I (a woman) had trouble starting my mower today. Spoke to my dad on the phone and he said it is likely a clogged carburetor. Normally I would have to wait for him to come a few days later to fix it. However, today I decided to give it a try myself. I watched your video every step of the way and I can proudly say I cleaned my carburetor and got my mower working again, all by myself and with your help. Thank you so much for posting this video.
BTW, these new carbs with no adjustments and no manual chokes are way more likely to not start. I guess I am an old fart but my lawnmowers ran for many years without all the fail to starts. Of course fuel was better too.
I met this exact carburetor today for the first time and the stud trick was a great idea. This nearly new mower was left in a carport for years and the fuel tank was loaded with water. Same with the sump bowl, it looked like gobs of congealed yellow jelly inside. Thanks to you, Sir, I know how to go back inside and really clean it! Or order a new one! LOL! In Louisville, Ky.
Very helpful video, appreciated the trick of utilizing a threaded stud rod. The Honda GCV160 engine uses very long M6 bolts in the 83mm range which i had none, however had some M6 -1 in smaller lengths. I took four (4) 6-1x45mm bolts and cut the heads off, then welded four (4) remaining threaded rods in pairs of two (2) so that i ultimately had two (2) threaded rods one for each side. I confirmed compression & spark, drained and refilled gas as it was a bit funky, and thoroughly cleaned the carb using carb cleaner & welder/carb/torch wire tips. You can do the job without the threaded bolt, however just much easier making use of them. Appreciate the tip, cheers.
Completely and immediately fixed my Non Running issue!! I blasted some gumout choke and carb cleaner thru the jet till all pinholes were unclogged and it ran like a new mower again. Two years of bad gas gummed em up. Thanks for the video!
Such a great video. Followed it and it resolved my issue! Only issue I had was getting the emulsion tube in the right way (looked to be short side down). Thanks for this. Worked wonders and she's running like new
Just did this to mine. And once I was done using the Carb Cleaner I soaked it with WD40 cause I wasn't able to put it back on till the next day. And then I put it back on an blamo! It worked fantastically! The surging stopped and I am so thankful. Thank you!
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I (a woman) had trouble starting my mower today. Spoke to my dad on the phone and he said it is likely a clogged carburetor. Normally I would have to wait for him to come a few days later to fix it. However, today I decided to give it a try myself. I watched your video every step of the way and I can proudly say I cleaned my carburetor and got my mower working again, all by myself and with your help. Thank you so much for posting this video.
I don't know where the needle goes you have the camera 4 feet away
BTW, these new carbs with no adjustments and no manual chokes are way more likely to not start. I guess I am an old fart but my lawnmowers ran for many years without all the fail to starts. Of course fuel was better too.
I met this exact carburetor today for the first time and the stud trick was a great idea. This nearly new mower was left in a carport for years and the fuel tank was loaded with water. Same with the sump bowl, it looked like gobs of congealed yellow jelly inside. Thanks to you, Sir, I know how to go back inside and really clean it! Or order a new one! LOL! In Louisville, Ky.
Use ethanol free gas, this should be use on any engine that uses a carburetor.
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Great reference video for me today as I was taking the bowl off and everything flew apart 😂
I already pulled everything apart and already forgot the layers.... I'm sol.
good job David doesn't take much to block a carburettor
Very helpful video, appreciated the trick of utilizing a threaded stud rod. The Honda GCV160 engine uses very long M6 bolts in the 83mm range which i had none, however had some M6 -1 in smaller lengths. I took four (4) 6-1x45mm bolts and cut the heads off, then welded four (4) remaining threaded rods in pairs of two (2) so that i ultimately had two (2) threaded rods one for each side. I confirmed compression & spark, drained and refilled gas as it was a bit funky, and thoroughly cleaned the carb using carb cleaner & welder/carb/torch wire tips. You can do the job without the threaded bolt, however just much easier making use of them. Appreciate the tip, cheers.
Thanks so much man! Very clear video!
Thx, my mower took a dump and wouldn't start...i went step by step with the video and it works great now! Thx for the excellent video!
As you know i did one of them this week, love the stud idea. 4 gaskets to them i had a right job lol. Great vid and thanks for the tip.
great job David, really enjoyed this, video and sound is spot on
Best video on here for this. Thanks buddy, really helped me out
Completely and immediately fixed my Non Running issue!! I blasted some gumout choke and carb cleaner thru the jet till all pinholes were unclogged and it ran like a new mower again. Two years of bad gas gummed em up. Thanks for the video!
Thank you. Your technique solved my engine's issues.
Such a great video. Followed it and it resolved my issue! Only issue I had was getting the emulsion tube in the right way (looked to be short side down). Thanks for this. Worked wonders and she's running like new
Just did this to mine. And once I was done using the Carb Cleaner I soaked it with WD40 cause I wasn't able to put it back on till the next day. And then I put it back on an blamo! It worked fantastically! The surging stopped and I am so thankful. Thank you!
Thank you! Your video made it so much easier for me to fix my mower. God bless!