Fixing A Troy-Bilt 4 Cycle Edger That Won't Start
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Thanks for watching. They said it only needed a new purge bulb but something tells me it needs a lot more than that.
This video is meant as entertainment, always practice safety.
Regarding the question you asked at the end of the video, yes my dad usually keeps fuel in his machines all winter long. We don't typically have cold winters here, mild at most. My dad will occasionally run some of his machines during the winter to keep the fuel from sitting too long. Sometimes, my dad will use a fuel stabilizer in his zero turn lawn mower if he plans to not run it for a long period of time.
wow, you're dad's maintenance routine is fantastic
I run everything dry before long term storage. Sometimes I’ll use aviation fuel for the last use during fall leaf cleanup, that stuff has a shelf life of years and can be left in over winter.
nice, I don't think I can get AV gas publicly here.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE should be able to get it at any small local airport. I usually buy 2 1/2 gallons for mixing two stroke fuel and for storage when necessary. It’s especially great in two stroke gear, no more rotted hoses or diaphragms, warped fuel tank lids or poor running equipment. Been using it for years and all of my old Kioritz two stroke stuff is still like new. Never changed a single fuel line or carb diaphragm in over 20 years of use. I still store them dry, though.
I keep fuel in all of my equipment along with a stabilizer, never had a Spring start issue. I only use ethanol free gas and keep the equipment indoors over the winter.
thank you Larry for the comment!
Fuel is definitely a problem, I got away from 5 gal cans I now use 2.5 gal can that’s enough for a 1 week lawn cut and using power washer around patio and driveway. I also use high octane gasoline the ethanol has a lousy effect on small engines. Since most gas stations have only one hose you need to pump the first 5 seconds into your car gas tank then fill up your gas can or you’re going to get what ever is in that 10’ of hose into your gas can and 9 out of ten times it’s goin to be ethanol.
I couldn't agree more.
wow, I like your technique!
You got that running real good thank you for the video
it's not bad, however it's not perfect and I might still need to look at it again
i typically use my machines through the winter so i don’t really worry about leaving my 2 cycles with gas in them
that's perfect!
I had one of these things that I got for free.
It ran great and looked almost new but it would smoke like crazy if you held the throttle down for 10 seconds or so but would clear out if you didn’t hold it down for extended periods, ended up being that the crankcase vent nipple on the airbox had no hole through it, bad casting with plastic still inside.
Drilled it out and it was fixed!
nice work!
Over the past 2 years I put my snowblower and mower away with no gas and new oil.. Mower 6+ months and Snowblower 4 months. I used the snowblower 1 time last season.
very nice and I completely agree with you
I run my primary mowers out of fuel at the end of the season. I only put enough fuel in my pressure washer and backup mowers to finish whatever I am doing. I never store them with gas in them.
I like the way you're doing it.
I always kept fuel in everything but part were run into cold weather in getting firewood. Ran pump gas but non-ethanol ran better and Tru-fuel never failed. Happy week!
I wish I could run Tru-Fuel but it would be costly for me.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE I just ran it in the Featherlites and a blower. Not too bad but I got it 4 gallons at a time.
We can not buy ethanol free fuel now in Ontario Canada.
So I would recommending at the end of the season to run them dry, or drain fuel.
That is what I do.
Great video as always.
Thank you
thank you for sharing that information!
I have this same edger and LOVE it. No issues after 2 years. I drain the fuel and run until starved to winterize and no issues. Same as my weed eater with the same engine for the last 5 years. Love your videos. I have a TurfMaster 7.5 hp lawnmower thats always hard to start, even after a carb cleaning. Going to try the valve adjustment. Thanks!
thank you, I appreciate it, and yes if it was mine, I'd try the adjustment as well
Hey bro what's up? I normaly store my equipment with fuel in it because I'm from the Caribbean and we don't have winter in the Caribbean. I usually choose to do it this way since I typically cut my lawn on a fairly regular basis especially during the rainy season since the grass grows a lot during this time.
Same here in South Florida. Cutting grass is a year-round thing.
makes perfect sense!
nice!
well for me it does differ by looking at that brand of lawn edger i would most surely store mine with clean fuel if it was a 4 stroke engine and a fuel stabilizer in it and it should not have any problems from there on etc.
I feel the same way.
I don't store machines with fuel and when I put them away, I store them with a few millilitres of engine oil in the cylinder as per Honda's instructions.
nice! Glad someone reads them.
When you repair equipment for people you know, do they watch the video and take offense when you throw shade on them?
some do, most don't bother. They typically have other things on their minds.
What don't you like about how they are marketed?
glad you asked, they are meant to be less work since you don't have to mix our oil and gasoline. But they forget to mention the you need to do oil changes. However, they're hoping you never change the oil so that the engine will eventually stop running.
I keep fuel in most of my equipment unless they get used so infrequently (echo wp1000 water pumps), but the rest gets stored with fuel 100% gas with stabilizer.
you're doing it right then!
It sounded like the rpm's were a bit low at full speed.
yes I think you're right
I’m working on a lawn mower that belongs to my mother that’s not running properly. When I checked the oil, at first I thought it was good just by what it looked like at first glance however, something seemed a little off about it. On closer inspection it appeared to be a milky tan color and smelled as if it got gas in it. So being a novice to this kind of stuff I looked up what gas in oil looks like and I did find an image that looked almost exactly like it. So of course I drained it out, but before putting in fresh oil, is there a certain process that I should go thru to completely flush the tank and clean it out? Thank you.
not really, just leave the machine tilted in a draining position for awhile. That way gravity will do the work for you.
That is a strange looking 4 cycle edger engine it looks like a 2 cycle engine
yes it does
Yep it’s basically a 4 cycle trimmer engine mount d on wheels for an edgers
@@dfields9511 you got that right about it being a 4 cycle weed eater engine
@@robertmailhos8159 I was thinking the same thing. Looks like a weed eater minus the shaft and put on a set of wheels😅. Hope your doing well my friend? This edger gives me an idea about making an edger out of an old trimmer.
@@garyalensr that is a great idea to do that Gary 😁☺️
Hey man. How’s it goin? Everything all good?
so far so good. Summer is in full effect and just keep up with life. You?
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE very well!! My father is going to start work Monday. In a dump truck and I get to live the dream again after 3 years after he got betrayed. He’s been in the dump truck business for over 30 years.
Very experienced.
What type of liquid is in your diaphragm rejuvenation bath ?
And where I live I leave fuel in every machine I own as mowing/gardening is done all year.
thank and the bath is just Brake fluid, Dot3 or 4.
No one keeps the crazy size spark plug so you might order one for back up and it the same as the trimmers
good advice
What cleaning agent do you use?
What s clean
I use Super Heavy Duty Degreaser from Harbor Freight
Before the winter I take the gas out of all my equipment 🙏👍🙏👍
great choice!
I seen you cleaned a Bolens Edger and it was pretty dirty… and I lost the video, what cleaning agent do you use?
And also, do you have a price guide for you small engine work?
sure thing, I use Super Heavy Duty Degreaser from Harbor Freight and no I do not have a price guide. It's mainly based on the machine and the complexity of the fix. I also have an extra charge for pushy customers
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE I’ve actually done that my self. Thanks man, that stuff you use makes a lot of that stuff just fall off, and that’s the stuff I struggle with
me too, I used to try all sorts of other cleaners and even stale gasoline but this stuff works great. I will let you know I'm using the degreaser at full concentration, so you have to be careful and use safety glasses.
@@INSIDEHOUSEGARAGE stale gasoline for me is weed killer now 😂
I run my mowers & trimmer out of fuel. I keep the battery powered trimmer fully charged.
nicely done!
also, craftsman and troy built don’t really make the “highest quality” machines
I have the trimmer version of this Troy Bilt Motörhead since 2019, I change the oil every years and I had never any issues with this machine.
I have to agree with you on that.
nice, you're taking great care of it!
@@francoisgirard2306It was usually everything around the engine that failed not the engine itself. Except for the ones with fan starter pawl problem that can't be fixed and those have to put down.
These peace’s of junk need oil change after every use 😢
Just cheap junk folks 😂
They are definitely special for sure
The manufacture was wrong in creating that answer to a question nobody asked!
about right