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Those Classic / Sprint engines never quit, they’re even more reliable than the Quantum engines (if that’s possible!).

The one thing I’d mention with primer bulb carbs is to visually check that it’s actually priming before you put the air filter in and button it up. Quantum primers often stop working once the gasket has been disturbed and it’s really important to get them working again before moving on.

Yeah, definitely not worth all the trouble it caused but quite a journey nonetheless. I’ve got one now that’s putting me through the same torture: left out in the rain for years and worked on by some hack who snapped off some critical bolts, cracked intake pipe, sheared key, flywheel seized to the crank, parts from other engines bolted on (looks like they attempted to convert a primer carb to an auto choke style). Had I noticed all that before I bought it I would have walked away, but I’ll fix it at a loss and make it up on the next one. It’s what we do.

Nice! Hope you put oil in it lol!

It says no oil change is required but the oil is black as night. What are they doing?

This is a strange one.

If they look really bad I use acid dip and then sonic cleaner 😊

I fix these but there only worth a 100 bucks at the very best

Nice job. I like these little mowers, they run great and they’re perfect for trimming or small yards.

i bet the oil was nassssty

Should have cleaned it off before working on it.

Have the same mower its power house with that engine worth putting money into it .

The clutch handle means it has the hydrostatic transmission- I finally topped mine off and air-bled it since Honda's factory was capable of doing it properly, after two years of use and ownership and it rips now! So fast!

Nice work, doing the same thing now will be posting it very soon

Did you buy a gas cap yet? There's nothing online for a 775EX specifically. One for a 675 EXi, 725 EXi might fit but I'm not sure.

I have the same mower and was struggling with a non-start condition since the end of last season. I thought it might be the auto-choke because I ran into that a few years back and the symptoms were the same. Ordered replacement parts for the choke, and finally got around to trying to install them today. Still wouldn't start - I tried everything I could think of but I was exhausted from trying to pull start it over and over. Finally caved and pulled the recoil starter off and used a drill to crank it. I finally got it started but it was smoking like crazy. I shut it off because an amazon driver pulled in and I didn't want to smoke him out. Started again and it ran better - no more smoke. Put recoil back on, got it started, thinking I was going to mow, but as soon as I engage the blade, it bogs down and stalls. Even backfired on a few tries. I'm stumped on this one. I figure the hard starting is fuel related, but not sure why it would stall when the blade is engaged.

Magical how that throttle cable got attached to the carburetor - or was it done off-camera?

Old lawnmowers are better than new ones also the Briggs classic are easy to work on I found a old park central lawnmower in the trash with the classic it only needs a new recoil

a lot of time the primer bulb is perished. Sorry about the mower starting. That's a real disappointment.

Just for your info, that Snapper is the same as the John Deere JS25, both made over a decade ago. I know, because I just rescued a JS25 and I could see that the deck on your unit is the same, just red instead of green. Deere subbed it's walk-behinds back then to Murray which by that time had been acquired by Briggs. The Snapper brand name was also already owned by B&S. BTW, in case you want to retread those back bald tires (those are excellent ball-bearing wheels), here is a good video on a good way to do it. He used stair treads but I opted for the treads from mountain bike tires that I retrieved from the dumpster behind a local bike shop. Some 5 years later, they are still holding strong. ruclips.net/video/oDVMY2tJAyg/видео.html

Those tank mounted carbs are super easy to repair. I just gave my neighbor a poulan pro with a briggs engine and carb set up like this one. Its pretty old but looks runs and cuts awesome. That was a nice thing you did for your fellow neighbor.

The only oil I used is 30w sae pen

People really forget how to start them after a while

What type oil did you use? Was that Mobil 1 full synthetic 30 weight?

So many memories about this motor, thank you 👏👏👏

That mower is crying "Wash Me!"

Nice mower

Think if you adjusted the carb right should run faster ad cut way better.. i have three of these

Backyard Repairs, you did a great job putting this beast back together, for someone with some but not Honda-dealer-mechanic experience. As an HRX217 (that STILL will not start) mower owner, this was hard to watch, because I've been through every temporary misstep you made here. Get one gasket, spring, bolt, etc. in the wrong order or place, and it will NOT start. One area you only touched on: the auto-choke on these engines is a HUGE general issue for Honda mower owners. Just check out other RUclips videos and owner comments; it wasn't your issue, but believe me, it's many others' issue. I suspect that what derailed the previous owner of your Honda mower is the #1 problem of non-starting lawnmowers generally (see Chickanic's RUclips videos): over-wintered, waterlogged, ethanol unleaded gasoline. In addition to my Honda, I also have a circa-2000 TroyBilt, basic Briggs & Stratton engine push mower that is lighter (=doesn't need self-propelled), more reliable, and way less complicated to maintain or service , compared to my Honda HRX217. Bleep you Consumer Reports for going all-in on the Honda. Give me the simpler circa-2000 Troy-Bilt.

better if it's liquid wrench since carb cleaner would be worse than straight fuel in removing residual lube.

Invest in a pair of hemi stats to fish out fuel lines and filters.

Just picked one up from the recycler (mine was made around '83 thou (well that's the date on the carby) so no nice alloy case, but this video was hugely helpful thanks!

Clean the carburetor before you start the service on it! Something else will fall in and...😮😮😮

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detail n great demo, thx

I think I would have tested the coil with an ohm meter 1st. then tapped the sh*t out of it.. I think it was just grounding on the cylinder

My man just gave him his old blower piece by piece 😂

Sometimes, I can not stop myself and do way too much way more then what I can sell it for

At the 18:45 minute mark, it would have become airborne and in my neighbor’s backyard. 😂😂😂

This is pretty good for your first Honda.

Mighty fine job

Hey . Thanks for your attention to details. I have been going in circles with the same issue with this husky. Thank you.

Dang it man it’s definitely the coil for me as well

BFH for flywheel never fails

That's one you keep cause you'll never get what you put into it

I got tired of asking small engine places for bowl gasket so I started using o-rings and it works awesome.

I restored a bunch of vintage motorcycles. The best carb cleaner I used was straight Pine Sol, undiluted, for 24 hours.

This is one of the best and most complete workings of the Quantum engine. You should add that to the #'s as this is a Quantum. A full round of applause 👏. Your patience with this mower deserves it. By the way I bet you could make a baffle. Not that you want to but you could. Thank you for the video.

I'm only 14 minutes in, and I don't want to forget again. On all the mowers I work on, I add a shut-off valve and a filter. It is only about $2 for the parts, and I add $10 to the price of the unit. With that, I always add $4 for a can of carb spray. The filter and valve is a great selling point. Letting the customer know to shut off and run out at the end of the season. That way, they won't need me next year. Does it cost me some business? Ya probably but I want them to come back knowing I want to fix it the first time.

My blower leaks gas behind carb when I prime it runs good till gas runs out carb I put new car and gaskets still does it look like it my leak from intake gasket what you think