FIX Engine Surging on any small engine QUICKLY
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2023
- Engine HUNTING surging REVING pulsating etc FIXED permanently.
Stuff I used in the video:
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After Thoughts about the Video: Acetone is virtually the only thing that breaks down old gasoline. Put a 1/4 cup per (2oz)mower tank(1/2 gallon) and run the entire tank through and it'll give you the best odds of fixing engine running issues. You can use Acetone from a bulk can, carb cleaner sprayed in or even nail polish remover(acetone). This will dissolve any gummy fuel deposits and even burn carbon off the valves and piston.
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If you're a doofus like myself, it's good to take pictures with your phone of the carb when you're taking it apart so you know where everything goes when it comes to linkages and springs.
A small engine repair wouldn't be complete without a dog jumping through the hole of a tire on a lawnmower you just fixed. NICE!
He deserves a treat!
I just did this for the first time. I thought it was just old but I did this and so far no more surge. I was going to scrap the lawnmower thinking it couldn't be fixed. Thanks for posting this.
Awesome
The carb clean and detailed explanation of how it functions was top notch and the pet tricks at the end was icing on the cake.
Hey thanks
'were' icing in the cake!
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I absolutely had to give a like to this... Not only was the information and breakdown great, but to finish it up with his pup was awesome... Keep it up buddy
I’m sure a lot of your viewers will learn something from this video. Thanks!
Thankyou. You do a good job too.
Got to love fairly easy fixes. I know most people are intimidated but you did a great job explaining it
Boy did he ever...
Great video! I jumped thinking the dog was going to get his paws under the deck when you started it!
Iv watched a lot of small engine Carby videos but this one has given me the best understanding of how it works and how fix it .
You articulate this stuff very well! Thanks
This is the best explanation of how small carbs work and why they don't work that I have seen!
I agree with that. I watch all of your videos and copied the log lift arm for my log splitter. Saved my back with some Hugh red oak chunks.
You need yo hold can upright when spraying.
I watch a lot of the diy tricks or tips videos to fixing things. I always want to add to my everyday self sufficient knowledge. And im normally disappointed at the how to videos that are just common sense or someone who has no idea what they're talking about. Bullshitting through a useless video to try to get some attention. You are the one person that I watch who has legitimate info worth watching. Even if it's something I already know you often explain the process to where I learn a little more into why that way works. And you have torn into these things and figured them out yourself. Your not just regurgitating something you saw another you tuber do or read from a forum. I don't write fan mail comments ever. But you approach things the way I try to. Which is if someone made this I should be able to figure it out. The person who made it wasnt a magician. I'm smart enough to follow simple steps backwards And im just stupid enough to try something new see if it works. Sometimes things turn out better. And sometimes I make things infinitely worse. My backyards full of buried abortions from stupid ideas. But I also have a bunch of stuff I've modified in some way and are vast improvements from what they were. anyway thank you for covering stuff i want to know that nobody else seems to be doing. and please keep doing everything exactly the way you have been because it's much more beneficial then having something explained by a self professed expert more concerned with appearing smart then engaging others to use their problem solving skills and figure stuff out. Or possibly just break things a little less until they work.
Wow, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad a like minded person as yourself enjoys what I do.
Have you ever thought about making videos of your experiments? I would like to see both your successes and your failures. Nicola Tesla would look for other's attempts and learn from them, and then approve from there.
Thank you for making this video. You explain everything so well. Took the mystery of how the carburetor works right away for me.
My brother's 2 stroke Lawn Boy use to hunt, I went through the carburetor a couple of times, no luck. The governor was the kind that blew air on a vane attached to the carburetor, I finally took some solder and added weight to the vane, problem solved.
Ginger never fails to put a smile on my face, she sure is a sweetheart.
I still have a two stroke Lawn Boy I use a few times a year just for fun.
@@sixtyfiveford I have a couple of curb-rescued LawnBoys. I'm into retro stuff for some reason. Thanks for this video....my John Deere 14SB is surging.
Finally a proper explanation of the idle surging on the GCV engine. Thank you! This has been driving me nuts for the past year.
Classic restricted carburetor idle circuit 🙂 Great tips!
Thanks Man
Thanks for the detailed explanation of how the idle circuit works, and why the engine surges when the idle circuit is blocked. As you said, it's easy to fix if you understand how it works. Also, thanks for making this video. It helped.
Thank you for taking your time to teach us knuckleheads something useful. You saved me from buying a new lawnmower. I didn't have a piece of grass in my carb, but it was really gummy.
Glad you made this video. I know you've made many carb cleaning videos in the past; I've referenced them many times. This newly refined video was needed.
Thanks
Great video! I just revived my 12-year old Honda walk-behind by following your instructions. It was surging and would only start with a spray of starting fluid. I had replaced some gaskets and sprayed the carburetor before, but it didn't help.Your video gave me the confidence to try again. About the hardest part was figuring out which way to put back the plastic intake port that goes between the carb body and the engine intake. I also did a valve lash (both settings were off by about two one-thousandths of an inch.) After all was done, the engine started on second pull. Then it restarted many times after shutting down. I can't thank you enough.
Great work
Great video, thanks.
Check for rust stains and faint imprints from mating surfaces or gaskets. They can be the clue of how it goes back together. Nowadays I video anything carefully before I take it apart so I have a record of what it was like.
@@hugegamer5988 Thanks! I did finally figure it out from the imprint pattern on the gasket. Video is a good idea, but I'm just not into my cellphone. It usually sits on my desk or bureau. Too old I guess.
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to break that down for us!
Yeah , thank you !
On my way outside to take care of the surging lawn mower
clear & to the point
Thanks again 😀
Very timely video with Spring in full swing!
Great job I'm sure you saved so many headaches for hundreds of people. I just had my mower have a issue with surging and it was the float valve hole had junk in it.
im a visual learner, and it really sux yt wasnt around yrs ago to watch the smart ones like you show us, you know how many small engine items to vw related engines i have dumped do to lack of knowledge i kick my self in the ass all the time lol, thanks Moe for all your shaed knowledge and expertise
This is a great breakdown of 90% the problems I see in the shop now a days ! Great job!
Great advice and how-to Moe, thank you!
Ginger proves every time that her breed is one of the smartest in the world!
She's an awesome best friend to have! I look forward to seeing her in your videos. Thank you for taking the time to add her into your videos!
What breed is she? (I have a rat terrier).
Red Australian cattle dog@@vashon100
Looks to me like an Australian cattle dog (like on the very popular kids tv show here 'Bluey')❤@@vashon100
Thanks for the inspiration! Not sure why I waited until 3am to start on my Honda's carb but it runs great now at 5am😀. I used some copper wire from some lamp cord.
Most of my time was spent trying to find my carb cleaner that I had set aside for this job a couple of weeks ago🙄duh
I have found lots of mowers blowers power washers etc and I don't know how to fix them because of the carburator so I pick them up and sell them for a small fee but now thanks to these tutorial I will fix them and make more money thank you for the information 👍
Very well explained and easy to understand. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
Great video. A good concluding statement would mention the fact that almost nothing could be added to the gas tank to get rid of grass clogging the idle jet. You have to take the carb apart!
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON UNDERSTANDING HOW A CARB WORKS AND HOW TO CLEAN . GREAT JOB EXPLANING EVERYTHING . THANK YOU .
Glad it was helpful!
That was a great demo for cleaning a carb. Some simple things an amateur, like myself, require a pic or notes. Such as which way did the float go or how to stop gas coming out the disconnected rubber tube
Clamps or have a bucket handy
Thorough explanation. Great video. Thank you for your content .
My snowthrower was surging this past winter. I used SeaFoam and it really did work. It stopped surging relatively quickly. I tried it out because I didn't feel like taking the carb off my snowthrower in the dead of winter, lol. I will be taking the carb off in in off season to clean it out though.
The isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)in seafoam is generally what does the trick as it allows contaminated fuel to burn.
Best video on cleaning a honda carburetor I’ve ever seen. Thank you. This is the exact model I have. You are the best!
You answered a question I've always wondered about what or whether products actually un-gum carbs. On my own stuff, I've always disassembled and used gasoline or kerosene depending on what I was cleaning. When I worked in a shop, we used a chemical bath which worked well. Always felt that OTC stuff is a waste of time (and money), and glad to have it verified.
Same here, gasoline has always been my clean solvent on parts.
Learning here that most of those “fuel cleaning additives” are mainly acetone. 😮
What!?
I would like to still do a bit of research regarding this but man, great new info on this vid
Acetone/alcohol in cheap carb spray saved my fuel pump one summer. On my Chevy pickup.
My OEM A/C part was still good after ages, but my fuel was the issue.
I later replaced my A/C pump because of a repeat. But then the new part stopped pumping.
I put a length of inlet hose in place to access
Filled it with carb spray, cranked it over. The carb now was getting the carb spray from the pump.
I changed my fuel and my fuel station of choice.
This was years ago, now. I had to let the fuel supply into a container and replace with fresh gas. These cheap cans of carb spray are under three dollars.
I LOVE seafoam. I got a free motorcycle from it. Guy at work told me the engine was totaled and gave me it for free, I didn’t care because I wanted it for parts for my old bike of the same make. Imagine my surprise when I opened the carbs and they were caked full of congealed seafoam. Cleaned it properly by disassembly and placing it in a recirculating solvent bath. Drove it the next day to work and man was the guy pissed.
@hugegamer5988
I seafoamed my '91 S10 4.3 trying to get it to pass smog. LOVED THE SMOKE SHOW! Even took pictures.
The Seafoam was a lot more fun than replacing the O2 sensor & shelling out for a new cat. Eventually it passed. 😂
I have 4 generators and 2 gas-powered lawnmowers and weed whackers that I'll be needing to do this to.
Thanks again for the awesome tips!
Many thanks for your great explanation of how this carburettor works. The absolute clincher for me was the fact that you referred to the Emulsion tube correctly- I’ve seen other people’s carb repair videos but they didn’t seem even to know what it is.
Spray some gumout in the carb and some into the gas tank if you don’t know how to take a carb apart. You might have to work the throttle by hand if to rev it up if it starts to stall when you spray it. Use short bursts.
Thank you for explaining why the problem existed, and why you did your actions to solve and fix it. Super helpful!
This is by far the best video and most informative video I have seen for a small engine and carburetor. Great video thank you for this information!
Glad it was helpful!
Good explanation of how it works and how to clean it, I guess a lot of people too scared to take it apart incase they can't put it back together. They could video it for themselves and play it back if they can't remember how it came apart. You've trained Ginger well
Video of taking it apart for people is a good idea.
Sometimes you take things apart and it turns out you now need a new seal that won't seal twice.
Your videos are GREAT!!! I’ll try this one tomorrow and the freezer fix a week from now👍👍
Thank you for this video post. He did an excellent job explaining everything. I am definitely saving this one. Be blessed my friend. John.
Thank you this is the best break down and cleaning with explanation I have seen
Very insightful bro. You are a great youtuber!!
Nicely done. I fixed my carb by just poking around in all the holes and jets and squirting carb cleaner everywhere. This explains the chaos 👍
Great explanation of all parts inside. I've had a riding mower sitting for years with bad gas. This will help tremendously. Thanks!
So glad I watched right till the end, so I could see your dog jumping. He really loves you!!
Great teacher, and his tire jumping sidekick completes the lessons.
Had a craftsman lawn mower with that same engine. Three years and it started surging. I took it apart and clean the carb out thoroughly. Work for a while but later that year started acting up again. I took it to Honda and let them clean the carb. They soaked it got it back later that day worked good but a few Weeks later started acting up again. Took it back and they soaked it overnight. Worked good for a while and then started surging again. I got some seafoam, the fuel tank was almost empty so I put a good shot in there. Pulled it out of the shed, kick some snow to the side and let it run for 10 minutes. Pushed it back in the shed and said " pos if you do this next spring you're gone". Used it for 11 years after that with no problems ever again. Sold it a few years ago running in mint shape cuz I bought a Makita battery operated lawn mower. Gas is crap these days! Don't dis' seafoam! 🤣🤣🤣 But good video!
Gas is garbage these days and doesn't last more than a month or two in a plastic gas can. I have people all the time pour their own gas in a carb I just rebuilt and foul it up. Drives me crazy. I now won't let an engine leave my shop without a full tank of my gas(ethanol free) in it.
Perfectly explained. Thank you. My generator only runs while fully choked. I’m going to try this
Good video and advice as always. You and that dog do a good job
GREAT video. All the others cover the pilot jet only. My mower still surged after cleaning the pilot jet. Your video provided the answer. It was the main jet that was clogged. She’s running smooth again. THANK YOU!!!
I feel like I finally understand carburetors now from a practical point of view. Thanks, have a beer 🍻
best video about carbs on RUclips, thanks again!
I love your way of explanation, so simple and easy to understand. The dog is amazing as well 🥰
DANG This is why I SUBSCRIBE and LIKE you. First time I’ve heard from ANYONE about acetone. But it make perfect sense Keep it up I know you will
Have a JD riding mower that started surging at idle. I ran heavy concentrations of GUMOUT Carb and Fuel System Cleaner in the fuel for a full season. By next season, the surging had stopped.
Great well explained video and I also love your interaction with your dog.
Excellent
I have worked on many small engine carburetors in my days. Your video is very good. Although you need to have much closer camera angles. I know what you were talking about. But the layperson would find it difficult to know what you are talking about, But I must say this was an excellent video.
I had this surging problem and I am mechanically illiterate and your video made it super simple for me to clean my carburetor. Thank you for explaining everything so well!
Finally someone is getting it. I have had so many costumers argue with me on this. When you are done with the machine for the year. Run the fuel tank completely dry. Then put some Aspen fuel in, not a lot. Start the engine for a minute or so then set it off the side till next year. Aspen fuel is good in the fuel tank for 3 years and good in the bottle unopened for 5 years. Aspen fuel also burns cleaner then any other fuel.
Aspen fuel?
This is excellent advice! 👍 I switched to alcohol-free gasoline in all my small engines. It completely eliminated all fuel related problems. There's no need to add fuel stabilizer because it has a very long storage life. It costs more but in my opinion the price is worth the lack of problems. We live in a rural area so almost every gas station has one pump that sells "real gas".
Have a place down the road from me that sells non ethanol gas. Thinking about using it for my mowers and trimmers also
I keep a separate Jerry can with 93ron Ethanol-free gasoline and use it for all 2-cycle equipment (mitigates diaphragm hardening). That, or if I will be storing any small engine, I will run Ethanol-free fuel a bit until I run the carb dry.
Hello Jon, what is this alcohol free gasoline?
@@erikacellar8679 Ordinary gasoline for your automobile contains up to 10% ethanol alcohol. Alcohol free gas contains no ethanol and is labeled so on the pump.
I've cleaned a lot of carbs and you did a fine job, however, it was the word "Quickly" that enticed me to watch you do it thoroughly.
Awesome vid. I've rebuilt all sorts of things, but carbs are still such a pain for me. Rebuilt my carb for my 1988 Subaru Justy and that thing kicked my butt.
The late '80s and carburetors with all those vacuum ports and emission stuff are an absolute nightmare.
Thank you for the detail step-by-step in this video.. I was able to get my mower to run again with simple cleaning of the carburetor .
Excellent tutorial, thanks for posting it up!
Excellent explanation, thank you. At last I understand how a small carb works and the best way to clean it. Back to the shed to put it into prctice. Thanks!
You explained that very well. See you on the next one.
best explanation ever on how a carb work on small enines thank you
When I clean a carburetor, I spray, poke and blow out all the holes, everything. Have a very high success rate as a result. If you are not mechanically inclined, don't kid yourself or waste your time, take it to a shop. Most customers change the spark plug and give up.
Timing is everything. Not THAT timing. I started one of my mowers. Funny how exact the motions are. Uncovered the carb and rods etcetara. Stuck my finger in wiped it on my jeans and Voila.. done 4 cuts so far, and pulled the cord and 4 starts. Nice.
Who do you think is watching these videos? The mechanically un-inclined? Not likely.
@@khester7397 the mechanically curious are also watching. 😊
So you are doing great. I'm a mechanic and I have been working on machinery like this for quit a while now. I'm EETC certified and I want everyone to winterize there machinery correctly and your machines will never fail you with this method. Run the fuel tank completely dry and put in some Aspen fuel. Start it for a little bit and set it off the side till next year. I swear it will never fail you with this method. If you can afford it run nothing but Aspen fuel. It's good in the tank for 3 years and good in the unopened bottle for 5 years. Trust me you will never have any carburetor problems with this method. Look up the Aspen fuel if you don't believe me.
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Same thing happens with water in fuel. I just changed my fuel and problem resolved.
Try that first. If problem persist then this vid is spot on for you.
Awesome lesson , I aint afraid of a car carburetor but man small engine stuff really freaks me out but this helps my phobia lol thanks for sharing.
Phobia,,Freaks me out,,are we talking abooot carbs,or alligators,,lol
If you can work on a car you can certainly work on a small engine, nothing close the complexity on a small engine, just take pictures or make diagrams of wires, cables, hoses, bolt lengths, whatever as you disassemble it if you need to
Very well explained video thank you sir for taking the time, now what camera you using?
Mine was surging, took apart and cleaned the carb twice, no fix. After watching this video I realize that I missed cleaning the internal intake tubes that allow idle. Going back tonight and doing it! Thank you!
Great explanation of the air circuit! Thanks very much!
Always good content and explanations. Thanks! I love that dog of yours!
Thank you very much!
Don't know why I watched this. But anyway. Really well made video that's straight to the point and indeed shows pretty much everything needed. Ultrasonic cleaner is quite good in some cases. Though one definitely needs to clean "manually" carbs before from all the shiit that's usually here and there. Mainly for jets and emulsion tube really small holes that should be cleaned fairly gently. Though jet cleaning needles are always the option.
Genius... that you sir for a very well presented topic.
Thanks for the video, had exact same problem and this fixed it.
😊as every time a fine video! Air pressure will also help to clean the carburetor. Warm greetings to Ginger 🐶
Thanks
great video, will be cleaning the same carb for the same reasons this morning, thank u
Just FYI, when cleaning carburetors that were all gummed up with old gas residues, I found that 91% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) worked better than anything else. Give it a try sometime.
Excellent video. Great explanation of internal working pieces.
very good explanation of how a carburetor idle system works. have a carburetor volvo boat which surges. I will rebuild the carburetor again.
Thanks for the acetone tip
LOL I have always just sprayed the carb cleaner through all the holes after disassembling the whole thing and it has always worked. It is so nice to comprehend what I was doing!
Awesome.
Excellent, as always. Thanks!
Very helpful, nice explanations here. Thanks for sharing
Not only was that educational and really well explained and demonstrated, but OH MY GOD YOUR DOG 🐶 😍
awesome video- I just done this carb clean last weekend but wish I would have seen this video first. I managed to get the mower running again but it surging somewhat now so I will remove and repeat using your vid. I didn't clean the little ports on the inside. BTW< dog stole the show. loved it and subbed.
whatta good dog. well trained and behaved. kudos to you and him!
Thanks
I couldn't fix a hunting problem on a scythe and got a new carb from Ebay. I thought that the original carb had maybe worn with an air leak because of the large amount of rocking action vibration coming from the cutter blades. I reckon now the old carb just needs some carb cleaner to clear out the idle passage way and I might have a working spare. Much thanks for the video.
Great video. That's exactly what my lawnmower is doing right now
Worth a thumbs up just to hear that acetone is the only chemical in Seafoam that does anything. Thank you.
I just add a 1/2 cup to my dodge pickup and it works and cheaper than sea crap
Well Done Moe . A Great Instructional Video.
Thanks Wayne
Thank you for this knowledge. It helped me a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
👍👍👍 Best explanation I've seen. Thank you.
How's she goin'? This is a very insightful video and timely too. Thanks for the detailed explanation!! Take 'er easy!!
Hey thanks