Fixing A Craftsman Mower That Won't Start
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Thanks for watching. This Craftsman mower came back and what I'm seeing is not good.
This video is meant as entertainment, always practice safety.
I always have that mindset of buying things because I have someone else to fix it. I see him every day in the mirror. nice guy, bossman should give him a raise
LOL!!! nice I was wondering where this comment was going and it went straight to "awesome" thank you!
Heh, nice joke, Liked.
Gday mate from Down Under. Love your videos and repairs. Yes we have the same customer/user issues down here too. Just a suggestion when fueling with your Scepter gas can and nozzle, try orientating the delivery button to the top of the gas tank instead of underneath. I find the gas doesn't run over the side of the tank, it ends up in the tank. Less drips, mess and waste. Keep turning spanners and saving outdoor power equipment from the dump/trash. Keep up the videos. Thanks IHG.
hello Australia! and thank you for the tip
Awesome TY
No problem!
Fortunately I do all the tune-up and repair work,I have a course in Briggs and Stratton from high school fun,by the way that is some awesome degreaser you use,has to be spendy well nice stuff,good job...
no not at all, in fact it's not expensive at all.
I like it has it's own spinners on it lol I had one that had a button on it that you pushed and it releases a spring to start it instead of a battery
I know right! It has it's own entertainment!
Interesting
thank you
If I ever got anything it was automatic that I'd be the one to take care of it. And with all the knobs turning around on that one it looked a parade coming down the road. Good fix and happy weekend!
I know right, I wanted to make a dirty joke but it wouldn't fly over well.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE We're used to all we're told about the dirty jokes residing in d.c. Yours couldn't be THAT bad!
Thank you for the video
I've become a big fan of WD-40's / 3in1's Dry lube with PTFE. Will not attract dirt and penetrates like the old W-D40.
nice, I should try and get some
I just came from hardware store. Lg can of WD40 w/straw, was $18.00. I left it on shelf.
@@georgepruitt637 This stuff goes for about $8 almost everywhere.
Good looking mower, but those red twirly things would drive me nuts.
You and me both!
It's been my experience that the door release cable is the problem, not the blade brake cable.
I eliminate the door release cable and use nut and bolts to connect the blade brake cable to the handle.
agreed
I get so lucky. I tend to leave fuel in equipment over winter, and it always starts up when I need them. I know it's not recommended, but, many years later and still no problems. At least, if it ever gives me problems, I know how to service them. At least my Honda mower does have a fuel shut off, and I Do use that. But my Tecumseh snowblower and Craftsman/B&S Backup mower, they do not.
It's not that I do not care, it's I anticipate maybe one more mow before the season ends, but then the weather where I live drops pretty quickly, then snow comes shortly after, and I just forget about it. Same with the snowblower: Our snow season is weird. We'll have a bunch of 60/70F days, then out of the blue, drops back down to the 20's and 30's, and a snow storm which requires the snowblower.
if it works for you, don't change it.
Nice work on this machine there the cleaned up real nice but now they must sound like a sort of people that don't really take care of their equipment
you are right about that
What do you use to clean the mowers with, they always look nice especially the wheels
thanks I use a degreaser from Harbor Freight
recently had a belt on a rider come apart , and a cord (sort of like builders line) from the belt wrapped itself between pulley and trans so tightly that it broke the snap ring that holds pinion gear to input shaft . murphy's law holds court with me quite often . had to remove , tear down , fish for pieces of snap ring , reassemble , and reinstall . hours of work because of it . yes , the grass on that shaft could've become a problem if you hadn't removed it .
thank you for sharing that
Have you ever considered adding a fuel shut off valve to the fuel line? Fuel problems appears to happen a lot.
if this was my own personal mower yes, but it's not, they'll never use it so there's no point.
Beautiful mower and great job! I had a mower that I sold a while ago come in for service early this spring; did the usual oil, air filter, sharpen & balance blade etc. One thing I noticed was that it had just about no oil in it, so when I gave it back to the customer I told him to check the oil level at least every other time he used it. It came back a couple of weeks ago with an unrelated wheel issue and I had to ask him if it was the same mower or did he have two of the same model and mix them up. This thing was trashed, it looked like it hadn’t been serviced in years! The blade was completely dull and bent, grass was blocking the cooling fins and once again there was just about no oil in it and what little there was looked like tar. I was totally shocked but I changed the oil yet again, put on a new blade, cleaned it up again and fixed the wheel issue. I seriously doubt it’s going to make it through the summer.
wow, it's a good thing they have you to work on it.
I’d love to know what he could have done to trash a machine that quickly 😳.
@@classicamericanflyertrains2423 only thing I can imagine is mowing a large rocky field of 4’ tall grass with the deck set as low as it goes. I couldn’t believe the old Tecumseh wasn’t knocking, but I wouldn’t be surprised if next time it comes in it has a big hole in the block!
No,I do All of my own maintenance and repairs !
you and me both!
or add some "GAS" hahahaha j.k. you know i had to go there!!🤣
I have one now leaking (sump gaskett) under muffler
this one might be that way.
It's all good it. Soon you'll likely have another good Quantum engine when your customer decides to buy new.
that's probably true.
what cleaner or degreaser do you use to clean the mowers with?
I believe he hinted it was Harbor Freight refill size
thanks I use a degreaser from Harbor Freight
What would be the best way to clean out all the oil out of a mower? I was changing out the oil on my push mower and the oil was chunky?????? Would you know why oil would get chunky? Thanks for your time
wow chunky oil is not good, and it's not supposed to be that way unless it was contaminated or, you'd have to have the right conditions for it to get that way. I usually put about 8-10 oz of gasoline into the engine and slosh it around, and then dump it. Do this as many Times as needed until you get all the chunks out.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE thanks for the tip. Hopefully it wasn’t damaged
Ok so that same filter housing is on my js20 replaced carb runs perfect but cold start up I have to pull on it for a while and it doesn't have a primer bulb which is weird to me but carb spray down the hole and starts right up I guess it's one of those self prime carbs it's my mulching mower so it's only used during fall and winter but I do start it in spring, what would cause that hard start with no primer bulb?
the carb's priming circuit could be clogged, I would just replace the carb and it should take care of it.
Well at least the owner of that.mower let you know the dead man cable is broken
yes that was nice of them to do.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE cool beans 🫘 there young man 👍
My lawn takes about 12 hours to mow with a push mower, sadly i don't have a working ride on, although I have a 35+year old cub cadet that doesn't start I'm going to try to fix
wow, that's a lot to mow. Are on 3 acres?
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE I'm not sure what my plot is, in acres, or hectares (I'm Canadian). It's an old farm house that's been on my wife's family since about 1933
12 hours? Wow, that's dedication right there.
@@MixingGBP thanks man, it I don't do it who will. I'm really looking forwarding trying to figure out what's wrong with that cub cadet. Wish @insidehousegarage lived closer could make a great video
well for me no really as i often take upon the job myself if i find it a easy repair etc.
makes sense
Great job 👏 is this the mower you put the drill battery 🔋 in? It cleaned up really nice 👌🏻 and starts as good as my Honda
yes It's only $14 from the store , charger included
I have a John Deere JS45 (I have commented this before) has a 190cc 8.75 ft-lbs of torque Briggs intek engine. Starts first pull cold when primed correctly. When hot 25. Valves are good and I heard someone say that it’s most likely the ignition coil. Have you had experiences with aftermarket coils? OEM ones are $$$ and I don’t know if I should commit to buying one from Briggs.
I wouldn't bother, just use it from cold and get it done without turning off the mower, and if for some reason, put mower in the shade and wait for it to cool down.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE I wish I could do that. My yard takes 1 and a half hours to mow completely so I need to take s break and cool off inside. Also I have been cutting neighbors yard for some extra money and I have to stop a lot and pickup obstacles that I always seen to miss. And I gotta talk to them. Pulling 25 times also is tiring.
I see, If you think the coil is the issue, replace it. But I'd also check the oil level, and if that's good, then replace the carb.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE oil is good. We rebuilt the OEM carburetor last year and replaced all the gaskets and the needle and seat. And checked the valves. I feel like the coil is the isssue. I commented on some other guys channel and he had a 190cc Intek that his father had and he had the same issue and replaced the coil and it was back to normal.
Question: the model label that was originally installed on the deck by the lawnmower company is falling off. What's the best way to reattach it. Thanks, TJ
Make a metal plate. With data stamped on it. Attach with pop rivets.
I would just use gorilla glue
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE Thank you
no problem
You'll never really know what was really playing out behind the 'free' vs 'Oh my relative missed placed where it was supposed to be in the ad & should have put it in the regular for sale section. If this seller knew this mistake of their idiot relative putting it in the wrong section 'for reals' they should have said 'that's the truth but how about $10 a piece' AT MOST or just take them. And again, if the seller really thought their idiot relative had put the ad together for $50 for both they should have ask to see the ad if you had brought the ad or show the online ad that said it was for free. Afterwards & regardless if you had taken them away this seller should be taking their idiot relative to the woodshed later for their embarrassment! 😄
thank you for this comment
Nice job. I hate those 2 cable systems and would have used the opportunity to trash the rear flap mechanism and repair the z bend on the brake cable and have only 1 cable there.
I've considered doing that too
I don’t fix anything for family any more. Used to, but they had the attitude that “hey that’s what we have you for, to fix the crap for us”. They always wanted the family and friends discount too. They wouldnt drain fuel, take out the battery, and then call me complaining in the spring what I had fixed before is broken again. I tell them to go pay someone else to fix it, since their too lazy to try to fix it themselves.
I'm almost getting to that point myself.
With the exception of one, every Briggs engine I have owned leaked oil in some way. Of the Briggs engines out there, the Quantum to me seem to be the best model Briggs had and there were even some OHV style Quantums at one point. I don't know why Briggs got rid of the OHV Quantum for whatever garbage it makes now but I try to, in my best way, stay away from Briggs and Stratton engines and try to buy Honda, Kawasaki, Kohler or even Honda clones. If at all possible I even try to stay away from Vanguard, as it just seems like a gimmicky Honda clone.
The handle setup on that Craftsman is kinda gimmicky for sure, but others (including Honda) do something like that too. I mean, Toro has its Personal Pace, Cub has its My Speed, which looks similar in concept to Toro's and of course, Honda's is probably considered more complicated but only because it's customizable to different people's preferences with "trimmer" knobs (like trimmer potentiometers) and wheels for fine adjustment. I like my commercial and HRX mowers as the top speed can be set with the orange lever next to the throttle lever and additional control can be varied on what Honda labels "clutch" bail on the handles. I also like the fact that Honda has reduced this setup from 4 cables down to 3 on these machines with the hydrostatic transmission compared to the older HR(A)214SX models I've had before it.
well said, I just figured they were designed in a way, that eventually they will all leak some oil and if not watched will lead to engine failure
I have a mower, and the rope is quite hard to pull, I ended up breaking the rope a couple of times, since it is a few years old I thought that it had to do something with the valves but I am not sure
it's a good possibility that the valves were the issue.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE I isolated it because it kicks my arm back and i don't think its a sheered key
then it sounds like you know what you need to do to fix it. Good luck with it.
Maybe electric is better for a certain demographic that has never performed an oil change on anything.
that's makes sense
To parents
Kids hate to mow
They will make machines fail
Sorry it’s a fact
agreed