Brian: Your video saved me from a nervous breakdown. I'm mechanically pretty savy but my pump rebuild was driving me crazy. I got a complete parts kit but somehow (either being distracted) who knows. My friend and I were stumped as too where the hard seals go and how to install. Your very paced video immediately resonated and I went to my garage and rebuilt my 9.6ga 12 2.8gpm in minutes. I owe you one!
This video was so incredibly helpful. We were able to rebuild our pressure washer pump, following your video. Thank you so much for your thoughtful and thorough video! Oh, and by the way.........we purchased our pressure washer as a "refurbished" unit from a big box store. The pressure washer started leaking right away, and we took it (under warrantee) to be fixed by a small engine repair shop. The mechanic didn't fix it, and unfortunately we were told that the company (dewalt) would not do anything more to help us. Watching your video, we completely fixed our pressure washer by ourselves!
@Brian Shumack the repair guy Damn are these AAA pumps pretty bad? I bought a Honda dewalt and planned on doing work with it on people's homes I should of bought the one with the cat pump I guess too late now Can I throw a cat pump on the one I have ?
Hello Brian! Thanks for the video! Its very helpful for just getting an understanding of how each pump operates and how it is put together. The problem I am having is when I connected the hose to the pump and turned the water on, no water came out of the output side!? So something is stuck. I thought it was either the crappy intergrated unloader valve or the valves so I decided to pop the valves out which came out in pieces. Problem im having is the plastic cage spring and thin metal spring base came out but not the main valve seat and o-ring it is stuck down in there and not sure how to get it out!!? Any tips would be very helpful!! Its the same 8.7ga12 pump thats in the video and now I can see why you dont work on them! I own several general pumps from direct drive to belt and they are pretty easy to work on. This smaller machine I need for lower water pressure so I dont damage my nicer machines. It's run for 10 years now until this issue. I just have no idea how to remove whats left of that valve!!
I have the 530008 pump on mine and its leaking oil from the pump between the pump and engine. It's the pump leaking for sure. Not the engine. Can the seal be replaced on the pressure pump crankshaft? If so, do you know what kit I need to order that has the seal in it? Thank you for the video. Very informative.
Hey Brian. Thanks for the video. I have the same pressure washer and it is leaking in the same spot and also not producing pressure any longer. Could you please post the source of the part kit you are using in this video?
I used your video to replace the seals check valves in mine, but when I started it back up, water was spraying out of the cracked pump body. I can only conclude the unloader failed let it overpressure. I'm not spending any more effort on this garbage pump. I'm replacing with a CAT triplex.
Not likely that a failed unloader would cause this. High pressure equipment is test to endure 3 times the rated amounts. The engine can't produce enough energy for the pump to create that kind of pressure. The engine would choke of at about 5500 psi. Well below the force needed to crack the head. For the head to crack, it would have to exceed well beyond what the engine can produce. A frozen pump would definitely cause this to happen. Freezing water can exceed 100,000 psi. Not saying your pump froze, but that is the typical reason.
@@Brian_the_repair_guy I think you are correct but the crack being from a freeze (I can't say I'm 100% sure I winterized it every year). But I never actually saw the crack or any leakage until I fiddled with the unloader and cranked the pressure way up. I suspect the unloader was the reason it couldn't build pressure (like ZERO pressure, no pulsation, nothing), but that a freeze was the reason for the crack.
@@Brian_the_repair_guy Yeah, I think that's what happened. Hairline crack from freeze, but didn't open up to visible until I fiddled with the unloader. Lesson learned-- never forget winterization!
I know I am late to the party but just found your video. If the valves were bad would that prohibit any water flow? I've taken everything apart and seems to function properly but no water comes out of outlet
I guess a stuck valve could cause a no flow, never seen that one myself. If you have no water flow out of the pump, typically it is due to a blockage at the fitting of the unloader. You have the quick connect and there is a fitting between it and the unloader. There is a valve in there. You will find a piece that looks like a bullet and a spring. The bullet will have an Oring on the end and there is holes in the side and it is hollow. Make sure it is all clean
Hello Brian, I have a Dewalt 3000 psi Honda GX160 engine. I don't notice any pressure lose or leaks yet, but the oil is milky in the oil fill glass, is it just a matter of time before I do ? should i just go ahead and replace the pump with a AR pump ? Could you recommend a AR pump ? Great video !
Yes, matter of time. You have a couple options. Least expensive option, drain and flush pump crank, replace oil seals and refill with oil. Second option is replace the pump with an AR like you said and that will remove any doubts. Watercannon.com has a good selection of AR pumps for that engine and pretty good pricing. Any of the AR pumps that fit that engine would be a good choice.
Hello. Brian, I’m in Canada, I can’t seem to get the link to work, is there a AR 3000 PSI pump model number that would work for a Honda GX160 engine that may help me track one down ? Any suggestion would be of great help, I sure do enjoy watch your videos. You sure have opened my eyes when it comes to Presure washers.
Complete guess without seeing the parts or the pump. They go in the head around the plungers. Not sure in what order they will line up with the packings and seals
Check the simple things first. Make sure you have fire. If there is no spark, then no ignition. That would be the first thing I would look at I the machine does not hit on ether.
Brian---could you share. the Cat No of the rebuild seal kit and where your customer got it?? My pump is identical to the one you did the great demo on thx much!!!
Hello 👋 can you help me with advice or can give me a link of where can I purchase these gaskets. I have a 3000PSI Dewalt. The same pump set up. I have a water leakage problem with the small valve that’s next to the detergent injector. Problem is with the valve that is faced down on your video. Do you recommend that I should do this very same process? While the machine was On the water was shooting out of that particular valve. But At first it show a leak exactly where you did the changes but then after it changed course an became a sprinkler at the that particular small valve. Do you recommend if I should check if any adjustments need to be made with the unloader? Would appreciate a reply back. I know for sure it’s a simple task for a female to solve. 😊
Damn are these AAA pumps pretty bad? I bought a Honda dewalt and planned on doing work with it on people's homes I should of bought the one with the cat pump I guess too late now Can I throw a cat pump on the one I have ?
I have this same pump. I am having problems getting the siphon to pull solution into the pump..I have completey tore down and re assembled the pump. Removed the injector, cleaned it and still nothing. I have new valves coming and a few other parts. im curious what pressure washer would you recommend for a home owner? instead of this type pump? Thank you for the video.
@@Robert-vv9yg I have a video specific to the chemical injector. Take a look at that one. Most of the time an injector is not affected by the pump itself. A pressure washer with an AR pump with a horizontal engine would be a good one
@@Brian_the_repair_guy So the injector will siphon without the wand. But as soon as I connect the wand it stops pulling..the wand has no restrictions ..any thoughts
@@Robert-vv9yg if your getting chemical with the pressure hose but it stops with the wand and no tip added, then the wand is the issue. The wand will corode on the inside and reduce the interior of the wand. This reduces the water volume, so no chemical. If this is the original wand, replace it. Make sure it is a good one pice wand. Not a wand that can be hand unscrewed from the handle. One piece wand and gun
@@Brian_the_repair_guy Okay, I will be calling them tomorrow. Thank you so very much. I just wan to have it because I love my power washer. It is a magnificent machine. It does the job good
Brian: Your video saved me from a nervous breakdown. I'm mechanically pretty savy but my pump rebuild was driving me crazy. I got a complete parts kit but somehow (either being distracted) who knows. My friend and I were stumped as too where the hard seals go and how to install. Your very paced video immediately resonated and I went to my garage and rebuilt my 9.6ga 12 2.8gpm in minutes. I owe you one!
Glad to help
Very rarely do I comment but this was spot on. I now have a non leaking pump.
Thank you and I am very glad to help
Thankful for the work you are doing. I always enjoy learning new things.
I am glad you enjoyed it
This video was so incredibly helpful. We were able to rebuild our pressure washer pump, following your video. Thank you so much for your thoughtful and thorough video!
Oh, and by the way.........we purchased our pressure washer as a "refurbished" unit from a big box store. The pressure washer started leaking right away, and we took it (under warrantee) to be fixed by a small engine repair shop. The mechanic didn't fix it, and unfortunately we were told that the company (dewalt) would not do anything more to help us. Watching your video, we completely fixed our pressure washer by ourselves!
I am very glad to help
Thanks for taking the time to make this video; it was EXTTREMELY helpful for the used DeWalt I found
Very glad it helped
@Brian Shumack the repair guy
Damn are these AAA pumps pretty bad? I bought a Honda dewalt and planned on doing work with it on people's homes I should of bought the one with the cat pump I guess too late now
Can I throw a cat pump on the one I have ?
@@user-km5kj8xh1x as long as the coupler is the same size as the engine shaft yes you can
Great video from a great teacher
Thank you
Hello Brian! Thanks for the video! Its very helpful for just getting an understanding of how each pump operates and how it is put together. The problem I am having is when I connected the hose to the pump and turned the water on, no water came out of the output side!? So something is stuck. I thought it was either the crappy intergrated unloader valve or the valves so I decided to pop the valves out which came out in pieces. Problem im having is the plastic cage spring and thin metal spring base came out but not the main valve seat and o-ring it is stuck down in there and not sure how to get it out!!? Any tips would be very helpful!! Its the same 8.7ga12 pump thats in the video and now I can see why you dont work on them! I own several general pumps from direct drive to belt and they are pretty easy to work on. This smaller machine I need for lower water pressure so I dont damage my nicer machines. It's run for 10 years now until this issue. I just have no idea how to remove whats left of that valve!!
I have a set of dental picks to remove those. I picked them up at Harbor Freight. The have silver ones and red handled ones. The red ones work best
Thanks for the video.I fixed mine.
Glad to help
Thanks. For the help
Happy ro help
Thank you for this video
You are welcome. Hope it helped
What brand will be a good quality pump for this small engine ? Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍🏼👍🏼🤝🤝
AR and General both have a great pump that will work on an engine this size
I have the 530008 pump on mine and its leaking oil from the pump between the pump and engine. It's the pump leaking for sure. Not the engine. Can the seal be replaced on the pressure pump crankshaft? If so, do you know what kit I need to order that has the seal in it? Thank you for the video. Very informative.
The seal can be replaced for sure. I am not familiar with the pump you have so I can not give you the part number, sorry.
Do you know where he picked up this set of bushings? Thanks, please come back. Thank you very much for this video.
Watercannon.com
Hey Brian. Thanks for the video. I have the same pressure washer and it is leaking in the same spot and also not producing pressure any longer. Could you please post the source of the part kit you are using in this video?
You can get parts from watercannon.com
I used your video to replace the seals check valves in mine, but when I started it back up, water was spraying out of the cracked pump body. I can only conclude the unloader failed let it overpressure.
I'm not spending any more effort on this garbage pump. I'm replacing with a CAT triplex.
Not likely that a failed unloader would cause this. High pressure equipment is test to endure 3 times the rated amounts. The engine can't produce enough energy for the pump to create that kind of pressure. The engine would choke of at about 5500 psi. Well below the force needed to crack the head.
For the head to crack, it would have to exceed well beyond what the engine can produce.
A frozen pump would definitely cause this to happen. Freezing water can exceed 100,000 psi.
Not saying your pump froze, but that is the typical reason.
@@Brian_the_repair_guy I think you are correct but the crack being from a freeze (I can't say I'm 100% sure I winterized it every year). But I never actually saw the crack or any leakage until I fiddled with the unloader and cranked the pressure way up.
I suspect the unloader was the reason it couldn't build pressure (like ZERO pressure, no pulsation, nothing), but that a freeze was the reason for the crack.
@@G5Hohn times a crack is unseen until you hit it with pressure then it can expand.
@@Brian_the_repair_guy Yeah, I think that's what happened. Hairline crack from freeze, but didn't open up to visible until I fiddled with the unloader. Lesson learned-- never forget winterization!
I know I am late to the party but just found your video. If the valves were bad would that prohibit any water flow? I've taken everything apart and seems to function properly but no water comes out of outlet
I guess a stuck valve could cause a no flow, never seen that one myself. If you have no water flow out of the pump, typically it is due to a blockage at the fitting of the unloader. You have the quick connect and there is a fitting between it and the unloader. There is a valve in there. You will find a piece that looks like a bullet and a spring. The bullet will have an Oring on the end and there is holes in the side and it is hollow. Make sure it is all clean
What do you consider a good pump for these low end commercial pressure washers? AAA is made by Simpson. Comet are supposed to be good
I find the AR pumps to be very good for the cost and they have a full line of parts. AR has a wide range of costs
i have two different lengths of bolts. does it matter which length goes into which hole? three are maybe a1/4 inch shorter
Yes it does. Measure the depth of each hole before placing them
Hello Brian, I have a Dewalt 3000 psi Honda GX160 engine. I don't notice any pressure lose or leaks yet, but the oil is milky in the oil fill glass, is it just a matter of time before I do ? should i just go ahead and replace the pump with a AR pump ? Could you recommend a AR pump ? Great video !
Yes, matter of time. You have a couple options.
Least expensive option, drain and flush pump crank, replace oil seals and refill with oil.
Second option is replace the pump with an AR like you said and that will remove any doubts.
Watercannon.com has a good selection of AR pumps for that engine and pretty good pricing. Any of the AR pumps that fit that engine would be a good choice.
Hello. Brian, I’m in Canada, I can’t seem to get the link to work, is there a AR 3000 PSI pump model number that would work for a Honda GX160 engine that may help me track one down ? Any suggestion would be of great help, I sure do enjoy watch your videos. You sure have opened my eyes when it comes to Presure washers.
Had to take mine apart on a Green works. There's 3 flat metal washers that go somewhere in there but I forgot where they go. Any ideas?
Complete guess without seeing the parts or the pump. They go in the head around the plungers. Not sure in what order they will line up with the packings and seals
I have a dewalt 4000psi 3.5 gpm... I can't get it to start for nothing... I even used either so what could it be.
Check the simple things first. Make sure you have fire. If there is no spark, then no ignition. That would be the first thing I would look at I the machine does not hit on ether.
Brian---could you share. the Cat No of the rebuild seal kit and where your customer got it?? My pump is identical to the one you did the great demo on
thx much!!!
If I remember correctly they purchased the kit at watercannon.com
@@Brian_the_repair_guy thx much!
What is this part you screwed into the right of the manifold? Mine came without it and water just squirts out that hole.
Are you talking about the 2 inch piece of brass?
where did you get the washer and seal kit. this is just what i needed to fix mine
i see the website you bought them from if you have the part number to kit you bought it would help greatly thanks.
Watercannon.com
I’m having the same problem but I can’t find the parts. have any idea what I can get them
What pump model do you have?
is there a part number & source for the packings / seal kit?
For what pump exactly. Need the model number from the pump directly
Hello 👋 can you help me with advice or can give me a link of where can I purchase these gaskets. I have a 3000PSI Dewalt. The same pump set up. I have a water leakage problem with the small valve that’s next to the detergent injector. Problem is with the valve that is faced down on your video. Do you recommend that I should do this very same process? While the machine was On the water was shooting out of that particular valve. But At first it show a leak exactly where you did the changes but then after it changed course an became a sprinkler at the that particular small valve. Do you recommend if I should check if any adjustments need to be made with the unloader? Would appreciate a reply back. I know for sure it’s a simple task for a female to solve. 😊
Watercannon.com is a good source for replacement parts.
Much thanks for the information 👍
Damn are these AAA pumps pretty bad? I bought a Honda dewalt and planned on doing work with it on people's homes I should of bought the one with the cat pump I guess too late now
Can I throw a cat pump on the one I have ?
Of the engine shaft and coupler are the same size, yes you can
Can you replace this pump with one that has a water return line?
Yes, you can replace most horizontal shaft set up with most different types of pumps
🙋👍
Can you post the place where your customer got the parts from? Part number please?
Watercannon.com is a good place to check for parts. They can also help you with part numbers for your exact pump
I have this same pump. I am having problems getting the siphon to pull solution into the pump..I have completey tore down and re assembled the pump. Removed the injector, cleaned it and still nothing. I have new valves coming and a few other parts.
im curious what pressure washer would you recommend for a home owner? instead of this type pump? Thank you for the video.
@@Robert-vv9yg I have a video specific to the chemical injector. Take a look at that one. Most of the time an injector is not affected by the pump itself.
A pressure washer with an AR pump with a horizontal engine would be a good one
@@Brian_the_repair_guy Ok. Thank you Brian
@@Brian_the_repair_guy So the injector will siphon without the wand. But as soon as I connect the wand it stops pulling..the wand has no restrictions ..any thoughts
@@Robert-vv9yg if your getting chemical with the pressure hose but it stops with the wand and no tip added, then the wand is the issue. The wand will corode on the inside and reduce the interior of the wand. This reduces the water volume, so no chemical. If this is the original wand, replace it.
Make sure it is a good one pice wand. Not a wand that can be hand unscrewed from the handle. One piece wand and gun
@@Brian_the_repair_guy ok thank you.
If you can find out from me where this bag of parts came from. I would appreciate it very, very much. Just to have it on hand thank you
Watercannon.com
@@Brian_the_repair_guyThank you, so very much. What is it that they call? It
@@martinneps9387 you have packings and oil seals
@@Brian_the_repair_guy Okay, I will be calling them tomorrow. Thank you so very much. I just wan to have it because I love my power washer. It is a magnificent machine. It does the job good
@@martinneps9387 no problem. Be prepared
Where'd you source the rebuild kit?
I buy direct from the manufacturer, but they are available at watercannon.com
Can you replace a 2.5gpm pump with a 5gpm?
There are a lot of variables to consider. Simple answer is yes as long as the shaft size and HP are correct
@@Brian_the_repair_guy PSI has to be relatively close as well?
@@jgon3717 the most important is shaft size and HP. The volume of water is double so that makes a big difference. What HP do you have?