Can get it started ,might run 5 minutes or 15 then shut down and won't start back up for at least a half hour. Never runs for more than a half hour. Bowl iz clean, always run good fuel ethanol free.
Great tip, Jay. Here in East TN the little buggers will plug every hole they can find. Once they plugged the vent on my tractors fuel tank and it collapsed when cold weather came.
Good Afternoon Jay.. Well I will put that in my toolbox of knowledge… Thank you. Glad you got it to run.. As always stay safe and always be kind. Go 603
I had this happen to weed eater . Drove me nuts trying to figure out what was wrong . I rebuilt the carb , new fuel filter , lines everything . It was a Troy built . Looked at the exhaust hole and it was plugged by dirt dobbers , so I feel your pain my friend . Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Jay .
It’s a good idea to run small engines once a month, just to keep them exercised. I have a leaf blower that is especially temperamental. My log splitter needs a gas shut off, so that I can run the fuel out of it before I shut it down for a few days or so. I usually just run the gas out of it. Thanks for the info on the plugged muffler, crazy!
Seriously! Id would have rather had mice chew a wire. At least I could see that damage but NO lets build an invisible packed nest that took me 3 hours to finally check LOL
Wow... a good thing you looked there! I would have never suspected that! That is almost a good thing the nest blocked enough the exhaust it did not run. Otherwise, it could have melted the valves. Those were very nice days in New Hampshire and Massachusetts yesterday and today. I was there for work. Cold though... Was able to "escape" to Canada this afternoon just before the traffic jams on the roads! Have a nice Thanksgiving Jay!
Hey Joe! Thanks for tuning in! Glad you "escaped LOL" very good point on obstructed exhaust can burn valves. The weather here has been amazing! Thanks for tuning in!
I have you beat.. I sell Mazda rotary engines and parts.. About 15 years ago I sold a guy in Kansas a rebuilt block I did and about a year later he calls me and says my enging wont turn over.. He used the key and it just goes clunk after that nothing.. His is really frustrated so he pulls the engine out and sends it back to me for inspection. In transit i am thinking he drop something down the intake as it happens.. Even to the best of us it happens.. I get his Engine on the tare down stand and start looking for marks and signs of something inside.. Nothing, I,cant even turn it over by hand.. Rotary Engines are simmlier to motor cycle engines you can turn them over by hand.. Uppon taking the rear plat off (equivalent to a head) I find one of the chambers was packed full of wheat.. All because of a mouse.. My customer was soo embarrassed he didn't know what to say.. But we did get a good laugh out of it..
Hey Dan! Thats a wild story! I had a motorcycle like that one time! It had such a nest in the intake chambers since the air box was off I couldnt believe it. They got past the slides on the carbs and nested in the intake port! its amazing where critters will make a home! I am a mechanic so Im familiar with rotarys and thats interesting for sure! Glad you didnt ruin any starters by cranking on it trying to compress wheat LOL
Mud wasps have a way of ruining your day!, glad it wasn’t something too expensive. When you replace your spark arrestor, put a slide screen in, this will prevent the issue happening again later on!
Hey Pat! Yeah thats deff not a bad idea! Thank the lord I walked away cause I was soooo pissed. Once I came back to it I said hey let me check this.... dang buggers!
@@HomesteadJay I know what you mean, I bought a riding lawnmower, brought it home, and they mad a nest within a week! Guess where! The service tech couldn’t find the issue, and wanted to bring it back to his shop, at an additional charge ( warranty work) , then I saw one wasp, we sprayed the muffler, and removed it, he installed a new one, and placed the original in a zip lock bag to take back to the shop for the claim! Keep in mind, that this tractor was kept in a garage, and used on a weekly basis, so for your information when a wasp finds a good location for the year, they move in!
I would have never thought of that. Glad I watched this video. I have the same splitter and I love the Kholer engine. But the real question I have is how did you go so long without using your splitter? Great video!
If you didnt catch the last video I dont split a lot of wood lol I burn whole seasoned rounds and I am finally ( 5 years later) starting to build a wood stove wood supply to sell so old faithful came out from retirement lol
My splitter has the same defector on the muffler and I would have never looked there! Thanks for the tip. -Dave
Yeah deff good thing to check if you store outside! Its a very small opening and as you saw it was like concrete!
I’ve never experienced a plugged exhaust but you taught me something new today. Thanks
No problem 👍 Keep an eye out for it in the future!
Me 2! I'm having issues and wondering if you have answered? Thankz.
@@mikeadams2339 whats the problem?
Can get it started ,might run 5 minutes or 15 then shut down and won't start back up for at least a half hour. Never runs for more than a half hour. Bowl iz clean, always run good fuel ethanol free.
Ovi Duran sent me here….great videos.
Luis! Welcome my friend! Ovi is a great dude! Been communicating alot with him helping him out on his new homestead!
Great tip, Jay. Here in East TN the little buggers will plug every hole they can find. Once they plugged the vent on my tractors fuel tank and it collapsed when cold weather came.
Wow that sucks! Its one thing to plug an exhaust but another thing to cause a tank to collapse!
Good Afternoon Jay..
Well I will put that in my toolbox of knowledge… Thank you.
Glad you got it to run..
As always stay safe and always be kind.
Go 603
Hey Gus! Yeah these buggers can cause a lot of havoc! Thanks for tuning in! Go 603!
Great advice Jay! Never had that happen yet but I’m going to look at the muffler when she doesn’t start. Take care and happy thanksgiving
Hey Aaron! Yes its a good thing to keep an eye on if you store equipment outside like I do! Happy Thanksgiving!
LOL, yep, they can pack sockets and air tools too!
Yes they suck LOL!
Those pests sure build a heck of a home. Ugh 😩
It was like cement!
Never seen that before but that’s crazy .
Yeah man Its the most wild thing lol often overlooked! I had to walk away and come back cause I spent 2 hours messing with it!
I had this happen to weed eater . Drove me nuts trying to figure out what was wrong . I rebuilt the carb , new fuel filter , lines everything . It was a Troy built . Looked at the exhaust hole and it was plugged by dirt dobbers , so I feel your pain my friend . Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Jay .
Yes what a pain indeed! Usually the last thing we think to check LOL Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family as well!
They started to build in the water heater in our camper. At least you had the key turned on
Hey Larry! That sucks!
Great price if knowledge, thanks. At least now the splitter is serviced for the season. Lol.
Seriously lol the thing needs NOTHING now haha I checked literally everything haha
Wow! That's crazy Jay. Thanks for sharing this Jay. This may be very helpful at some point.
Yes it can apply to any engine hahah any blocked exhaust wont run hahah thanks for checking it out!
Now that you've done so much work on that motor, it should run flawlessly for the next few years.
HAHAH seriously! Just an oil change now and were good to role hahah
It’s a good idea to run small engines once a month, just to keep them exercised. I have a leaf blower that is especially temperamental. My log splitter needs a gas shut off, so that I can run the fuel out of it before I shut it down for a few days or so. I usually just run the gas out of it. Thanks for the info on the plugged muffler, crazy!
Thanks for checking it out Dave!
@@HomesteadJay interesting, my pleasure!
Heckin mud wasps. There’s a special place for them...
Seriously! Id would have rather had mice chew a wire. At least I could see that damage but NO lets build an invisible packed nest that took me 3 hours to finally check LOL
Wow... a good thing you looked there! I would have never suspected that! That is almost a good thing the nest blocked enough the exhaust it did not run. Otherwise, it could have melted the valves. Those were very nice days in New Hampshire and Massachusetts yesterday and today. I was there for work. Cold though... Was able to "escape" to Canada this afternoon just before the traffic jams on the roads! Have a nice Thanksgiving Jay!
Hey Joe! Thanks for tuning in! Glad you "escaped LOL" very good point on obstructed exhaust can burn valves. The weather here has been amazing! Thanks for tuning in!
I have you beat.. I sell Mazda rotary engines and parts..
About 15 years ago I sold a guy in Kansas a rebuilt block I did and about a year later he calls me and says my enging wont turn over..
He used the key and it just goes clunk after that nothing.. His is really frustrated so he pulls the engine out and sends it back to me for inspection.
In transit i am thinking he drop something down the intake as it happens.. Even to the best of us it happens..
I get his Engine on the tare down stand and start looking for marks and signs of something inside.. Nothing, I,cant even turn it over by hand..
Rotary Engines are simmlier to motor cycle engines you can turn them over by hand..
Uppon taking the rear plat off (equivalent to a head) I find one of the chambers was packed full of wheat.. All because of a mouse..
My customer was soo embarrassed he didn't know what to say.. But we did get a good laugh out of it..
Hey Dan! Thats a wild story! I had a motorcycle like that one time! It had such a nest in the intake chambers since the air box was off I couldnt believe it. They got past the slides on the carbs and nested in the intake port! its amazing where critters will make a home! I am a mechanic so Im familiar with rotarys and thats interesting for sure! Glad you didnt ruin any starters by cranking on it trying to compress wheat LOL
Never even heard of these little devils before! Wow
Devils indeed!
Ho boy these littles Grrrrr 😤 are not playing fair at all 😂🤣 You did a OUTSTANDING ENGINE TUN UP SIR 👍😉👌 Cheers 🍻👌😉
This thing runs like a deere now! Thanks for tuning in Dave!
I had it happen once on a 4 wheeler, but they built in the intake. I like to have never figured it out. It would run for a few seconds then quit.
Yeah they are slippery buggers! That sucks!
Mud wasps have a way of ruining your day!, glad it wasn’t something too expensive. When you replace your spark arrestor, put a slide screen in, this will prevent the issue happening again later on!
Hey Pat! Yeah thats deff not a bad idea! Thank the lord I walked away cause I was soooo pissed. Once I came back to it I said hey let me check this.... dang buggers!
@@HomesteadJay I know what you mean, I bought a riding lawnmower, brought it home, and they mad a nest within a week! Guess where! The service tech couldn’t find the issue, and wanted to bring it back to his shop, at an additional charge ( warranty work) , then I saw one wasp, we sprayed the muffler, and removed it, he installed a new one, and placed the original in a zip lock bag to take back to the shop for the claim!
Keep in mind, that this tractor was kept in a garage, and used on a weekly basis, so for your information when a wasp finds a good location for the year, they move in!
Little bastards got my saw and leaf blower this year. Same exact thing.
Yeah sometimes its tough to notice them! Once I literally checked EVERYTHING else and said hmmm let me try this hahah
I would have never thought of that. Glad I watched this video. I have the same splitter and I love the Kholer engine. But the real question I have is how did you go so long without using your splitter? Great video!
If you didnt catch the last video I dont split a lot of wood lol I burn whole seasoned rounds and I am finally ( 5 years later) starting to build a wood stove wood supply to sell so old faithful came out from retirement lol
@about 5:45 there is a bug that comes out when you are shaking the exhaust assembly.
It sure looks like it! Dang buggers!
Yes it will do this buddy good jop i have this happen too me too god jop on your video god bless too you guys love your video buddy
Thanks buddy!
In the south we call 'em waspers...
Dang suckers owe me 3 hours of wasted time and aggravation lol
I’m Southern, and never heard that term. My folks called them “dirt daubers”.
@@5roundsrapid263 we actually call them mud daubers but they are in the wasper family. Wasper is generic. I'm in north east Tennessee
Wow what a kick in the nuts that was lol!! You should have evicted them sooner.... if you only knew hahahaha!!
Mother f(**&^*# ruined that day lol Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Nature is a bitch sometimes
Sure is LOL
W0W
Yes crazy!