A small engine repair wouldn't be complete without a dog jumping through the hole of a tire on a lawnmower you just fixed. NICE!

@costarica6536

17 күн бұрын

He deserves a treat!

If you're a doofus like myself, it's good to take pictures with your phone of the carb when you're taking it apart so you know where everything goes when it comes to linkages and springs.

@brucewmclaughlin9072

4 күн бұрын

hah in hindsight I would have done that .

The carb clean and detailed explanation of how it functions was top notch and the pet tricks at the end was icing on the cake.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks

@hallga2

Ай бұрын

'were' icing in the cake!

@carlmathewson1343

Ай бұрын

Polaris 400 atv brake manua

I absolutely had to give a like to this... Not only was the information and breakdown great, but to finish it up with his pup was awesome... Keep it up buddy

I just did this for the first time. I thought it was just old but I did this and so far no more surge. I was going to scrap the lawnmower thinking it couldn't be fixed. Thanks for posting this.

@sixtyfiveford

13 күн бұрын

Awesome

@kevinferguson3196

6 күн бұрын

Using recreational gasoline or using a fuel additive all the time would virtually eliminate the issue from developing.

@saved74

5 күн бұрын

@@kevinferguson3196 Recreational gasoline? That's comical. LOL.

I’m sure a lot of your viewers will learn something from this video. Thanks!

@alvinstreicker4579

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou. You do a good job too.

Got to love fairly easy fixes. I know most people are intimidated but you did a great job explaining it

@JRJunior8624

Жыл бұрын

Boy did he ever...

Iv watched a lot of small engine Carby videos but this one has given me the best understanding of how it works and how fix it . You articulate this stuff very well! Thanks

This is the best explanation of how small carbs work and why they don't work that I have seen!

@rickwoodmeister2088

18 күн бұрын

I agree with that. I watch all of your videos and copied the log lift arm for my log splitter. Saved my back with some Hugh red oak chunks.

@user-kn5st5tf4c

15 күн бұрын

You need yo hold can upright when spraying.

Finally a proper explanation of the idle surging on the GCV engine. Thank you! This has been driving me nuts for the past year.

I watch a lot of the diy tricks or tips videos to fixing things. I always want to add to my everyday self sufficient knowledge. And im normally disappointed at the how to videos that are just common sense or someone who has no idea what they're talking about. Bullshitting through a useless video to try to get some attention. You are the one person that I watch who has legitimate info worth watching. Even if it's something I already know you often explain the process to where I learn a little more into why that way works. And you have torn into these things and figured them out yourself. Your not just regurgitating something you saw another you tuber do or read from a forum. I don't write fan mail comments ever. But you approach things the way I try to. Which is if someone made this I should be able to figure it out. The person who made it wasnt a magician. I'm smart enough to follow simple steps backwards And im just stupid enough to try something new see if it works. Sometimes things turn out better. And sometimes I make things infinitely worse. My backyards full of buried abortions from stupid ideas. But I also have a bunch of stuff I've modified in some way and are vast improvements from what they were. anyway thank you for covering stuff i want to know that nobody else seems to be doing. and please keep doing everything exactly the way you have been because it's much more beneficial then having something explained by a self professed expert more concerned with appearing smart then engaging others to use their problem solving skills and figure stuff out. Or possibly just break things a little less until they work.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad a like minded person as yourself enjoys what I do.

@johnvecera6550

11 ай бұрын

Have you ever thought about making videos of your experiments? I would like to see both your successes and your failures. Nicola Tesla would look for other's attempts and learn from them, and then approve from there.

Thank you for taking your time to teach us knuckleheads something useful. You saved me from buying a new lawnmower. I didn't have a piece of grass in my carb, but it was really gummy.

Great video! I jumped thinking the dog was going to get his paws under the deck when you started it!

This is a great breakdown of 90% the problems I see in the shop now a days ! Great job!

Perfectly explained. Thank you. My generator only runs while fully choked. I’m going to try this

Thank you for making this video. You explain everything so well. Took the mystery of how the carburetor works right away for me.

Classic restricted carburetor idle circuit 🙂 Great tips!

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Man

Thanks for the detailed explanation of how the idle circuit works, and why the engine surges when the idle circuit is blocked. As you said, it's easy to fix if you understand how it works. Also, thanks for making this video. It helped.

Best video on cleaning a honda carburetor I’ve ever seen. Thank you. This is the exact model I have. You are the best!

GREAT video. All the others cover the pilot jet only. My mower still surged after cleaning the pilot jet. Your video provided the answer. It was the main jet that was clogged. She’s running smooth again. THANK YOU!!!

Great job I'm sure you saved so many headaches for hundreds of people. I just had my mower have a issue with surging and it was the float valve hole had junk in it.

Great video! I just revived my 12-year old Honda walk-behind by following your instructions. It was surging and would only start with a spray of starting fluid. I had replaced some gaskets and sprayed the carburetor before, but it didn't help.Your video gave me the confidence to try again. About the hardest part was figuring out which way to put back the plastic intake port that goes between the carb body and the engine intake. I also did a valve lash (both settings were off by about two one-thousandths of an inch.) After all was done, the engine started on second pull. Then it restarted many times after shutting down. I can't thank you enough.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Great work

@jimmyarrington3343

Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks.

@hugegamer5988

Жыл бұрын

Check for rust stains and faint imprints from mating surfaces or gaskets. They can be the clue of how it goes back together. Nowadays I video anything carefully before I take it apart so I have a record of what it was like.

@SiteReader

Жыл бұрын

@@hugegamer5988 Thanks! I did finally figure it out from the imprint pattern on the gasket. Video is a good idea, but I'm just not into my cellphone. It usually sits on my desk or bureau. Too old I guess.

I have found lots of mowers blowers power washers etc and I don't know how to fix them because of the carburator so I pick them up and sell them for a small fee but now thanks to these tutorial I will fix them and make more money thank you for the information 👍

Many thanks for your great explanation of how this carburettor works. The absolute clincher for me was the fact that you referred to the Emulsion tube correctly- I’ve seen other people’s carb repair videos but they didn’t seem even to know what it is.

Great teacher, and his tire jumping sidekick completes the lessons.

Best quick explanation of how a carb works. Lawnmower carbs have been a big pain in my ass. I caretake on a farm and I am constantly working on small engines. You just got me a future big "pay raise". 😆😁

Very timely video with Spring in full swing!

Great advice and how-to Moe, thank you! Ginger proves every time that her breed is one of the smartest in the world! She's an awesome best friend to have! I look forward to seeing her in your videos. Thank you for taking the time to add her into your videos!

@vashon100

Жыл бұрын

What breed is she? (I have a rat terrier).

@mickgrace2558

2 ай бұрын

Red Australian cattle dog@@vashon100

@kimcalder388

2 ай бұрын

Looks to me like an Australian cattle dog (like on the very popular kids tv show here 'Bluey'​)❤@@vashon100

im a visual learner, and it really sux yt wasnt around yrs ago to watch the smart ones like you show us, you know how many small engine items to vw related engines i have dumped do to lack of knowledge i kick my self in the ass all the time lol, thanks Moe for all your shaed knowledge and expertise

THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON UNDERSTANDING HOW A CARB WORKS AND HOW TO CLEAN . GREAT JOB EXPLANING EVERYTHING . THANK YOU .

@sixtyfiveford

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you made this video. I know you've made many carb cleaning videos in the past; I've referenced them many times. This newly refined video was needed.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nicely done. I fixed my carb by just poking around in all the holes and jets and squirting carb cleaner everywhere. This explains the chaos 👍

Great video. A good concluding statement would mention the fact that almost nothing could be added to the gas tank to get rid of grass clogging the idle jet. You have to take the carb apart!

Great explanation of all parts inside. I've had a riding mower sitting for years with bad gas. This will help tremendously. Thanks!

That was a great demo for cleaning a carb. Some simple things an amateur, like myself, require a pic or notes. Such as which way did the float go or how to stop gas coming out the disconnected rubber tube

@MrHowhot

11 ай бұрын

Clamps or have a bucket handy

I love your way of explanation, so simple and easy to understand. The dog is amazing as well 🥰

Thanks for the inspiration! Not sure why I waited until 3am to start on my Honda's carb but it runs great now at 5am😀. I used some copper wire from some lamp cord. Most of my time was spent trying to find my carb cleaner that I had set aside for this job a couple of weeks ago🙄duh

Thank you for explaining why the problem existed, and why you did your actions to solve and fix it. Super helpful!

Yeah , thank you ! On my way outside to take care of the surging lawn mower clear & to the point Thanks again 😀

I've cleaned a lot of carbs and you did a fine job, however, it was the word "Quickly" that enticed me to watch you do it thoroughly.

I have 4 generators and 2 gas-powered lawnmowers and weed whackers that I'll be needing to do this to. Thanks again for the awesome tips!

I feel like I finally understand carburetors now from a practical point of view. Thanks, have a beer 🍻

Not only was that educational and really well explained and demonstrated, but OH MY GOD YOUR DOG 🐶 😍

Same thing happens with water in fuel. I just changed my fuel and problem resolved. Try that first. If problem persist then this vid is spot on for you.

I had this surging problem and I am mechanically illiterate and your video made it super simple for me to clean my carburetor. Thank you for explaining everything so well!

My snowthrower was surging this past winter. I used SeaFoam and it really did work. It stopped surging relatively quickly. I tried it out because I didn't feel like taking the carb off my snowthrower in the dead of winter, lol. I will be taking the carb off in in off season to clean it out though.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

The isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)in seafoam is generally what does the trick as it allows contaminated fuel to burn.

Your videos are GREAT!!! I’ll try this one tomorrow and the freezer fix a week from now👍👍

Mine was surging, took apart and cleaned the carb twice, no fix. After watching this video I realize that I missed cleaning the internal intake tubes that allow idle. Going back tonight and doing it! Thank you!

Had a craftsman lawn mower with that same engine. Three years and it started surging. I took it apart and clean the carb out thoroughly. Work for a while but later that year started acting up again. I took it to Honda and let them clean the carb. They soaked it got it back later that day worked good but a few Weeks later started acting up again. Took it back and they soaked it overnight. Worked good for a while and then started surging again. I got some seafoam, the fuel tank was almost empty so I put a good shot in there. Pulled it out of the shed, kick some snow to the side and let it run for 10 minutes. Pushed it back in the shed and said " pos if you do this next spring you're gone". Used it for 11 years after that with no problems ever again. Sold it a few years ago running in mint shape cuz I bought a Makita battery operated lawn mower. Gas is crap these days! Don't dis' seafoam! 🤣🤣🤣 But good video!

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Gas is garbage these days and doesn't last more than a month or two in a plastic gas can. I have people all the time pour their own gas in a carb I just rebuilt and foul it up. Drives me crazy. I now won't let an engine leave my shop without a full tank of my gas(ethanol free) in it.

best video about carbs on KZread, thanks again!

So glad I watched right till the end, so I could see your dog jumping. He really loves you!!

Spray some gumout in the carb and some into the gas tank if you don’t know how to take a carb apart. You might have to work the throttle by hand if to rev it up if it starts to stall when you spray it. Use short bursts.

Thank you for the detail step-by-step in this video.. I was able to get my mower to run again with simple cleaning of the carburetor .

Thank you this is the best break down and cleaning with explanation I have seen

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to break that down for us!

I have worked on many small engine carburetors in my days. Your video is very good. Although you need to have much closer camera angles. I know what you were talking about. But the layperson would find it difficult to know what you are talking about, But I must say this was an excellent video.

DANG This is why I SUBSCRIBE and LIKE you. First time I’ve heard from ANYONE about acetone. But it make perfect sense Keep it up I know you will

I couldn't fix a hunting problem on a scythe and got a new carb from Ebay. I thought that the original carb had maybe worn with an air leak because of the large amount of rocking action vibration coming from the cutter blades. I reckon now the old carb just needs some carb cleaner to clear out the idle passage way and I might have a working spare. Much thanks for the video.

Great tip on the knife scratching the "hole" and the scratch won't wash off with cleaner. Thanks..

Great video. That's exactly what my lawnmower is doing right now

Wish I knew this a long time ago. My fuel injected motorcycle surges when I shift at high rpm. I added a little additive and it helped. I might consider acetone. Thanks.

very good explanation of how a carburetor idle system works. have a carburetor volvo boat which surges. I will rebuild the carburetor again.

All good ! 👍 Not everyone has an air compressor , but if you do , after spraying and clearing all the passages, followup up with higher pressure air . About 60-90 psi is all you need .

best explanation ever on how a carb work on small enines thank you

Very well explained and easy to understand. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺

Thank you for this video post. He did an excellent job explaining everything. I am definitely saving this one. Be blessed my friend. John.

This is by far the best video and most informative video I have seen for a small engine and carburetor. Great video thank you for this information!

@sixtyfiveford

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

When I clean a carburetor, I spray, poke and blow out all the holes, everything. Have a very high success rate as a result. If you are not mechanically inclined, don't kid yourself or waste your time, take it to a shop. Most customers change the spark plug and give up.

@gregre052

Жыл бұрын

Timing is everything. Not THAT timing. I started one of my mowers. Funny how exact the motions are. Uncovered the carb and rods etcetara. Stuck my finger in wiped it on my jeans and Voila.. done 4 cuts so far, and pulled the cord and 4 starts. Nice.

@khester7397

Жыл бұрын

Who do you think is watching these videos? The mechanically un-inclined? Not likely.

@MyDogRunner

11 ай бұрын

@@khester7397 the mechanically curious are also watching. 😊

@Rabid_Badger_racing

9 ай бұрын

So you are doing great. I'm a mechanic and I have been working on machinery like this for quit a while now. I'm EETC certified and I want everyone to winterize there machinery correctly and your machines will never fail you with this method. Run the fuel tank completely dry and put in some Aspen fuel. Start it for a little bit and set it off the side till next year. I swear it will never fail you with this method. If you can afford it run nothing but Aspen fuel. It's good in the tank for 3 years and good in the unopened bottle for 5 years. Trust me you will never have any carburetor problems with this method. Look up the Aspen fuel if you don't believe me.

@raymondcole8287

7 ай бұрын

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Good explanation of how it works and how to clean it, I guess a lot of people too scared to take it apart incase they can't put it back together. They could video it for themselves and play it back if they can't remember how it came apart. You've trained Ginger well

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

Video of taking it apart for people is a good idea.

@alan4sure

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you take things apart and it turns out you now need a new seal that won't seal twice.

LOL I have always just sprayed the carb cleaner through all the holes after disassembling the whole thing and it has always worked. It is so nice to comprehend what I was doing!

@sixtyfiveford

9 ай бұрын

Awesome.

You answered a question I've always wondered about what or whether products actually un-gum carbs. On my own stuff, I've always disassembled and used gasoline or kerosene depending on what I was cleaning. When I worked in a shop, we used a chemical bath which worked well. Always felt that OTC stuff is a waste of time (and money), and glad to have it verified.

@zjedinite

Жыл бұрын

Same here, gasoline has always been my clean solvent on parts. Learning here that most of those “fuel cleaning additives” are mainly acetone. 😮 What!? I would like to still do a bit of research regarding this but man, great new info on this vid

@dannylinc6247

Жыл бұрын

Acetone/alcohol in cheap carb spray saved my fuel pump one summer. On my Chevy pickup. My OEM A/C part was still good after ages, but my fuel was the issue. I later replaced my A/C pump because of a repeat. But then the new part stopped pumping. I put a length of inlet hose in place to access Filled it with carb spray, cranked it over. The carb now was getting the carb spray from the pump. I changed my fuel and my fuel station of choice. This was years ago, now. I had to let the fuel supply into a container and replace with fresh gas. These cheap cans of carb spray are under three dollars.

@hugegamer5988

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE seafoam. I got a free motorcycle from it. Guy at work told me the engine was totaled and gave me it for free, I didn’t care because I wanted it for parts for my old bike of the same make. Imagine my surprise when I opened the carbs and they were caked full of congealed seafoam. Cleaned it properly by disassembly and placing it in a recirculating solvent bath. Drove it the next day to work and man was the guy pissed.

@evelynmahoney3569

10 ай бұрын

@hugegamer5988 I seafoamed my '91 S10 4.3 trying to get it to pass smog. LOVED THE SMOKE SHOW! Even took pictures. The Seafoam was a lot more fun than replacing the O2 sensor & shelling out for a new cat. Eventually it passed. 😂

Thorough explanation. Great video. Thank you for your content .

Excellent explanation, thank you. At last I understand how a small carb works and the best way to clean it. Back to the shed to put it into prctice. Thanks!

Awesome vid. I've rebuilt all sorts of things, but carbs are still such a pain for me. Rebuilt my carb for my 1988 Subaru Justy and that thing kicked my butt.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

The late '80s and carburetors with all those vacuum ports and emission stuff are an absolute nightmare.

Don't know why I watched this. But anyway. Really well made video that's straight to the point and indeed shows pretty much everything needed. Ultrasonic cleaner is quite good in some cases. Though one definitely needs to clean "manually" carbs before from all the shiit that's usually here and there. Mainly for jets and emulsion tube really small holes that should be cleaned fairly gently. Though jet cleaning needles are always the option.

Just got an older Toro probably from late 80s to restore (for fun), the carb is much easier to access than what you showed here, I guess they don’t make them like that anymore… 2 bolts and you can slide the air filter then a small gasket then the carb right off. And that’s probably the smoothest pull start I’ve ever seen 😮what kind of blue magic did you practice on that machine…

Ginger ALWAYS steals the video. Good Girl! 🐾🐾

Just want to say thank you. This helped and got me going again and it works great

Great well explained video and I also love your interaction with your dog. Excellent

Thank you for an awesome video!!! So informative, yet concise. I appreciate you “dumbing” the science down as well. Very helpful video; my mower started working right after cleaning the carburetor!

@sixtyfiveford

4 күн бұрын

Awesome. Glad it was helpful.

Finally someone is getting it. I have had so many costumers argue with me on this. When you are done with the machine for the year. Run the fuel tank completely dry. Then put some Aspen fuel in, not a lot. Start the engine for a minute or so then set it off the side till next year. Aspen fuel is good in the fuel tank for 3 years and good in the bottle unopened for 5 years. Aspen fuel also burns cleaner then any other fuel.

@murrayjimm

6 күн бұрын

Aspen fuel?

Have a JD riding mower that started surging at idle. I ran heavy concentrations of GUMOUT Carb and Fuel System Cleaner in the fuel for a full season. By next season, the surging had stopped.

Very insightful bro. You are a great youtuber!!

My neighbor used to be a house painter so he went through all the neighborhoods in our area many times. When he need a mower, he would almost always find one sitting on the curb somewhere. We would spend less than 5 bucks replacing the needle valve and seat, clean the carb and they would run for years.

That's literally my exact lawn mower with the same issue! Only I'm using a zip tie to hold the throttle partially open lol Great video! Thanks for the info. I'm gonna do what you suggested this weekend :D

15:47 Thanks again. I hated those diaphragm carbs. Not too difficult but not as quick as the Honda and the Techumse Walbro . Always remove that carb. Really a time saver.

great video, will be cleaning the same carb for the same reasons this morning, thank u

Good video and advice as always. You and that dog do a good job

Very well explained video thank you sir for taking the time, now what camera you using?

Put a new carb on my mower and it still surged Bought a new governor spring from Ereplacement parts in Midvale and that cured the problem. Great fix to start with.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

A stretched governor spring would only cause a drop in engine RPM. A stretched out governor rod tension spring(attaches directly to the butterfly/generally wraps around the rod) could cause a little flutter in RPM(very minute). But it would have to have zero tension and just essentially be laying there. It's only job is too take the tiny slop out of the governor rod to butterfly hole. The only time I've ever seen a flutter in RPM from the tension rod spring was on engines with 1000's of hours and the hole where the rod goes into the butterfly is egged out to nearly 1/8"

Amazing video, easy to fix when you know it all works

Great video. I have a 2-stroke weed wacker with a similar issue... when you throttle it, it dies out.

My brother's 2 stroke Lawn Boy use to hunt, I went through the carburetor a couple of times, no luck. The governor was the kind that blew air on a vane attached to the carburetor, I finally took some solder and added weight to the vane, problem solved. Ginger never fails to put a smile on my face, she sure is a sweetheart.

@sixtyfiveford

Жыл бұрын

I still have a two stroke Lawn Boy I use a few times a year just for fun.

@James-dt7ky

Жыл бұрын

@@sixtyfiveford I have a couple of curb-rescued LawnBoys. I'm into retro stuff for some reason. Thanks for this video....my John Deere 14SB is surging.

Honda did indeed do a great job. Still using the Honda self-propelled I bought in 1986. Cranks within 5 pulls after sitting all winter and on the first pull throughout the season. Amazing to me.

@sixtyfiveford

Ай бұрын

Definitely think the older Honda like you have are better than the ones made in the last 10. 20 years though. Fantastic engines the new ones just have endless transmission problems. I always recommend Toro for anything made in the last 20 years.

Great video, then I seen you have a cattle dog. I got a heller too. I found my float leaks/not sealed 👌🏼thanks

Thanks for the video, had exact same problem and this fixed it.

Thank you so very much, I truly enjoyed the dog tricks and the video. Same troy bilt design I have. Wade Out..

This is great for those of us who are already mechanically inclined, and like to tinker....I totally understood what you are showing us, but for people who don't enjoy this kind of work, you can get a new carb for around $15. Just swap it out. I got lazy on my last 2 stroke job, and just replaced it. I kept the old one just in case.

@theobserver9131

Жыл бұрын

oh yeah....even after replacing the old carb, I started getting problems again. Not sure why... I had a new fuel filter too.... I just opened the carb and drained out old fuel, and put it back together. Runs good now. I think it was overwintering without fuel conditioner or anything.

@theobserver9131

Жыл бұрын

After you told me about the quality of cheap replacements, I think I'll give the old one a workover and put it back in. It's nice to have a back-up for quick fixes! Put the clean one in and keep working, fix the other one when you have time.

@theobserver9131

Жыл бұрын

Another thing you taught me that I didn't know... surging is related to clogged carb. That's helpful! Thank you.

@Jon.Carlsen

6 ай бұрын

I bought one of those $15 Briggs carbs. It worked great for a little while. After a month the float bowl float got a leak and flooded the engine with fuel. It cost almost half the price of the cheap carb for an OEM float but now it's running properly again.

@theobserver9131

6 ай бұрын

@@Jon.Carlsen I've been having problems with this carb. It runs good for awhile, then it declines quickly. Removing the carb and draining it makes it run ok for a while, but then the same thing happens....It's been driving me nuts! I hadn't thought of a leaky float...that would make sense. Thanks for the tip. I'll check it next time I get the gumption.

A little shot of acetone did it for me, thanks!

Just FYI, when cleaning carburetors that were all gummed up with old gas residues, I found that 91% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) worked better than anything else. Give it a try sometime.