I'm not much of mechanic but watched your video, my tiller was not running , followed your video now runs like champ. Thanks for sharing.

Enjoyed watching you clean the carburetor today. Felt like old times watching my father in a Saturday morning out in the garage. He was a great mechanic. Have a good day.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks

Nice job. I have an off grid honey hose with my honey bees yard, my garden, my fruit trees...... I have installed some solar panels on my honey house roof, and have my electricity. I also drilled my water hand pump well, because my bees do not like city water. Thanks for sharing this.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

2 жыл бұрын

cool. Thanks.

I have the same tiller and encountered the same issue. I watched your video to learn how to clean the carburetor and followed your instruction. I then reassembled the parts and the tiller started on the first pull. Thanks for the help! I'm headed out now to till up the garden.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

6 жыл бұрын

Great. I am happy to hear that :)

Great job , Troy. There is something very satisfying about getting a motor running smoothly again.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Very true. Thanks

Thanks for taking the time to detail the cleaning and blowing out of the carb- very helpful

I used pressurized air that you clean your computers with and it worked! I never thought of using air to clean the lines. THANK YOU!!!! My tiller worked today. Now all i need to do is figure out why the sediment bowl keeps flooding. I think the pin on the floater isn't making a good enough connection, or the rubber gasket it pushes up against is worn out. Thumbs up for the video.

Thx for sharing so much, it really helps to see everything ang how U do it. It gives me so much inspiration for future plans and dreams... Keep up the good work and thank U again... best regards from Scandinavia

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you. happy to hear positive feedback.

Great job on the carb cleanup.

Troy, as usual, good job! Sitting down and fixing your own stuff is the way to go. It's a good thing most people nowadays would rather just get a new one and get rid of their equipment when it breaks down.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Well, that is my gain. I always get stuff that needs a carb cleaning and use it.

That's something new I learnt today, cheers bud.

Thanks for the great video. I have same machine and needed a good clean as it was running and making popping sounds . I even added Star-Tron Enzyme Fuel treatment I bought at Orielly's and hope it keeps the carb cleaner.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

GEFILTER1 Sea foam cleaned mine up nicely

The tiller is sounding a ton better. Nice job Troy!

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thanks man, doing this in the morning.

Someone I know just gave me a tiller that doesn't run. He got it off of someone and the carb was totally disconnected. It appears to have good compression, however to get it running I have to put the carb/fuel tank back together, change the fluids and reconnect some cables. Also have to put a new end on the spark plug wire. If I get it running, I will have a pretty beefy tiller for free. Same guy gave me a much needed lawn mower as well. It has seen better days but it works.

excellent video how to clean carburetor. I thought my choke handle was missing a spring. but now i can see that it doesn't work that way. i will remove mine now and clean as well.

Well done on the carb cleaning procedures. Equipment like tillers and snow blowers need one more step. At the last use, try to only put in the fuel you are going to use. Even if that is a few ounces to finish up a job. When complete, let it idle the rest of the fuel out of the system. Then you can put it away for it's long storage. I did this last weekend with my snow blower. It starts and runs fine every first snow that way.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Right, very important point especially these days with the bad gas they are selling us.

@RadicalRC

10 жыл бұрын

My only complaint about the fuel is the government using force to collect tax dollars from us. They take those dollars and give them to business men (farmers) to cause them to produce a product (alcohol) that the market will not support otherwise. Corn is higher, refined chemicals get higher because refineries are processing corn into alcohol rather than other things the market would demand. Then you have the environmental wacko's who have caused legislation to be put in place requiring the summer alcohol blend. You see, it's not "they" it's really identifiable sources. It's not business that forces it, but forces acting against voluntary exchange. Forces that wish to manipulate what a company can sell and what you can buy. There are many proper uses for alcohol as a fuel. It is immoral that we allow these idiots to decide for us how we will use it. It's all because of socialists meddling in the free market which they abhor. They use force, we have fewer choices. It's philosophy.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

RadicalRC You said it. I just dont normally rock the boat and talk about who "they" are. lol

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

wes normandin Very, very hard to find in NY. Frustrating. Yes I need to get that bar. But I do not think its why the handle bars broke. I was being very careful with the tiller and letting it do the work itself. It was a cheap and poorly made weld.

Good vid. I used it to do mine was slightly different sizes on the carb bolts than most on mine. I didn't have air compressor do I just used what I had, some canned air aka duster. And used a straight pin on the small holes along with an old tooth brush to clean the bowl out. Bingo bango! Runs like new!

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

4 жыл бұрын

They are very simple to work on actually. I use a long piece of wire to run through the carb these days. In most cases I dont have access to power when I am working on these so the air is an option although it sure helps a lot.

Hey Troy, if you take the line coming from the valve cover, and unplug it from the carb, it will run for a lot longer. That is causing it to suck in all the oily vaports from the crank case, plug the hole on the intake side, and run the tube off to the side, I usually take a small piece of cheese cloth or a rag, and put over the end of the hose and zip-tie the cloth on. Just my opinion.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

great job on cleaning the rototiller carb. you're one of my favorite youtube personallities. keep up the good work.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I have that exact retchet set. Awsome. Has never failed me yet...:)

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Seems good so far

One step at a time... your getting there keep at it! :)

New plug, gapped, torqued, fresh air cleaner, I even duct tape the filter on to keep even more debris out.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

Жыл бұрын

Take care of it and it should last many years. Most failures are due to neglect sadly.

what y mostly do is keeping the carb upright, than remove the bowl, and catching up the gas and dirt inside to see whats in there, than clean it out.. yours is quite dity, alwais trouble with this new gas , it attracts moisture! running good now Troy!

Hey Troy tiller sounding good. But on your air cleaner you did not latch the bottom before tightening the fastener bolt. You have 3 plastic tabs that slid into 3 slots on the tin back plate that you forgot to slip into place that will allow the air breather not to seal allowing dirt in and allow the plastic to vibrate and eventually make the bolt vibrate loose or stress crack the plastic.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the warning. I will check that.

Nice work

Nice vid. I need to do the same thing to my craftsman. Thanks.

Next time you do this be sure to pull the main jet(easy just use a small flathead) twist it out as sometimes there is side passages you need to clean, the wire and carb cleaner might bot get it, also you should pull the float off as the needle valve seat is usually gummy(I use a qtip to clean that) it will save you from having to tear the carb back apart when it starts overflowing fuel or not getting fuel at all, makes it easier to test if the float is taking on fuel too

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

This thing is a cheap carb and has no screw for the main jet. Also, not sure if you saw but the float pin is rusted into place and I could not get it to move. Decided not to mess with it since it was not flooding anyway.

@ghettohillbilly1

10 жыл бұрын

ahh damn chinese junk, the float pin will come out Ive recently seen and fixed much worse, like you said with the extra air spraying you only wanna do it once, I know this and I still do it from time to time lol obviously this time you didnt need it but it is a good thing to try to do in the future, I've cleaned and re-cleaned more carbs than you can imagine, I love small engines and repairs, been my hobby for a lil over 20 years

@DocGolres

10 жыл бұрын

The Do It Yourself World The Float pin may ONLY come out in one direction but use needle nose pliers and pull in the correct direction and it should pull out to drop your float....remove the needle and look at the seat ( rubber seal inside ) clean that area good with carb. cleaner and blow out with air gun....

Thanks for the video...

Thanx helped out alot , Very good video

I NEED TO GET ONE OF THOSE SHUTOFF VALVES FOR MINE MY ROWBUSTER HAS ONE IT'S ABOUT TIME TO START BREAKING GROUND HERE IN MS.

Do you have a video on stabilizing the depth stake. Mine won’t stay down in the ground and I have both the hairpin clip and Clovis pins in??

I bought the same tiller used only once but sat with gas in it for a few years. I gave $30 for it. Ran great after I cleaned the carb but the next time I used it, the seat for the needle was swollen and would not allow the float bowl to fill fast enough! Had the same thing happen to a lawnmower about ten years ago!

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

8 жыл бұрын

+The motorsports project Sadly the newer machines are designed to fail on us

@joefann5550

8 жыл бұрын

+The motorsports project The Carburetor cleaner will cause the seat to swell. Easy to replace.

@RVBob

6 жыл бұрын

Easier to remove the rubber parts before using carb cleaner.

Well done. You make it look easy. :-)

I like that air gun blower

thank you!!

Thanks, that was very interesting. :) Was that a see threw gasket you removed. Or just plastic some one did not take off. I learned allot.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was a think plastic film that was part of the gasket.

Sounds better good luck with your handle.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Carb cleaner will eat rubber O-rings. You left the bowl O-ring in place when you sprayed it with carb cleaner. It is also worth the time to remove the jets and clean out those passages since you had it apart anyway.

@gorak9000

3 жыл бұрын

Passages on this carb can be problematic. Just picked up a tiller with a similar engine. The idle passage was completely blocked. Carb cleaner wouldn't even touch it. I had to warm the whole carb up with a heat gun, and use a dispensing syringe filled with carb cleaner and a really fine tip to get the pressure into the one little tube above the main jet only, connected to the air compressor at full chooch to get the idle passage to flow. Carb cleaner and 100 PSI air alone wasn't enough - the heat was critical. Carb kit with new gaskets should arrive tomorrow - original gaskets completely destroyed, probably by previous owner using carb cleaner on them. Bowl seal bad and cracked, needle seat completely swollen.

@RVBob

3 жыл бұрын

@@gorak9000 I've had idle jets that never could be opened. Sometimes, ya just cut your losses and replace them.

@gorak9000

3 жыл бұрын

@@RVBob I was thinking I was going to have to replace it as I couldn't get it open, and I don't (currently) have an ultrasonic cleaner, so I didn't have much to lose trying various things. The key is to identify the orifice that's blocked, and use a small enough needle on the air compressor to be able to seal to only that hole. I tried air and carb cleaner, nothing. Then I thought what else does the ultrasonic provide? Heat. Heat gun, warmed up the whole carb, again put some carb cleaner in the syringe, sealed tightly to the problematic passage, couple blips on the blow gun, and everything loosened up and it all blew out the other side. Why replace the carb (with an aftermarket one that might not work as well as the original) when for basically $0 more and 10 extra minutes of effort than I had already tried, I got it open anyway. Now any time I run into a really stuck carb, I have a new trick up my sleeve, and I don't have to wait for parts!

@RVBob

3 жыл бұрын

@@gorak9000 to be honest, I sometimes lack patience with the most tedious procedures. I know my own weakness and can admit when I have to say Uncle.

threadlock compound is really cheap, about $5 a tube. manufactures dont use anything that costs unless theres a reason, the reason being all the engine vibration undoes bolts and screws and causes breakdowns, also it works to an extent as an anti seize by sitting between the metal surfaces and preventing a lot of fastener to body corrosion which makes the bolts weld themselves together to be a pita later. anti-seize grease/compound is also worth the expense on outside nuts/bolts on like your panels and wind experiments. take care. if anyone is bored i just uploaded a video of changing a cv boot on a fwd van

What's the part number for the carburetor? I bought one on Amazon but the choke handle doesn't come off like the briggs one does

Also, dip your finger in any oil you have laying around and run it around the o ring seal for the bowl, and any others to keep them from drying out and breaking down.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Another option - Buy new carburetor on eBay for $9. Sometimes worth the hassle not to have to get everything cleaned up if it has some age to it.

Good work ... a deep cleaning aways helps

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

yup

**Compressed air is more important that carb cleaner.** Truer words have never been said. My Craftsman tiller wouldn't start. Disassembled the carb and flushed a ton of carb cleaner through it, reassembled it, and...nothin'. Watched your video (dude, for the love of God, please edit it down!!!!), then pulled apart the carb again, this time blowing 120 psi air through every hole I could find on the thing. Reassembled it and...presto!...started on the first pull! Thanks, hombre.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

7 жыл бұрын

Happy to help :) The carb cleaner loosens up the gunk but often does not remove it all. You really need to get into the tiny ports to get the carb fully cleaned.

Farmers no longer plow fields because it mixes the topsoil with the clay underneath. Then their field becomes less fertile. Plants are very strong and will grow fine without it. Just poke a hole in the ground with a sharp object and put in a seed or seedling. You don't want to use tillers either. They screw up your garden's fertility too. To loosen the soil water it heavily. But stop before puddles form. Then start planting.

Can you show us how to clean the blower housing? I just got a 5 year old Craftsman 5.5 Horse Power Tiller with about 5 total hours on it. Ruluuuuum ruuuuum ruuuuuum with little tiny pauses sort of up and down up and down constant but there is no actual hesitation. I changed the plug - store only had a NGK and changed out the oil - it was also about 4 ounces lower than the 20 oz required and the oil was black. I will not try to tackle cleaning the Carb being I'm new to all this - thanks for the video. Does yours have the 8horse engine ? Thanks. Can you do a vid on the proper way to use this tiller?

@RVBob

6 жыл бұрын

Idle circuit is hunting. Easy fix. Just have to clean the idle fuel jet.

Happy Mother's Day! To all,and any Baby Mommas,on here.

@mollydolly869

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MrCrf450rider

10 жыл бұрын

MollyDolly you are welcome Molly!!

I started using premium gas in all our small motors since that we have not had a single problem it is tricky to find gas with no ethanol in it but I was able to find a gas station in town that does cost a little more doesn't spoil had a can of it for 2 years and had no problems

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

I use premium but in NY it all has alcohol in it. Well, anywhere within 100 miles of me anyway.

@waylonhartwell

10 жыл бұрын

that’s dum I guess Canada has different gas

how about replacing Control Lever Tine on a sears 917 front tine tiller

While it was apart why didnt he clean out up the float and main jet as well ? Check the needle ?

had to go back to your garden tilling video to compare the before and after and you do have a smoother engine now...and as far as that missing bar goes..cant you fashion something out of a stick or cut a pallet board to make one...i looked at various ones online and it doesnt look like much more than a stick going into the ground anyways...save a buck or ten !!

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

I will find some scrap metal for it.

NICE

Did you put the airfilter itself in i couldnt see it its fine if it was behind the black cover when you put it back togetter BTW i think you can better weld the handle bars just sand all the paint of and go to a metal shop and get it welded bolts wil just destroy the holes that you are gonna make there will be a lot of stress on that joint when you use it with all the rocks in the ground.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

The filter was in the cover. I will get the handles welded as well.

Nice video. I have the act tiller. It will not start. I cleaned carb the same way. Still won't start. I ck the plug. But see no spark jump at the plug gap when grounded. But I feel spark threw my hand when I pull the robe. Any Ideas would help.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

4 жыл бұрын

Try a new spark plug. See if that helps. If not, then the spark may be too weak. Then either you must sand the magneto or change the coil, points or condenser.

@tkcenterline1

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDoItYourselfWorld thanks

What carb is that i need to order that model

the nut on the bottom is a jet to! (main feul jet)

I was always told that carb cleaner would erode the gasket, and you had to remove them before you clean it. What's your stance on this?

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

4 жыл бұрын

Never had a problem with that in all my years.

@reuben4710

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDoItYourselfWorld alrighty, thanks! This is why I like to get information from multiple sources.

Ack! Be super careful using compressed air while having chemicals on your hands! My dad was an electrician/mechanic for an airline and said guys would blow their hands off and it ends up driving the chemicals into their hands causing major problems, including loss of limbs!

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

That sounds horrible.

Why did you not take the float and needle out when you were cleaning everything else?

if it's possable i'd rather weld those handls than bolt them i feel the bolt holt holes will weaken them and if you definitly do go fore the three bolts looks like they are taking a lot of stress

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

I used three. Video on the way.

@jameshead5047

10 жыл бұрын

noraly i would agree but Troys machine is taking a lot a beating with those large rocks in the field normaly i would guess those spot welds would have held

@jameshead5047

10 жыл бұрын

***** the steel tubing the handle is made of is more likely to tear and be more of a pain to repaire than the bolts

My tiller not working. I haven’t used in long time. Do I need change oil.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

3 жыл бұрын

If it sat a long time, yes change the oil. Clean the carb, drain the gas tank and lines and put in fresh, non alcohol gas.

When will you work on the craftsman or the big ford tractor

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Soon. Waiting for pay day at the end of the month for those projects.

How can I fix a leak in my carburetor?

When you put the housing back on, it would be a good idea to first tilt the top of it away a bit and insert the 3 tabs at the bottom into their slots before tipping it up into place and fastening it on -- that way the housing is on tight and right. Otherwise, this is a very helpful video, thanks!

your compressor sounds like its from WW2 :)

I have a 5hp it starts only when I pour gas in the carburetor. but it want keep running. ( help )

@RVBob

6 жыл бұрын

Give the carb a complete cleaning. It isn't getting fuel. Find a better video than this one as a guide. He didn't clean the jets or needle valve or check the float integrity.

It looked pretty dirty in there.At least it worked out good for you.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Yes it was a mess. And the thing is not that old either. Doesnt take long these days.

Troy you should run sta-bil and all that cleaning won't be need.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Well, this cleaning was from neglect from the previous owner anyway.

Im trying to learn HOW to do this stuff.... looks like i need to buy a few tools! Ugggh

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

4 жыл бұрын

You need a can of carburetor cleaner, some wrenches and screwdrivers and some sockets. For small chambers in the carb, an old, thin piece of wire does the job well.

Hi Everyone. Does any know what's the part number for the carb. kits for this rototiller he's working on? I have one just like that but the white plastic part (whatever it's call) where the gas line clamps on and it's attached to the carb. assembly is cracked and leaking gas. I wonder if they sold that part separately or comes in a complete kits. Anyone knows, please response. I will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

5 жыл бұрын

There should be a model or serial number on the engine. Stamped in somewhere. Go to ebay and buy a brand new carb for about $20.

@xaichar7877

5 жыл бұрын

I put JBweld on and still doesn't stop the leak. I think I will have to order the carburetor kits and replace the float and gasket, I don't think gas is leaking from that line and the valve. I think it's from somewhere in the carburetor like the bowl gasket or the seat doesn't seat properly. that will be my project for tonight to find out.

I am a rather new subscriber (1 Month) and still every time your rosters call,it distracts me but you dont even notice. Ha Ha, anyway tiller sounds better keep doing what your doing.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you get used to the roosters. Dont even bother me at 5 am anymore. Thanks

Carriage bolts on the handle Troy.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Got it done. Video uploading.

Is it just me or you forget to put air filter?

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Its inside the cover I put on.

@sweetbaldness1960

5 жыл бұрын

You clean everything but the inside of the air intake shroud. 2 more minutes to provide more assurance it will continue to run smoothly

darn keyboard, mean you! lol

We got same mhine is grabage already since my cousin top overall the engine is smoking too much and the smells burning oil, I change oil too much and same smoking and smell burning??

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

2 жыл бұрын

If it is burning oil, you can have it rebuilt or just use it till it does. Could run for years. Keep the air filter clean and keep the oil fresh.

@jakesen7551

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDoItYourselfWorld I don’t know what he did into my engine since he rebuild my be wrong rebuild I change all the air filter and change oil again same thing.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

2 жыл бұрын

A brand new rebuild will burn a little bit of oil until the rings seat.

good job but your brether cover is not hooked at the bottom just saying

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

Ok, thanks

troy you forgot to put the air filter back in.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

No, it was in the cover. I should have done that more slowly and showed the details

Air filter???

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

inside the cover

and yoy forgot the air cleaner??

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

No, it was inside the cover when I put it on. I should have done it slower and showed all the details.

HI I'M CLEANING MY CARB ON MY GEN I DID NOT SEE ANY HOLES IN THE BOLT BOWL IS ALL BOLTS HAVE HOLES

If you wanna save a few bucks when cleaning carbs.. Use starting fluid instead of carb cleaner..

I'm really surprised that you didn't remove the float and clean the float needle and seat. Also, you didn't remove the needle valve. That's really fundamental to cleaning a carb. You should take it apart . Not only does that make it easier to access the things that need cleaning but you can't even really inspect or clean them properly if you don't take them apart. And it's such a fast and easy step that I can't imagine why you didn't bother to do it. How can you even inspect the condition of the float needle and seat and the condition of the needle valve if you don't take them apart? What makes it so hard to understand why you didn't do those basic things is that they are so fast and easy to do. You skipped the most simple but critical steps.

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

7 жыл бұрын

I do a lot of testing off video. I generally test the needle and seat by putting the fuel line on and testing to see if it shuts off the flow of fuel or not. With older carbs, if it aint broke, dont fix it applies often. They are fragile and parts are often not possible to find. Often too, the pin that holds the float in place cannot even be removed without damaging something. I also use an air compressor to get the small passages clean quite often. Hey, it runs well. They all run well when I am done.

y mean Dirty afc.

Instead of getting the air compressor out you should have farted in the carb one of them off grid free range egg farts

@TheDoItYourselfWorld

10 жыл бұрын

nice idea, thanks

@jcraigb

10 жыл бұрын

The Do It Yourself World im not trolling just joking man

P

runs like shit ,lol kidding