Glad it worked for you, they seem to have a tendency to rattle. My first time fixing it, I just tightened it up. It didn't last. So this time I used lock washers, and Loctite. It's been holding good
Thanks for the video I appreciate you taking the time to show us. I have the 2nd gen outlaw. I’ll make a short video showing you the choke situation and maybe you can compare to your machine.
There is another guy who has a 2nd gen, he's going to rig a push/pull cable (like on a riding mower) and route it to the front panel. That's a cool idea. With mine, I just need the pull, and it does the rest. I wish the 2nd gen had the same semi-auto choke as the 1st generation. I like it
Hi Jason, Thank you for the instructions about securing the muffler on the Vulcan 195 welder. I have not purchased the welder yet, but what I have noticed is that the bolts or nuts on the welder is not properly secure. Did you purchase the welder from Harbor Freight? The reason why I ask is because of you saying that the two bolts were missing from the previous owner. I Like the welder/generator, but all of the loose bolts and nuts cause me some concern about the structural security of the equipment. Thank you for your videos that provides some confidence in repairing the equipment. Many thanks!
Hi. Thank you for the comment. As you can tell from my many videos about the Outlaw, I really do like it a lot. I bought it used about a year ago. It became obvious that the previous owner removed/replaced the muffler. He didn't care enough to put in those 2 bolts on the support bracket, and really, the two nuts that hold the muffler to the engine really should have lock washers. I should have put lock washers on, but I didn't have any, so I used Loctite. This is not a bad indication of a lack of quality from Harbor Freight, just a lazy previous owner. The Outlaw is a very well put together machine. The one that I have is a 1st generation. The 2nd generation that is available now has the CO2 monitor on it. Unfortunately, with the 2nd generation, they opted to do away with the semi-auto choke. With the new one, you have to move the choke to start position and back to run position manually, where the 1st generation(mine) does that for you. Not a big deal breaker, but it's handy. Other than those changes, they are the same. If you are thinking about getting it, may I suggest going to the description page at Harbor Freight and downloading the Users Manual and giving that a read. I have another video coming out Sunday about maintenance issues for brand new Outlaws, or used ones. Should be pretty informative.
Not sure what the temp specs are on blue loctite. I used to work on turbine engines and we would coat the igniters (hot section) with milk of magnesium. (Brush on threads, the let air dry for about 20 min). When working on lawn equipment, I coat the bolts on the hot section with MoM. It's more of an anti-seize and holds up to the hot temps.
You know... That was going through my mind as I was doing it. Haha. Maybe it will be ok. I should have put some lock washers on it. If the heat melts the Loctite, then I will have an opportunity to put in some lock washers.
Nice! I have a video coming out about new Outlaw maintenance and repairs, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled! Its been my experience with Chinese engines, to run it about 5 hours, then drain the oil again. You will be surprised at the amount of metal shavings that gets flushed out
@ oh yea I bet, can I have your email I want to send you a picture on a bag it came with for some altitude adjustment for the carb I believe, don’t think I need it , and do you ground your machine? Inside the bag that had the cover was a plastic bag with various bolts and parts and a 12 awe wire , it looks like it could be the grounding wire but it said in the manual it’s not supplied so I’m just curious
@ I’ll check tomorrow but man I got a little worried / mad when I went to switch it to welding power and nothing happened, then checked the Manual and seen it said I have to flip the breaker so I tried that and boom there it went, I’ll edit and post the video tomorrow hopefully, at my new job I’m working 6 10s so Sundays my only off day rn
Thanks, but there is plenty of room for my needs. I actually prefer it this way because I can fit bottles down each side if I need to. The wheel wells, and the support legs for the tool boxes won't let it go all the way over anyway. When I had a service body, I kept my welder I had over to the left. But a few times, I had to unbolt it to do service on it. This way I have full access. As they say, this ain't my first rodeo. Haha. And, it's a long bed, so I still have plenty of room. This is the 3rd time you have mentioned this, haha.
With only 8.4 hours on my Outlaw my muffler started rattling this morning. I'm glad you posted this, now I've got it fixed. Thank you.
Glad it worked for you, they seem to have a tendency to rattle. My first time fixing it, I just tightened it up. It didn't last. So this time I used lock washers, and Loctite. It's been holding good
Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video I appreciate you taking the time to show us. I have the 2nd gen outlaw. I’ll make a short video showing you the choke situation and maybe you can compare to your machine.
There is another guy who has a 2nd gen, he's going to rig a push/pull cable (like on a riding mower) and route it to the front panel. That's a cool idea. With mine, I just need the pull, and it does the rest. I wish the 2nd gen had the same semi-auto choke as the 1st generation. I like it
@ hey Jason I uploaded a short showing the 2nd gen outlaw. Maybe it’ll answer some of your questions
I posted a video of my Vulcan, more to come
I gave you a shout out in my new video!
@ man when I heard my name I was like hey that’s me lol, Thankyou
Hi Jason,
Thank you for the instructions about securing the muffler on the Vulcan 195 welder. I have not purchased the welder yet, but what I have noticed is that the bolts or nuts on the welder is not properly secure. Did you purchase the welder from Harbor Freight? The reason why I ask is because of you saying that the two bolts were missing from the previous owner. I
Like the welder/generator, but all of the loose bolts and nuts cause me some concern about the structural security of the equipment. Thank you for your videos that provides some confidence in repairing the equipment. Many thanks!
Hi. Thank you for the comment. As you can tell from my many videos about the Outlaw, I really do like it a lot. I bought it used about a year ago. It became obvious that the previous owner removed/replaced the muffler. He didn't care enough to put in those 2 bolts on the support bracket, and really, the two nuts that hold the muffler to the engine really should have lock washers. I should have put lock washers on, but I didn't have any, so I used Loctite. This is not a bad indication of a lack of quality from Harbor Freight, just a lazy previous owner. The Outlaw is a very well put together machine. The one that I have is a 1st generation. The 2nd generation that is available now has the CO2 monitor on it. Unfortunately, with the 2nd generation, they opted to do away with the semi-auto choke. With the new one, you have to move the choke to start position and back to run position manually, where the 1st generation(mine) does that for you. Not a big deal breaker, but it's handy. Other than those changes, they are the same. If you are thinking about getting it, may I suggest going to the description page at Harbor Freight and downloading the Users Manual and giving that a read. I have another video coming out Sunday about maintenance issues for brand new Outlaws, or used ones. Should be pretty informative.
Not sure what the temp specs are on blue loctite. I used to work on turbine engines and we would coat the igniters (hot section) with milk of magnesium. (Brush on threads, the let air dry for about 20 min). When working on lawn equipment, I coat the bolts on the hot section with MoM. It's more of an anti-seize and holds up to the hot temps.
You know... That was going through my mind as I was doing it. Haha. Maybe it will be ok. I should have put some lock washers on it. If the heat melts the Loctite, then I will have an opportunity to put in some lock washers.
Anyways about to put oil and gas in it and start it up, already installed my hour meter
Nice! I have a video coming out about new Outlaw maintenance and repairs, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled! Its been my experience with Chinese engines, to run it about 5 hours, then drain the oil again. You will be surprised at the amount of metal shavings that gets flushed out
@ oh yea I bet, can I have your email I want to send you a picture on a bag it came with for some altitude adjustment for the carb I believe, don’t think I need it , and do you ground your machine? Inside the bag that had the cover was a plastic bag with various bolts and parts and a 12 awe wire , it looks like it could be the grounding wire but it said in the manual it’s not supplied so I’m just curious
I can now confirm forsure that the new version doesn’t have the auto choke
That sucks. I wonder why they decided to do that? Does it not even have the solenoid over by the starter?
@ I’ll check tomorrow but man I got a little worried / mad when I went to switch it to welding power and nothing happened, then checked the Manual and seen it said I have to flip the breaker so I tried that and boom there it went, I’ll edit and post the video tomorrow hopefully, at my new job I’m working 6 10s so Sundays my only off day rn
Move the welder to the left (driver side) make some room in the bed.
Thanks, but there is plenty of room for my needs. I actually prefer it this way because I can fit bottles down each side if I need to. The wheel wells, and the support legs for the tool boxes won't let it go all the way over anyway. When I had a service body, I kept my welder I had over to the left. But a few times, I had to unbolt it to do service on it. This way I have full access. As they say, this ain't my first rodeo. Haha. And, it's a long bed, so I still have plenty of room. This is the 3rd time you have mentioned this, haha.