Thank you T-Bone and Mrs. T for making this video! This video gave me the courage (and knowledge) to fix a blown head gasket on my lawn tractor which saved me some much needed money. Your contribution to the collective intelligence of the human race is certainly helping many people. 🙂
Performed this repair yesterday. Excellent instruction. Went very smooth with the exception of one thing that you actually warned about. After I pulled the head off I forgot to keep track of the valve caps. During cleanup I dropped one. Being as that I was doing this repair on my back patio and spraying the head with carb cleaner to clean it up, the cap came off in the grass. Upon reinstallation I realized one cap was missing and then I remembered your warning. I removed my right foot and kicked myself aprox. 99 times. I found some online and ordered a couple. Right after that, being disgusted with myself, I went out in the yard around where I was spraying. Low and behold... there that little trucker was. I freaking found it! Was able to continue the reinstall and got it all back together. Cranked er up and she ran like a top with NO SMOKING. Successful repair! KEEP TRACK OF THOSE VALVE CAPS YA'LL!! Thank you.
Great videos, you are very detail oriented, you describe exactly what you are doing or about to get done. Extremely great, very educational. Keep up the great work and posting more videos.
I've done a head gasket on a similar Briggs. I enjoy working on those small engines. On mine I had a valve job done. The old engine runs better than new. A great video. I'm sure it will help lots of people. 😊
Really helpful, started mine yesterday after great difficulty, then a huge cloud of smoke. Got it going two more times, but it cut out eventually in a cloud of smoke. I am not a mechanic, but now I am retired from the army, I like to have a go at things. Thank you and greetings from sunny southern France!
Thanks for the helpful video. I had the same issue with my 2000 Craftsman 42in and followed your step by step to remove everything and now in the process of ordering replacement gaskets. Would have been much more difficult if I hadn't seen this video. Thanks
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with that problem. I found it so helpful as mine started doing the same thing. Now I’m going to take the head off tomorrow. Thanks again as you’re saving me a lot of money. Following from Sydney Australia.
T Bone your Tutorials are the Tops!! And the fact that you are a Rockerbilly Fan makes you extry Special. From a Funny Talkin Texan ( Yorkshireman by Birth Texan by Choice)
Thank you kindly Mr. T-Bone, with this video you saved me hours of messy work and colorful language. Your knowledge and diagnostic techniques spared me the trouble of a complete engine tear-down where I only need a new head gasket. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Excellent video--you even acknowledged your boo-boos. My head gasket went out two years ago & I had a pro fix it. If it happens again, I'll do the replacement myself. I've had 3 previous lawn tractors; none of them had a blown head gasket. It would appear that these latest ones have a serious design flaw.
Thank you very much for your help. I've had issues with my used troy-bilt 30 inch riding mower smoking badly. Your simple method of using soapy water to identify a blown head gasket has saved me time and money.
Sir and Madam thank you for this video. My Craftsman had the very same motor you were working on. And the very same problem. It had just started smoking and i came in and found your video. I checked the oil level and smell first. Then ran it for a minute and checked to see if any smoke in the oil tube. Yep sure enough. I came in ordered new head gasket. It showed up next day and I took my lap top out with me and fixed the problem. I did review a couple spots in your video as i went. As you stated it was easier than expected. Fired it up and just a puff or two of smoke from a drop or two of oil on the muffler. Thank you again Sir and Mrs. I will retire in two yrs and am gathering all the knowledge i can as i want to open a small engine shop. I am still lacking on the internals yet though. But getting there.
I think that I am going to try and change mine out myself, my engine guy seems afraid to do this job and I feel it is because of warranty issues but not totally sure. I have been adding oil to this mower for 1.5 years and even bought a backup tractor but my wife like the Sears 3000 series better. Thanks you video was reasuring....
Hello Raley, I just wanted to let you know that I really like your video. It's very informative and there's just enough humor to make it entertaining. Please continue to make this kind of video as I will be looking forward to future ones.
...T-Bone....very nice DIY video on a blown head gasket repair....next time please show us the bubbles!....and, it's good to see you are only human and sometimes make mistakes....glad you showed that....thanks for posting, and keep 'em coming... :)
Thank you!! Yes I wish it would have been blown on the side and I could have shown bubbles. If I run across one like that I may film it also. Yes we all make mistakes, I've made many. I'm sure I'm gonna make more. Thanks so much for watching and commenting my friend
That's a very good instruction video. This gentleman does good work and advice. If your engine is different than this one draw a diagram of where each bolt goes. That may be of some help keeping track of all the bolts. Just a suggestion. Good luck on your head gasket repair. 😊
Thank Yu So Very Much for making this video. it Realy helped me out. both in figuring out why my mower was smoking and also with putting the new head gasket on my ride on mower. i ordered 2 head gaskets, one to put on my mower and one as an extra one. :)
@@WeldHoney you can fix it I'm sure. I'm guessing, by your name you are a welder. I've been welding since the 70s, my dad taught welding and metal fabrication. Great Great trade, a trade to be proud of.
@RaleysSmallEngines thank you I have fixed and sold about 6 riders this year alone, I prefer vintage Murray's just sold a 87 18 42 tractor. Seeing a lot of these craftsmans especially with Briggs with bad cam issues. Also seeing ton of Kohler Courage cracked blocks and replacing them with briggs. I am glad this is the trade I chose very rewarding work.
Thank you for this video! I think this is my problem with my Kawasaki FH500 twin. I like tools, so I ordered a leak down tester, but I'm about to go run it for a few minutes and see if I find smoke in the crankcase / oil fill cap. God bless!
Very professional job done perfect except for the push rod thing, but you're human and we all have been there and done it. luckily you caught it. Good Job!
My friend. I gor the same mower from my neighbor for 350 with the bag. I He gave me another rifer for free 19hp to swap. Well i pulled the head and the gasket and i see the exact same leak. Looks like at the factory they over-machined the block right there. The head looked fine. I hope a stens head gasket fixes me right up. THANKS!
Great video! Really enjoyed it a lot, and you answered questions that other YT videos left unaddressed. One thing before I dive in: my engine only smokes when warm. There's no apparent smoke when I start it cold. Still probably head gasket, right?
Great job on the diagnose and fix. That motor was super clean. Surprising that the gasket went so quickly, but that design doesn’t have much clamping area between the cylinder wall and the pushrods. Thanks for the great upload as always t bone.
Nice fix. One thing I always comment on of every tuber that does a head gasket on this engines is…check the flatness of the head! I have yet to do one where the head gasket area where these blow out hasn’t been warped less than .004”. Worst was .009”. I mill flat everyone I do.
Thanks for the video. You saved me a bunch of money. Replaced the head gasket on my 2011 Craftsman mower today. Easy with your excellent guidance. Is there a way to prevent this from happening again? Is there a PCV valve that isn’t working and thus building up pressure? Would it help to retorque the head periodically. This is the first problem I’ve had with this engine during my 12 years of ownership.
YES, do a yearly re-torque of the head bolts. Also remove the top engine cover. CLEAN all the oil and grass grit from the air cooling fins and all around the block. Also you must lap the head and block.Don't just toss on a new head gasket and call it good. Several I've seen smoke the head gasket again. Check the oil PRIOR TO EVERY MOW.
I have smoke coming from my dipstick tube. Clouds of smoke coming from my exhaust too. I think I do have a blown head gasket. I have a poulan PP19A42 Damn nice video ty
Nice job T-Bone. Good to see you got your camera person back! Hope she doesn't have to go through anymore horrible contract negotiations! Lol 👍👏😂🇺🇸Roger
Love your videos. I am replacing the head gasket on a craftsman yt3000 model no 331977-0010-g1 and cannot find the torque specs for the head bolts anywhere.
Thank you! I have a Stiga LMT and it starts smoking last time very badly - lots of oil residue and poor power. This is the 3 year after purchase. In the first year everything was good - we have not flat property - hills are everywhere and power is needed... and every next year problems grow... So, I think, I have the same problem.
On the older Inteks, Vanguards and I/C engines with the oval, upright filter, Briggs routed the breather vent into the base of the housing. With a blown head gasket, the air filter is soaked with oil. Removing the filter would show oil misting from the breather vent. Granted, this is the same thing that would occur if the cylinder were scored or rings ruined. But 99/100 times it’s the gasket
Great Presentation.
That was 22 minutes of my life I do NOT want back.
Thank you T-Bone and Mrs. T for making this video! This video gave me the courage (and knowledge) to fix a blown head gasket on my lawn tractor which saved me some much needed money. Your contribution to the collective intelligence of the human race is certainly helping many people. 🙂
Thank you so much for your kind words and congratulations on your accomplishment. We all can do it together!
I feel the same way! Now I have confidence to attempt to do this for the first time, on my old Craftsman lt1000!
Performed this repair yesterday. Excellent instruction. Went very smooth with the exception of one thing that you actually warned about. After I pulled the head off I forgot to keep track of the valve caps. During cleanup I dropped one. Being as that I was doing this repair on my back patio and spraying the head with carb cleaner to clean it up, the cap came off in the grass. Upon reinstallation I realized one cap was missing and then I remembered your warning. I removed my right foot and kicked myself aprox. 99 times. I found some online and ordered a couple. Right after that, being disgusted with myself, I went out in the yard around where I was spraying. Low and behold... there that little trucker was. I freaking found it! Was able to continue the reinstall and got it all back together. Cranked er up and she ran like a top with NO SMOKING. Successful repair! KEEP TRACK OF THOSE VALVE CAPS YA'LL!! Thank you.
Great story, glad ya got it fixed up.
You forgot to LAP the head and block where the gasket sits. Hope yours lasts........
Never saw these valve stem caps before.
Probably the best diagnosis/and fix of a blow head gasket of a lawnmower on TH-cam. Good Job !
My neighbor is a 15 year old guy wanting to learn repair so I gave him your web site and told him he’s the best.
Thanks for creating this vid Mr. and Mrs T! Really helpful!!
Glad you corrected the push rod mistake. I thought I was losing my mind. 🙂
Been watching some of these videos getting prepared when my 9 year old Briggs and Stratton 19 hp starts needing love.
Great videos, you are very detail oriented, you describe exactly what you are doing or about to get done. Extremely great, very educational. Keep up the great work and posting more videos.
Thank you
@@RaleysSmallEngines hey how are you doing? I have the exact same mower….oil is spitting out of the crankcase breather tube
@@semajd5995 GET Her Dune!!!
Possibly over full with oil due to bad carburetor leaking gas into crankcase or bad head gasket
As a new subscriber I like the music you play in your vids!
I've done a head gasket on a similar Briggs. I enjoy working on those small engines. On mine I had a valve job done. The old engine runs better than new.
A great video. I'm sure it will help lots of people. 😊
Your so blessed in having a healthy wife to help you
Praying you’ll stay that way and keep being happy and making money
Really helpful, started mine yesterday after great difficulty, then a huge cloud of smoke. Got it going two more times, but it cut out eventually in a cloud of smoke. I am not a mechanic, but now I am retired from the army, I like to have a go at things. Thank you and greetings from sunny southern France!
Great diagnosis of what my mower's issue was and tutorial on how to fix it. My 14 yr old mower is no longer blowing smoke!
Wonderful !. Full of comprehensive information. Easy to follow. Thankyou Sir, and your photographer, for easy to follow video.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Epic,,, just bought a smoking mower,,watched this took head of and exactly the same as in this video...thank you much,,,mow haard 👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome
Please keep doing repair videos this amazing!!!
Thank you 😊
T -bone thank you for all you teaching i always learning from you brother Chris from OHIO gooooooo Buckeyes
Excellent video! Yours is the only one I have found that explains how to look to see if the compression release is working on the camshaft! Thanks!
Thank you
Good, step by step instructions so I can hopefully fix my Briggs. It smokes like a chimney.
Awesome content. I am 55 and learning and loving it. I love your dry humor. Older is better than newer!
So true.
Thanks for the helpful video. I had the same issue with my 2000 Craftsman 42in and followed your step by step to remove everything and now in the process of ordering replacement gaskets. Would have been much more difficult if I hadn't seen this video. Thanks
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with that problem. I found it so helpful as mine started doing the same thing. Now I’m going to take the head off tomorrow. Thanks again as you’re saving me a lot of money. Following from Sydney Australia.
having issue with my lawn mower found your vids and added you great vids my friend
Thanks 👍
I watched this a week ago and today I put on a new gasket and it's as good as new , couldn't have done it without you...Ty !
Awesome!!
T Bone your Tutorials are the Tops!! And the fact that you are a Rockerbilly Fan makes you extry Special. From a Funny Talkin Texan ( Yorkshireman by Birth Texan by Choice)
Really helpful videos I’ve done a lot of this work before but have learned new tricks from watching you
Awesome thank you. Yes, I also learn new tricks all the time by watching others.
Thank you kindly Mr. T-Bone, with this video you saved me hours of messy work and colorful language. Your knowledge and diagnostic techniques spared me the trouble of a complete engine tear-down where I only need a new head gasket. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Great!!! I'm glad it helped you. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend
Thanks for the great video, I was able to get my riding mower going again after replacing the head gasket.
You're welcome Travis, we are so glad our video was helpful.
Just easier to replace that on a small engine than a car
very cool.........thanks for the schooling!
Good job, video and quick diagnosis. Have to call you the lawn mower whisperer.
Great Video. You explained everything you did well. Very professional.
Thank you,
Rick
Thank you for your kind words!
Excellent video--you even acknowledged your boo-boos. My head gasket went out two years ago & I had a pro fix it. If it happens again, I'll do the replacement myself. I've had 3 previous lawn tractors; none of them had a blown head gasket. It would appear that these latest ones have a serious design flaw.
If you don't mind me asking, what did the pro charge you ?
@@davethomas3553 $250 which included them picking it up & returning it.
This video is amazing. I was able to do this just by following along and with zero experience. Thank you so much.
Thank you. Glad it helped you repair your mower and save ya some money 💰 🤑
Tysm this helped me fix mines brother
Thank you very much for your help. I've had issues with my used troy-bilt 30 inch riding mower smoking badly. Your simple method of using soapy water to identify a blown head gasket has saved me time and money.
I know for sure your doing the work correctly.... And the video content is awesome 😎 you have the gift too gab...
Good job tbone
Sir and Madam thank you for this video. My Craftsman had the very same motor you were working on. And the very same problem. It had just started smoking and i came in and found your video. I checked the oil level and smell first. Then ran it for a minute and checked to see if any smoke in the oil tube. Yep sure enough. I came in ordered new head gasket. It showed up next day and I took my lap top out with me and fixed the problem. I did review a couple spots in your video as i went. As you stated it was easier than expected. Fired it up and just a puff or two of smoke from a drop or two of oil on the muffler. Thank you again Sir and Mrs. I will retire in two yrs and am gathering all the knowledge i can as i want to open a small engine shop. I am still lacking on the internals yet though. But getting there.
You're welcome. Glad our video helped you.
Great as always. Nice intro music! It's fitting that the song's name is "Greaser".
Lol thanks my friend. Dang, never thought of the name lol yes it is fitting my friend
Thanks for sharing, now to the workshop. ❤
Keep up the good work I am learning a lot.
Big help, excellent video!
Very interesting all the way through! Thanks!
Thank you
Lordie, I wish I was your neighbor!! Great videos - so refreshing to see someone so personable and willing to share knowledge.
Well thank you very much my friend, glad you enjoyed our video.
MAN DID A GOOD JOB ON THE HEAD GASKET AWESOME THANK YOU.
I think that I am going to try and change mine out myself, my engine guy seems afraid to do this job and I feel it is because of warranty issues but not totally sure. I have been adding oil to this mower for 1.5 years and even bought a backup tractor but my wife like the Sears 3000 series better. Thanks you video was reasuring....
awesome video
Hello Raley, I just wanted to let you know that I really like your video. It's very informative and there's just enough humor to make it entertaining. Please continue to make this kind of video as I will be looking forward to future ones.
Thank you so much my friend for watching and commenting
Nice work! The next time I work on my mower I'm going to use a couple of my wife's pavers! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
Thank you
...T-Bone....very nice DIY video on a blown head gasket repair....next time please show us the bubbles!....and, it's good to see
you are only human and sometimes make mistakes....glad you showed that....thanks for posting, and keep 'em coming... :)
Thank you!! Yes I wish it would have been blown on the side and I could have shown bubbles. If I run across one like that I may film it also. Yes we all make mistakes, I've made many. I'm sure I'm gonna make more. Thanks so much for watching and commenting my friend
Woo-hoo Mrs T-Bone back working the camera. Nice repair guys
🐓👍
Heck yeah love having her help. Thanks Rooster!!
This is a timely video for me. Pretty sure I got a blown head gasket. oil not overfilled.
That's a very good instruction video. This gentleman does good work and advice. If your engine is different than this one draw a diagram of where each bolt goes. That may be of some help keeping track of all the bolts. Just a suggestion. Good luck on your head gasket repair. 😊
Thanks!
Wow Thank you Travis 😊
You did a great job and i have the exact problem and engine. Thank You, Thank You
you saved my life! thank you so much sir!
Just plain and simply another awesome video 👍
Awesome walk thru to fix:)).
Thank you for the detailed and well explained head gasket replacement and valve adjustment.
great video as always... and a big "HEY" to Mrs T!!
Thanks brother Mrs T says hello
Thank Yu So Very Much for making this video. it Realy helped me out. both in figuring out why my mower was smoking and also with putting the new head gasket on my ride on mower. i ordered 2 head gaskets, one to put on my mower and one as an extra one. :)
New subscriber here. Sir, you're wonderful teacher. Greetings from Europe.
Thank you
Thank you for a great video
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, hope it helped you.
@RaleysSmallEngines purchased a Craftsman Yts3000 rider has definitely blown head gasket issue.
@@WeldHoney you can fix it I'm sure. I'm guessing, by your name you are a welder. I've been welding since the 70s, my dad taught welding and metal fabrication. Great Great trade, a trade to be proud of.
@RaleysSmallEngines thank you I have fixed and sold about 6 riders this year alone, I prefer vintage Murray's just sold a 87 18 42 tractor. Seeing a lot of these craftsmans especially with Briggs with bad cam issues. Also seeing ton of Kohler Courage cracked blocks and replacing them with briggs. I am glad this is the trade I chose very rewarding work.
Yes, I love it. It's fun work.
I always tell that I was instructed to do it by the one and only! T BONE✔👍
Lol funny guy. You gonna get me in trouble. Thanks for watching my friend
Great video. I wish the machine was in my garage instead of 20 miles away with no means of transport.
Good Job Mr & Mrs T Bone. It’s nice to see you don’t cover up your mistakes. Good honest tutorial. Keep it up Guys. 👍🇬🇧🔧
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Thank you
Best video I’ve seen so far.
Thank you 😊
Thank you my friend
Just did this to my mower today. So far so good. Runs better than it has since I got it.
Excellent!
It’s class work my Brother!!!
Great video. I have exact same mower with the same problem
Thanks a ton. Helped me fix my Craftsman tractor. Easy to do, although readjusting the valves was trickier than I thought it would be!
You're welcome Doug. With practice you will be a pro my friend
Thank you for the video. My engine started puffing smoke during the last mow. Your video gave me confidence that I can tear down and repair it.
Appreciate this video, I definitely have some oil blow by and I didn't realize how easy of a replacement this is. Will probably do valves next
Thank you for this video!
I think this is my problem with my Kawasaki FH500 twin.
I like tools, so I ordered a leak down tester, but I'm about to go run it for a few minutes and see if I find smoke in the crankcase / oil fill cap.
God bless!
Thank you so much for sharing your Knowledge, very detailed and entertaining. You got a new subscriber.
You're welcome. Thank you for subscribing
Very professional job done perfect except for the push rod thing, but you're human and we all have been there and done it. luckily you caught it. Good Job!
Very good. I’m learning small engine repair. I need to do that to my own riding mower , thanks.
Oh. Hello video girl.
My friend. I gor the same mower from my neighbor for 350 with the bag. I
He gave me another rifer for free 19hp to swap. Well i pulled the head and the gasket and i see the exact same leak. Looks like at the factory they over-machined the block right there. The head looked fine. I hope a stens head gasket fixes me right up. THANKS!
Yes, it's a common issue. At least it's a cheap and easy repair. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend.
Thanks, I've got a smoker. Don't know the reason yet. Its intermittent. Thanks!
Thank you so much and I learned a lot, appreciate you helping me.
You're welcome Joe. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Great video! Really enjoyed it a lot, and you answered questions that other YT videos left unaddressed. One thing before I dive in: my engine only smokes when warm. There's no apparent smoke when I start it cold. Still probably head gasket, right?
Nice job T-Bone and your videographer girl does a great job!! 🙂👍
Thank you 😊
Anytime brother
Very precise, and infomative video!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tips on head gasket problem and how to repair. Thanks for the tips and videos.
Thanks for watching my friend
Good job bro. I wish all my repairs went that smoothly.
Lol me too brother
Tayrl fixes all lives about a hour away from me just found that out recently
Great job on the diagnose and fix. That motor was super clean. Surprising that the gasket went so quickly, but that design doesn’t have much clamping area between the cylinder wall and the pushrods. Thanks for the great upload as always t bone.
Thank you my friend. Yes just one bolt in the middle would eliminate that issue.
Nice fix. One thing I always comment on of every tuber that does a head gasket on this engines is…check the flatness of the head! I have yet to do one where the head gasket area where these blow out hasn’t been warped less than .004”. Worst was .009”. I mill flat everyone I do.
And there’s your dinner Darel’s brother….👍👍👍
Thanks for the video. You saved me a bunch of money. Replaced the head gasket on my 2011 Craftsman mower today. Easy with your excellent guidance. Is there a way to prevent this from happening again? Is there a PCV valve that isn’t working and thus building up pressure? Would it help to retorque the head periodically. This is the first problem I’ve had with this engine during my 12 years of ownership.
YES, do a yearly re-torque of the head bolts. Also remove the top engine cover. CLEAN all the oil and grass grit from the air cooling fins and all around the block. Also you must lap the head and block.Don't just toss on a new head gasket and call it good. Several I've seen smoke the head gasket again. Check the oil PRIOR TO EVERY MOW.
Very good !
I have smoke coming from my dipstick tube. Clouds of smoke coming from my exhaust too. I think I do have a blown head gasket. I have a poulan PP19A42
Damn nice video ty
Good job on another repair video fixing that head gasket issue
Thanks brother
Nice job T-Bone. Good to see you got your camera person back! Hope she doesn't have to go through anymore horrible contract negotiations! Lol 👍👏😂🇺🇸Roger
🤣 🤣 Yes sir, love having my lovely wife filming. She helps when she can, I'm such a lucky man. Thanks for watching my friend ❤️
Love your videos. I am replacing the head gasket on a craftsman yt3000 model no 331977-0010-g1 and cannot find the torque specs for the head bolts anywhere.
Thank you! I have a Stiga LMT and it starts smoking last time very badly - lots of oil residue and poor power. This is the 3 year after purchase. In the first year everything was good - we have not flat property - hills are everywhere and power is needed... and every next year problems grow...
So, I think, I have the same problem.
Great Job! I have to do it on my lawn mower.
On the older Inteks, Vanguards and I/C engines with the oval, upright filter, Briggs routed the breather vent into the base of the housing. With a blown head gasket, the air filter is soaked with oil. Removing the filter would show oil misting from the breather vent. Granted, this is the same thing that would occur if the cylinder were scored or rings ruined. But 99/100 times it’s the gasket
AWESOME!! Exact same model I need to change head gasket on. Thanks for this!!
Hello it’s the happiest guy here!