Dear Breakerbroke, My Wife watched this video after I found it, fixed our riding lawn mower the next day! She had to do all the things you did, and this problem had been stressing us, (fixed income social security folks), for nearly two weeks. I love fixing things and so does Shirley. You have really helped us! Thank you!

@floridagirl9064

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you guys❤

@joshuageorge7758

Жыл бұрын

Next time you try and do the work, y’all would most likely be even happier. & Eventually graduate into a man.

My lawn mower kept starting and cutting off. I followed the videos above and it's running smooth now. I haven't tried to cut grass yet, but so far, so good. Thanks a lot for the advice.

thanks for helping me ! im not mr fix it . ive been having throttle related riding mower starting problems. got that dealt with . got WAY back in the hollow , moved around on the seat wrong and it auto stopped. then OF COURSE its not gonna run . it would start and then stall and the the battery is running down. so there i am marooned in the amazon, i dont know whats wrong with it but i DO KNOW i couldnt fix it if i did. what a horrible feeling. so i dragged myself all the way back to the house and pulled up youtube and there you were ! i couldnt do the whole procedure back there but WITH YOUR HELP i surely WAS able to get the lines off and clean them out for the emergency fix ! put everything back together and ZOOM ! fired right up. it was such a relief to pull that mower safely into the garage. so if you ever get frustrated with posting your stuff please know that your kindness really helped me when i needed it the most and that your efforts are appreciated. thank you sir. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I work on mowers chain saws blowers weed eaters all the time..most of all of them is fuel realated..it's amazing what ethanol can do to small engines ..it gets the gas cap too.the rubber seal detonates and clogs the fuel inlet..you have to check everything..i recommend ethanol free fuel to everyone..thanks for showing this..Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I think you have just saved my sanity and lots of money. Thank you. a little old lady from Rockport Texas.

Thanks for an outstanding problem solved. Last season took it to a repatr shop cost me two hundrrd bucks and took a month and a half plus I paid someone to cut my property. Thanks for the tip

This was so great! I agree, if it's a LT1000 Craftsman they're oldies but goodies and I love mine so much, same green color, and want to save her. But the last couple months two people tried to solve why she runs 20 mins then chokes and dies. Put in a new carburetor and everything so now my auto mechanic recommended this fuel filter change saying sometimes a new carb can clog it even though you can't see the dirt in it. Wish me luck! I'm probably a little older than you, single female and feel like I can try this by myself now.

Looks like even an idiot like me can get my mower running again without paying someone to work on it. Thanks for the tutorial.

I had a similar problem with my Husqvarna riding mower, briggs and stratton Intek V twin 24.0. Anyways it would run sometimes for 10 minutes, then would seem like it was starving for fuel, cut off , restart sometimes etc. I took the carburetor off, thinking some trash was in the bowl, inspected the float, needle and seat, everything looked really clean. Rebuilt the carb since I had it off, new o rings gaskets cleaned the jets etc. Installed it and fired right up, mowed yard for maybe five minutes, then the stalling , cutting out again. mind you my front yard has a slope to it. After pushing my riding mower back into the garage I was like this thing is starving for fuel. I checked my fuel filter, it was clean but noticed no fuel in it. Turns out my fuel filter was just a degree or two off to get the fuel from the tank, so I rearranged the fuel filter with the flow side pointed more downward, all of a sudden I see gas accumulating into the filter ! I zip tied it to another hose or cable so it will remain in that position. Ran great after that, was able to finish my yard and problem solved. Sorry for the long rant, but I just wanted to say sometimes it's the simple things that get over looked, like I did ! maybe this will save someone some time if they have a similar problem. Thanks for your videos and I do appreciate them !

I bought a used Sears lawn tractor with this same 16 HP engine over 20 years ago and it's still running today. I however put a fuel shut off between the filter and tank. Normal maintenance when needed and no ethonol fuel. The mower deck went out however and I use the tractor to tow my yard cart. My kids bought me a new 20 HP tractor when I retired and it's still going also. Thanks for the video. I'm in the NW also.

Thanks for this video. I'm not much of a handyman but decided to give this a try. After pulling off the fuel line realized the fuel was running fine so all I had to do was replace the fuel filter. Running great again! Thanks for posting.

Thanks god you weren't smoking around, gas was flowing everywhere !!! just clip the end of the tube... but this video is going to help someone with the same problem.....

@roes260

11 ай бұрын

that's what i was thinking :)

Thank you sir. I had this same problem, replaced fuel lines and filter, and cleaned tank. Runs better than ever. You tube is great for community help.

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

DIY community is the reason I YT..Cheers and stay safe.

I think I have watched so many youtube videos but yours is just perfect and great video, bless you with health and wealth with long and healthy life. I hope I have the same issue, I will try in the morning to fix it. If any further question I will take your directions. Thanks again.

I have the same problem. Craftsman mower is 20 years old and never have changed the fuel line. Filter is new but only has about 1/4 of the fuel filter with gas. Changing fuel line tomorrow! Thanks for the great video!!

I think this is the problem my older Zero Turn mower is having. Thank you very much.

Definitely gonna replace the hose. Just purchased the 2' 1/4" Gates hose from Amazon for $7.00. This is very informative.

Very interesting. I never imagined all the years ive dealt with junk that didn't run that it could be the fuel line. I got 2 mowers now im gonna try that on. 👍🏼

Followed your instructions to the letter. Got it fixed and just finished mowing. Thanks for your help

Great video, my friend. Good info, nice presentation. Liked the dig at Gore during the fuel transfer. Stay safe!

Good job! but I would drop the bowl on the carburetor, just to make sure no rubber bits ended up in there.

Thanks for the informative video Gas companies should be sued & accountable for making garbage fuel & charging so much for it! There should be a law against low grade fuel being made & sold! 🤔😡

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt!

I trusted you the moment you said don't put motor oil on rubber-- yes it will erode it. Many people don't seem to know that. I enjoyed your video very much. Retired Class A auto mechanic here but not so good with small engines.... : )

@breakerbroke23

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. Have a great 4th Cheers

Good job. I just had that problem today and I thought that was my problem and you just convinced me to try that tomorrow on my tractor.

I see 6 thumbs down why im good at what I do but still like to watch, what did he do wrong??? a lot of people don't know how to do this1! he helped a lot of people ,

@cwchill67

4 жыл бұрын

Some people are just downers, they're not happy unless they are putting someone else down.

@Crlpope

4 жыл бұрын

They are just jerks.

@STePHeN320_12

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah don’t know why people thumb down on a video helps. But their are easier ways to do it. But yeah a lot of people hate. I was called critical by someone for mentioning an easier way smh

@richardim499

28 күн бұрын

I didn't put it up there, but probably because he forgot to tell them to unplug spark plug / battery

Thanks! I bet this is exactly what's going wrong with my ride-on. Will try this fix tomorrow

Great job tackled and replaced the lines and got me running again

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Right on.

Great video. I was able to fix my mower myself and get back in the grass. Thank you.

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

I already changed out the carburetor and filter. Lol. Mower is 9 years old. Husqvarna CV4817. Thanks again for your video.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, this video helped me fixed my lawn mower. So thankful!!

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Good advice I was banging my head around clean the carburetor new fuel filter and what my problem was the debris got stuck in the hole so I had to stick a nail through it pop straight out then had to clean out the gas tank thanks for your video as we get older sometimes we forget

Thank YouYou increased my Knowledge

Thank you for this. 100% solved my problem.

you are a great instructor.

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

very informative on ethanol gas and rubber fuel line hose.

Hi there. I came to your channel because my Troy Bilt Bronco had the same issue. I replaced the hoses which were in good shape... The filter looked fine and was full of gas... Yet, I decided to replace the hoses and filter just in case... well, it did the trick! It worked right away with no issues... unfortunately, I hit a tree root and the blade got bent so bad that it scratches the floor... I guess I am bad luck. Thanks for your video.

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

Your bad luck? Ha! If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all... Iam glad you got the fuel issue handled, and bent blade are easier to take off:) Your okay as long as the spindle didn't get hurt. I guess you could look at it this way, now your Mower runs and you have new sharp Blades:) Merry Christmas .....BB23

While a degraded fuel line can be one cause, there can be multiple causes for reduced flow. The mower is a gravity fed system without a fuel pump which depends on the height of the tank above the carb for the pressure. A low rise gravity fed system does not exert enough pressure to effectivly flow through a 70 micron paper element filter. Gravity fed systems are supposed to use a simple screen disc type filter which has a much lower resistance to flow. Was there a prefilter in the tank? In could be clogged with debris from refilling.

@breakerbroke23

3 ай бұрын

I'm not fixing "Boogie Man" issues for YT content. I'm fixing a machine that is broken, I say this because if you actually own one of these or have worked on one of these mowers then you would have not made a comment like "Was there a prefilter in the tank? In could be clogged with debris from refilling." and you would know that the filters used do not matter. In the 40+ years I have been repairing mowers I have seen Briggs use all types of filters on various motors. Filter type is a myth. Minus 50 pts to the keyboard tech. Cheers

This was a great video. I'm going to O'Reilly's now to get my gates fuel line & pick up a fuel pump, just in case.... your video was the truth!!! Thank you again for sharing this knowledge. Have a blessed day.

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you as well and good luck on your project. Cheers.

My mower is 8 yrs old. First I had a starting problem, changed the solenoid. mower then started but would not run. Luckily I found this video with a mower that was acting just like mine. Followed the instructions- new fuel line, new fuel filter-now it is running like a mad dog. Thanks for posting this video

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you got the mower going... Cheers

Thank you sir, happy Easter

These symptoms matched my mower problems. Replaced fuel filter; lines were "OK" but next on the list. Mower runs like new now. Thanks!

@kathyosbon4656

3 жыл бұрын

Cub cadet gets juice to sylinoid but not to the starter

Yep solvers my problem. Thanks mate

Nice job! Great presentation.

Thank you. Saved me a couple grand

8:30 🎵🎵Bad boys, Bad boys. What you gonna do, what you gonna do when they come for you?🎵🎵 Great humor when host suggests the sirens in background are coming for him. Just before this he explains reason for using the wood to cut on with the knife adding he didn't tighten the reassembly job so as to give him time to go over his work. Well, heck yeah! Last reassembly job I did, overlooked reattaching engine and all the bolts had been tightened. Just a mini-stroke moment for me. We deserve to laugh at ourselves as we solve the bigger problems.

I have a 1984 Simplicity doing just fine, I have a fuel cut valve on the line and use that to shut down the engine so as not to leave that chit fuel in the carb float bowl

Thanks for the help. Been having the same problem on cub cadet.

I just blew it out, through the filter and back toward the tank. It now runs better than new; no surging, no staling, no fiddling with the throttle or the choke. It now just runs great.

Some Marathon's in my area, East Tn. have Rec. 90 no ethanol mid grade. Mowers run and start much better with it.

Great video. I just it done, back on running now.

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

I only use Non ethanol in all my yard tools.

My mower is doing the same thing, thanks for the video. 👍🏻

@swanktaylor6326

3 жыл бұрын

My mower is a snapper and it doing the same thing

Very informative. Thank you.

"Oops, I broke the only filter I have". Story of my life.

thank you for this easy fix!

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Good info. Been a good time to install a fuel shutoff valve. Good on the carb plus during winter storage. Just saying.

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Great point!

@zipninja8499

3 жыл бұрын

@@breakerbroke23 The solenoid under the carburetor float bowl with the wires going to it shuts the fuel off automatically. If it starts going bad, you get the same symptoms. Runs for a bit then sputters and dies.

Very helpful. Thank you sir.

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Thanks!! I think you helped me fix my mower. I'ma do the same thing. And yeah ethanol isnt good for small engines

Where the gasoline line hooks to carburetor it was stopped up, and the carburetor Bowl was full of trash... Got it going thanks bunches 💖.....

@breakerbroke23

2 жыл бұрын

Great job!

" Eat your heart out Al Gore!!" lol

I'm subscribing. You have a good formula for editing your vids. They make sense and are easy to follow.

@breakerbroke23

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. Cheers

We did a test at 4 Stations that had Ethanol free gas. We got a half gallon from four stations. We had them tested and the Ethanol free gas still had 8 to 10% of alcohol in it . Not a joke.

@LoFox

5 ай бұрын

Half a gallon of gas and you're probably getting almost exclusively the fuel left in the pump's hose from the last shmuck that used the pump

Thanks much very easy to understand.:)

Great video thank you.

"Ohp! I broke the filter" that's me every time I do a job

Thank very much

Thanks I really think this will help

Some thief likely bought the line,opened carefully, cut length needed, then returned package as new ,wrong purchase for refund and you got the 16" left of the 2ft line thief stole 8 " off!

Thanks a million

That style of in-line fuel filter works best with machines which have a fuel pump (vs. gravity fed). Your fuel filter could be contributing to the problem.

@breakerbroke23

4 ай бұрын

The filter I replaced was the OEM filter. In real world use I have ran different types of filters in my machines and found zero problems. (both GF and pump style filters) Over the years I have had more fuel line swell and brittle line issues than filters. Keep the fuel and tank clean and your good to go.

@johntorrington2672

3 ай бұрын

That's an interesting fact that I did not consider. I've got an older JD STX38 that I've replaced everything on, and it still stalls after starting. I'll look for gravity feed fuel filters and swap it out. Running out of ideas before I junk it

@shirleylewis1366

Ай бұрын

@@breakerbroke23my mower hesitates to move would the fuel filter be the problem? Please reply thank you in advance

farmers don't use gas with ethanol because it messes up the tractors. You can get gas without ethanol just ask a farmer it is usually sold near big farms.

@MrRocco_

5 жыл бұрын

But I thought tractors run on diesel

@RickMahoney2013

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrRocco_ some things run on gas.

@jackieblanton6911

4 жыл бұрын

Jackie Blanton Very helpful and and learned a lot in just viewing the video. Thank You.

@dafn865

4 жыл бұрын

I believe this is "marine" gas that's recommended in boat motors. That's the kind I began using.

Thank you sir

GOOD VIDEO, TY

Fixed a mower this week that would run for just a few minutes then quit. Turned out to be the vent hole in the center of the gas tank cap had become blocked with some sort of crystallized goo. It would run until the tank pressure became a vacuum. Opening the cap would relieve the vacuum allowing the engine to run, the lower the fuel level, the longer it would run before creating a vacuum. Removed blockage from vent hole, instant fix.

@breakerbroke23

2 жыл бұрын

Great troubleshooting !!!

Do I have to drain my tank if my fuel comes from the top and sucks from the top of the gas tank?

Thank you

good job

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Yea you helped thumbs up

If you plan on reusing your fuel you drained out of the gas tank. I would put like a Scott’s shop towel in your funnel to make sure the fuel is clean and not full of gunk and junk(dirty fuel) in the fuel

Is there a better fuel line that the ethanol won't eat? My mower is only 2 years old and I have this problem

After watching this video I feel very reassured. Very reassured that I will be buying a new electric tractor soon. If they are anything like my EV, they need next to no maintenance and they are very cheap to run. Thank you for helping with the decision.

@aboomalacani2732

Ай бұрын

Same here. After many years of my weedeaters, leaf blowers, push mowers, and riding mowers giving me problems like this and others, electric or battery powered equipment will be worth a try at the least. The amount of time I've spent working on the gas powered machines is ridiculous and time I won't get back!

Thanks

thank u for a great video... i did a simular repair and also changedv the carb. ran fine until the next use wouldnt start... i only changed 1 fuel line, think that may be a prob. i seen another video that same type of start prob, fuse was the issue... thanks again for the info

@breakerbroke23

2 жыл бұрын

Your Mower will run like this also if your engine is not charging the battery.

Hey man not sure if you’re going to see this but I could use a hand maybe you can help... i’m not getting any fuel to the carburetor I have replaced the fuel filter fuel pump and made sure the float in the carburetor isn’t sticking.. so from diagnosing it the only thing I can come up with is that I’m not getting any suction to the fuel pump but I don’t really understand what suction is used looks like the hose goes to the oil stem? When I take that hose off and I blow into it manually with my mouth I can see a little bit of fuel bubbling in the fuel filter any idea what I can do to fix suction issue? Thanks

@nancybishop4004

4 жыл бұрын

Are u able to see the two pictures in my reply above? I can’t even get a diagram to show me where the fuel filter is, or if it even has one still. (Bought used). Can u show me where it’s at in my pictures if u can see them?

The sight of the fuel filter was key to solving my problem. Blew out the line from the filter to the tank. Problem solved.

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, dirt builds up where the fuel hose hooks to the bottom of tank. Its almost impossible to see from the opening. Cheers.

Thanks allot

I have a craftsman mower too. I have the fuel line issue. I also have an issue with the blades. Sometimes it cuts as if one blade is lower than the other. I also have a rear bagger. Am I supposed to use different types of blades with the bagger? Sometimes it's perfect and some days the tube constantly clogs. I know it's a lot and I appreciate any answers. Thanks

@breakerbroke23

Жыл бұрын

Low moisture is the key when using a bag, dryer the lawn the better. They do have high lift blades amzn.to/3O8Qpof (I have never tried these) You may have a bent blade or a a broken spindle bolt. That would be a bolt that holds the spindle to the deck, if you feel more vibrations than usual, you may have a bad spindle. This usually happens when you hit hidden treasures in the lawn.

Good job I have a shut off valve on mine and I was wondering why ya never cleaned the tank off while you had it out I always clean things as I go that way no dirt can get in anything.

@breakerbroke23

2 жыл бұрын

I cleaned out the tank every few years as no matter how hard I tried to keep my fuel clean it was inevitable that dirt would work into the tank. I wanted to make this video as simple as possible, not stray off to far. Thanks for watching.

Have kind of the same issue with my craftsman. It will start and run for a little while then it will die. Ive had times that it doesnt even do this and runs fine but then there will be days it does it all the time. Ive checked the fuel line, fuel filter, gas cap.and fuel tank for all the issues but they are all fine. I also put new fuel line and fuel filter just to have new. Ive heard the sensor on the bottom of the carberator could be an issue. Anybody have any advice

People need to understand ethenal is moonshine and the problem is water and gas don’t mix you need to use a stabilizer there is a product in Canada called phase 4 fuel and ethenal treatment that prevents separation and keeps the fuel fresh for 2 years

@chesternobles6353

4 жыл бұрын

Troy built lawn tractor dies when engages the blades

Recommend that a fuel shut off valve be installed if there’s none. Sooner or later your engine will be flooded by gasoline from a bad float in the carb. Activating the shut off/ turn on valve will prevent that problem.

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and put that shut off as near the tank as possible. Great comment.

my mower would just shut off and then would restart. turns out the rubber tip came free of the pintal in the electric shut off anti backfire valve and was floating free and every once in a while it would move up into the needle seat and shut off the fuel

@breakerbroke23

3 жыл бұрын

Iam sure this information will help others. Cheers.

I just bought a craftsman 22hp riding mower used. It starts on one click, but when I lower the rev, it trottles up and down then slowly shuts off. It runs high and constant just below choke. Any suggestions. It

@breakerbroke23

5 жыл бұрын

First try cleaning the float bowl.

Have the same mower thanks

How old that fuel line was?

My original Briggs fuel line is 24 years old and I have only run E-10. I wonder if it's a quality issue? I'm also using my original fuel filter.

@breakerbroke23

4 жыл бұрын

Could of been a supplier issue. Some rubber good quality, some bad. Cheers.

Thanks 🙏🙏🇩🇰

I thought the cop’s were coming for ME….🤣 I just picked up a T110 today from Lowe’s… It was covered in debris.. but I figured it was stored in a crate in the rack.. It started stalling on my first turn… Right turn… pooped out… and Continued to do so… Brand New From Lowe’s … I think they gave me a refurbished…. I’m pissed…

@breakerbroke23

10 ай бұрын

Very frustrating and a huge waste of time, sorry to hear this.

"Eat your heart out Al gore"

I've experienced plugged vent caps. In Wisconsin we have recreational fuel available. It costs more. Well worth the expense.