Revealing The Truth About Carburetor Adjustments. When NOT To Do Them And WHY!
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2023
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My name is Bre. I took two years of small engine repair at the local college. When I left school, I fell into a wonderful job at a local small engine shop where I worked the counter for a couple years. In 2010 my husband and I opened up our own small engine shop in central Arkansas where I am able to work alongside my family and best friends. We see over 2,000 pieces of small engine equipment every year, and answer 1,000's of small engine questions. We specialize in brands such as Briggs and Stratton, Kohler, Echo and Shindaiwa, but work everyday on MANY other brands like Stihl, Husqvarna, Honda, Craftsman, Remington, Red Max, Troy Bilt, Scag, Bad Boy, Hustler, World Lawn, Poulan, Mantis, Etc.. Hopefully, my experience I share, will save you Time, Money and Frustration in the future!
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I'm an old fart and survived the world of British sports cars in the '60s and '70s.
I read a tongue-in-cheek book in those days called "How To Fix Your British Sports Car" ("If Britannia rules the waves, why won't her cars go through a puddle?"), and one of the chapters was titled, "Carburetor Is A French Word Meaning Leave It Alone!".
SU Carbs SUC!
Gotta love LBCs though. I’m redoing a 66 chrome bumper B right now.
Friend bought a MG and he calls me to set his Carbs ,, you got a Copy ? lol BEERS!!
Lucas electricals always fun. I once read a comment that the Brits were more interested in gluing wood to the dashboard than making an ignition system that would work reliably.
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Why would you need working inhibition when there's glorious wood on the dash?
Working inhibition? Ignition. But, I see your point. You can always sit in the car and wax the dashboard. @@tin2001
Yep, adjust a carb on a problematic machine and now you have two problems to deal with and a much tougher repair. Love your troubleshooting methodology focusing on finding root cause.
As a fellow mechanic for over 35 years,I really enjoy your methodical approach to diagnosing and finding the root cause of problems.I find it extremely satisfying.I have found a kindred soul at last ! Keep up the great work.
The most sound, sane advise to be had from RUclips (when it comes to small engine repair at least ;) Great Video!
Great video! I love how you showed all the steps you took to fix the saw!👊
You are fantastic! thanks for providing us shade tree mechanics with such good information.
Thank you for taking the time to shoot and edit these awesome videos.
Just discovered your channel and I love it. It's funny how hearing about machines I've never owned is broadening my understanding of the two cycle world. I think that's attributable to your experience and how you talk about the problem at hand. Thanks for growing us!
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Chain spinning at idle usually only has 2 causes: "LA" screw (idle speed) or clutch and I think the clutch is the easier one to check first. Good stuff as usual. Thanks
You're right about the clutch being easier to check, so I would recommend doing that first, but when it comes to the idle screw, I would have to disagree since there could be a huge list of things wrong that could affect the idle RPM of a saw which in turn could make the chain spin at idle even if the clutch is ok.
If you had an air leak it could raise the idle RPM.
If you had fuel problems it could raise the idle RPM.
If someone leaned out the low screw too much it would increase the RPM.
Needle bearing failure will also cause the chain to spin at idle.
@@RobertNES816 True, but that's basically right next to the clutch so you would notice that if you inspected the clutch. Hence why a broken needle bearing effects the functioning of the clutch to begin with.
I appreciate all your hard work to bring videos to complete strangers. ❤❤
So many times the carburetor is the problem so that's the first thing I think and so many times I waste time cleaning , adjusting, replacing ect. just to find out it's not the problem ! Thanks for a lesson I wish someone would have pointed out many moons ago...I will remember your words , TY !
A trick I found that keeps you from damaging the rewind without having to remove it. Just pull the rewind rope out a foot or so and lightly clamp the rope with a cheap spring loaded plastic clamp. when you turn the motor backwards the rope will slide easily through the plastic clamp. No rope or rewind damage done. I figured this out on saws where removing the rewind housing is a pain.
I really like your channel and you have a very good way of presenting your ideas.
Thank you so kindly for sharing your craft! The mystery of the internal combustion engine... what a marvel of technology. So much energy packed within the "battery" called "gasoline." It is so efficient, safe, and easy to recharge.... And yes, every time use one of those small engine tools, 3 or 4 times a year, i always wonder what grief it will bring me.... 😂. Except for my propane powered weed trimmer... Starts on the second pull always...lol. Thank you again. It is hard to find good content creators who actually know everything about their trades. Presentation is everything!
Follow the routine approach to fixing for you know it works. Nice recovery of the lost spark plug that was suppose to be a factory install. Great video and a pretty easy ECHO fix
I agree! I only had to adjust my Carb when I moved from sea level to 6000 feet altitude. At first I thought it was the fuel, but no. Half a turn or so and she idled and ran just great.
Thank you so much. My husband watched and you were a huge help as the exhaust on the Stihl weedeater was plugged. Pat yourself on the back - you saved us time and money! Appreciate it.
I just ordered carb. adjust tool for my Husqvarna 120 mark II which I have used heavily for a couple of years and was planning on adjusting the carb. because it wouldn't idle. But saw your video and now I'm going to re-think this problem, and go through the steps that you suggested. Thanks for sharing your insight and wisdom that only comes with experience.
I appreciate the detail into WHY we shouldn’t just jump to a carb adjust. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Cheers from Montreal, Canada!
Hello, I have been watching your helpful videos for a little while. They are very helpful in maintaining my equipment. I just went thru all my equipment, following your advice. Thank you for your generosity of information. Have a blessed day , you made my year.
Back in the 70s right out of high school I had a pincor lawn mower. I loaned it to my neighbor, he dinked around with the carburetor without asking me first, and it never ran right again. I think he damaged one of the needles.
On my Echo SRM-225 weed trimmer has always been a very powerful great strong running machine and after 2 years it started to bog down when I’d give it the gas. So pulled the muffler off to check that screen that the exhaust has to go thru before it enters the muffler to see if it was clogged. Sure enough clogged bad so I cleaned it but thought I’m going to not put the screen back in and see if it is even more powerful. The sucker runs a bunch stronger and now cuts thru those big fat blackberry vines like never before and actually the string is not breaking as often. I soak my string in water for a couple days like she showed us no this channel and it sure helps the string to not break near as often. So thank you for your videos!
You are absolutely incredible! I learned about 82 things from this video. Thank you for what you do
I've been a small engines mechanic for 34yrs, I like you videos diagnose with you. Lol😂 Good job Chickanic Nice to watch a mechanic who knows what they are doing.
I love watching your programmes. I am way beyond having to fix small engines like these, but I still like to tinker on my Ford 3.0 l. V6. You have taught me to be methodical and to process and work on things in a logical manner. But, most of all, think outside the box: "Could it be something else?". Keep at it! ☝🙏😀
Even the best , can get stumped sometimes. Thanks chick for sharing and showing us what you know. You have surely helped me, many times. Thanks from the bottom of my pocket book.
Thanks to your videos, I figured it was a bad clutch from the start! Nice work!
you're absolutely right .... my 30cc brush cutter hard to start last time ? ran full nose about 15 min then stopped the carb fell off and was sitting on the tank ? i bolt it back on instant tune up lol
So Wise , Thank you . A fine example of a REAL Mechanic in ACTION
This is a great example of a needed suggestion I have made in the past. She does a great diagnosis and repair of a specific model of chain saw, but that model is not mentioned in the description, and therefore not searchable. All the people with an Echo 355 chain saw who search for a repair of that model will not come across this great video. Please tag your videos with the brand/model of machines you fix so that people searching for help with their machines will find this help.
Your vids are really helping people.
Well informed users can know, adjusting the carburetor doesn't fix a faulty clutch.
Bdw, at lawnmowers I usually fiil them up with fresh fuel and empty the float bucket(is that the right word for it?) That fixes most problems.
Thanks for the video Bre nicely done ❤❤👍. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️.
100% on exploring beforehand. You'll find a lot of shouldn't be's! Love this video! Also! I believe the biometric pressures of the day have major issues on small carburetor engines! Just my opinion here!
Funny, I immediately thought of a stuck clutch when I first saw the problem.
Thank you for a very informative channel!
Great information on what to check before getting into adjusting carburetor.
Yep... That will do it . Like you say it's not always the carb.. would you recommend changing all the springs ? Instead of changing the clutch?
When your time is worth more than the parts, you replace the parts in the quickest way possible... especially if you're going to have to provide warranty on the job.
I really liked this video. I saw what was happening and my first thought was a clutch problem. If you look at what's happening and think about it, it becomes obvious where to look for the problem. The saw was idling properly with the chain still engaged. My first thought was the clutch was stuck or physically damaged. Thanks for another great video, and leave the carb adjustments alone. We'll see you next time.
You said a mouthful when you said “I want to know why it needs a carburetor adjustment”. Great video.
I new right after I started watching the video the clutch spring was broken . I restored several chainsaw with a broken clutch spring and I have had several clutch springs break on my two FS 130 Stihl string trimmers that are my trimmers I use all the time . They usually break on shut down I guess because the next time I fire them up head won't stop turning on idle but I usually just deal with it till I finish trimming and repair the clutch after I done. In case you haven't heard Novice Lumberjack was speaking highly of you on his Tube channel .
I really appreciate your take on this subject. A small engine not starting after checking a few simple things like expired fuel, clean air filter , spark etc., and then immediately turning to "my carb needs adjustment" does seem out-of-whack. Case in point my older Stihl 029 Super would fire but then almost immediately stall. I did order a "tune up" kit as I wanted to make sure the fuel filter wasn't the source of the problem. However, when I thoroughly dug into the issue, turns out the fuel line had a split in it that was not visible until I removed the fuel line. With that split, sucking in air and quickly going lean then stalling was actually what was occurring. Would have been so easy to just point to carb tuning but obviously it was something else, exactly your point of this video 👍
your enthusiasm is so cool
Ha! A couple months ago my chain kept spinning. First thing I did was take off the clutch assy and put it back on. Haven't had a problem since. However, Chick's step by step approach is a solid way to approach all your equipment repairs. BTW, no piece of lawn, garden, and woods equipment is finickier than a chainsaw.
Such great insight. Thanks Bre!
Good morning 🌞 from Alabama Ms. Bre. Chainsaw at first , l have a couple that needed adjustment got lucky. Have a great week an weekend. An thanks again for this video.
Thank you for the behind the reason you found the issue.
Hey really cool info, hope I will remember this if ever needed, thanks.
My old stihl 170 saw got to where it wouldn't stay running so after I adjusted the throttle just a bit it stays running. Maybe that wasn't the way to properly way to do it but otherwise it runs fine. I did awhile back have a hard time starting it so I drove to the dealer and he started it on the first pull. I was amazed and maybe it had something in the carburetor and as I drove to the shop while it bounced around in my truck bed it fixed it. Oh I tied it down so it wouldn't move much.
Awesome have found this on Sthil demosaws and dry clutch bearings on chainsaws Husky & Sthil
Another straightforward and informative video. Kudos!
For several years I had a mower with a Briggs and Stratton. It used to temporarily lean out every spring. The easy way was to adjust it richer and start mowing. When it started to run rich I put it back where it was. It would be OK for the rest of the summer.
First time chainsaw buyer, even thought I bought a cheap one. After watching some of these vids I figured it was just a stiff diaphragm. Chicanic saved me a headache and I appreciate it.
Great video Bre more useful info from you, always interested your systematic approach to different tasks, thank you.
Been there done that.. Now that is first thing I check.😊
I'm not a small engine person, i am learning tho. I was listening to you going thru your process and went to the clutch also.
Great vid and tips as always, thanks! 👍👍
Love it. Keep them coming. Regards to you and your family.
Learn something every time 👍👍
Thanks for all the helpful tips ,I appreciate your channel ❤ God bless!!!
Smart girl thanks for the heads up!
For tune ups or taking out of storage, I pull the side cover off and remove the chain, chain bar and check the bar adjusting system and oiling system. This is in addition to the spark plug and fuel system checks.
Fix the problem, not the symptom. Great diagnostic work!
TY for Sharing
Thanks, that was very helpful.
Truly excellent video. Very informative and helpful. Thank you!
Another fine job !!!! You are the best,
Very cool I hope I remember that.
Thank you ❤
I replaced carb and installed fuel cutoff on Husqvarna lawn mover last season. Just replaced carb and fuel lines in my Husqvarna backpack blower yesterday. Today it's lawn day and my Stihl string trimmer decided not to start. I'm not a mechanic, not good at fiddling with small engines, and getting frustrated. I'll keep watching, you'll keep showing me how to fix, and I'll get through it 👍. Thanks
Now if you know how to replace a fuel pump on 2005 Honda 1800 vtx motorcycle, I'll be in business hahaha 🤣🤣
Great Job!
Totally on point.
Thanks Bre
Brilliant, you are the best. Thanks for the great vid!
Great Job, Thanks !!!!
Thanx love learning from you hope you have an awesome day
That is one experienced Chicanic , great video
Great repair, your expression is hilarious 😂 when it runs properly.
very informative. Thank you
Learned something new today. Thanks.
Good to know
That's a good to know lesson. Thank You.
Good tip.
Worn cranky seals can also seem like a carby adjustment needs doing. The thing is that as the machine heats up and cools down the leak increases and decreases so you just never get it right. Test seals and if leaking replace, you'll also find that it all comes good.
THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
Hi m8, thank you for the great vids. We have a JD110 ride on and a Huski articulated AWD ride on. We only watched one of your vids before we became addicted. My wife an I love your style in presenting.Cheers from Australia m8. :-)
if the chain is still spinning at idle, then the fact it is at idle should be a clue that it isn't the carb that's the problem. you'd think he'd have noticed it was hard to rotate the chain to sharpen it.
In have had plenty that would idle and the chain spin. Then pull out the three Smart Tach TA500 and find it's idling to high, dial it back a hair to the recommended RPM's and the chain stops. Just because it idles doesn't mean it is idling at the right RPM's. A slight increase in RPM's will engage the clutch and cause the chain to spin. But you're right that a commercial client would have to sharpen his chain frequently and should have noticed the difficulty turning the chain while trying to sharpen it, or would have seen the missing spring when he pulled the cover to take off the chain to sharpen it or replace it. Any way you look at it is surprising a commercial client didn't figure this out himself. And she is very right in needing to thoroughly go over the machine before ever just adjusting the carb. I rebuilt a saw and gave it to my brother who for a year and as half used a Poulan wild thing like it was a commercial grade forestry saw. Then pulled it out at the end of Florida summer to start more land clearing yet again and it didn't start to easily due to the humidity at the time. So he proceeds in adjusting the carb. He gets is firing off easily and starts cutting down little trees. He notices it's running hotter than normal and burns through that tank of fuel and fills her up. He burns through 3 more tanks the whole time he is noticing how hot it is getting. Finally on tank #5 he fills it up and it will not start. Our mom picks it up on her way though at the end of a trip and I get it and tear it down. He had aluminum transfer from the piston onto the cylinder walls. The rings where fused to the piston but broke in multiple places. When I turned the lights off in the shop and put a flashlight in the cylinder it looked like a disco ball from all the pin holes. I have no idea how that thing ran that hot and went through that many tanks of fuel with all those pin holes and the busted rings fused to the piston. It obviously had no compression. He has sent back a message with our mom that said the next time I want to give him a saw how about giving him one that works, and that can be worked like a Stihl or a Husqvarna. Pissed off I replaced the engine with another Wild thing motor I had in the shop. Made sure it ran and painted it orange with the krylon paint the plastic. Then I stenciled Husqvarna on the side. But I made it the caution orange so everyone even remotely close notices his "Husqvarna" saw. They I took pictures of the damage he had done to the saw and made a copy of the paperwork where I rebuilt that engine the first time and transferred it to him free of charge and explained to him that if he isn't going to run the saw properly and isn't going to have it cared for properly by someone who was qualified or as least experienced then he needed to just pay someone to do the work. And that there was no way in hell I would ever give him a higher end saw considering he obviously either didn't know or didn't care to treat that one like it was a tool he respected and if there was an carma in this world he would wind up cutting his leg off for the way he treated that saw. So he needed to be extra careful. Then I reminded him he was given that saw and didn't pay a dime and that it lasted a year and a half when him running it and it only had the standard warranty I offset anyone which is 6 months. I mean they are buying a used saw that has been completely rebuilt with all new parts and they run like new and they have 6 months to use it and if anything happens that isn't just blatant misuse like his was then I repair the saw at my own expense. And the saw and warranty generally don't cost them more than $100. So if that saw makes it through the 6 month warranty they have more then gotten their moneys worth. And I have never had a saw come back. None except his, 18 months later after being extremely misused and abused. So after chewing him out for being an idiot and ungrateful I explained to him that the only reason I did anything at all was as a favor to our mother. And told him that I decided he needed a better saw that could handle how he ran it. And told him I sent him a special edition Husqvarna that I had gotten into the shop that the customer never came back for after I did the repair. I told him it looks a little different than the regular ones but it should be fine. Mom said he was well past livid when he opened the case and found a Poulan wild thing spray painted caution orange with Husqvarna stenciled on it. I think it served him exactly right. There was a note in with the saw that told him that I would not be warranting that saw and he was in his own when he tore it up because he thought he had a brother that would just fix it or give him another one that wasn't up to the challenge of working as hard as he did. To this day he can't understand why your can't run a $200 homeowner saw meant for cutting up a few limbs here and there the same way you can run a $1000 Stihl that's meant to be in the woods all day. To him a saw is a saw and he has no respect for any of them. And as I learned he has no respect for the person that gave it to him either. So that was the end of making sure he was taken care of in that end. His one off Husqvarna is still running. But he gets some odd looks and even odder comments.
Nice Story, but you are right doing so
@@MikePate1975 If it's 'idling' too fast, it's not idling.
@@MikePate1975How rude to write a book in the comments section. No one cares about your stories. STFU! Be more considerate of Chicanics channel and listen to her and you might learn something.
@@OneWildTurkey why is there a screw called idle adjustment?
I'm pretty sure most people would consider the idle of an engine the slowest speed it will run out without operating the throttle, that same style of clutch is used on scooters and mopeds where it is common to change the springs for the clutch meaning you could have a higher idle and still no movement is it idling then? What about cars with electronic fuel injection if the ECU is commanding an idle stated specifically in the computer as an idle that's out of spec is it still idling even though it's at idle speed according to the computer is the computer wrong or the engineers who designed it? I'm simply stating I don't agree with your conclusion per se
You are awesome. Thanks for all you do
Great video! Reminded me to check other things 1st.
Good job. Y`all rock.
Good one!! Thanks...
Awesome!
GREAT VIDEO THANKS
I work on a lot of cut off saws Stihl ts410s and a lot of the time it's clutch springs that are broken. New subscriber, enjoying the videos.
An unrelated topic for us older folks to watch out for on newer chainsaws to watch out for is:Is the chainbrake on? To say the least saws don't start or run well with that on. On old saws that piece is just a hand guard..
Good one
Thanks for the info! 👍
Nice video ,as always ,thanks ! Having a 22 year old Echo CS 3000 that has never given me a problem starting or running ! It has worked like a commercial saw due to my not having $ for a bigger saw and heating my house solely with wood only for many years ! I am almost ashamed to admit ,I sharpen my chains and run good Echo Or Stihl Syn Oil only . It is the original bar that I have dressed numerous times ! I did a compression test on it the other day and it immediately comes up to around 90 psi and 120 after couple pulls ! Should I just run it till it blows or would something like a carb rebuild help it some ! Still starts good ,little tired after all these years ,but so is the guy running it ! Just wondered if it's best kept as reserve back up status ! Your opinion highly valued ! My Stihl MS 250 is my daily driver and works hard always ,never let me down ! Thanks for your videos!
Great video - Stay safe.
Good show
ive been cursing at my machines fr two years ... this video helped ... i had to apologize to my machines after i changed to putting the right fuel in... thanks
You go girl 👏 😮😅..thanks for another informative session...cb
The clutch was the first thing that came into my head. I must be a better mechanic than I thought.
I thought clutch too. And I'm just a computer janitor...
Good info