I run my shop the way you run yours. I'll fix anything. Cars, trucks, lawnmowers, golf carts, motorcycles, anything with an engine and beyond. Great repair. I don't send anything out for repair for that very reason, nobody does quality work anymore.
That was just beyond my imagination...that you can make the nozzles of a carburetor smaller using simple solder. I have never seen anything like that before...thank you for the enlightening video!.....very cool
I used to fly in a carburated cessna that if you "floored" the throttle too quickly the motor would die. That led to some sphincter tightening mid-air cranks. Love the new black nail polish BTW Ivan
Why not measure the jet size with drill bits of different size. Calipers seem like killing an ant with an elephant gun. I am 73 years old so I have been in quite a few carburetors but I have to say, I have never seen someone do what you just did. I have carefully drilled out jets with micro drill bits but filling one in and re-jetting with a hand held motorized drill!!! One of a kind, Ivan, one of a kind.
doing that actually scratches the jets and will change the flow volume by causing turbulence. not that it's critical on a farm tractor, like on an aircraft or racing. you should really assume the stamped number is correct, if there's any doubts replace it with the correct size, but again, it's not an aircraft. lol
@@arcadeuk I would think a back probe would be a better diameter than a paperclip. But what do I know. I installed my jets backwards on a 4 brrl carb. Ran great floored, at idle not so much......
Ivan that's a great repair :-D When you picked up your trusty soldering iron i thought ... yes yes he is going to fill it and drill it lol. Brilliant idea Ivan :-D Sorry that Ive missed your videos, Ive been really ill and it's took ages to feel ok . I hate being ill :-(
Hey Ivan not that your going to have a mad rush on re-taping jets but a company called Anderson & Forrester makes a thumb drill set that I used to drill orifices for conversions from natural to LP gas a drop of solder and a quick drill out and back in business. Great farmers fix😊
I have never seen jet resized smaller before especially with a dental pick. Not sure the younger throwaway/generation will understand but with your videos maybe they have a chance. keep up the good work. I am always learning from your videos, thank you.
I live in the city and boy Ivan your place, looks like heaven! I remember that you said, in a recent video that your wife was an optometrist, and you can fix anything, sir! The horses are beautiful we are animal lovers! I know you guys have worked hard for that place and you deserve that beautiful piece of heaven! God bless you, Ivan and your family!
That was a carburetor rebuild? WOW! The original rebuilder should be embarrassed. I've rebuilt dozens of carbs and many were not that nasty before serving. A cheap set of micro drill bits with a hand reamer come in handy. An electric drill introduces too much wobble and makes the hole larger. Good detective work as always Ivan! Happy Easter!
I love how you not only diagnose and fix the most complicated electrical problems, but you also take on the most primitive mechanical issues. Fixing a farm tractor with a farmer fix. Never a dull video. Great job
Progressively got worse. Check the points gap. Closed up points will act exactly like this. When ever suspecting carb issues, always check the ignition system first.
The stuff Harry is hauling at the end of the video is a metaphor for the quality of the repair at the carburetor rebuild shop. Could they have known about the improper jet size? Probably not. However, the fact that it took a month for a 15-minute job and that they installed the Venturi upside down, I'm certain they never would have.
That wrap brought back nightmares of cleaning out stalls and loading the spreader with a pitchfork. Love the creativity of getting that carb back in action.
Love the variation of repairs on this channel. Just figuring things out in a logical way is a lost art. We'll done! That owner loves his vintage farm equipment. I did the same thing to an early 70's rototiller. Runs mint!
I like the solder trick.. I'll have to try that. I used to change jets so often in dirt bikes and quads that I have several little piles of jets and jet kits laying around now. :) ... You cut out the fun part of taking the carb off and on 100 times. lol
Good job. Heh, now there isn't any error codes anymore. No even fault lights. Our family owns David Brown 880 tractor at 60-talet here at Finland, very popular as small Massey Ferguson with petrol machine.
Hi Ivan, good catch, venturis are designed to speed the air past the booster. different sizes for different engines. no parts required just 5 man hours.😂 Rich
Worked on lots of 1981 and 1982 IHC school buses. Always had repair any carb that came from a rebuilder, so when just rebuild them in house and better luck.
Hi IVAN ,that was a great repair and one issue that isn't taught in auto shop today.The issue of air -fuel ratio and the performance of engines.With the widespread use of fuel injection sizing fuel jets is no longer done.Although i believe Holley carbs may still have screw in jets with varying jet sizes in the jet plates? But i think the reason they went away from metering rods and jets was because with injectors being electronic you have a basic size jet AND the computer VARIES the time it's held OPEN to let fuel through.That makes more sense to me as you can in effect change the amount of fuel ON THE FLY.However to do that you need a computer AND a sensor to tell it if the mixture is to rich or lean.And that means downstream monitoring the exhaust.The little solenoid could almost be modified with a ARDUINO unit to act LIKE a fuel injector,but of coarse the EPA would find out,and take you to jail for thinking outside the BOX,haha!!!good vid ,ivan
Great video and diagnosis. True to your colors showing people how to resize a carburetor jet. If you don’t want to invest in a set of drill bits for jets a torch tip cleaner does an okay job too.
Ivan I'm always intrigued by your ingenuity to "get a fix." When I'm confronted with a problem I always think, "What would Ivan do here?" Seriously. Loved this diag and fix. Amazing. What a use of your gray matter. Thanks. Sorry to see your thumb got "dinged." Hi to your wife.
@Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics DENTAL PICK!!! Ivan, you truly are the MacGyver of auto repair diagnosticians!!! Kudos to you for always going the extra mile with the goal of NO PARTS REQUIRED!!! Been repairing my own vehicles for 40 years but there is always something more to learn and I'm getting all I can handle from watching your channel!! Keep up the awesome work!
Wow that main jet was massive for that engine. Ivan shows us that sometimes logically looking at what is the desired function of a part can help us ensure it is functioning correctly. This diag was different than most of his, but actually a pretty valuable lesson. Many would have replace the electric valve.
HAHA I love that one. I feel sorry for your neighbor getting that crappy 'rebuild'. Shame he didn't bring it to you in the first place, but lucky for him that you were able to fix it for him using the tried and trusted paperclip method. The horses in the field are like "WFT? Ivan's put a soft top on his Suzuki in a Mad Max stylee"
Hi Ivan, a buddy of mine and I were struggling with a 80 hp mercury engine on a boat with a carb problem. We completely cleaned it out twice and after scratching our heads bald we found a little grain of dirt that wouldn’t fall out it just sat in there like a little check ball. Took us a while but we got it out and the engine ran and idled perfect afterwards. Way to go Ivan you mechanical aptitude keeps climbing upwards.
Incredible incompetence of the carburetor "specialists". What did they actually do? How does a supersized main jet go undetected, or a venturi is mounted upside down? Great job, Ivan!
Quickest “repair” is to put a tiny piece of wire through the orifice . Usually can bend it so it stays in place but can rattle around so it keeps clogging to a minimum. Can be done in the field even. That carb was high tec with the electric shutoff and the fixed orifice. Earlier models had an adjustable mixture screw for both idle and “load”. But no adjustment possible with the solenoid screwed in that hole.
I love that old school tech. Everything is so simple, and it just works predictably. I remember doing something just like that at the racetrack with my buddy's racing motorcycle, well over 20 years ago. Thumper class. He would never bring a box of jets. Just a set of jet drills, a roll of soldier and a propane torch. If you don't have the right size jets during test and tune, just soldier up the hole and drill it back out to the size you think you need. It warms the heart seeing that trick still being used today. Nice work Ivan!
For a tiny drill bit for a soft metal, you might be able to just cut a piece of wire and chuck that up in your drill. Cut the business end at an angle for the cutting surface.
Heck yeah!! Always awesome to see serviceable equipment given a new lease on life! There's not a lot of people left in the world that can work on carbureted engines, and definitely not a lot of people equally comfortable working on both modern and vintage equipment!
I run my shop the way you run yours. I'll fix anything. Cars, trucks, lawnmowers, golf carts, motorcycles, anything with an engine and beyond. Great repair. I don't send anything out for repair for that very reason, nobody does quality work anymore.
most people still working have no idea of the "old school stuff" that really was basic but worked well.
The Carb shop in California
Are we related? I’ll fix anything also.
Shop ?
Never underestimate the value of good neighbors.
I love keeping a farmer happy. Free firewood, cookies and fertilizer for the garden. Can never say no to that. Great work.
It's temporary unless it works. I have a feeling your custom jet will not be replaced with an OEM any time soon. Nice fix.
Carburetor "common sense" is rare knowledge to have these days. Bravo Ivan!
Exactly
Would of checked the float level.
Marvel Schebler carburetor
Got one here on a case tractor and it's an old Carter YF.Side draft
You keep making that old man's days. An old man and his old tractor working in harmony. You will go to heaven for being such a great Human being.
Yep, very happy customer!
He was very pleased to get his favorite tractor back running top notch... Put it to work right away! 🙂
Hmmm- where did you learn that bit of theology?
The pride in the smile of a guy that defeats a tractor that doubles his age.
That was just beyond my imagination...that you can make the nozzles of a carburetor smaller using simple solder. I have never seen anything like that before...thank you for the enlightening video!.....very cool
Man it's beautiful to see these workhorses still doing it's job .... thanks for the "fruits of your labor" there at the end Ivan !
Good morning, Every time i see Ivan's thumb I get flash backs of when I was using a pickle fork with a 4lb sledge and missed.
His wife should give him a Manicure 🤪
Awesome. I love it that you didn't stop trying until it was perfect. Good enough is sometimes just not good enough.
I am old school as well , back then we repaired our own generators ,alternator's, starters , water pumps , fuel pumps ,carburetor's ,distributers .
I used to fly in a carburated cessna that if you "floored" the throttle too quickly the motor would die. That led to some sphincter tightening mid-air cranks. Love the new black nail polish BTW Ivan
Be good to your neighbors and they’ll be good to you!
Why not measure the jet size with drill bits of different size. Calipers seem like killing an ant with an elephant gun.
I am 73 years old so I have been in quite a few carburetors but I have to say, I have never seen someone do what you just did. I have carefully drilled out jets with micro drill bits but filling one in and re-jetting with a hand held motorized drill!!! One of a kind, Ivan, one of a kind.
I'm guessing if Ivan had a set of micro-drill-bits, he wouldn't have been using paperclips and dental pics to make the different sized holes
@@arcadeuk He proved it doesn't really matter what you use.
doing that actually scratches the jets and will change the flow volume by causing turbulence. not that it's critical on a farm tractor, like on an aircraft or racing.
you should really assume the stamped number is correct, if there's any doubts replace it with the correct size, but again, it's not an aircraft. lol
@@arcadeuk I would think a back probe would be a better diameter than a paperclip. But what do I know. I installed my jets backwards on a 4 brrl carb. Ran great floored, at idle not so much......
What a beautiful place you live Ivan.
I. Say it all the time , you have a gift Ivan! This was a fun one!!
Ivan that's a great repair :-D
When you picked up your trusty soldering iron i thought ... yes yes he is going to fill it and drill it lol.
Brilliant idea Ivan :-D
Sorry that Ive missed your videos, Ive been really ill and it's took ages to feel ok .
I hate being ill :-(
Great job Ivan, it's priceless when neighbors have each others back.
Hey Ivan not that your going to have a mad rush on re-taping jets but a company called Anderson & Forrester makes a thumb drill set that I used to drill orifices for conversions from natural to LP gas a drop of solder and a quick drill out and back in business.
Great farmers fix😊
I have never seen jet resized smaller before especially with a dental pick. Not sure the younger throwaway/generation will understand but with your videos maybe they have a chance. keep up the good work. I am always learning from your videos, thank you.
We used to do this to get our scooters dialed in. There are also carb jet bit sets with a variety of small sizes up to 1mm
Time to invest in a set of 3D printer nozzle drill bits. That will get you all those small sizes you need.
I live in the city and boy Ivan your place, looks like heaven! I remember that you said, in a recent video that your wife was an optometrist, and you can fix anything, sir! The horses are beautiful we are animal lovers! I know you guys have worked hard for that place and you deserve that beautiful piece of heaven! God bless you, Ivan and your family!
That was a carburetor rebuild? WOW! The original rebuilder should be embarrassed. I've rebuilt dozens of carbs and many were not that nasty before serving. A cheap set of micro drill bits with a hand reamer come in handy. An electric drill introduces too much wobble and makes the hole larger. Good detective work as always Ivan! Happy Easter!
Well done Ivan, At the end when you said "Big Pile of Horse Manure" I thought you were leading into your next repair of a Jeep.
I love how you not only diagnose and fix the most complicated electrical problems, but you also take on the most primitive mechanical issues. Fixing a farm tractor with a farmer fix. Never a dull video. Great job
Progressively got worse. Check the points gap. Closed up points will act exactly like this. When ever suspecting carb issues, always check the ignition system first.
This is actually how I found your channel, when you were working on another tractor.
The stuff Harry is hauling at the end of the video is a metaphor for the quality of the repair at the carburetor rebuild shop. Could they have known about the improper jet size? Probably not. However, the fact that it took a month for a 15-minute job and that they installed the Venturi upside down, I'm certain they never would have.
I love the nature around your house. You're very lucky to have that 😊
Ouch those thumb smashes hurt. Remember my father drilling a hole in my fingernail with a pin vice drill. Felt so much better after pressure was gone.
I am surprised there is still some smart people in the world
That was great detective work I will bet the rebuilder had no clue as to how the venturi actually works Nice job Ivan !
Nice one Ivan! 👍🏼
Good job done old school way by using ones knowledge, excellent 👍
Good show. I also fix anything at my shop😂 Love the country scene ❤ Happy Easter
That wrap brought back nightmares of cleaning out stalls and loading the spreader with a pitchfork. Love the creativity of getting that carb back in action.
Youvare a true engineer that can analyze the problem and come to a scientific solution.
I thought I knew a lot about carburetors until I watched this video! Thanks for the knowledge Ivan!
Love the variation of repairs on this channel. Just figuring things out in a logical way is a lost art. We'll done! That owner loves his vintage farm equipment. I did the same thing to an early 70's rototiller. Runs mint!
Gotta love the old, simple machines...
Good stuff, you need a numbered drill bit set
That old timer is tickled pink, he got his old tractor back and running nice and smooth just the way he likes it.
So nice to see that 574 working again!! Unstoppable!
I like the solder trick.. I'll have to try that. I used to change jets so often in dirt bikes and quads that I have several little piles of jets and jet kits laying around now. :) ... You cut out the fun part of taking the carb off and on 100 times. lol
Just had to unscrew the fuel solenoid to get to the main jet... Actually very nice design! 😊
Wonderful repair. Lovely to see some knowledge of old school tech and to see that it still has it's place today. Fantastic 😀😀😀😀😀
Great job. Engines were once much simpler.
Engines are still the same.. We just feed it fuel slightly differently
Good job. Heh, now there isn't any error codes anymore. No even fault lights. Our family owns David Brown 880 tractor at 60-talet here at Finland, very popular as small Massey Ferguson with petrol machine.
welldone ivan. most of the times with carbs it's logic. and errors when rebuild. your the star on your own show😆
The video of the tractor working is amazing. Not many tractors from this era are handy with a loader like this IH
I would have never thought to fo that. You are something else Ival. Good job
Hi Ivan, good catch, venturis are designed to speed the air past the booster. different sizes for different engines. no parts required just 5 man hours.😂
Rich
Hi Ivan .Good old school mechanics that we are trained with in our young years. 😄
After a professional rebuild, I would have expected to see new gaskets installed.
and no grime inside. I've rebuilt carbs that looked like that one before I worked on it.
Worked on lots of 1981 and 1982 IHC school buses. Always had repair any carb that came from a rebuilder, so when just rebuild them in house and better luck.
A manure spreader! I remember riding on Grandpa's lap pulling one of those, 70 years ago!!
I'm sure your neighbors love you Ivan!
Great repair my friend. I saw the manure spreader and I swear I could smell my Ole Kentucky Home.
You need a set of numbered drills
Hi IVAN ,that was a great repair and one issue that isn't taught in auto shop today.The issue of air -fuel ratio and the performance of engines.With the widespread use of fuel injection sizing fuel jets is no longer done.Although i believe Holley carbs may still have screw in jets with varying jet sizes in the jet plates? But i think the reason they went away from metering rods and jets was because with injectors being electronic you have a basic size jet AND the computer VARIES the time it's held OPEN to let fuel through.That makes more sense to me as you can in effect change the amount of fuel ON THE FLY.However to do that you need a computer AND a sensor to tell it if the mixture is to rich or lean.And that means downstream monitoring the exhaust.The little solenoid could almost be modified with a ARDUINO unit to act LIKE a fuel injector,but of coarse the EPA would find out,and take you to jail for thinking outside the BOX,haha!!!good vid ,ivan
You do nice work Ivan, way to go.
It sure liked the .055" on the main jet! Sounded great!
Great video and diagnosis. True to your colors showing people how to resize a carburetor jet. If you don’t want to invest in a set of drill bits for jets a torch tip cleaner does an okay job too.
Ivan I'm always intrigued by your ingenuity to "get a fix." When I'm confronted with a problem I always think, "What would Ivan do here?" Seriously. Loved this diag and fix. Amazing. What a use of your gray matter. Thanks. Sorry to see your thumb got "dinged." Hi to your wife.
those years of messing with motorcycles paid off
Another nugget tucked away for future use, very resourceful. Well done.👍
Tools needed!
@Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics DENTAL PICK!!! Ivan, you truly are the MacGyver of auto repair diagnosticians!!! Kudos to you for always going the extra mile with the goal of NO PARTS REQUIRED!!! Been repairing my own vehicles for 40 years but there is always something more to learn and I'm getting all I can handle from watching your channel!! Keep up the awesome work!
That was awesome Ivan!! Getting that jet just right like that with some odds and sods of various diameters…. Priceless man!
Good catch on that venturi, Ivan
Understanding the problem and then finding the fix... Great find!
Always satisfying to see a manure spreader, aka politician. Mine is named Hillary.
The small tube with holes; ; Emulsifier tube. . .😉
Automotive genius.....you qualify. Great job.
Great going, Ivan!
Very cool video … love the way you deconstructed the problem and fabricated the solution …
Wow that main jet was massive for that engine. Ivan shows us that sometimes logically looking at what is the desired function of a part can help us ensure it is functioning correctly. This diag was different than most of his, but actually a pretty valuable lesson. Many would have replace the electric valve.
Great job!
Simply amazed at the jet repair... That was so freaking cool. Dental pick for the win! Great job Ivan!
That’s amazing! Great job Ivan!
Back to the basics and the power of deduction. Salute!
HAHA I love that one. I feel sorry for your neighbor getting that crappy 'rebuild'. Shame he didn't bring it to you in the first place, but lucky for him that you were able to fix it for him using the tried and trusted paperclip method.
The horses in the field are like "WFT? Ivan's put a soft top on his Suzuki in a Mad Max stylee"
Oh the good ole manure spreader. Used to hate that machine on a windy day.
Hi Ivan, a buddy of mine and I were struggling with a 80 hp mercury engine on a boat with a carb problem. We completely cleaned it out twice and after scratching our heads bald we found a little grain of dirt that wouldn’t fall out it just sat in there like a little check ball. Took us a while but we got it out and the engine ran and idled perfect afterwards. Way to go Ivan you mechanical aptitude keeps climbing upwards.
Incredible incompetence of the carburetor "specialists". What did they actually do? How does a supersized main jet go undetected, or a venturi is mounted upside down? Great job, Ivan!
Quickest “repair” is to put a tiny piece of wire through the orifice . Usually can bend it so it stays in place but can rattle around so it keeps clogging to a minimum. Can be done in the field even.
That carb was high tec with the electric shutoff and the fixed orifice. Earlier models had an adjustable mixture screw for both idle and “load”. But no adjustment possible with the solenoid screwed in that hole.
Nice job, Ivan. I suggest you need a numbered drill bit set.
Wow, nice fix on that old gem of tractor! Nice job Ivan! That thing keeps on driving lol. Glad that neighbor is happy!!
Wow, I learned a lot. Old school the best
Ivan the master tractor mechanic thanks for sharing
Im really liking your channel. Just found ur channel the other day. You are very impressive. Good job
You are sooo smart Ivan!! I love all your videos!
I love that old school tech. Everything is so simple, and it just works predictably. I remember doing something just like that at the racetrack with my buddy's racing motorcycle, well over 20 years ago. Thumper class. He would never bring a box of jets. Just a set of jet drills, a roll of soldier and a propane torch. If you don't have the right size jets during test and tune, just soldier up the hole and drill it back out to the size you think you need. It warms the heart seeing that trick still being used today. Nice work Ivan!
Fair play Ivan, you never cease to amaze
Jet mfg. Might be easier to drill out a solder blob but whatever gets it done. Nice work Ivan to solve the puzzle!
Happy Easter Ivan, loving the videos.
good job Ivan
For a tiny drill bit for a soft metal, you might be able to just cut a piece of wire and chuck that up in your drill. Cut the business end at an angle for the cutting surface.
Excellent diag good job
Heck yeah!! Always awesome to see serviceable equipment given a new lease on life!
There's not a lot of people left in the world that can work on carbureted engines, and definitely not a lot of people equally comfortable working on both modern and vintage equipment!
Fantastic inventive solution 👌..luv ya work Ivan 👍😎
Barter and black nails still move the economy, great job man!!