Plastic Carburetor Cleaning on 450E Briggs & Stratton E-Series Engine on Bolens Lawn Mower
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Mower hard to start? Sputters or difficult to keep running? How to remove and clean plastic carburetor on a Bolens lawn mower with a Briggs & Stratton 450E-Series engine. You'll find these on other makes like Craftsman, Poulan, Troy-bilt.
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00:00 I'm not The Dan Band
01:15 carburettor removal
05:45 clean carb exterior
08:10 clean internal jets and parts
12:37 carburettor re-assembly
15:12 re-attach carb to engine intake
17:16 carb air box and filter re-assembly
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I was given a brand new lawnmower that was 3 years old and only ran once, couldn't get it to crank because of old gas, followed your instructions, literally took me 15 minutes from start to finish and it cranks every pull on the first try. 👍🏻🙏👍🏻🙏👍🏻🙏❤️🙏
@@greauxdevil9270 You comment is music to my ears! Glad I could help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
High lawn mower lady, I am hoping you can help me. I am looking for what carburetor to buy for a Briggs and Stratton 190CC indeed CC professional professional series 600 Briggs and Stratton is no help And all my searching on the Internet does not does not help me find the correct carburetor to purchase. This is actually for a brute22" trimmer. The model number is BS1022H. Are you able to help me find the correct carburetor to purchase? Thank you very much
@@katkat1693 The model number of the trimmer won't help you. Find your engine model number: www.briggsandstratton.com/na/en_us/support/faqs/browse/engine-codes-model-numbers.html and plug that number into parts houses search engines to get your correct carburetor.
@@TheLawnmowerLady Thank you very much for that information and the website. Unfortunately I have looked all over this engine for some type of identifying number. I am unable to locate it Anywhere. I have torn this trimmer apart And tried to clean the carburetor Following your instructions. By the way they were very clear instructions and it was a great job in your video. I will try again To locate the model number. Unfortunately nobody at Briggs and Stratton Is available to get that information. Thank you again for your quick response and I will let you know What happens
You did a much better job than all the other "guys" who explained how to do this. Very thorough, thank you!
Wow, thanks! I appreciate you watching Mr Jason. Cheers!
Yeah except for cleaning the water out of the fuel tank
Exactly! And I could nvr find a video with the plastic carbs! Dad keeps letting my mower get rained on😒
I’ve fixed a lot of things with RUclips videos, and yours is the best. No skipped steps, no dumb product placement, clear AF, and really good editing and production. I’m going to see if you have one on chainsaws after I mow my lawn
Thanks for your kind comments. Cheers!
Best carb video so far. You are clear and concise. I especially like the fact that you show the whole process without all the chatter and filler.
I'll definitely check your videos first. Great job.
Wow, thank you!
By far, one of the best videos on how to clean these little plastic carbs. Followed it step by step. Lawnmower fired right up. Thank you.
Happy to help
I appreciate you watching!
I drill out the bottom main jet with a # 72 drill bit .025 works great , starts first pull ,,,,even the ones without the auto choke . Been working on mowers for over 50 years ,,,I'm a 74 year old machinist and I'm like you " Old School " !
I like to think of it as Old School Cool! I've not modded my lawnmower carbs yet, Thank you Mr. Barry for the tip!
Great video,, what is the white nipple sticking out the side of the carb,, nothing plugs in to it??
@@JoseGomez-yv5vt It's a plug covering up a passage in the carburettor not used on this particular model.
Hey @barryestell6324 is it just the middle bottom inlet that you drill to .025
Thanks for the instructional video. Just picked up a Craftsman mower someone was throwing out. Cleaned the carburetor with your video direction and runs like a champ! Thanks again.
Glad it helped Mr. Jim! hope you subscribe and stick around. Cheers!
Just wanted to say Thank You for ur videos! I've never had anyone to help teach me how to do repairs on my equipment before so when I came across ur videos, it was a tremendous help! You have the best details and information, where other videos just rush thru... I was successfully able to do the repair I needed to get little mower going again!
Thanks a bunch! Hope u stay blessed and happy!
Happy to help. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Very nice work! Clear and concise. The only thing I would have done differently is drained the tank and started with fresh fuel, since there was so much water in the carb previously and you were not sure where it came from. I definite learned a couple of things from this video! Liked and subbed!
Thank you Mr. Eric for the sub and the suggestion. I did indeed drain the tank, but I figured the video was getting a little long.
Thank you so much for this video!! First time working on this type of carb. Your delivery on instructions is clear and precise. I was able to repair my son’s lawnmower.
Glad it was helpful!
You just gave me two answers to a problem I had with this carb ! Bless you !!! Henry sent me . 👍
Thanks Bill, glad I could help. Hope you stick around!
Thanks a bunch, ma'am! My mower is back up and running, saving me both the diagnostic fee and the labor, which was going to be more than my mower was even worth at this point. You're amazing, and the instructions were clear enough my child could have done this. Really appreciate it!
I'm so happy to help. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Your video helped me so much, thank you! I’ve used a lawn mower but never fixed one until today.
So glad I could help. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Just discovered your videos here in UK. Found to be very informative simple and clear and concise. Thank you
Glad you like them Mr Richard! Cheers!
First time I’ve seen inside the plastic carb. Very simplistic. Thanks
Glad to help. Cheers!
Wow! Even my favorite small engine repair channel did not show that you could separate the atomizer out to clean it. Glad I stumbled across your video.
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thanks for the detailed directions on the rebuild. I spent all day trying to put this thing back together. I watched your video and you mentioned the white ring inside and that’s what was off on mine.
Glad I could help. Vey easy to miss that. Cheers!
Thank you so much! I have never taken my carburetor out before but following your video I did that and discovered lots of water in my gas so I emptied out all the gas and put it all back together as you showed and voila, it started up first try. You saved me a lot of money and boosted my self confidence so much!!!
Yay! Your comments are music to my ears. So happy to help. Cheers Ms Iana!
Water contamination is the number 1 culprit I see that plagues all small engines. The ethanol fuel draws in moisture. Every mower I service, I completely drain all fuel from the tank and carb and leave it out in the sun or dry it bone dry with paper towels. Some models require taking things apart to get out any trapped water. Just a few drops of water can act like a check valve and prevent the gas from getting picked up.
It would be nice to hear it running after you were done fixing it. Other than that you did one heck of a good job of explaining how to clean that carburetor. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching. Thank you and God bless.
I appreciate that. I thought that video was getting on the long side, and chose to edit that. Many other viewers said the same thing. Most all my newer vids include start ups. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Excellent job showing every step necessary.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
thank you for the breakdown on the plastic carbs lawnmower lady. it was the atomizer dissasembly that solved my riddle. you rock.
Thanks Mr Mike! Glad I could help. Cheers!
Excellent DIY video. Thanks a million, dear lady.
Thank you! 😊
I watched half a dozen of these videos on this carburetor cleaning, and this one was a stand out. She walks you through the relatively easy (once she shows how) method to remove the linkages from the unit (I messed it up the first time I tried doing the clean). Further she did another breakdown of the nylon stack which no other video showed and all I can say after doing this, was able to finally get my lawnmower to run. Don't waste your time on the other videos; start and end with this one. Nicely done "Lawnmower Lady"!
Thank you! I appreciate that. Cheers!
I would like to take a moment to thank you so much for your how to step by step video. It was Christmas Eve 2022 and our lawn mower began losing power and stalling on sloping surfaces ran fine on even ground. I disambled the carbureator and found it full of water also found the breather hose not connected to the air filter. After performing all the steps in this video our lawn mower is back up and running and no longer losing power or stalling when mowing on a gradient/slope. Your video has saved us time, money and a whole of stress as we were about to give up and send mower for repair. Thanks agin so much!!!!!!
Glad to help! Cheers!
Thank you soooo much!!
I doubted that this would be my issue because I maintain my power equipment the best I can but I guess I still have a lot to learn. I took your advice and removed the carb…cleaned it out but didn’t find anything substantially wrong (no dirt that I could see and no water), reassembled and BAM….IT’S ALIVE!!!
Glad I could help!
wow, i can't believe it worked for you. I just did the EXACT same thing and my piece of shit will not start. this is the third time ive tried. fuck this mower
Thankyou.. been working on small engines for 40yrs and I just couldn't figure out this plastic carb.. you made it easy to figure out how to clean it and now it works like new again! You ROCK!
Glad it helped. As much hate as there is out there for these carbs, they really are pretty simple. They are more prone to getting clogged up with debris that gets sucked into the carb throat. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I've watch several videos and yours is by far the best. Thanks my lady!
Yay! Thank you!
This is the most detailed video that I have found on this subject. Now I know where that large black O ring came from that fell out when I pulled the carb off. And i didn't know that the white hard plastic O ring snaps in on top of it. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Mr Gary! I'm happy my video helped you. Cheers!
Me too! Found an o ring had no idea where it fell from. White plastic ring was still inside the carburetor. Thank you so much!
Thank you, Lawnmower Lady! Every year, it's the same thing - my lawnmower won't start, so I pull out the carburetor, clean it out, then it starts right up. This year, I repeated the process, but it wouldn't start. I was scratching my head and after enough wasted time, I pretty much decided I was going to go buy a battery-powered lawnmower after work, that is, until your video popped up in my feed. I saw the problem at 8:00, the white donut ring had popped out of my carburetor when I had removed it from the lawnmower. I had no idea it had gone missing (and didn't even know to look for it as everything looked ok inside there once I popped the fuel stack back in). I went back out to the garage and found it camouflaged with lots of junk on the floor, put it back in, and the lawnmower started right up! Thank you for your detailed instructions, just enough info to get right to it and point out all of the important parts, but not too much like some others can do. I especially appreciate that you showed how to pull the carb off of the lawnmower (I had figured that out on my own previously, but it helps to see the whole process - and...pulling off the cover is super simple and makes removing the carb easier) - other folks just start their videos after they've pulled the carb out. Looks like the ole' gas-powered lawnmower will survive another summer.
Thanks! Your comments are music to my ears. I'm so glad I could help. Some of those have a black donut ring collar,, and those are nearly impossible to find in the dark recesses of the garage. Cheers!
I cleaned my carb with no success, now I'm going to look around my garage for a donut ring LoL
Replaced the entire filter box & primer assembly & it started up ran for about 30 sec & cut off. Definitely thankful for your disassembly vid of this carb cause I suspect water is trapped in carb preventing fuel from reaching combustion chamber. Great vid. Thanks a bunch.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
This person will go to RUclips heaven for this in-depth video
I hope so! LOL. I appreciate you watching!
Wow. You're a phenomenal instructor. Subscribed!
Thanks and welcome. Cheers!
Wow - you were born to teach, thank you so much
My pleasure!
Thanks to you, I JUST FIXED MY MOWER. THANK YOU
Yay! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thank you so much. I figured there was water in there but wasn't sure how to get the whole thing apart. Sure enough, a small swimming pool of water. Drained, cleaned up, and viola ... started up on the first pull!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thankyou maam your the first person I ve seen on the internet clean a plastic carb correctly I m a small engine mechanic in N.C they never take the main jet apart thankyou again for showing the proper way
You are most welcome. I appreciate you watching!
Wow! Fantastic video. I tried to repair my Briggs & Stratton pressure washer engine with no help or video. I did most of what she said (it turns out) BUT, I learned three critical things from this vid that I never would have found on my own. Great advice, great quality video, very clear and VERY Helpful. Started the machine on the first pull and it runs like a dream, after sitting dead for two years. Thank you, Lawnmower Lady!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Best job I’ve seen for this model by far, keep up that Excelent work.
I appreciate you watching!
Great video, I'm a 2 stroke mechanic, and of course my own equipment is a mess! First time encountering a plastic carb so needed help with my mower!
Glad to help! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Super helpful, thank you! Engine now working beautifully!
Glad it helped!
You always make a great video! I just did one of these carbs today on a craftsman pressure washer. I also use a guitar string, works perfect on idle jets!
Right on Mr Wicked ! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
This video was very helpful and helped me get my two lawnmowers back started
Happy to help.
Madam, thank you very much. With the help of this video, I just removed and cleaned the carburetor on my 450E for the first time ever.
Yay! Happy to help. Cheers!
Excellent video, you went step by step on each rubber gasket. Thank you very much. 🥰🥰🥰
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I’m so glad I stumbled across this. It was extremely helpful !
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
What a fantastic video!!! Great job taking your time and explaining everything thoroughly and speeding up the non-educational pieces.
Glad it was helpful!
my dear, best video on carb clean on you tube, sooo concise.
Thank you Mr Greg! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
You did great!! Thank you for making this video for all of us to see you do this task.
You are so welcome!
Great video. Now you've helped getting a lawn mowed in Ireland!
Happy to help. Cheers! Or I guess I should say Sláinte!
This is the best video on cleaning the plastic carb, the only thing I would do is I would drain the tank because of how much water was in the carb. Please keep doing these videos.
Thank you Mr zoomboy for watching! I did indeed drain it, but edited it out as the video was getting a bit long. Cheers!
Awesome, very easy to follow, video. I followed the video and my non cranking Troy Bilt pressure washer cranked on the first pull and purred like a kitten. 👍👏😃
Great to hear!
Awsome job there, I look forward to more of your videos
More to come!
Thank you so much for your excellent tutorial ,all sorted running like a good one,all the best from the U.K.
You're welcome!
Great Video ! If I may, blow off the carb. / air cleaner backing and cover with compressed air, this removes 80% of the crud. . then use a longer, soft bristle detail brush with your cleaner. The longer bristles work down in the small areas. I live in Indiana, water is definitely a problem, mostly because folk s believe their 2 car garage is made to store old sewing machines, tread mills and endless non labeled boxes, while leaving the car's and mower outside ! Thank you for the video !
Thanks Mr. Toon for watching. Hope you subscribe and stick around!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you.
Thank you so much for your help! Just about have the carburetor out; will finish the rest in the a.m.
Fantastic!
@@TheLawnmowerLady It is fantastic 4sure...thanks to you!
So far you the best one I found on here youre brilliant
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Great video! Thank you for explaining everything the way you do. You're a great teacher!
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!
Nicely done and very well explained! 🛠️👍
Thank you Mr. Don. Glad you liked it!
I am working on right a carb and this was very helpful to me. Thanks
Glad it helped
Thank you this was the best video for this repair I have seen 👍👍👍
Wow, thanks!
Thank you for your video, It worked first pull after this videos repair! Avoided spending 600 on a new "modern" electric mower
Glad it helped. Cheers!
Very good video with plenty of handy tips,thank you very much. A true professional.Keep well.
So nice of you to say that Mr Frank. Thank you for watching. Cheers!
thank you so much, exactly what I needed ! Cheers from France!
Great to hear. Cheers! or I guess I should say Votre santé!
Thanks for making this video it's very helpful
This is a good video showing some details about the tier 4 jetting and the prime and start Briggs. My buddy gave me a 2015 ready start version of the 550EX that uses paper element, but can probably be converted to foam by removing one linkage. Thanks!
I appreciate you watching. cheers!
Thanks, just repaired and works like a charm.
Nice work Mr John ! I'm glad to help. Cheers!
Awesome video, explained well, precise, and very helpful one of the best vids on youtube big ups to you.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thank you for making this video, it was a huge help for me!
Glad to help. Cheers!
Very good video. Well done and right to the point. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Mr. William!
Thank you so much. My lawnmower its back again. 😊😊☺️☺️
Wonderful! I'm glad I could help you. Cheers!
Thank's fixed my problem, greetings from Germany.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching. Cheers! or I guess I should say Prost!
Great video, I didn't know the plastic carburetor could be serviced. Thanks
Glad to help. Cheers!
Wonderful instructional video. Great job!
Thanks for watching!
Loved video. Learnt how to be brave and disasemble main jet!
You can do it! Cheers Mr Tony!
Watched this video and it covered a big gap in how to….! Thanks
Happy to help!
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Hot Damn Thank You Ma'am 😁
I really appreciate how you showed the process, from start to finish.
Maybe in my younger days, Just Do It videos would been fine, but now, with Pugalustica Dementia, I like slower, well explained videos when it comes to taking anything apart!!
Thank You Much Ma'am
Subscribed From Iowa 😊
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
You a the BEST gas mechanic! 😁👍💪
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ms LLL - i enjoy watching you disassemble & clean plastic carbs so much, that i've ordered a plastic carb so i can kinda follow along. i'm a manual, rather than visual, learner. this purchase will be difficult to justify, as i don't own a lawn mower. take care. - regards, dLL
Right on!
Very good video stella lots of step by step information keep up the good work
More confident when I have one to do from just watching your RUclips video
Glad it was helpful Mr Vince! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I learned something. Good job.
I do appreciate you watching. Cheers!
You da man,,Sorry Woman,,,this is one of the best videos i have seen,so easy to watch and understand how to clean the carby,,,,,you go girly,and thx heaps for the help
I appreciate that! Cheers!
@@TheLawnmowerLady yaaaaa,,,cleaned the carby with eas and full of confridence,thx to you the lawnmowerLady..starts 1st pull ,never ran so good,,,,thankyou,,,,,,you de-woman,,cheers take care
tks you saved my life, tks for sharing knowledge, experience and helpful videos!!!
Glad to hear that!
Thank you! This is exactly what I needed!!
You're so welcome!
Great video, I’m having issues with my mower surging and I think I have to clean it so this video helped me out some on how to take them apart. I am not mechanically inclined in the least but I have to do something about the surging because it’s extremely annoying lol. Anyways thanks for the video and wish me luck that I don’t mess the mower up even more
Take your time, and take pictures to help you reassemble. You’ll be fine. Check that air filter is clean too. Thanks for watching.
@@myvicariouslife4012 Glad you got it fixed. Hopefully next time it won't be so blazing hot. Cheers!
Thanks, it's fix now
Cutting gas tomorrow 😊😊😊
Here is an idea that helped me. I added an inline round disc fuel filter between the tank and carb. The type with the 150 micron metal mesh in it. Doing that has helped prevent the clogged carb jet issue. These are great mower engines.
Good idea.
Thank you.
Merci pour ce tuto complet et précis 👍👏 ça va m'aider à réparer ma tondeuse
je suis heureux d'aider. je vous remercie de regarder ma vidéo.
I hate to say it, I saw a woman, and thought, oh no here we go. But you completely made me have to rethink my attitude. Your very thorough and clear. ❤️ thank you for a great video.
Thank you Mr. John. You comment makes me smile! I hope you stick around.
I just came down here to thank you for making and posting this video. I was researching my carburetor issue on my mower when I found iy. Now that I liked and subscribed, I have only one question left to ask: can you adopt me? You are the coolest grandma ever. I wish, I’d had somebody like you in my life growing up. I bet, I could pick up a lot just watching you loitering around your workbench. Thank you again!
Awww. That's so nice of you. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Nice job on the video and I think. What made it so good? It was the fact that you explained things before you did them, And then fast forward anytime you torqued down attachment points. It's the first time i've seen one of these plastic carburetors disassembled in all of your special attention to detail and cautionary explanations were extremely valuable. Again really nice job!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great job!👍 very informative 👏 👌 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Love those plastic carbs! Easy to remove and clean.
Yes they are. Thanks for watching!
Takes longer to remove and clean tank than to kit carb love them
When the gas keeps flowing after a few minutes after the lawnmower is off . I call this kinda carb just I'm a have to put a inline shut off valve an change oil n run it til it goes out
Wonderful video, the best ,very informative and helped me a lot. Thank you,
I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Really useful video. Thank you.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
very clear instructions thankyou :).
Happy to help!
LOL…going through your back catalog. This thing with all the different men’s shirts is a real hoot!
I really appreciate you watching my channel!
You just won a new subscriber
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thank Lawnmore Lady... I'll try that.
Hope this helps. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!