Tank for you vide, yes, I see they are making everything like the new cars harder to work on. No need of designing theses new mowers like this it's all a money came just like the new cars.
@davidmanieri76954 сағат бұрын
Thanks, same problem, discovered after I removed vand cleaned carb
@carrotcake1955Күн бұрын
Thank you. Can’t figure why you must remove back pulley? I assume you cannot slip belt over it. Just looking seems like you could just slide belt over. I’m getting ready to do this today so I’m sure I will get it. Haha.
@AverageJoes4uКүн бұрын
To be honest, I don't remember. You may be able to. I just remember the whole process not being any fun. Good luck!
@carrotcake195550 минут бұрын
@@AverageJoes4u Well, the belt was broken that I took off, so I had no guidelines as to how to put the new one night. I finally gave up I’m taking it to someone
@AverageJoes4u42 минут бұрын
Sorry to hear that man. Not all bad though. At least now, you can keep your curse word count down and enjoy a movie in the AC while somebody else struggles. Lol.
@bumblebeel5370Күн бұрын
How do you fix the last part that was broken? Unless I missed it, you said what the issue was but didn’t show how to fix that.
@AverageJoes4uКүн бұрын
You didn't miss it. I didn't film it. To be honest, I was fed up and just wanted to be done. I cleaned and lubed the mechanism and I replaced the cable and handle from a parts machine I had laying around. While the mechanism was crusty, I think most of the problem was coming from the slop in the handle and a stretched cable.
@visor29292 күн бұрын
Man you’re the man. I have a similar situation but haven’t checked it yet. This is going to help me from getting frustrated. Sorry you had to get this way but you stuck with it and found the problem. Looking forward to seeing more videos to solving strange situations.🫵☝️
@AverageJoes4u2 күн бұрын
I appreciate the kind words. Hopefully it helps you fix your problem.
@shazilkhan33184 күн бұрын
I will look into mine,been working on it for last 3 days on a 500e briggs and stratton
@tenakoe5 күн бұрын
Learning is ALWAYS worthwhile ! Great persistence btw.
@AverageJoes4u5 күн бұрын
I appreciate it. I was really close to giving up.
@danc88908 күн бұрын
Wow.....dude doesn't have a clue....no need to remove pulleys.
@AverageJoes4u8 күн бұрын
You're right. I didn't have a clue. Made that clear in the video. The end result however, was a functioning lawn mower. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and a special thanks for your constructive feedback. Have the day you deserve sir.
@chekaphski11 күн бұрын
Thank you for that wrinkle, I usually attack the carb' next time I'll check this out.
@AverageJoes4u11 күн бұрын
Me too. It's ALWAYS the carb.
@napoleanbutler214811 күн бұрын
"We" wanted to see the fire!!:) Thanks for your help and humor:)))))))
@AverageJoes4u5 күн бұрын
The cool stuff always seems to happen when the camera is off. Lol.
@paulcastillo523511 күн бұрын
I kept trying to work on the carb today on a Toro Recycler with no luck. Tomorrow I am going to try what you found with this mower! Thanks for posting this, even though this is two years old I am sure this is going to help other folks.
@AverageJoes4u11 күн бұрын
I certainly hope so. It definitely beat me up pretty bad. Thanks for taking the time to watch and hopefully you can get yours going.
@Skunkheaven197913 күн бұрын
U didn't take out the spark plug or nothing you're brave man !!
@Skunkheaven197913 күн бұрын
Great video !! 😊😊😊
@JorgeGarcia-dr9yt13 күн бұрын
Way this sabre are tu laugh
@AverageJoes4u13 күн бұрын
??
@hawkforce429514 күн бұрын
Why not ultra sonic plastic? It would only depend on what kind of chemical you have in the sonic bath. I put dentures in ultrasonic
@AverageJoes4u14 күн бұрын
I had seen videos arguing both ways. I wanted to try it for myself. Turns out, it worked fine.
@jonnyueland779020 күн бұрын
You could do the whole jobb without taking the front pulley off. Take off the stearing wheel and top plate, and then just loosen the clutch pulleys. 30 min job.
@1964ser120 күн бұрын
What was the belt size ?
@AverageJoes4u20 күн бұрын
I honestly don't remember. I got a number off the old belt and crossed it to a Gates number.
@Adamsharr197921 күн бұрын
Omg I'm glad I came across this video. My mower is having issues staying running. I thought carb or fuel line. Well I'll check this first. Thank you.
@AverageJoes4u21 күн бұрын
Hopefully whatever it turns out to be, It's an easy fix. Good luck!
@fionastuart287023 күн бұрын
Thank you so very much for this video. I went through the same thing as you and was discouraged. I checked the cable and found the same problem. The cable was rusty, and slighly stretched. It's working now. Thank you again!
@AverageJoes4u23 күн бұрын
Any time sir! I'm glad it helped you out.
@rickbackous104123 күн бұрын
These things are frustrating for sure. I've been working on mine for about 6 days. Lots of things are the same. Mower was running fine and then got sick and then quit all together. Cleaned the carb and adjusted the valves. After re-assembling it would run for a few seconds and then die. Adjusted the valves again, same. Changed the plug, same. Turned out the shear pin came apart and the flywheel was off. Got that fixed. Still the same. Finally ordered a new plastic "disposable" carburetor. It runs now but not the best. I got one more thing to check on the carb and while I'm at it I will look at the brake and see if that might be it. One thing is for sure. I can tear this damn thing apart and put it back together blindfolded now.
@AverageJoes4u23 күн бұрын
I know the feeling. I became very intimate with mine as well. It's always the little simple things you seem to overlook. Hopefully you can get it going again.
@kennethodette135224 күн бұрын
dent in flywheel key from hitting something hard!
@AverageJoes4u24 күн бұрын
Didn't notice that when I was working on it.
@CmwSpeedrunUk28 күн бұрын
Thank you for the video
@AverageJoes4u28 күн бұрын
Hopefully it helps.
@railroaded1991Ай бұрын
Drug a mower out of a shop outside bay, where it'd been abandoned and sat for 15 years or so. The absolute first thing I did was take off all that brake and remote throttle control crap. Put the kill wire back where the original ones were. Got rid of that stupid long pull rope, that didn't work anyway and put a new shorter one on. Put gas in it, primed it and it started on the third pull. Dont trust any of that "safety" crap.
@gordbaker896Ай бұрын
Perseverance
@bustertacoАй бұрын
By the looks of your picture your taking this way way to hard!!
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
I was pretty broken. Lol
@bustertacoАй бұрын
Plastic carb my man you take this way way to hard!
@rogertyler3237Ай бұрын
I Think It Needs A New Metal Carborator. I Never Heard Of Plastic Carborators.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
It's definitely a thing now.
@tonywalters9436Ай бұрын
Just wanted to share with you all my problems on our riding mower would not start. When I pulled the dead kill wire off the coil. The mower started and stayed running. Since something so simple can cause hours of headaches
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
That's awesome. I'm glad it was an easy fix for you.
@tonywalters9436Ай бұрын
Think you so much. My mower did the same thing and I couldn’t get it to stay running. Now since you showed what your problem was on this mower. Tomorrow I’m going back out there and see if that’s my problem.
@ananglesАй бұрын
I FEEL YOUR FRUSTATION
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
The struggle was real! Lol
@f15watermanАй бұрын
You gotta admire his honesty! A true mechanic!
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Definitely not a mechanic but I appreciate the kind words.
@amend5269Ай бұрын
Just remove it
@GangstercubАй бұрын
All that n cant see it in action ..what a waste of time.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Use your imagination. It has two wheels and it moves around behind the mower.
@buckbuchanan1274Ай бұрын
I had this exact problem last week. Sometimes it wouldn’t start at all and sometimes start and then knock off. Was driving me crazy too. Ended up being a stretched cable. Also had rust internally within the cable connection closest to the engine. Slapped on a new cable and healed it. Thanks for making this video. Saved my bacon.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Any time sir. I'm glad it worked out for you. Such a simple fix once you figure it out. Lol.
@harryballz6358Ай бұрын
Someone brought me one 6-7yrs ago that took me 2 days to notice their handle was bent. Only one I encountered. Ive never seen one this worn yet but with all the chit steel today Im surprised its not real common.
@GuyKaeserАй бұрын
Joe, I happen to have a 16 HP Bunton with a 52" deck and a B&S 16 hp Vanguard engine. Long story but got this from commercial mower in around 2003 and had never mowed with it. Lent it to a friend before he bought a JD diesel Tractor with a belly mower. He passed 2 years ago (Marine from La June and it was the big "C" that took him). Anyway, my riding mower broken it's PTO cable, got one from Amazon and within a month it broke the China cast aluminum lever bolt bracket so ordered one from the factory. Talked to my friends widow and collected the Bunton last night. Mowed the back today and it's a beast and I came in sweating and broken down. I'm an old man (74) and this thing for all it can do is still a beast and a chore to operate. But grease fittings everywhere and was not built with planned obsolescence. I plan to have a surrey built to ride on as I have store bought knees. Let me know if you need advice. Mine runs like a top.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
I appreciate it sir. Actually, not too long after making the videos with it, a subscriber reached out who restores the old Bunton mowers. He sent me some pics of his work and they were quite impressive. I ended up selling it to him for basically what I had in it. I felt like I wasn't going to put the time and money into it mostly because I just didn't need it. It has a lot of potential and I felt like he would get it there so I let it go. They're really cool machines but I have 5 acres and a zero turn just made more sense for me. I even built a sulky for it thinking I would give that a try but it's hard to beat a zero turn.
@defan2105Ай бұрын
the "Never Give Up Spirit"!!! Yup, you worked hard for that one but we can all relate...Thank you! (My honest first guess from the title was going to be the gas cap wasn't venting like on a Steve's Small Engine Saloon...I too was wrong.)
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Don't feel bad sir. I was wrong over and over and over again for about a week. I initially thought of the gas cap as well and of course, that would have been too easy. I tried everything. Well, almost. I've never had a more proper ass whooping from a machine in my life. Needless to say, it will never get me again.
@defan2105Ай бұрын
@@AverageJoes4u I rebuilt a Honda GCV160 (GJAEA...1998?) carb today with the old metal air deflector...it took forever to get it back on with, what I think, was the correct gasket orientation..It started, and it ran better but..a few seconds after I turn it off..I see a little puff of smoke/gas fumes coming out of the carb by the choke area (the air filter and cover were removed to see the choke area). So now I'm nervous I may blow the mower up...wish me luck!
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Catch on fire? Maybe. Blow up? Nah. Lol. Some of them are tricky. If it's running, it's gotta be mostly right. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck man!
@thomasr.5443Ай бұрын
Great video and great title music! 🤘🏻
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Appreciate it! Thanks for taking the time to watch.
@thomasr.5443Ай бұрын
@@AverageJoes4u with pleasure. It is an very informative video! Thank you, sir!
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
It's gotten mixed reviews. Some people say it's a common problem and I should have caught it immediately bur I've had a ton of comments saying it helped them find their problem. I had never seen it so I figured maybe somebody out there could use it.
@bobbybenway9726Ай бұрын
I had five mowers in the past two years do that same thing and I removed that whole brake system and just put a toggle switch to shut off the mower.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
I've had several comments saying that same thing. To he honest, it never occurred to me as an option but it makes perfect sense.
@JohnBookout-li2ipАй бұрын
Is this a video about trenching or showing everybody how you can’t weld?
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
You're a funny guy. I think I made it clear in the video that a welder I am not. It was a video about a silly idea that nobody should ever try. Having said that, thanks for taking the time to drop some encouraging words for a stranger. Have the day you deserve sir.
@keithallen3484Ай бұрын
This made me laugh so hard
@keithallen3484Ай бұрын
I hate this machine what a piece of junk
@dlyall26Ай бұрын
I know you got this one running. I'm not sure you know this, but sometimes a mower won't start simply because of a bad gas cap
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Yessir. I did check that off camera. I've never had it happen to me but I know if it's not venting properly, it can cause issues.
@dlyall26Ай бұрын
You and me both. Never is that simple.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
Never!
@Supreme-yv3uoАй бұрын
Does the spring attach to the wall of the lawn mower? I’m so lost on that one.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
If you're referring to the big tension spring, there's a hole in the tensioner bracket on one end and on the other end, if you're standing behind the mower, there's a hole in the bottom left for the other end. Just a heads up, it wasn't fun getting it back in.
@Supreme-yv3uoАй бұрын
@@AverageJoes4u 😂😂 I know it was hard as hell to take it off. Now I know I had the brake engaged it makes sense why it was so hard. Me and my dad struggled.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
That whole job was a struggle for me. Hopefully I never have to do it again.
@Supreme-yv3uoАй бұрын
@@AverageJoes4u thanks for replying. Have a good one.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
@Supreme-yv3uo you too sir!
@jeffdragna316Ай бұрын
Buy electric big bucks
@gearhead366Ай бұрын
These may not be the best engines Briggs has ever built, but they're not bad. They don't tolerate abuse and neglect as well as their predecessors. But if properly maintained, and not stored outside, they work just fine. That first shot you show of the carb with the air filter off... it's obvious that this mower hasn't been cared for. Good diagnosis.
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
No doubt. They get used and pushed in a corner until next time. I agree. Even a bad engine does better if you half way take care of it.
@barneyfyfe8313Ай бұрын
I never should've gotten rid of my 20 year old Toro. Replaced it 3 years ago with a new one. POS!!!!
@AverageJoes4uАй бұрын
I absolutely agree sir. I bought a new Snapper zero turn 4 years ago. So far, so good but you're right. Quality and durability is no longer a thing.
@josephperreault4988Ай бұрын
I like to see what the low oil senser looks like?
@jameshausler52592 ай бұрын
I've seen this on both the old tecumseh and Briggs quantum.
@albertbustos45872 ай бұрын
The problem I had was that it was the chock and linkage cleaned it adjusted it and bam
@williamwaters45062 ай бұрын
Anyone who works on lawn mower engines should watch this. I have been through this same thing more then once. It especially happens with old, dirty engines where the oil is mixed with grass cutting and forms gunk. Some parts rust, choke levers stick, the cables lock up etc. I have cursed like a drunk sailor trying to figure out what is wrong. You were so calm.
@AverageJoes4u2 ай бұрын
I appreciate the kind words sir. In the spirit of honesty, there was more than one NSFW meltdown off camera. Seems like such a simple thing unless you've never had it happen. I felt like an idiot but according to the comments, (most of them) I'm not the only one who didn't know about this. I appreciate you taking the time to watch!
@joesummers986426 күн бұрын
@@AverageJoes4u i changed the white plastic jet pac thing last year it fixed it this year same problem I'm going to check that dead man switch first thanks man for your video
@AverageJoes4u26 күн бұрын
Hopefully it's an easy fix for you. I appreciate the comment and thanks for taking the time to watch.
@1digitalwatcher6972 ай бұрын
Wow that was a hard diagnosis spark,fuel.compressiion had all but the fly wheel gap messed up.
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Tank for you vide, yes, I see they are making everything like the new cars harder to work on. No need of designing theses new mowers like this it's all a money came just like the new cars.
Thanks, same problem, discovered after I removed vand cleaned carb
Thank you. Can’t figure why you must remove back pulley? I assume you cannot slip belt over it. Just looking seems like you could just slide belt over. I’m getting ready to do this today so I’m sure I will get it. Haha.
To be honest, I don't remember. You may be able to. I just remember the whole process not being any fun. Good luck!
@@AverageJoes4u Well, the belt was broken that I took off, so I had no guidelines as to how to put the new one night. I finally gave up I’m taking it to someone
Sorry to hear that man. Not all bad though. At least now, you can keep your curse word count down and enjoy a movie in the AC while somebody else struggles. Lol.
How do you fix the last part that was broken? Unless I missed it, you said what the issue was but didn’t show how to fix that.
You didn't miss it. I didn't film it. To be honest, I was fed up and just wanted to be done. I cleaned and lubed the mechanism and I replaced the cable and handle from a parts machine I had laying around. While the mechanism was crusty, I think most of the problem was coming from the slop in the handle and a stretched cable.
Man you’re the man. I have a similar situation but haven’t checked it yet. This is going to help me from getting frustrated. Sorry you had to get this way but you stuck with it and found the problem. Looking forward to seeing more videos to solving strange situations.🫵☝️
I appreciate the kind words. Hopefully it helps you fix your problem.
I will look into mine,been working on it for last 3 days on a 500e briggs and stratton
Learning is ALWAYS worthwhile ! Great persistence btw.
I appreciate it. I was really close to giving up.
Wow.....dude doesn't have a clue....no need to remove pulleys.
You're right. I didn't have a clue. Made that clear in the video. The end result however, was a functioning lawn mower. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and a special thanks for your constructive feedback. Have the day you deserve sir.
Thank you for that wrinkle, I usually attack the carb' next time I'll check this out.
Me too. It's ALWAYS the carb.
"We" wanted to see the fire!!:) Thanks for your help and humor:)))))))
The cool stuff always seems to happen when the camera is off. Lol.
I kept trying to work on the carb today on a Toro Recycler with no luck. Tomorrow I am going to try what you found with this mower! Thanks for posting this, even though this is two years old I am sure this is going to help other folks.
I certainly hope so. It definitely beat me up pretty bad. Thanks for taking the time to watch and hopefully you can get yours going.
U didn't take out the spark plug or nothing you're brave man !!
Great video !! 😊😊😊
Way this sabre are tu laugh
??
Why not ultra sonic plastic? It would only depend on what kind of chemical you have in the sonic bath. I put dentures in ultrasonic
I had seen videos arguing both ways. I wanted to try it for myself. Turns out, it worked fine.
You could do the whole jobb without taking the front pulley off. Take off the stearing wheel and top plate, and then just loosen the clutch pulleys. 30 min job.
What was the belt size ?
I honestly don't remember. I got a number off the old belt and crossed it to a Gates number.
Omg I'm glad I came across this video. My mower is having issues staying running. I thought carb or fuel line. Well I'll check this first. Thank you.
Hopefully whatever it turns out to be, It's an easy fix. Good luck!
Thank you so very much for this video. I went through the same thing as you and was discouraged. I checked the cable and found the same problem. The cable was rusty, and slighly stretched. It's working now. Thank you again!
Any time sir! I'm glad it helped you out.
These things are frustrating for sure. I've been working on mine for about 6 days. Lots of things are the same. Mower was running fine and then got sick and then quit all together. Cleaned the carb and adjusted the valves. After re-assembling it would run for a few seconds and then die. Adjusted the valves again, same. Changed the plug, same. Turned out the shear pin came apart and the flywheel was off. Got that fixed. Still the same. Finally ordered a new plastic "disposable" carburetor. It runs now but not the best. I got one more thing to check on the carb and while I'm at it I will look at the brake and see if that might be it. One thing is for sure. I can tear this damn thing apart and put it back together blindfolded now.
I know the feeling. I became very intimate with mine as well. It's always the little simple things you seem to overlook. Hopefully you can get it going again.
dent in flywheel key from hitting something hard!
Didn't notice that when I was working on it.
Thank you for the video
Hopefully it helps.
Drug a mower out of a shop outside bay, where it'd been abandoned and sat for 15 years or so. The absolute first thing I did was take off all that brake and remote throttle control crap. Put the kill wire back where the original ones were. Got rid of that stupid long pull rope, that didn't work anyway and put a new shorter one on. Put gas in it, primed it and it started on the third pull. Dont trust any of that "safety" crap.
Perseverance
By the looks of your picture your taking this way way to hard!!
I was pretty broken. Lol
Plastic carb my man you take this way way to hard!
I Think It Needs A New Metal Carborator. I Never Heard Of Plastic Carborators.
It's definitely a thing now.
Just wanted to share with you all my problems on our riding mower would not start. When I pulled the dead kill wire off the coil. The mower started and stayed running. Since something so simple can cause hours of headaches
That's awesome. I'm glad it was an easy fix for you.
Think you so much. My mower did the same thing and I couldn’t get it to stay running. Now since you showed what your problem was on this mower. Tomorrow I’m going back out there and see if that’s my problem.
I FEEL YOUR FRUSTATION
The struggle was real! Lol
You gotta admire his honesty! A true mechanic!
Definitely not a mechanic but I appreciate the kind words.
Just remove it
All that n cant see it in action ..what a waste of time.
Use your imagination. It has two wheels and it moves around behind the mower.
I had this exact problem last week. Sometimes it wouldn’t start at all and sometimes start and then knock off. Was driving me crazy too. Ended up being a stretched cable. Also had rust internally within the cable connection closest to the engine. Slapped on a new cable and healed it. Thanks for making this video. Saved my bacon.
Any time sir. I'm glad it worked out for you. Such a simple fix once you figure it out. Lol.
Someone brought me one 6-7yrs ago that took me 2 days to notice their handle was bent. Only one I encountered. Ive never seen one this worn yet but with all the chit steel today Im surprised its not real common.
Joe, I happen to have a 16 HP Bunton with a 52" deck and a B&S 16 hp Vanguard engine. Long story but got this from commercial mower in around 2003 and had never mowed with it. Lent it to a friend before he bought a JD diesel Tractor with a belly mower. He passed 2 years ago (Marine from La June and it was the big "C" that took him). Anyway, my riding mower broken it's PTO cable, got one from Amazon and within a month it broke the China cast aluminum lever bolt bracket so ordered one from the factory. Talked to my friends widow and collected the Bunton last night. Mowed the back today and it's a beast and I came in sweating and broken down. I'm an old man (74) and this thing for all it can do is still a beast and a chore to operate. But grease fittings everywhere and was not built with planned obsolescence. I plan to have a surrey built to ride on as I have store bought knees. Let me know if you need advice. Mine runs like a top.
I appreciate it sir. Actually, not too long after making the videos with it, a subscriber reached out who restores the old Bunton mowers. He sent me some pics of his work and they were quite impressive. I ended up selling it to him for basically what I had in it. I felt like I wasn't going to put the time and money into it mostly because I just didn't need it. It has a lot of potential and I felt like he would get it there so I let it go. They're really cool machines but I have 5 acres and a zero turn just made more sense for me. I even built a sulky for it thinking I would give that a try but it's hard to beat a zero turn.
the "Never Give Up Spirit"!!! Yup, you worked hard for that one but we can all relate...Thank you! (My honest first guess from the title was going to be the gas cap wasn't venting like on a Steve's Small Engine Saloon...I too was wrong.)
Don't feel bad sir. I was wrong over and over and over again for about a week. I initially thought of the gas cap as well and of course, that would have been too easy. I tried everything. Well, almost. I've never had a more proper ass whooping from a machine in my life. Needless to say, it will never get me again.
@@AverageJoes4u I rebuilt a Honda GCV160 (GJAEA...1998?) carb today with the old metal air deflector...it took forever to get it back on with, what I think, was the correct gasket orientation..It started, and it ran better but..a few seconds after I turn it off..I see a little puff of smoke/gas fumes coming out of the carb by the choke area (the air filter and cover were removed to see the choke area). So now I'm nervous I may blow the mower up...wish me luck!
Catch on fire? Maybe. Blow up? Nah. Lol. Some of them are tricky. If it's running, it's gotta be mostly right. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck man!
Great video and great title music! 🤘🏻
Appreciate it! Thanks for taking the time to watch.
@@AverageJoes4u with pleasure. It is an very informative video! Thank you, sir!
It's gotten mixed reviews. Some people say it's a common problem and I should have caught it immediately bur I've had a ton of comments saying it helped them find their problem. I had never seen it so I figured maybe somebody out there could use it.
I had five mowers in the past two years do that same thing and I removed that whole brake system and just put a toggle switch to shut off the mower.
I've had several comments saying that same thing. To he honest, it never occurred to me as an option but it makes perfect sense.
Is this a video about trenching or showing everybody how you can’t weld?
You're a funny guy. I think I made it clear in the video that a welder I am not. It was a video about a silly idea that nobody should ever try. Having said that, thanks for taking the time to drop some encouraging words for a stranger. Have the day you deserve sir.
This made me laugh so hard
I hate this machine what a piece of junk
I know you got this one running. I'm not sure you know this, but sometimes a mower won't start simply because of a bad gas cap
Yessir. I did check that off camera. I've never had it happen to me but I know if it's not venting properly, it can cause issues.
You and me both. Never is that simple.
Never!
Does the spring attach to the wall of the lawn mower? I’m so lost on that one.
If you're referring to the big tension spring, there's a hole in the tensioner bracket on one end and on the other end, if you're standing behind the mower, there's a hole in the bottom left for the other end. Just a heads up, it wasn't fun getting it back in.
@@AverageJoes4u 😂😂 I know it was hard as hell to take it off. Now I know I had the brake engaged it makes sense why it was so hard. Me and my dad struggled.
That whole job was a struggle for me. Hopefully I never have to do it again.
@@AverageJoes4u thanks for replying. Have a good one.
@Supreme-yv3uo you too sir!
Buy electric big bucks
These may not be the best engines Briggs has ever built, but they're not bad. They don't tolerate abuse and neglect as well as their predecessors. But if properly maintained, and not stored outside, they work just fine. That first shot you show of the carb with the air filter off... it's obvious that this mower hasn't been cared for. Good diagnosis.
No doubt. They get used and pushed in a corner until next time. I agree. Even a bad engine does better if you half way take care of it.
I never should've gotten rid of my 20 year old Toro. Replaced it 3 years ago with a new one. POS!!!!
I absolutely agree sir. I bought a new Snapper zero turn 4 years ago. So far, so good but you're right. Quality and durability is no longer a thing.
I like to see what the low oil senser looks like?
I've seen this on both the old tecumseh and Briggs quantum.
The problem I had was that it was the chock and linkage cleaned it adjusted it and bam
Anyone who works on lawn mower engines should watch this. I have been through this same thing more then once. It especially happens with old, dirty engines where the oil is mixed with grass cutting and forms gunk. Some parts rust, choke levers stick, the cables lock up etc. I have cursed like a drunk sailor trying to figure out what is wrong. You were so calm.
I appreciate the kind words sir. In the spirit of honesty, there was more than one NSFW meltdown off camera. Seems like such a simple thing unless you've never had it happen. I felt like an idiot but according to the comments, (most of them) I'm not the only one who didn't know about this. I appreciate you taking the time to watch!
@@AverageJoes4u i changed the white plastic jet pac thing last year it fixed it this year same problem I'm going to check that dead man switch first thanks man for your video
Hopefully it's an easy fix for you. I appreciate the comment and thanks for taking the time to watch.
Wow that was a hard diagnosis spark,fuel.compressiion had all but the fly wheel gap messed up.