A lot of TH-camrs seem very afraid of posting "redundant" videos that they think are too similar. But I agree with you, I don't mind at all. There's always enough difference to still be entertaining to watch.
Hey Eric, love your stuff. If your'e ever working on a SMALL engine carb and are going to adjust the idle or high limit screw... don't count how many turns it takes to come out. Count how many turns it takes to turn IN all the way. Then when you reassemble it, you can turn it all the way in and turn it OUT that number of turns.
Eric, My deepest condolences on the loss of your father. I read his obituary and he was a fine man and it shows by the likes of yourself - you are a fine man as well. I just lost my wife of 35 years to her long battle with cancer 3 weeks ago, I have a 16 year old son. I also lost my elderly father who was a WWII veteran in 2016. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Sincerely God bless Paul (in MA)
I’m sorry to hear what you went through. My condolences to you Sadly unfortunately My dad passed away on Aug(2) 1995 due to cancer. He was 55 years old at the time. I was around 30 years old at that time.
One of my favorite videos is when you helped your friend by fixing the arm on his powered wheelchair. Speaking for myself but I'm sure others feel this way, watching you work and your commentaries are why we are here. No matter how small the job or how big how are you tackle it with same analytical process. You're troubleshooting in your logic is what inspires the DIY types that are watching you. I'm willing to bet there are professionals that watch you for your tips and tricks troubleshooting as well. I hope your family is doing okay. They'll be a big vacancy at the table tomorrow. I know it is going to be kind of rough. God bless you all, you're in my prayers.
While you have done everything or atleast almost everything just the fact you put a video up on a regular basis( doesn't matter what it is ) makes our day
It's ok, we watch Mustie1 clean out carburetors on snowblowers, mowers, cars, weird old equipment, etc almost every episode and never get bored with it.
Which is odd as small engines are pretty simiple for diagnosis as the only electronics on most of them is a switch to ground out the spark/possibly a electronic fuel shut off.
@@grandmasmalibu >Now, I've never worked on a nuclear reactor but that doesn't mean I wouldn't take a crack at it at this point. Have you tried putting the control rods in and then pulling them back out?
I’m a diesel mechanic that flips “free but broken” lawn mowers on the side. Briggs and Honda engines are easy. And usually cleaning the carb and topping off the oil (Honda’s have a low oil shut off) fixes most mowers that people leave on the curb. It amazes me the lawn mowers people throw out just need some light Maint and they’re good
@@elmoz71ls15 we live in a throwaway world. You buy a mower and most people if they take it to a mower repair feel like you just buy a new mower for the same money. I feel bad for the people in small engine repair. A lot of the mom and pop shops that I used to go to back in the day are gone. They're run out of business by the big box stores that sell you something and then I'll you need it fixed we don't do that. I understand small engine shops have overhead and they have to charge what they have to charge I'm not complaining about that. It's just best people that you should be able to get it fixed for 5 or $10. I know stupid. They don't work for free either.
Yes I know my 2016 Yamaha golf cart s injected. My point is it’s nice to take a break every now and then. I myself run a Indy shop and dealing with the public cars and techs 5 days a week will get to you. Just nice to tinker from time to time.
Wrong the best none damaging tool to clean fuel passages is copper strands of wires . You strip plastic cover then use as many OR few of copper strands of wire that will fit !
Hey Eric, you should get a set of torch tip cleaners and mini brushes on Amazon. They are like $10. They are amazing for cleaning all the jets and little passage ways. Especially on the two cycle carbs. I have the ones I go on my amazon store under small engines. The link is under all my vids.
Eric I’m sorry to hear of your father passing. My condolences. My dad passed away back in 1995 due to colon cancer. I enjoy all your videos! To Me they are educational. Eric you are fine teacher & a top notch mechanic! I’m enjoying watching & learning!
When I was a boy I’d cut grass throughout my neighborhood for cash. I learned on the fly how to do small engine repair when problems arose. Thanks Eric. This one really took me back.
Mr.O, I always keep a small length of stranded wire, 12awg,16,awg, whatever is around the shop, to poke out the holes in the Jets. It also works well for scrubbing build up out of the main jet. Thanks for the videos. Always entertaining.
Condolences to you and your family Eric. As long as you're making videos I will be watching them, if it's break job 10,000 or a simple scan tool review the quality and professionalism you show is what makes you unmatched on TH-cam.
Sorry for the loss of your father, you are by far the best mechanic on TH-cam period and all your videos a great!! Could watch you repair anything. Thank you for your time
Thanks Eric! Perfect timing, I was wondering how to fix that annoying surging sound while clearing all the snow we get up here in Canada. Keep up the good work, we appreciate it!
We have a 25 year old snow blower. For years I just changed the oil, added fuel stabilizer and/or ran it dry before storing it. I also give it a spray of Krown rustproofing at the start of winter. A sudden break down last winter and the viewing of several TH-cam videos have educated me on how much required maintenance I was actually ignoring.
here you are thinking you’re grasping at straws with videos now, and yet, I totally learn something with this. I now know how to fix my lawn mower which is been surging in the same manner. Thanks!
Even if its a repeat job, keep posting the videos. Every time there is a notification that South Main Auto has posted a video I drop everything and start watching. You have given me the confidence to work on my vehicles.
I know you’re not someone who would describe yourself as a carpenter. I found this guy’s TH-cam site who cares about his work in a like way you do in your craft. Essential Craftsman.
Eric, My condolences on the passing of your Father, I read the obit, and it was very fine. The Snowblower main jet can be carefully cleaned with acetylene Torch cleaner needles, some of the holes in the mixing tube are very small and the tip cleaner set comes with small needle/file cleaners. I always use them to get the crud out of the tiny holes.. a trick to clean the tiny plastic idle jet is to use ONE strand of stranded copper wire to clean out the hair-thin hole in the plastic jet.
i don't know if you know how much of a blessing you are. we appreciate you champ. you are the last of them old skool guys that have no problem sharing information to people who don't have a clue and you don't act cocky with it. bless up champ!!!
Its not the jobs you do! I have learned to be more calm in life and to use more fun words from you. Your more than a Mechanic your a gift from above! Thanks O’s
I'm so sorry for your loss Eric. As far as what to record, me personally I LOVE the nuts and bolts stuff. Diag doesn't really get my attention anymore since it's essentially all I do anymore working avionics.
You may not have tons of experience with small engines, but you are man enough and honest enough to admit that, and not make up a fat pile of BS. That in my eyes, makes you a professional.
My first experiences turning wrenches was with my late grandfather as a kid. After he retired from the city fire department as district chief, he repaired small engines in his back yard shop for friends and neighbors. I never did learn much about them, but it definitely got me into working on my cars as I got older.
It is, but the part he unscrewed about 6 turns is the idle stop screw. It doesn't meter fuel but it controls how far open or shut the main butterfly can go to in its idle position.
Eric, a lot of times on the farm when I am trying to start them in the spring, I remove the float bowl, take a round tooth pick, go up the main jet GENTLY, twist to clean out gunk, do it with 1 more tooth pick, clean out sediment bowl, put back together. If you push the tooth pick too hard up the jet, the tooth pick breaks off. So much for the short cut. Hello from north east Montana. 10 miles from the Canadian border.
Fortunately, I can still get non-ethanol gas here in the Mpls/St Paul MN area. It's the only thing I use for my mowers, snowblower, and portable generator. I also run out the gas before putting them away for the season (or add some Stabil).
Absolutely, where we live there is heavy farming so a couple gas stations sell non ethanol gas. It specifies "of road only". I use it in everything but vehicles. You must put it in a container when purchasing.
Richard Bricker we have it se ga, it’s at the pump and I run my 2000 and 84 Chevy trucks on it, neither do well on ethanol fuel. Granted on the coast where everyone has a boat
Finally Eric tackles a job that I can do and have done. No stinking computer codes just old school engine carb work. That kind of work is actually enjoyable almost relaxing unless you are in the middle of blowing snow out of your driveway. BTW who can get away with a single stage snow blower in upstate New York? That would never cut it where I live in west Michigan two stage ..baby!
Great video. If you didn't notice there is a small ole in the side of tower were bowl bolt goes it allows gas in for idle. Sometimes 2 across from each other. Plus the drain bolt is under the float needle valve.
I recently retired from an electric utility. Our local mechanic maintained the rolling stock of the Genie but for the lift part it had to be taken to a power plant 80 miles away. Very specialized stuff because of OSHA rules.
One thing you might consider is to add a fuel shut off valve so the gas can be run out of the carb. They are cheap and I have added them to all of my engine driven equipment. Also, put a fuel filter to keep trash out of the carb. Change the oil and plug once you get the carb cleaned out.
Smashing repair :-D i'm sure you had experence with motorcycles when you were 16, mucky gas is a pain the ass :-( Pity the manufacturer didn't fit a filter in the gas feed tube.
With the ethanol content in our gasoline these days, we just can't leave our seasonal machines sitting for half the year and expect them to work properly. We have to drain our gas tanks or use fuel stabilizer when we store them.
Right Lane Hog I guess we must have less ethanol in our fuel in the uk, i don't have any problems with my old briggs&stratton mower. However there is a rubber diaphragm in the carb that shrinks and causes problems, but it takes years for it to play up. Having said that, it will likely fail now lol :-D
When cleaning up cat urine, don't use chlorine bleach, because, to a cat, that smells like cat urine (some different kinda cat!) and they may "go" in the same place again. They make cleaners with enzymes and potions that are supposed to clean it up better, all with varying results.
You can record ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that comes in and we would watch em Eric! Just keep em coming. And in between, we can always just watch some more brake job videos! Keep up the great work!
My condolences on your Father's passing. Peace be with you, my friend.
when did this happen?
@@patrickbagnano1561 I believe it was Friday morning. Eric, would you chime in and set me straight?
@@patrickbagnano1561 5 days ago, if you go to Eric's channel and click on community it's there, not a video
Condolences, the 22nd same day (14 years later) as my dad
@@farmcentralohio , Thanks, bud
I can only speak for myself. But, I expect that I am not the only person who would watch four brake jobs in a row. Or five, or six, or whatever.
Was actually having SMA brake job withdrawals today. It's been awhile since we've seen one.
Brake jobs or what ever, as long as it's him repairing something. :D
I’d watch him do a brake job on a snow blower. If they have brakes.
A lot of TH-camrs seem very afraid of posting "redundant" videos that they think are too similar. But I agree with you, I don't mind at all. There's always enough difference to still be entertaining to watch.
Ditto.
Hey Eric, love your stuff. If your'e ever working on a SMALL engine carb and are going to adjust the idle or high limit screw... don't count how many turns it takes to come out. Count how many turns it takes to turn IN all the way. Then when you reassemble it, you can turn it all the way in and turn it OUT that number of turns.
Eric,
My deepest condolences on the loss of your father. I read his obituary and he was a fine man and it shows by the likes of yourself - you are a fine man as well. I just lost my wife of 35 years to her long battle with cancer 3 weeks ago, I have a 16 year old son. I also lost my elderly father who was a WWII veteran in 2016. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Sincerely
God bless
Paul (in MA)
Very sorry to hear of your loss, Paul.
sorry too about your loss, prayers are with you.
Sincere condolences, Paul. Cancer is so cruel.
I’m sorry to hear what you went through. My condolences to you Sadly unfortunately My dad passed away on Aug(2) 1995 due to cancer. He was 55 years old at the time. I was around 30 years old at that time.
One of my favorite videos is when you helped your friend by fixing the arm on his powered wheelchair. Speaking for myself but I'm sure others feel this way, watching you work and your commentaries are why we are here. No matter how small the job or how big how are you tackle it with same analytical process. You're troubleshooting in your logic is what inspires the DIY types that are watching you. I'm willing to bet there are professionals that watch you for your tips and tricks troubleshooting as well. I hope your family is doing okay. They'll be a big vacancy at the table tomorrow. I know it is going to be kind of rough. God bless you all, you're in my prayers.
While you have done everything or atleast almost everything just the fact you put a video up on a regular basis( doesn't matter what it is ) makes our day
Kinda, sorta, true.
Never thought I'd hear a South park reference on SMA, love it
South Park Main Auto... How can I help you.
MMkkkay.
Drugs r bad mmmkaayyyyy 😂
It's ok, we watch Mustie1 clean out carburetors on snowblowers, mowers, cars, weird old equipment, etc almost every episode and never get bored with it.
Wow Eric I’m impressed ! Most automotive repair guys won’t touch a small engine repair with a 39 and a half foot pole !
Which is odd as small engines are pretty simiple for diagnosis as the only electronics on most of them is a switch to ground out the spark/possibly a electronic fuel shut off.
Small engines are money to us mechanics. So easy to work comparatively
@@grandmasmalibu
>Now, I've never worked on a nuclear reactor but that doesn't mean I wouldn't take a crack at it at this point.
Have you tried putting the control rods in and then pulling them back out?
I’m a diesel mechanic that flips “free but broken” lawn mowers on the side. Briggs and Honda engines are easy. And usually cleaning the carb and topping off the oil (Honda’s have a low oil shut off) fixes most mowers that people leave on the curb. It amazes me the lawn mowers people throw out just need some light Maint and they’re good
@@elmoz71ls15 we live in a throwaway world. You buy a mower and most people if they take it to a mower repair feel like you just buy a new mower for the same money. I feel bad for the people in small engine repair. A lot of the mom and pop shops that I used to go to back in the day are gone. They're run out of business by the big box stores that sell you something and then I'll you need it fixed we don't do that. I understand small engine shops have overhead and they have to charge what they have to charge I'm not complaining about that. It's just best people that you should be able to get it fixed for 5 or $10. I know stupid. They don't work for free either.
After working on cars and dealing with customers everyday it’s nice to take a break and work on something simple !!!!
Yes I know my 2016 Yamaha golf cart s injected. My point is it’s nice to take a break every now and then. I myself run a Indy shop and dealing with the public cars and techs 5 days a week will get to you. Just nice to tinker from time to time.
Wrong the best none damaging tool to clean fuel passages is copper strands of wires . You strip plastic cover then use as many OR few of copper strands of wire that will fit !
Been working on small engines for about 40 yrs,, you did a perfect job even though you weren't sure of all the parts names.
Over 46K views in 16 hours and 5K likes. Guess it shows us loyal fans will watch everything you put on here. Thanks for sharing Eric.
10 out of 10 would watch what ever you put out. You’re awesome with a great personality.
Hey Eric, you should get a set of torch tip cleaners and mini brushes on Amazon. They are like $10. They are amazing for cleaning all the jets and little passage ways. Especially on the two cycle carbs. I have the ones I go on my amazon store under small engines. The link is under all my vids.
So very to hear of the passing of your Dad, having lost my Dad two years ago, I feel your loss too.
Eric I’m sorry to hear of your father passing. My condolences. My dad passed away back in 1995 due to colon cancer. I enjoy all your videos! To Me they are educational. Eric you are fine teacher & a top notch mechanic! I’m enjoying watching & learning!
When I was a boy I’d cut grass throughout my neighborhood for cash. I learned on the fly how to do small engine repair when problems arose. Thanks Eric. This one really took me back.
Mr.O, I always keep a small length of stranded wire, 12awg,16,awg, whatever is around the shop, to poke out the holes in the Jets. It also works well for scrubbing build up out of the main jet. Thanks for the videos. Always entertaining.
Condolences to you and your family Eric. As long as you're making videos I will be watching them, if it's break job 10,000 or a simple scan tool review the quality and professionalism you show is what makes you unmatched on TH-cam.
Eric, I learn about from doing small engine s. Took class in school. My first project was and small engine I b a box. I put it together and it ran
Tayrl would be proud. I bought a new carb for mine last winter, $8. 65 free shipping. Works great.
Sorry for the loss of your father, you are by far the best mechanic on TH-cam period and all your videos a great!! Could watch you repair anything. Thank you for your time
Thanks Eric! Perfect timing, I was wondering how to fix that annoying surging sound while clearing all the snow we get up here in Canada. Keep up the good work, we appreciate it!
We have a 25 year old snow blower. For years I just changed the oil, added fuel stabilizer and/or ran it dry before storing it. I also give it a spray of Krown rustproofing at the start of winter. A sudden break down last winter and the viewing of several TH-cam videos have educated me on how much required maintenance I was actually ignoring.
I don't think there is anything Eric can't fix. Enjoyed every minute.
Eric, always learning from your video's, and appreciate you making them. My sincere condolences to you and family with loss of your dad. God Bless!
here you are thinking you’re grasping at straws with videos now, and yet, I totally learn something with this. I now know how to fix my lawn mower which is been surging in the same manner. Thanks!
This is such a good video. Just hanging out with Eric as he goes about his day.
If Erik O is fixing it I’m watching it. Even if I don’t learn something I’m always entertained. Thanks Eric one day at a time and spring will be here
It’s good to see you again, God Bless you and your family🙏🙏
South Main Auto, come for the engine expertise, stay for the commentary. I could watch you work all day. Another great video Eric!
Taryl Fixes All, Jeff's Little Engine Shop and Steve's Small Engine Saloon have competition now. Nice job, Eric.
So sorry to hear of your Father’s passing. Please keep making videos, what ever it is, I’ll watch it.
Happy Thanksgiving! Our prayers are with y'all!
Y'all be amazed at how many people give small engine equipment away because of that issue.
My condolences on the loss of your dad. Prayers to you and your family.
A torch tip cleaner works really well for cleaning out jets too.
Even if its a repeat job, keep posting the videos. Every time there is a notification that South Main Auto has posted a video I drop everything and start watching. You have given me the confidence to work on my vehicles.
Heck yeah! Love the snowblower content. Keep changing it up! As long as tools are turning, I will keep watching!
Sorry about your dad. I'm sure he was a great man and very proud of you. Take care Eric, Vanessa and family.
talk about making me feel at home,
Mustie1 not quite Mustie. There wasn’t even one mouse nest in it 😉
Mustie1 is the carb king
Oh yeah I hear ya mustie1
Taryl Dactal here!!!
Mustie AND South Main? This is video heaven for me then. Love both channels.
The Engine Surgeon breathes new life into a simple engine, as a brake from nailing down complex EFI issues. Bravo, and so educational!
Hey Eric and family! Long time viewer,first time leaving a comment..so sorry to hear of you fathers passing
I know you’re not someone who would describe yourself as a carpenter. I found this guy’s TH-cam site who cares about his work in a like way you do in your craft. Essential Craftsman.
So where do you hook up the OBDII diagnostic computer on a snow-blower?
Bluetooth, its cordless.
Obd 1, but adapter is obsolete. 🙄☹
The OBD port (usually under the "kill switch")......
Press ALT-F4 for an image showing you the exact location
u dont
Eric, My condolences on the passing of your Father, I read the obit, and it was very fine.
The Snowblower main jet can be carefully cleaned with acetylene Torch cleaner needles, some of the holes in the mixing tube are very small and the tip cleaner set comes with small needle/file cleaners. I always use them to get the crud out of the tiny holes.. a trick to clean the tiny plastic idle jet is to use ONE strand of stranded copper wire to clean out the hair-thin hole in the plastic jet.
You'll work on anything. My previous Barber said- "If it fits in the chair, I'll give it a try. Ladies,men,dogs,sheep,goats,etc
i don't know if you know how much of a blessing you are. we appreciate you champ. you are the last of them old skool guys that have no problem sharing information to people who don't have a clue and you don't act cocky with it. bless up champ!!!
I use Stabil in all my small engines. Rarely have to do this.
Its not the jobs you do!
I have learned to be more calm in life and to use more fun words from you.
Your more than a Mechanic your a gift from above! Thanks O’s
CLEAN THE CARB ERIC NO PARTS REQUIRED! Or maybe seal the intake gasket... :D Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!
Most of these chinese motors have non serviceable carbs. All plastic inside no adjustment. Not worth messing with it as cheap as you can find them
where does my MicroPod plug into that thing??????
Keep on filming. Always somthing to learn when troubleshooting. Every little trick someone learns helps. Thanks for taking the time to make video's.
Mustie1 would like this vid too!
Yes a video on anything is awesome. Thank you sir
I’m really glad you said you weren’t going to get to involved, as you take the entire part apart. 😊
More SMA fun, got my snacks I'm ready!
Sorry for your loss, you and your family are in our prayers
You could record an automatic transmission teardown and rebiuld. Thatd be ok. Every day maintenence and or repairs on any sort of vehicle is good too.
No give it the Beans, no test drive 😱😱😱😱.
Small engine owners are now all in the shed, garage and barn.
Thanks for sharing.
I'm so sorry for your loss Eric. As far as what to record, me personally I LOVE the nuts and bolts stuff. Diag doesn't really get my attention anymore since it's essentially all I do anymore working avionics.
You may not have tons of experience with small engines, but you are man enough and honest enough to admit that, and not make up a fat pile of BS. That in my eyes, makes you a professional.
I kinda felt like I was watching Mustie1 for a minute
Same lol
But in half the time , and twice as entertaining ...!! Just saying........!!
And Eric's smile at the camera was almost as good as Mustie's famous laugh when he gets something running.
I thought the same thing LOL
@@clutchthirty9 ...and Mustie1 can't? You've got to be kidding.
My first experiences turning wrenches was with my late grandfather as a kid. After he retired from the city fire department as district chief, he repaired small engines in his back yard shop for friends and neighbors. I never did learn much about them, but it definitely got me into working on my cars as I got older.
I thought counting the turns in, until gently seated, was standard procedure on adjustable jets.
It is, but the part he unscrewed about 6 turns is the idle stop screw. It doesn't meter fuel but it controls how far open or shut the main butterfly can go to in its idle position.
Yup, that's the proper way. I fix those things all the time.
Gently is the key word. U can damage ur carb/jet if u torque too much
It's the people of SMA that make the vids interesting. Brake jobs....snowblowers....whatever. Thanks!!
SMA on this one stands for 'Snow Machines Accepted'
...gettin the gunk out😎
What, no scan codes or wiring diagrams? Just good old fashioned mechanican. I love it.
Always use some sort of fuel stabilizer in all small engines because of the ethanol .
Fuel stabilizers usually make it worse. It turns the fuel into a gel like substance after time. Clogs everything.
Or just use non ethanol fuel
Stabrite Startron works very well and won't turn into any gel. We add it to our 6 gal gas containers so all fuel needs have the treatment.
Great video - quit worrying about new stuff - watching your stuff is like hanging out with your mates and chatting - just keep em comin!
I always remove the emulsion tube to kill all the crusties in the holes.
I love the simple things that don't require thousands of dollars in scan tools! Great job Eric!
Donyboy73 would be proud!
Eric, a lot of times on the farm when I am trying to start them in the spring, I remove the float bowl, take a round tooth pick, go up the main jet GENTLY, twist to clean out gunk, do it with 1 more tooth pick, clean out sediment bowl, put back together.
If you push the tooth pick too hard up the jet, the tooth pick breaks off.
So much for the short cut.
Hello from north east Montana.
10 miles from the Canadian border.
EAT MORE TURKEY,, happy thanks giving to you and family !
So sorry to learn of your Dad's passing Eric. Prayers for you and the family. Great video, different.... but good!
like a Mustie1 video!
Good on you Eric. You post it we will watch. Also, My condolences on your Father's passing. Lost mine in 1991 so I know exactly how you feel.
1985 called. They want their TV+VCR combo-roller stand back!
Your father raised a great son. God bless him and you.
Ethanol gas. Today’s scourge to modern small seasonal engines.
I only use alkylate fuel on my small engines.
And also a marine engine nightmare.
Fortunately, I can still get non-ethanol gas here in the Mpls/St Paul MN area. It's the only thing I use for my mowers, snowblower, and portable generator. I also run out the gas before putting them away for the season (or add some Stabil).
Absolutely, where we live there is heavy farming so a couple gas stations sell non ethanol gas. It specifies "of road only". I use it in everything but vehicles. You must put it in a container when purchasing.
Richard Bricker we have it se ga, it’s at the pump and I run my 2000 and 84 Chevy trucks on it, neither do well on ethanol fuel. Granted on the coast where everyone has a boat
From a GREAT root comes great fruit. Sincerest respect and condolences for your loss sire.
Where the heck do you connect the Autel to that thing?
Back to basics on this one. Small engine simple.
its wireless, you just set it on top and it connects
You throw it at it. Then it’s connected
Finally Eric tackles a job that I can do and have done. No stinking computer codes just old school engine carb work. That kind of work is actually enjoyable almost relaxing unless you are in the middle of blowing snow out of your driveway. BTW who can get away with a single stage snow blower in upstate New York? That would never cut it where I live in west Michigan two stage ..baby!
Freakin small engine repair!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
Great video. If you didn't notice there is a small ole in the side of tower were bowl bolt goes it allows gas in for idle. Sometimes 2 across from each other. Plus the drain bolt is under the float needle valve.
Vannessa: "What's that smell, something Mustie," 🤔😂😂
Sorry to read about your Dad I did not know, my condolences, go ahead Buddy you do a great Job for all of us thank you a lot!
I'd like to see you work on a snowmobile once.
Yup! Loved that one. And don’t concern yourself about repeat repairs too much. They are all entertaining and and just a little different.
Ivan wants to know if you work on Genie man-lifts !
I recently retired from an electric utility. Our local mechanic maintained the rolling stock of the Genie but for the lift part it had to be taken to a power plant 80 miles away. Very specialized stuff because of OSHA rules.
One thing you might consider is to add a fuel shut off valve so the gas can be run out of the carb. They are cheap and I have added them to all of my engine driven equipment. Also, put a fuel filter to keep trash out of the carb. Change the oil and plug once you get the carb cleaned out.
Smashing repair :-D
i'm sure you had experence with motorcycles when you were 16, mucky gas is a pain the ass :-(
Pity the manufacturer didn't fit a filter in the gas feed tube.
With the ethanol content in our gasoline these days, we just can't leave our seasonal machines sitting for half the year and expect them to work properly. We have to drain our gas tanks or use fuel stabilizer when we store them.
Right Lane Hog
I guess we must have less ethanol in our fuel in the uk, i don't have any problems with my old briggs&stratton mower.
However there is a rubber diaphragm in the carb that shrinks and causes problems, but it takes years for it to play up.
Having said that, it will likely fail now lol :-D
@@zx8401ztv We have 5% Ethanol here in the UK, hence the 'E5' on the pump handle 🤣
I was happy to find E087 non-ethanol gas just to run in my small engines. Ethanol’s hard on them. It costs a bit more but worth it
Eric, Its not just about the videos. We love all the videos, but spending time in the shop with you, well that's where its at!
Snowblower? Is this sma or mustie1 hahaha
All the Mustie1 fans know the steps...gotta get that carb in the sonic cleaner
Can't lie. I thought it was mustie1 from the title.
Must be Bizarro world today on TH-cam..... Mustie working on an old Ford Econoline van and Eric O is working on a snowblower...... haha
@@foozeballtable i never thought about it but that is weird hahaha
I subscribe to both they're both awesome but south main has saved me thousands of $
Alot of older machines do that in full choke no surging no choke surges a crap ton great video Eric O
Mrs.O. "let me smell it" lmao
It's good to see you. Sorry about the loss of your dad.
Bid Nasty sitting on the sidelines...
"Put me in coach!"
THAT`S FUNNY
LoL
Big nasty would wreck that thing, heck I’m sure she has at least double the hp and 10x the torque lol
Sorry for your loss Eric
Cat urine is the smell of meth cooking according to my fire department hazmat instructor....
I knew it! That damn cat of mine is cooking meth again.
Possibly anhydrous ammonia smell similar to ammonia of cat pee?
The irony of a meth problem in the city that snowblower was made.
When cleaning up cat urine, don't use chlorine bleach, because, to a cat, that smells like cat urine (some different kinda cat!) and they may "go" in the same place again. They make cleaners with enzymes and potions that are supposed to clean it up better, all with varying results.
You can record ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that comes in and we would watch em Eric! Just keep em coming. And in between, we can always just watch some more brake job videos! Keep up the great work!
Honestly Eric, you could record yourself reading the phone book, and I'd still thumbs up.. :)
I enjoy watching you fix anything. Always a good opportunity to learn something new.
Thanks for the videos.