Very well done. I have seen hundreds of mower/snowblower videos and I enjoyed you didn’t have as much “jokes” and crazy sounds as other channels. You explained everything well and showed the steps clearly. Maybe a video of adjustment of valves? Diagnostic electric issues in a rider lawn mower?
Great video, right to the point with no extra fluff. If the carb is gunked up would you recommend taking the solenoid off and cleaning it to make sure the plunger is moving freely? Thanks.
Got an x530 that is stuck at med speed/throttle, with no change when up throttling or even adjusting choke. Of course first major snow storm of winter.. Was lugging so bad that it was moving about 1 inch per second so got it to the garage and went to shut it off and just as it was dieing it revved up to full speed. Flipped the switch from off to on and it caught and ran full speed for a few seconds before dropping down to just a bit higher than before. I can see the cables both moving the levers on the carb, however no RPM change. Going to pull the carb and try cleaning it, although will have to find another video with more detail on jet cleaning. At worst hoping there is a cheap ebay $30 carb available. Good video for simple cleaning I guess.
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
YOU GOT THIS! Just as long as you remember exactly how you took everything apart and it goes back together the same way you will be fine! A good thing to do is use your phone and take pictures or videos to help remind you of how it goes back together.
I agree, its amazing how many people don't use their phone cameras for a lot of things like this as memory aids. And remember, taking it into the shop for most people is going to be $75-100/hour, so even if you screw up on some things, you can still end up ahead if you have to replace something outright. I have to do this on an x530, and big thing is cleaning before starting this project, and making sure not to mess around with screws and fittings outside of those necessary to just remove it and get it apart as it was running perfectly beforehand.
Hi, my replacement carb came with an metal plate with a Venturi effect at the bottom. Which way should it be positioned.? LA145 John Deere, thanks. Excellent video.
Thanks for posting this video. My JD X500 is blowing smoke and leaking gas from the bottom of the carb. Best I can tell the float is stuck and not cutting off the gas. I have not disassembled yet but looking at your video I expected to see a tapered needle attached to the float that would fit in a fuel line jet. However, your float bowl components done show anything like that. Can you offer any help re. What I should be looking for to fix a stuck float. Thanks
A lot of the floats will disassemble easily but this one would not so I would just be thorough when taking your carb apart and be liberal when applying your cleaner to try to eliminate any build up on all parts, big or small. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
@@247parts I too have this same carb. setup. but have not got the carb off yet. the carb is flooding out like the needle and seat are stuck in the open position or the float sunk. Do these floats ever sink and fill with fuel? or is it just stuck open with gunk on the shaft of the float or crap in the seat area?
I have a 2016 John Deere x380 and the carburetor setup is a bit different. Mine has a screw off bowl. I also had to take a cover on the bumper off in order to slide my carburetor out. I just use a cans worth of carb and choke cleaner and clean the body, jets and bowl really well. I also take my air compressor to blow the jets out before final installation.
Im hoping you can help me with a quick question. I have a JD D125 and I was cleaning my carb. When I took it apart, I didnt know about the small brass piece in the middle of the float. Do you know what way that brass piece goes back into the float? I cant find any diagram online to answer my question. Thanks!
There is a 46" blade option (BG20943) for the front or a 44" snow blower option that would have to be ordered through a dealership because it is considered a wholesale unit rather than just a part. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
@@247parts yes sir. It’s the linkage that’s connected to the carburetor that’s giving me a hard time. I’ve not been able to get it off, and now I’m curious if I’ve bent it.
My old cub cadet would just randomly stop running while i was cutting. Itd only do it once or twice a month,but it was super annoying. It had a nikki carburetor that had no way to be rebuilt( that i could find) cub cadet had discontinued it at dealer parts and i had to turn to ebay and buy a chinese carburetor, but it fixed my issues,for now. I guess it wss picking up some kind of trash out of the bowl periodically and stopping its jet up.
Just did oil change, air and fuel filter, and spark plug. Now when I go to start at half cranks, and I noticed smoke coming from the air filter smells like gasoline. Any ideas?
There really is no difference in the two. The engine would be different but the cooling system would not affect the carburetor. Good question and thanks for watching!
@@247parts You really know your stuff I must say! I have a three year old John Deere riding mower and it's been giving me problems. I bought it from John Deere and not from a big box store. There isn't anyone in my small town to work on it either. I really wish I knew how to do it myself. I did however find (believe it or not), a lady in another town that claims she works on mowers and her specialty is JD. I let her and her husband pick up my mower on Saturday and she does have a business license but I have a feeling I might not see my mower again. If not, I have plenty of information about this person plus video from my Ring Doorbell. Good for you for learning what you know and posting it. Thanks!!!
@@MrTruckerf Hi. Actually everything turned out great. The lady said she took the carburetor apart, gave it a good cleaning, drained the gas tank and put in new gas. The mower runs just like new. The issue was caused by me (of course). I had read long ago that adding fuel stabilizer to a full tank of gas was crucial to the mower running properly so that's what I always did. Turns out, this is not true. It gunked up my mower's carburetor. Fuel stabilizer should only be added before putting the mower away for the season. Learned a valuable lesson for sure. Thank goodness I wasn't charged a lot. The lady only charged me $60 and free pickup and delivery. Can't beat that.
My search for a D125 landed me here. Indeed the D125 is very different to get the carb off but can be done. The bolts holding the housing are actually in the back, not the front. You need to carefully remove all hoses and springs, then remove the manifold system to get to the carburetor. After that, you can start at 4:10 on the video.
Very well done.
I have seen hundreds of mower/snowblower videos and I enjoyed you didn’t have as much “jokes” and crazy sounds as other channels. You explained everything well and showed the steps clearly.
Maybe a video of adjustment of valves? Diagnostic electric issues in a rider lawn mower?
Thank you and thanks for the input and ideas!
I wish I could have found this video first. Thank you!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for posting.
Awesome! I'm glad I could help!
Thanks for showing reassembling…
Great video, right to the point with no extra fluff. If the carb is gunked up would you recommend taking the solenoid off and cleaning it to make sure the plunger is moving freely? Thanks.
your a true teacher!
For anyone needing those slim line wrenches needed for removing the solenoid on the bowl,check at tractor supply. They usually keep some in stock.
Thank you, checking you out for parts.
Awesome! I hope we can help you out.
Got an x530 that is stuck at med speed/throttle, with no change when up throttling or even adjusting choke. Of course first major snow storm of winter..
Was lugging so bad that it was moving about 1 inch per second so got it to the garage and went to shut it off and just as it was dieing it revved up to full speed.
Flipped the switch from off to on and it caught and ran full speed for a few seconds before dropping down to just a bit higher than before.
I can see the cables both moving the levers on the carb, however no RPM change. Going to pull the carb and try cleaning it, although will have to find another video with more detail on jet cleaning.
At worst hoping there is a cheap ebay $30 carb available. Good video for simple cleaning I guess.
Good teaching video. Thank you
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Outstanding video! Thank you so much! Will check out your other videos, too
Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower th-cam.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.
Excellent video!... albeit I'm still not too confident in tackling this job.
YOU GOT THIS! Just as long as you remember exactly how you took everything apart and it goes back together the same way you will be fine! A good thing to do is use your phone and take pictures or videos to help remind you of how it goes back together.
I agree, its amazing how many people don't use their phone cameras for a lot of things like this as memory aids.
And remember, taking it into the shop for most people is going to be $75-100/hour, so even if you screw up on some things, you can still end up ahead if you have to replace something outright.
I have to do this on an x530, and big thing is cleaning before starting this project, and making sure not to mess around with screws and fittings outside of those necessary to just remove it and get it apart as it was running perfectly beforehand.
I always like to give the engine a good wash prior to any disassembly as it helps to keep dirt out of places you don't want it.
This is always a good idea as well. Thanks for watching!
Is there trouble shooting video on problems that may arise after cleaning and reinstalling, like not wanting to start, or not getting enough fuel?
Hi, my replacement carb came with an metal plate with a Venturi effect at the bottom. Which way should it be positioned.? LA145 John Deere, thanks. Excellent video.
Thanks for posting this video. My JD X500 is blowing smoke and leaking gas from the bottom of the carb. Best I can tell the float is stuck and not cutting off the gas. I have not disassembled yet but looking at your video I expected to see a tapered needle attached to the float that would fit in a fuel line jet. However, your float bowl components done show anything like that. Can you offer any help re. What I should be looking for to fix a stuck float. Thanks
A lot of the floats will disassemble easily but this one would not so I would just be thorough when taking your carb apart and be liberal when applying your cleaner to try to eliminate any build up on all parts, big or small. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
@@247parts I too have this same carb. setup. but have not got the carb off yet. the carb is flooding out like the needle and seat are stuck in the open position or the float sunk. Do these floats ever sink and fill with fuel? or is it just stuck open with gunk on the shaft of the float or crap in the seat area?
I have a 2016 John Deere x380 and the carburetor setup is a bit different. Mine has a screw off bowl. I also had to take a cover on the bumper off in order to slide my carburetor out. I just use a cans worth of carb and choke cleaner and clean the body, jets and bowl really well. I also take my air compressor to blow the jets out before final installation.
Nice! Sounds like you've got it down!
What model of "John Deere Mower" are you demonstrating above (and in other videos too) ? !!!
This was a carburetor off of an X320.
Im hoping you can help me with a quick question. I have a JD D125 and I was cleaning my carb. When I took it apart, I didnt know about the small brass piece in the middle of the float. Do you know what way that brass piece goes back into the float? I cant find any diagram online to answer my question. Thanks!
Thanks my guy....what attachments can I get for my d125 as snow plows
There is a 46" blade option (BG20943) for the front or a 44" snow blower option that would have to be ordered through a dealership because it is considered a wholesale unit rather than just a part. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Can you please demonstrate a carburetor cleaning on a z355e?
I will add it to the list. Having issues on yours?
@@247parts yes sir.
It’s the linkage that’s connected to the carburetor that’s giving me a hard time. I’ve not been able to get it off, and now I’m curious if I’ve bent it.
My old cub cadet would just randomly stop running while i was cutting. Itd only do it once or twice a month,but it was super annoying. It had a nikki carburetor that had no way to be rebuilt( that i could find) cub cadet had discontinued it at dealer parts and i had to turn to ebay and buy a chinese carburetor, but it fixed my issues,for now. I guess it wss picking up some kind of trash out of the bowl periodically and stopping its jet up.
I do wish you would have shown how the carburetor actually came off and not just the housing.
Plenty of videos on TH-cam for that. let's just thank the man for giving his time.
How do you remove the hood
Are there any rebuild kits available? I’d hate to spend $350 for a new carburetor when I only paid $600 for the mower.
Yes, sometimes they are not available through John Deere but you can almost always find one on Amazon. I hope this helps and thanks for watching!
I bought a cheap Chinese carb online for my JD X300 last year for $30 delivered to my door. I have put about 60 hours on it so far with no problems.
Many many thanks!
Is this the same for zturn 345r JD?
Yes, it should be very similar. Thanks for watching!
Just did oil change, air and fuel filter, and spark plug. Now when I go to start at half cranks, and I noticed smoke coming from the air filter smells like gasoline. Any ideas?
Smoke from the air filter does not sound good. I would be reaching out to your local dealership to talk to a small engines technician on this one.
How is it different from a liquid cooling carberator
There really is no difference in the two. The engine would be different but the cooling system would not affect the carburetor. Good question and thanks for watching!
How did you learn how to work on mowers?
I am honestly self taught. A lot of research and trial and error.
@@247parts You really know your stuff I must say!
I have a three year old John Deere riding mower and it's been giving me problems. I bought it from John Deere and not from a big box store. There isn't anyone in my small town to work on it either. I really wish I knew how to do it myself.
I did however find (believe it or not), a lady in another town that claims she works on mowers and her specialty is JD. I let her and her husband pick up my mower on Saturday and she does have a business license but I have a feeling I might not see my mower again. If not, I have plenty of information about this person plus video from my Ring Doorbell.
Good for you for learning what you know and posting it. Thanks!!!
@@sandrajohnson2489 So......did it turn out OK for you? I am almost afraid I know what the answer is.
@@MrTruckerf Hi. Actually everything turned out great. The lady said she took the carburetor apart, gave it a good cleaning, drained the gas tank and put in new gas. The mower runs just like new.
The issue was caused by me (of course). I had read long ago that adding fuel stabilizer to a full tank of gas was crucial to the mower running properly so that's what I always did. Turns out, this is not true. It gunked up my mower's carburetor. Fuel stabilizer should only be added before putting the mower away for the season.
Learned a valuable lesson for sure. Thank goodness I wasn't charged a lot.
The lady only charged me $60 and free pickup and delivery. Can't beat that.
I always use ethanol free gas in all my equipment
This is a good idea. Thanks for watching!
I have a D125 and the carb setup is a little different so it has me skeptical of trying it lol
Good presentation carburetor clean up. Have issue John Deere X324 running fine then engine intermittently stopping. With start up then shuts down!
My search for a D125 landed me here. Indeed the D125 is very different to get the carb off but can be done. The bolts holding the housing are actually in the back, not the front. You need to carefully remove all hoses and springs, then remove the manifold system to get to the carburetor. After that, you can start at 4:10 on the video.
The dirt in that engine is discussing
This is true. It needed some TLC for sure. Thanks for watching!
Who’s it talking to?
You did not clean the jets!