Add fresh gas and prime the carb to flush the lines and the carb from the old gas.

@@GlendaLewis-p5b pour it out

That’s weird. Maybe it just got stuck that one time.

Very easy. Who’s Richard? Lol

@@SHONEY21Z Jeez, I thought that was your name! I must have seen someone else address you that way and assumed it was. Sorry! Care to enlighten us? 😉

Jed but you can call me shoney 👍👍

@@SHONEY21Z Jed it is!👍

Yeah I guess I shouldn’t filmed that part. I pulled it with the choke to get it to Hickok but it didn’t. So I opened the throttle and pulled 30 times to see if it may have just been flooded but that didn’t work either. Then I started filming for a carb clean. If the chain is dull, makes a lot of dust, and gets through that airfilter and into the fuel system.

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I always use the appropriate gauge to confirm the lever height is correct. They usually are, but those few times they aren’t means removing and partially disassembling the carb again. Takes no time to check.

Pretty good technique. Might have to try that. I’ve been pretty lucky with getting the needle and rocker in without the spring launching across the garage but I feel like that time is coming haha

@@SHONEY21Z My method is SO easy! I came up with it in this application, but to be fair it’s a riff on others who apply grease to fasteners to prevent them from falling out of sockets during installation.

Thanks for sharing!

They are pretty awesome. They are in high demand around me in the northeast.

@@SHONEY21Z Cape Cod here. 👍

Never hear facts before. I like that

@@SHONEY21Z Really? I don’t know where I got it - maybe a high school shop teacher on TH-cam during the Pandemic. Anyhow, after I learned and started using that my diagnostic capabilities have definitely improved. Now when I hear fuel, spark, air I realize how incomplete that was, despite it being used by generations. FACTS is always foremost in my mind when I go into a job and whenever I’m wondering which way to go next I really think about what all those five entail, including things like blocked exhaust ports, which are really part of “air”.

Glad it helped. And thanks for sharing!

Thank you sir. Longer vid than I wanted but wanted to explain things a little better

@@SHONEY21Z sometimes the vids have to be longer than you want.. I edit to keep them snappy and sometimes they are just long lol.. your doing great

Thanks. Little of both I guess

Great machines. Highly sought after in my area

@@SHONEY21Z This winter I am gonna start buying broken machines off EBAY .. stuff I can't find down here in Fl to make vids on them.. tillers and snow mobiles and stuff..

Idk how many snowblowers you’ll find in Florida haha

@@SHONEY21Z Thats why I gotta buy em online and have em shipped down just to make the vids.. gotta cover all kinds of machines even when I can't get em here lol

I have the issue of not making enough winter equipment vids and my channel takes a huge dip in the winter. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Does the carb have any numbers on it? Or words? There’s not that many different carbs. Most are either zama or walbro. Unless replaced with a Chinese aftermarket brand

Welcome. It’s the best option for the really rusty tanks.

Thanks for watching and sharing your story. I hope the bike comes together for you. This video was fun to make, too bad it didn’t get many views but I sure did have fun bringing this bike back to life. Let me know if you get your bike running!

I’m pretty sure it’s separate. The cable should be square at the end and slides into the bell housing.

Lol

Did you block the piston from turning?

Also, there’s a link to a video in this video description that has a more detailed step by step version of this repair. That may help explain things better