donyboy73 I learned that the expensive way! 25 hp Johnson outboard 2 stroke. Bought new in 2005 it was at the 3 years old age but always used fuel stabilizer, winterized it properly in the fall. Because I used regular fuel with ethanol I ended up having to have the carb rebuilt and some other cleaning up of the fuel system. Of course this was after I had tried my back yard mechanic skills on it so it cost me a few more bucks than it would have if I hadnt🤬. So the mechanic explained it this way, it’s not like your car where you drive it daily, with an outboard you get your gas, it sits partly empty, the air temperature gets cool then it gets hot out. Condensation develops and it gets in your gas then messes up your carb and runs like #$&. I replied I use conditioner, he said doesn’t matter the conditioner absorbs the water but it’s still there in the gas tank or in your gas can. Buy shell premium fuel as it has no ethal alcohol in it (Ontario Canada.) The boat is long gone now but ever since only buy the non ethanol fuel for my snow blower and lawn mower now that I know better.
@@TripReviews "... it’s not like your car where you drive it daily,..." Even in your car, you should NEVER use "regular" gas, if it has up to 10% ethanol in it. That shit just builds up carbon over time on your valves and makes small buildup on injectors, and just generally clogs everything up and makes a mess. Ethanol should be banned for blending in gas (and in some places in the US, it is, thanks to SEMA). They use it pretty much everywhere in Canada. You need to get Super, to have 0% ethanol in it.
@@DarkpawTheWolf they sell premium here in Canada with ethanol in it. You have to search for a station that specifically says non ethanol 91. Everything below or above 91 has ethanol too though. So people buy 93 or 94 thinking it’s even better but it’s worse in anything with a carb. I’m starting to think it’s on purpose to screw up everyone’s small engines enough to force people to consider electric small power equipment.
This tip absolutely works! I picked up an Ariens Pro for a great price since it wasn't starting but it looked new. It was stored with old gas and I knew the jets in the carb were gonna be plugged. Got it to start after a carb clean but with idle surging. Second attempt, I used a micro drill bit on the pilot jet and NO MORE SURGING! Merci mon donyboy!!!
My parents gave me a snowblower that had been sitting in their garage for a few years (with old gas still in it), and when I fired it up it was surging and would only run with the choke fully on. I disassembled the carburetor and followed all of your steps and it is now running perfectly (I removed my carb and did the work on my bench). All of the gas in the carb was dark yellow and that little brass screw under the plastic cap was totally clogged. I have a set of micro drill bits but I couldn't free the clog by hand so I had to use my drill press to get through the crud! We have a blizzard coming this weekend and now I'm ready. Thank you very much for your time in making this awesome video!
I can't count the number of times your tips and videos have help me out. I've had this surging blower for years and just thought it's just the way it runs. After watching your video. Who knew there was that little screw with the cap. I removed and cleaned it. Engine does not surge anymore. Thank You.
Perfect instruction . I own a 23 year old Craftsman with an 11 HP Tecumseh . I replaced the friction wheel and both belts but your video cleared up the surge. I am on the 3rd carb on that machine but as long as it does the job i see no need to replace it. Thank you for taking the time to showcase these fixes. Cheers
I'm a 25 year retired Master Machine Repairman and Retired Jack of All Trades with a degree from the School of Hard Knocks..... that's about the best video I've ever seen on a repair of any kind. You detailed every step and the video pictures are spot on.
It is nice to see someone who knows and cares about fixing small engines. Very clear and helpful tips for repairing these temperamental engines. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you very much :))
Great video- I did this thorough carb cleaning once on my old snowblower, however the second time it was coughing and sputtering, I bought a new carb on Amazon for $14.99 and swapped it in about 15 minutes. I found that quicker and more cost effective.
Thanks Dony Boy! I have had a snowblower someone discarded that I rebuilt on the cheap, I've had it about 10 years and its never really run correct. I watched yoru video and played with the low idle screw and figured out that it ran smooth when I backed it out. Took the screw all the way out and found the cheap chinese manufacturing never really opened the hole properly. I pushed a tiny needle through it and its now purrs like a kitten. Thanks so much for the help!!!!
Wonderful video and so much help. I have a Toro 826LE and had it serviced completely two years ago when the electric starter failed. Did not have the occasion to use it last year and this year when I started it up it was surging. Even though I run treated ethanol free gas I had not run the gas out for storage, my bad. After watching your video i cleaned the jets and put in fresh treated ethanol free gas and thats all she needed. Running fine now. Saved me a ton in tune up, pickup, and delivery charges. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Might have been one of the older toro mowers that had an auto full throttle setup, where as soon as it started up it reved itself up until it bounced off the limiter, continuously. Only way to keep it from doing the up down, up down was to put it under load mowing and then it would stay off the limiter and stop bouncing up down. Very annoying when your mowing short grass and can’t put enough load on the engine to keep it from bouncing off the limiter. They had the same setup on small snowblowers.
I needed you 6 to 10 years ago when my orange blower was surging. I paid for a tune up on it at least twice and they could not stop the surging. So now I know why. I had never heard of a micro drill set until now. I will be ordering one for my hobby work. A great video!
@@NoferTrunions Hello, actually now that I think about it, it was my mower. Would that make a difference? It almost seemed like it was hydro locked. And ran really shitty. And the more I pulled on the string and it retracted it definitely got looser and eventually started, blue lots of smoke then cleared up. Sorry maybe it wasn’t the blower. My bad.
@@jamesbarlowjr.3762 The "lots of blue smoke" and "won't start/run" are common symptoms of a leaky needle and seat in the carb. The carb slowly leaks gasoline into the cylinder, it leaks past the rings and gets into the oil. Check your oil level - is it above the FULL Line? Does the fuel smell like gasoline? I had a rototiller that did that. Never thought it could have been a leaky carb.
My craftsman snowblower was like that when new. I was told it is normal for the Tecumseh engine. After about 15 years using the machine the only way it would run is at full throttle. I got a carb kit, cleaned serviced the carb. It was amazing to have such a nice running machine.
Just installed kit in my 14 yr old toro snowblower, surging fixed! Thanks Don. Didnt have micro drill bits but used torch tip cleaning tool worked good and paper clip with sharp bend back to get the needle valve rubber out! Improvise adapt overcome!
As a private carburetor rebuild,or for 30+yrs, I probably would have never thought to share my secrets. I've had to close my doors after covid took everything I worked so hard to get. Glad to see your keeping these machines alive with your experience and knowledge for the DIY back yard mechanic.but if we are giving away secrets..... anyone that owns a chainsaw or weed eater just buy the carb new it's less expensive then the kit to fix it.
The persons who keep everything for themselves aren't the most popular around me. Passing knowledge is pretty high on my scale of values. Rest assured, it's not because one has the knowloedge passed to hmi that he has the abilities to perform a repair and there will always have some pople who are just not interested to put their hands inside a motor, a carb, or whatever.
That working on the carb while still attached to the engine is the slickest trick I’ve seen in 67 years of turning wrenches! And I have the twin blower outside, with an Ariens replacement 😂
Another quick tip is to use old guitar strings to clean out the jets if you don’t have small drill bits Thanks for the vids love your work. From Ottawa
I use a B string to clean the idle jets on my 1970 Norton 750 Commando. The jets are 0.016 inches in diameter and the B string is 0.015 inches. Go figure that out.
I rarely ever get to watch someone else work. I always lead by example and noted over the years that most people are lazy ass bleeps. I couldn't say how many laborer helpers I have had over my career as an Iron Worker nor now in healthcare but, they are everywhere. What amazes me is that the ones who do as little as possible seem to garner more praise. It is counter productive, literally.
Let me start by saying Wow!! I watched a couple of your videos on how to replace a carb. I was having the same surge problem. I did everything you did and had the same problem 😡 I ended up coming across this video and I noticed the jet with the rubber top on it I didn’t do.. I will tomorrow( wish me luck ) just for the record I am not not that mechanical but your videos that I’ve watched today are awesome!!! After cleaning out that jet and the problem is not fixed I will definitely replace it with a new carburetor and watched your video again to install it.. You just gained another subscriber... Thanks Brotha 👍🏻
It’s mechanics like this that you can learn a whole lot from. You can tell from the detail that he gives here that he has a lot of experience, and I could watch him work all day!
Hey Dony, I’ve a 10hp Tecumseh, non adjustable carb. At high speed, she was surging. So I opened up the hole on the air screw. Put it all back together and she ran much better. But now I have a problem where once I push her into some snow, she dies out right away. So I left the choke on and she was better but still after driving her into a good size drift where she has to work, she begins to bog again. Cheers from Winnipeg.
A perfect repair method for surging carb, except for one thing.... You must clean the low speed jet and circuit with carb cleaner and straw with the bowl cover off. A lot of dirt will sometimes migrate during the low speed circuit cleaning, into the bowl, re-clogging the main jet. The smaller orifice in the low speed jet is a #78 drill bit.
A very handy video for me. I have saved it and subscribed. I have a Craftsman's nine horse snowblower. Had the same surging problem. Just before this winter season, 22 - 23, I have machine into a mechanic for that issue. $300 later I ran across your video. As I write this I hear my neighbor's snowblower running and surging. I'll send him this video and maybe this summer he and I will work on his snowblower.
Your videos are the best. Helpful,clear, concise, informative, to the point, balanced and well presented with an even tone. I really appreciate it mate.
I have to say in all the years working on machines just changing the spark plug has never fixed any issue. The jet at 12:15 is the low speed idle jet for those watching that do not know, it is just about always this jet that becomes clogged, or the idle circuit within the the carburetor body itself. Some times they can be an absolute bear. Terrible design that affects just about every tecuntseh motor out there. You have to pass a single strand of copper wire through the idle circuit holes in the carb, and run them through an ultrasonic cleaner most of the time. If that does not work, some times an older machine just needs a bit more gas to idle. Since the low speed idle jet is not adjustable (on the model you show) the idle jet can be drilled out slightly with a micro drill
Thank you for showing the part numbers. Saves me time by not having to google model & serial #’s. Carb problems can be avoided by putting the engine “To bed” properly at the end of the season. However, I do my best mower and blower shopping from the trash at the beginning of each season, due to dirty/clogged carbs. If it has compression and spark, it will run with either a good cleaning or cheap carb rebuild kit.
Don: This looks like an encore presentation. I use a piece of wire from a steel brush to clean the holes. A trick I learned from you many years ago that works well and it is less time consuming. You look younger on this one too. Guess you can watch your self age just by going back over your vids.🙃 Another storm here today in Gander 60 cm on the come.
i solved my engine surging by pouring an entire can of seafoam into the fuel tank and topped off the tank with 91 octane fuel , a few cranks of the starter she fired right up , after several minutes of running , 3 loud back fires , and the engine was purring like a kitten , and continued to run like a kitten
I've had really good luck with Berryman B-12 cleaning up dirty carbs. I made a mistake a few years back and had left the fuel turned on for both of my 30" snowblowers all year long. They ran like garbage, in fact I couldn't start them with the hand pull, I had to use the electric start for the first time ever. They had a terrible loping engine speed and would only stay running when fully choked. I ran an entire can of Berryman through each of them. After about 40 minutes of running they were good as new and back to starting on the first pull. I learned about Berryman from Vice Grip Garage and it's impressed me a lot. Doesn't hurt that it's fairly cheap compared to Seafoam and others.
Another GREAT video!!! Thank you! I use ethanol-free gas with my Ariens snowblower and after every use, I drain the gas from the carburetor bowl via the drain bolt on the bowl. The new carburetor bowl you installed(which did not come with the kit) did not have the extra drain bolt used for draining fuel from the bowl. 1) Why didn't you reinstall the old bowl? I would think being able to easily drain the gas from the bowl an easy and important step to help keep the machine from having fuel issues. 2) Am I correct? That machine did not have a fuel shut off valve but vise grips could be used to pinch the fuel line so one could drain the bowl. (or one could install a shut off valve) From what I saw, the problem of the surging might have been solved by just cleaning the jets without a carb rebuild. For the average Joe like me, I would have cleaned the 2 jets before doing a rebuild. 3) Is that a common sense thing to do?
i had the same symptoms, but a different snow blower with a different carb, but your video pointed me in the right direction: the carburetor. I took mine appart, put it in my ultrasonic bath with a bit of detergent and after blowing out all the holes I could find, the motor purred like it was new.
Nice job. I miss the old school float bowls with the spring loaded drain valve built in. Only very rarely did you need to pull the bowl, since you could drain a little before each use and crap never had a chance to build up in there.
I buy spare carbs, but only if it has the built-in drain. I hit it each time I run it at the end to drain water, hopefully. I also put stabilizer in my gas cans before filling to prevent problems. Also keep Seafoam on hand for once a year treatment. Seems to be working !👍 Not much storage so some of my machines live under a tarp. I spray them down from time to time with whatever lubricant is handy to resist corrosion... hope to have a roof some day!🤣😂
My MTD w/8HP tec runs ok until you put a load on it and then it stalls and quits. Any ideas? What make/brand of digital RPM reader do you recommend. What is the best way to adjust RPM?
Very well produced video, only would add a few suggestions. Should clean area around the idle jet before removing to prevent debris from entering, plus spray cleaner through the idle jet passage while it's removed. While the bowls off it's a good idea remove the main and pilot jets for cleaning if equipped. Also, Honda carbs main tube has many tiny holes through the length that get restricted. I'm probably too meticulous to make money doing small engine repairs as I tend to leave no stone unturned.
For the price a new carbs on amazon or elswhere i just change the carb,but your the best mechanic dony.I ve been reparing little machines at home for couple of years now and being a beginner all i did is looking at your videos,thanks man.
It's a pretty good repair, but I would advise taking the carburator off to make it way easier and do a better cleaning, unless you don't want to risk changing a gasket. Also cleaning the low-speed jet is pretty important
I have a Troybilt snowblower, it runs 100' and then coughs and sputters and stops. I really love this video, having no men around to help me, I'll try to first find the carb and then somehow clean it. I've learned a lot from watching this...I love the crochet hook tool! Wish me luck.
If I may add, I find that ‘electrical contact cleaner’ does a great job of removing accumulated particulate and ensures excellent power contact. Your videos are great! As a lady operator, I appreciate all the information I can glean from the experts. Bless you!
Another quick tip is to tilt the machine so that any dirt and water go to the lowest point in the fuel tank, then use a small hose to siphon out the dirt and water. Use a flashlight to light up the inside of the fuel tank so that you can see exactly where the dirt and water are at the bottom. Do the same to your gas cans and gas containers.
@@donyboy73 Which is crazy because they are not expensive at all! Although my new Craftman has a Honda style carb and the fuel line is not easy to get at to put one on. And the cover for the carb is harder to remove because of the primer line.
I have a 1990s Ariens with similar engine. It has a fuel shutoff. But after shutting it and running 'dry,' there is still a bit of gasoline in the bottom of the carb. My Tecumseh carb has a "dump valve" and I always get a few CCs of gas out after the engine runs dry. I always drain the dump valve when emptying the carb. During summer, I empty everything included the tank, lines, etc.
I love this lesson! I hate Tecumseh engines because I had never made one run correctly. Guess what, no one had ever told me of the special tools that you used on this carb. Guess what, I'm ordering them today. LOL Thank you for your posts.
I have had many small engines with carb problems. I’ve tried coming them in carb cleaner but with mixed results. The only thing I have found that works well is a heated sonic cleaner with aircraft grade simple green added to the water. Also works great on firearms. Another option is prevention. Using high quality fuel without ethanol (it draws moisture) and draining the carbs if the tool won’t be used for a period of time.
I have a 2" and 3" long neck funnels with a attached rubber hose to catch the fuel when taking the bowl nut and bowl off. It then drains into a pan without getting fuel all over everything. Also a Sonic cleaner works wonders. Love your channel!!
this was awesome! I am not mechanically inclined, but this video encourages me to try and get my snowblower up and working again!...It was running when I parked it but will not start now...
I had a lawn mower that surged. I followed this procedure, and I found that there was mud and water in the carburetor bowl. I don't know how the mud entered the carburetor, but draining the fuel from tank, rinsing the inside of fuel tank, and spraying the carburetor with carb' cleaner solved the problem.
I had a problem with my snowblower. Had it sent to the shop many times. Different shops would tell me to keep adjusting the carb because it had to do with weather conditions. Found the real problem last year. It was where the fuel line goes under the motor that had cracks letting air in. That was the original line. I can't believe no one saw this before or that no one including myself never seen the fire hazard from a bit of gas leaking. Works great now that I replaced the line.
I cleaned my carb, but still had 'hunting!' I will the small plastic cap and the small (long) screw and clean it. Great video, thanks for sharing. Oh, and I will order parts from you.
I legitimately do a full tear down, remove all rubber parts and drop into a harbor freight heated ultrasonic cleaner. The years spent using drills and wires to clean the jets seems to make them clog faster. I moved to synthetic detailing brushes with the heated bath the carb comes out looking and running like new. I also agree with an earlier post about cleaning the passageways in the carb. Using the bath and LP air saves me tons of money on carb cleaners. I can get 5-6 carbs spotless before changing fluid. Good video and if you are in a pinch this technique works great.
Thanks for another great video. I've learned a ton from your videos. My small engine equipment is all I have left to tinker with. We bought an electric car, so no tinkering with that.
Thanks for this video, luck made me find this video after days of troubleshooting! Have a machine with the same carb and i did not see the screw on the last step of your service, will take it out tomorrow😅 Lets hope it fixes my snowblower
Wow, the detail n time you took in this video was great! I'm a Truck and Trailer mechanic myself but Im shy around small engines, I look forward to watching more of your videos, like I'm realy blown away with the care and detail in this video. Keep up the great work! ( I also wonder if that's a Quebec or Acadian accent, i'm on the east coast myself?)
I believe the same snowblower is branded as Yardworks or MTD. I had this surge issue and paid a shop to do the carb kit. When I learned it was water in the bowl, I wondered if adding gasoline line deicer would have eventually removed the water. With the Tecumseh engine I always drain the fuel and then run it dry before putting the blower away for the season. It will start easily with new fuel the next season. The time I had the water problem was when there was a 2 month gap between significant snowfalls so the water must have entered through atmosphere and temperature change condensation.
Great video! Quick question - I see the rebuild kits on amazon for $10 and a whole new carburetor is $15. Would it make sense to just buy a new carb instead of rebuild? Would that be easier?
had the same problem on my craftsman. surged like crazy. bought a spray can of gumout carb cleaner sprayed it three times in the inlet while it was running , fixed it right up. took all of 30seconds.
That's a lot of gas fumes in a garage with a blazing wood stove. Not complaining, just worried for your safety. Awesome video. I learned something new today. Thanks.
ALWAYS USE HIGH OCTANE FUEL WITH NO ETHANOL TO PREVENT DAMAGE AND COSTLY CARBURETOR REPAIRS ON YOUR SNOWBLOWER!
donyboy73 I learned that the expensive way! 25 hp Johnson outboard 2 stroke. Bought new in 2005 it was at the 3 years old age but always used fuel stabilizer, winterized it properly in the fall. Because I used regular fuel with ethanol I ended up having to have the carb rebuilt and some other cleaning up of the fuel system. Of course this was after I had tried my back yard mechanic skills on it so it cost me a few more bucks than it would have if I hadnt🤬. So the mechanic explained it this way, it’s not like your car where you drive it daily, with an outboard you get your gas, it sits partly empty, the air temperature gets cool then it gets hot out. Condensation develops and it gets in your gas then messes up your carb and runs like #$&. I replied I use conditioner, he said doesn’t matter the conditioner absorbs the water but it’s still there in the gas tank or in your gas can. Buy shell premium fuel as it has no ethal alcohol in it (Ontario Canada.) The boat is long gone now but ever since only buy the non ethanol fuel for my snow blower and lawn mower now that I know better.
@@TripReviews "... it’s not like your car where you drive it daily,..."
Even in your car, you should NEVER use "regular" gas, if it has up to 10% ethanol in it. That shit just builds up carbon over time on your valves and makes small buildup on injectors, and just generally clogs everything up and makes a mess. Ethanol should be banned for blending in gas (and in some places in the US, it is, thanks to SEMA). They use it pretty much everywhere in Canada. You need to get Super, to have 0% ethanol in it.
Does it look like bird shit inside? I'm looking for a tecumsi carb kit, and 3/4" shaft engine pulley metal, used is fine, what can you do for me?
Good luck finding fuel with no ethanol in most areas of the country.
@@DarkpawTheWolf they sell premium here in Canada with ethanol in it. You have to search for a station that specifically says non ethanol 91. Everything below or above 91 has ethanol too though. So people buy 93 or 94 thinking it’s even better but it’s worse in anything with a carb. I’m starting to think it’s on purpose to screw up everyone’s small engines enough to force people to consider electric small power equipment.
My neighbors think I am a small engine guru. Little do they know that it is because I watch your videos. Thanks for making me look good. :)
Shhh!😁
Dony is one of the best teachers....He explains things very well!
The best small engine repair channel on YT hands down. Great work Don.
Certainly one of the best
"Taryl fixes all" is a good learning channel. If you get past the skits...
This tip absolutely works! I picked up an Ariens Pro for a great price since it wasn't starting but it looked new. It was stored with old gas and I knew the jets in the carb were gonna be plugged. Got it to start after a carb clean but with idle surging. Second attempt, I used a micro drill bit on the pilot jet and NO MORE SURGING!
Merci mon donyboy!!!
My parents gave me a snowblower that had been sitting in their garage for a few years (with old gas still in it), and when I fired it up it was surging and would only run with the choke fully on. I disassembled the carburetor and followed all of your steps and it is now running perfectly (I removed my carb and did the work on my bench). All of the gas in the carb was dark yellow and that little brass screw under the plastic cap was totally clogged. I have a set of micro drill bits but I couldn't free the clog by hand so I had to use my drill press to get through the crud! We have a blizzard coming this weekend and now I'm ready. Thank you very much for your time in making this awesome video!
Good on you! Real men fix things!💪👍👍
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to edit it rather than just blabbering on for 40 minutes. Very concise and to the point.
When i see a mechanic taking the time to clean everything and put the rag to not mess up the machine, i click 👍
merci
I agree he is a craftsman
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skill
Yeah? Is that what you do?
Thank you Donyboy! You're the boss on these snowblower repairs!
I can't count the number of times your tips and videos have help me out. I've had this surging blower for years and just thought it's just the way it runs. After watching your video. Who knew there was that little screw with the cap. I removed and cleaned it. Engine does not surge anymore. Thank You.
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What is that screw, is that another jet screw like the one on the bottom of the carb?
xXpkMastersXx @ which screw ?
what stage of video,time?
@@jazpanoz4996 11:58 and do most carbs have this?
@@jazpanoz4996 12:00 minutes into the video. I had the same question as xXpkMastersXx.
I just used my 37 year old Toro 524 to clear our driveway yesterday...still runs like a champ.
It’s scary how the algorithm knew that the engine on my snow blower surges. Great video. Thanks!
Lol. No shit eh. I've noticed alot of that kind of thing lately 🤯🤷
Yup!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Agree 👍💯
Here too lol
I was just talking to someone at work about it ????
Perfect instruction . I own a 23 year old Craftsman with an 11 HP Tecumseh . I replaced the friction wheel and both belts but your video cleared up the surge. I am on the 3rd carb on that machine but as long as it does the job i see no need to replace it. Thank you for taking the time to showcase these fixes. Cheers
As I'm speaking for many others as well I appreciate you taking this time out of your day to show us how to do these things
I'm a 25 year retired Master Machine Repairman and Retired Jack of All Trades with a degree from the School of Hard Knocks..... that's about the best video I've ever seen on a repair of any kind. You detailed every step and the video pictures are spot on.
It is nice to see someone who knows and cares about fixing small engines. Very clear and helpful tips for repairing these temperamental engines. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you very much :))
That secondary jet was my problem! I had no idea that was even there. It was clogged up good! Thank you for this video!!
Great video- I did this thorough carb cleaning once on my old snowblower, however the second time it was coughing and sputtering, I bought a new carb on Amazon for $14.99 and swapped it in about 15 minutes. I found that quicker and more cost effective.
Same with new carb...couldn't believe how well it ran after replacing.
Thanks Dony Boy! I have had a snowblower someone discarded that I rebuilt on the cheap, I've had it about 10 years and its never really run correct. I watched yoru video and played with the low idle screw and figured out that it ran smooth when I backed it out. Took the screw all the way out and found the cheap chinese manufacturing never really opened the hole properly. I pushed a tiny needle through it and its now purrs like a kitten. Thanks so much for the help!!!!
You're very good at explaining things in a very understandable basic manner. Thank you for taking the time
Thanks for doing another Tecumseh carburetor cleaning ....now in High Definition.
I enjoy watching you work.
how's it going bill?
@@donyboy73 busy busy, you?
@@billlovett4256 yes
My and my brother have a busy week of repairing cars, motorcycles, small engines, welding... As alwais.
Have a good sunday.
you've kept me and my old snow blower happy for several years now, thnx don.
Wonderful video and so much help. I have a Toro 826LE and had it serviced completely two years ago when the electric starter failed. Did not have the occasion to use it last year and this year when I started it up it was surging. Even though I run treated ethanol free gas I had not run the gas out for storage, my bad. After watching your video i cleaned the jets and put in fresh treated ethanol free gas and thats all she needed. Running fine now. Saved me a ton in tune up, pickup, and delivery charges. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I've heard lawn mowers surging at full throttle and of course the owner just keeps using it like that. Thanks for the video! 👍🇺🇲
Might have been one of the older toro mowers that had an auto full throttle setup, where as soon as it started up it reved itself up until it bounced off the limiter, continuously. Only way to keep it from doing the up down,
up down was to put it under load mowing and then it would stay off the limiter and stop bouncing up down. Very annoying when your mowing short grass and can’t put enough load on the engine to keep it from bouncing off the limiter. They had the same setup on small snowblowers.
I needed you 6 to 10 years ago when my orange blower was surging. I paid for a tune up on it at least twice and they could not stop the surging. So now I know why. I had never heard of a micro drill set until now. I will be ordering one for my hobby work. A great video!
thumbs up for replacing that missing bolt. so many people say "it wasn't there when it came in, not my problem"
Really liked the tip of standing the blower up on it's blower housing.
Now doing that, it doesn’t send oil back through the engine. I did that one year and I had a hell of a time getting it to run. Just wondering.
@@jamesbarlowjr.3762 Is it possible the fuel tank was sort of full and flowed through the carb into the cylinder due to gravity? (just guessing)
@@NoferTrunions Hello, actually now that I think about it, it was my mower. Would that make a difference? It almost seemed like it was hydro locked. And ran really shitty. And the more I pulled on the string and it retracted it definitely got looser and eventually started, blue lots of smoke then cleared up. Sorry maybe it wasn’t the blower. My bad.
@@jamesbarlowjr.3762 The "lots of blue smoke" and "won't start/run" are common symptoms of a leaky needle and seat in the carb. The carb slowly leaks gasoline into the cylinder, it leaks past the rings and gets into the oil. Check your oil level - is it above the FULL Line? Does the fuel smell like gasoline? I had a rototiller that did that. Never thought it could have been a leaky carb.
@@NoferTrunions well after I got it to run, and it cleaned itself out, it seemed to be fine. It was put away for the winter
My craftsman snowblower was like that when new. I was told it is normal for the Tecumseh engine. After about 15 years using the machine the only way it would run is at full throttle. I got a carb kit, cleaned serviced the carb. It was amazing to have such a nice running machine.
I like using a torch tip cleaning tool. It has different sizes and works well on the different jet sizes.
Just installed kit in my 14 yr old toro snowblower, surging fixed! Thanks Don. Didnt have micro drill bits but used torch tip cleaning tool worked good and paper clip with sharp bend back to get the needle valve rubber out! Improvise adapt overcome!
As a private carburetor rebuild,or for 30+yrs, I probably would have never thought to share my secrets. I've had to close my doors after covid took everything I worked so hard to get. Glad to see your keeping these machines alive with your experience and knowledge for the DIY back yard mechanic.but if we are giving away secrets..... anyone that owns a chainsaw or weed eater just buy the carb new it's less expensive then the kit to fix it.
It's pretty simple. Keep it clean. Like a good maintained woman.
@@bdyrud80 I prefer my women ...dirty.
The persons who keep everything for themselves aren't the most popular around me.
Passing knowledge is pretty high on my scale of values.
Rest assured, it's not because one has the knowloedge passed to hmi that he has the abilities to perform a repair and there will always have some pople who are just not interested to put their hands inside a motor, a carb, or whatever.
That's what I did.It's a lot cheaper and and quicker
Thanks again, Don. You've taught me so much.
That working on the carb while still attached to the engine is the slickest trick I’ve seen in 67 years of turning wrenches! And I have the twin blower outside, with an Ariens replacement 😂
Another quick tip is to use old guitar strings to clean out the jets if you don’t have small drill bits Thanks for the vids love your work. From Ottawa
I use a B string to clean the idle jets on my 1970 Norton 750 Commando. The jets are 0.016 inches in diameter and the B string is 0.015 inches. Go figure that out.
I don't play guitar, but eat plenty of bread. I strip the paper off the bread tie, and the exposed wire is perfect.
Thank you so much for showing me this, i have the exact same snowblower and now im going to fix the surging problem tomorrow thank to you!
I live in Florida, watched this just for fun.
I rarely ever get to watch someone else work. I always lead by example and noted over the years that most people are lazy ass bleeps. I couldn't say how many laborer helpers I have had over my career as an Iron Worker nor now in healthcare but, they are everywhere. What amazes me is that the ones who do as little as possible seem to garner more praise. It is counter productive, literally.
Florida- You are a brat Haha
Texans used to say that too
Let me start by saying Wow!! I watched a couple of your videos on how to replace a carb. I was having the same surge problem. I did everything you did and had the same problem 😡 I ended up coming across this video and I noticed the jet with the rubber top on it I didn’t do.. I will tomorrow( wish me luck ) just for the record I am not not that mechanical but your videos that I’ve watched today are awesome!!! After cleaning out that jet and the problem is not fixed I will definitely replace it with a new carburetor and watched your video again to install it.. You just gained another subscriber... Thanks Brotha 👍🏻
It worked!! Thanks again
It’s mechanics like this that you can learn a whole lot from. You can tell from the detail that he gives here that he has a lot of experience, and I could watch him work all day!
Hey Dony, I’ve a 10hp Tecumseh, non adjustable carb. At high speed, she was surging. So I opened up the hole on the air screw. Put it all back together and she ran much better. But now I have a problem where once I push her into some snow, she dies out right away. So I left the choke on and she was better but still after driving her into a good size drift where she has to work, she begins to bog again. Cheers from Winnipeg.
A perfect repair method for surging carb, except for one thing.... You must clean the low speed jet and circuit with carb cleaner and straw with the bowl cover off. A lot of dirt will sometimes migrate during the low speed circuit cleaning, into the bowl, re-clogging the main jet. The smaller orifice in the low speed jet is a #78 drill bit.
Good info, thanks.
A very handy video for me. I have saved it and subscribed. I have a Craftsman's nine horse snowblower. Had the same surging problem. Just before this winter season, 22 - 23, I have machine into a mechanic for that issue. $300 later I ran across your video.
As I write this I hear my neighbor's snowblower running and surging. I'll send him this video and maybe this summer he and I will work on his snowblower.
Always amazes me how well these videos are filmed.
With a tripod
@@bigbignman
I was referring to sound quality and lack of annoying background noise but the steady image is not doubt due to a tripod.
Mine did the same thing took carburetor off cleaned it ,same problem so I bought $20 carburetor off Amazon put it on works perfect
Your videos are the best. Helpful,clear, concise, informative, to the point, balanced and well presented with an even tone. I really appreciate it mate.
Really good and thorough explanation and very good camera work. I could see everything that was being done and understand it. Excellent
You sir are the absolute best there is! Hands down learned everything i needed to know on the carburetor repair.
I have to say in all the years working on machines just changing the spark plug has never fixed any issue.
The jet at 12:15 is the low speed idle jet for those watching that do not know, it is just about always this jet that becomes clogged, or the idle circuit within the the carburetor body itself. Some times they can be an absolute bear. Terrible design that affects just about every tecuntseh motor out there. You have to pass a single strand of copper wire through the idle circuit holes in the carb, and run them through an ultrasonic cleaner most of the time. If that does not work, some times an older machine just needs a bit more gas to idle. Since the low speed idle jet is not adjustable (on the model you show) the idle jet can be drilled out slightly with a micro drill
Love your video, I have something almost the same model but by Yardwork, same problem, now I know how to fix it, thank you very much.
you have helped me more than you know over the years ,thanks man from S.W.Iowa
Missed seeing the small jet hole on the bowl nut. Cleaned it out and runs perfect. Thanks
Excellent video once again. PERFECTION. I've learned so much from this guy since 2014
thanks for being a loyal viewer
Thank you for showing the part numbers. Saves me time by not having to google model & serial #’s.
Carb problems can be avoided by putting the engine “To bed” properly at the end of the season.
However, I do my best mower and blower shopping from the trash at the beginning of each season, due to dirty/clogged carbs. If it has compression and spark, it will run with either a good cleaning or cheap carb rebuild kit.
As usual, another great instructional video. Thank you Don!
Excellent video. Very detailed, in fact the most detailed I've seen yet. Best video I've seen on how to fix a surging engine. Thank you so much, Dony.
Don:
This looks like an encore presentation.
I use a piece of wire from a steel brush to clean the holes. A trick I learned from you many years ago that works well and it is less time consuming.
You look younger on this one too.
Guess you can watch your self age just by going back over your vids.🙃
Another storm here today in Gander
60 cm on the come.
I used an e string from my guitar.
Thanks!
i solved my engine surging by pouring an entire can of seafoam into the fuel tank and topped off the tank with 91 octane fuel , a few cranks of the starter she fired right up , after several minutes of running , 3 loud back fires , and the engine was purring like a kitten , and continued to run like a kitten
Works for me too
I'm going to try this thanks for the suggestion.
I've had really good luck with Berryman B-12 cleaning up dirty carbs. I made a mistake a few years back and had left the fuel turned on for both of my 30" snowblowers all year long. They ran like garbage, in fact I couldn't start them with the hand pull, I had to use the electric start for the first time ever. They had a terrible loping engine speed and would only stay running when fully choked. I ran an entire can of Berryman through each of them. After about 40 minutes of running they were good as new and back to starting on the first pull. I learned about Berryman from Vice Grip Garage and it's impressed me a lot. Doesn't hurt that it's fairly cheap compared to Seafoam and others.
Another GREAT video!!! Thank you!
I use ethanol-free gas with my Ariens snowblower and after every use, I drain the gas from the carburetor bowl via the drain bolt on the bowl.
The new carburetor bowl you installed(which did not come with the kit) did not have the extra drain bolt used for draining fuel from the bowl.
1) Why didn't you reinstall the old bowl?
I would think being able to easily drain the gas from the bowl an easy and important step to help keep the machine from having fuel issues.
2) Am I correct?
That machine did not have a fuel shut off valve but vise grips could be used to pinch the fuel line so one could drain the bowl. (or one could install a shut off valve)
From what I saw, the problem of the surging might have been solved by just cleaning the jets without a carb rebuild. For the average Joe like me, I would have cleaned the 2 jets before doing a rebuild.
3) Is that a common sense thing to do?
i had the same symptoms, but a different snow blower with a different carb, but your video pointed me in the right direction: the carburetor. I took mine appart, put it in my ultrasonic bath with a bit of detergent and after blowing out all the holes I could find, the motor purred like it was new.
As usual. Very informative and well explained.
Thanks Don👍
Your videos are awesome watching these made me renovate a troy bilt 8 horse Tecumseh 24 snowblower I got out the garbage
Nice job. I miss the old school float bowls with the spring loaded drain valve built in. Only very rarely did you need to pull the bowl, since you could drain a little before each use and crap never had a chance to build up in there.
Sshhh! They'll hear u!
I buy spare carbs, but only if it has the built-in drain. I hit it each time I run it at the end to drain water, hopefully. I also put stabilizer in my gas cans before filling to prevent problems.
Also keep Seafoam on hand for once a year treatment.
Seems to be working !👍
Not much storage so some of my machines live under a tarp.
I spray them down from time to time with whatever lubricant is handy to resist corrosion... hope to have a roof some day!🤣😂
Your video is the absolute best for showing carb repair maintenance. The Tecumseh carb tool is absolutely invaluable!!
My MTD w/8HP tec runs ok until you put a load on it and then it stalls and quits. Any ideas? What make/brand of digital RPM reader do you recommend. What is the best way to adjust RPM?
I've been repairing lawn mowers 40 years 1 know the best three on RUclips and your 1
Very well produced video, only would add a few suggestions. Should clean area around the idle jet before removing to prevent debris from entering, plus spray cleaner through the idle jet passage while it's removed. While the bowls off it's a good idea remove the main and pilot jets for cleaning if equipped. Also, Honda carbs main tube has many tiny holes through the length that get restricted. I'm probably too meticulous to make money doing small engine repairs as I tend to leave no stone unturned.
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Rollo Tomassi, you're the one who gets away with it
For the price a new carbs on amazon or elswhere i just change the carb,but your the best mechanic dony.I ve been reparing little machines at home for couple of years now and being a beginner all i did is looking at your videos,thanks man.
It's a pretty good repair, but I would advise taking the carburator off to make it way easier and do a better cleaning, unless you don't want to risk changing a gasket. Also cleaning the low-speed jet is pretty important
I have a Troybilt snowblower, it runs 100' and then coughs and sputters and stops. I really love this video, having no men around to help me, I'll try to first find the carb and then somehow clean it. I've learned a lot from watching this...I love the crochet hook tool! Wish me luck.
you don't always need a man lol
@@donyboy73 HAHA~!~ with horses, no. With snowblowers, you bet!
If I may add, I find that ‘electrical contact cleaner’ does a great job of removing accumulated particulate and ensures excellent power contact.
Your videos are great! As a lady operator, I appreciate all the information I can glean from the experts. Bless you!
THANK YOU. I’ve been battling this for 3 winters
Rimming the jets out is a must .. it just gives a bit more fuel.. good fix..
I REEM them out I hate when people rimm them out . It hurts too much !
You did a great explanation on how to clean the carburetor properly. I like to install a fuel filter.
Another quick tip is to tilt the machine so that any dirt and water go to the lowest point in the fuel tank, then use a small hose to siphon out the dirt and water. Use a flashlight to light up the inside of the fuel tank so that you can see exactly where the dirt and water are at the bottom. Do the same to your gas cans and gas containers.
No matter how times I've serviced my equipment I always find your RUclips channel helpful!
I always install a fuel shut off . So I can tell the costumer to run the carb. dry between runs , so you do not have gas going bad in the carb .
same here, sometimes they are too cheap to pay for the shut-off valve lol
@@donyboy73 Which is crazy because they are not expensive at all! Although my new Craftman has a Honda style carb and the fuel line is not easy to get at to put one on. And the cover for the carb is harder to remove because of the primer line.
I have a 1990s Ariens with similar engine. It has a fuel shutoff. But after shutting it and running 'dry,' there is still a bit of gasoline in the bottom of the carb. My Tecumseh carb has a "dump valve" and I always get a few CCs of gas out after the engine runs dry. I always drain the dump valve when emptying the carb. During summer, I empty everything included the tank, lines, etc.
Does letting it sit with no gas cause the seals/gaskets to dry up over time though?
I say the same thing to my customers.
I love this lesson! I hate Tecumseh engines because I had never made one run correctly.
Guess what, no one had ever told me of the special tools that you used on this carb. Guess what, I'm ordering them today. LOL Thank you for your posts.
thank you i also found out that if primer has a hole in it that sucks air. great job.
Awesome videos, really help take the guess work out of small engine repair. Thank you so much
I have had many small engines with carb problems. I’ve tried coming them in carb cleaner but with mixed results. The only thing I have found that works well is a heated sonic cleaner with aircraft grade simple green added to the water. Also works great on firearms.
Another option is prevention. Using high quality fuel without ethanol (it draws moisture) and draining the carbs if the tool won’t be used for a period of time.
as usual, an excellent job explaining everything.
I had the same problem...bought a new carb off ebay for under 20 bucks, installed in 15 minutes and it has run perfect for the last 3 seasons.
I have a 2" and 3" long neck funnels with a attached rubber hose to catch the fuel when taking the bowl nut and bowl off. It then drains into a pan without getting fuel all over everything. Also a Sonic cleaner works wonders.
Love your channel!!
this was awesome! I am not mechanically inclined, but this video encourages me to try and get my snowblower up and working again!...It was running when I parked it but will not start now...
I had a lawn mower that surged. I followed this procedure, and I found that there was mud and water in the carburetor bowl. I don't know how the mud entered the carburetor, but draining the fuel from tank, rinsing the inside of fuel tank, and spraying the carburetor with carb' cleaner solved the problem.
The mud would be the gasoline turning to varnish.
I had a problem with my snowblower. Had it sent to the shop many times. Different shops would tell me to keep adjusting the carb because it had to do with weather conditions. Found the real problem last year. It was where the fuel line goes under the motor that had cracks letting air in. That was the original line. I can't believe no one saw this before or that no one including myself never seen the fire hazard from a bit of gas leaking. Works great now that I replaced the line.
Thanks for your video. I’ve saved it for future reference. Your demo happens to be with my exact snowblower.
I cleaned my carb, but still had 'hunting!' I will the small plastic cap and the small (long) screw and clean it. Great video, thanks for sharing. Oh, and I will order parts from you.
🤪When I retire I’m moving to Florida to open a snowblower repair shop. 😃
lol
I legitimately do a full tear down, remove all rubber parts and drop into a harbor freight heated ultrasonic cleaner. The years spent using drills and wires to clean the jets seems to make them clog faster. I moved to synthetic detailing brushes with the heated bath the carb comes out looking and running like new. I also agree with an earlier post about cleaning the passageways in the carb. Using the bath and LP air saves me tons of money on carb cleaners. I can get 5-6 carbs spotless before changing fluid. Good video and if you are in a pinch this technique works great.
Thanks for another great video. I've learned a ton from your videos. My small engine equipment is all I have left to tinker with. We bought an electric car, so no tinkering with that.
Thanks for this video, luck made me find this video after days of troubleshooting!
Have a machine with the same carb and i did not see the screw on the last step of your service, will take it out tomorrow😅
Lets hope it fixes my snowblower
Wow, the detail n time you took in this video was great! I'm a Truck and Trailer mechanic myself but Im shy around small engines, I look forward to watching more of your videos, like I'm realy blown away with the care and detail in this video. Keep up the great work!
( I also wonder if that's a Quebec or Acadian accent, i'm on the east coast myself?)
northern Ontario french accent
Agree. Well said!
I believe the same snowblower is branded as Yardworks or MTD. I had this surge issue and paid a shop to do the carb kit. When I learned it was water in the bowl, I wondered if adding gasoline line deicer would have eventually removed the water. With the Tecumseh engine I always drain the fuel and then run it dry before putting the blower away for the season. It will start easily with new fuel the next season. The time I had the water problem was when there was a 2 month gap between significant snowfalls so the water must have entered through atmosphere and temperature change condensation.
I've found a lot of times surging only requires cleaning small idle hole at edge of threads in the bowl nut.
Can you explain quickly how to do that please?
Very nice job
Great video! Quick question - I see the rebuild kits on amazon for $10 and a whole new carburetor is $15. Would it make sense to just buy a new carb instead of rebuild? Would that be easier?
Yes, it is much easier and cheaper to buy and install a $15 carburetor.
had the same problem on my craftsman. surged like crazy. bought a spray can of gumout carb cleaner sprayed it three times in the inlet while it was running , fixed it right up. took all of 30seconds.
All that fuel spilling with wood stove burning 🔥
Yes good way to blow up garage.
That's a lot of gas fumes in a garage with a blazing wood stove. Not complaining, just worried for your safety. Awesome video. I learned something new today. Thanks.