Nobody is born with mechanical ability per se.. Some people are just incredibly lazy or not interested. Anyone can be handy if they put effort into it and want to learn for themselves.
I wish there was a school I could attend that showed us how to do a tune up an oil change how to fix basic electrical problems how to assemble a car engine and a lawn mower Edger etc...but no..there are RUclips videos showing me instead but I won't learn electrical c rap on RUclips I electrocuted myself last year ...lol.,but I'm still fixing my own stuff...I'm a widower with one of six children left to raise...so fingers crossed I don't get bad directions on anything I fix from here on out lol.
Andy Lucas Couldn’t agree more. Growing up I was fortunate enough to have a father that was handy and took the time to teach me a few things. Today it seems too many fathers aren’t in the home and those that are don’t take the time to teach their children how to do things. Just another reason why I believe schools need to bring back shop class. Anyway, Nathan great video thanks for sharing.
True. However, not every lawn and garden equipment are "gems". Higher priced equipment tends to have more quality and more likely people will take care of it and have it repaired. People by "cheap" and you get what you pay for and just dump it. I have seen videos of newer equipment and repair. Complete junk, made in China with plastic internal engine parts. Not worth it.
So my hot date asked me what I did today over dinner, I told her "I watched some guy clean a lawn mower". Never seen someone so confused, hope she will call me back.
I am a woman & grew up repairing lawnmowers w/my brother & mowing lawns for extra cash. I watched this to check out the mechanicals of these newer mowers.
Murray is the house brand at Wal-Mart. Most likely, someone ran this for a few seasons, left it out in the rain for a few winters and then either left it after they left the property that they were renting or took it to the scrap yard.
The neighbor threw one away last week. It was newer than mine. I thought about grabbing it and at least swapping decks. Now I wish I had at least pulled the cord. He seemed to have more money than sense. It probably just needed a carb clean.
Me and my uncle use to pick up lawn equipment we found on Craigslist and what not for free. Most were nothing more then debris gunked up carb or the pull string recoil. Shame that's a easy fix and people just toss them out.
Thank you. So nice to watch a repair video with no "um's" and "ah's" and vertigo inducing camera work, that obviously will inspire some watchers to tackle saving their own lawnmower or their neighbour's. You the Man!!!
Hi, never mind the critics, you put together a good video with no time wasted and clearly showing all your stages. I've rescued lots of stuff like this that people throw away and I have stopped being surprised at their wastefulness now.That carb is a new one on me so thanks very much for sharing. Best regards from an old geezer in Ireland.
He did, he has a video on a Troy-Bilt one. Though you wouldn't want to power wash a lawn mower because water would likely get into places it shouldn't. The air brush he used was perfect for the job.
Nathan Anderson I love playing video games and making videos on my channel. I’m currently rebuilding the engine then I’m gonna weld some stuff on the shopping kart and hopefully it will work. How is your bike coming on?
My husband does this too. Amazing what people throw away where we live. Too much money and no mechanical skills. He saves them, fixes them and sells them. Same with bikes.
I done this type of thing to a early 90s weed eater and it still runs today powerfull beast that can still compete with today's equipment, thanks carnt wait to watch more thank you
I've done this for probably close to 10 mowers this year that I found in the trash. Investing in an ultrasonic cleaner to clean the carb has been life-changing, and I highly recommend it. No disassembly, just remove and insert. It's like magic. Cool video man, keep on wrenchin'!
Plastic carbs were a ahing with Briggs in the 80´s already, however they were ok back then. The got very crappy around 1990/1991 when the put the primer on. Now they are even worse.
Same here, I've worked on these engines since the 60's, if it really is a Briggs I've never had a problem getting them running again. I also learned SEA FOAM gas stabilizer. Keeps the gas from gumming up the carburetor. The 4 on the engine cover, what is that supposed to mean, certainly not 4.5 hp? That is one big motor for such a small piece of crap Murray... but I would gladly rebuild that machine, and use it for the next 20 years, bought my last mower in 1987, I've thought about changing the oil once, but I went and sat down instead. The air filter is a different story, they crumble at some point, don't want that to get into the carb. The first time I used the brand new mower I hit a rock and it clunked for a couple of years. I finally thought I might have bent the blade. Replaced the blade runs perfectly. I have sheared the flywheel key once and replaced it. The next time I sheared the key, I just moved the flywheel back into place tighten the nut, that was about 5 years ago. I keep thinking one day I might have to move that flywheel again, don't think I will ever buy another key for it. It works better to just not hit things with it.
I visit the scrap yard and do the same thing lol. I can't come up with a better reason than it's relaxing, keeps my mind busy, and you kind of get attached to each project! At least I do lol. Great video and thanks for sharing.
Great work my friend! I know too many people that would either A) throw money at someone to do simple repairs for them or B) just toss it out. As others have said, it pays to learn about your equipment
Never take a carb off always always try fresh fuel first and see if it will go also try easy start to get it off the ground if no luck then go to the carb but in most instances better just to get a new carb very cheap I get mine from China never fails even on Honda engines have done 4 mowers now and all ok still I cut grass for a living so my mowers work hard still no problem !!!!!!!!!!!thank you ................
Ditto, got one yesterday. The twist is, no work required, not even cleaning. Just put gas and there was oil already filled up. Started on first try, first pull. Happens so often for me.
Many years ago, my father bought a Briggs and Stratton mower from Sears to replace a Toro. Started the first time but afterwards, the mower wouldn't start so I figured out it was a carburetor problem. I did the same as you and spray carburetor cleaner in it and it started. It always needed to be primed every time we used it. After about 2 years of always fussing with the mower it stopped all together and wouldn't start, we gave up and bought a Tecumseh mower which started every time. I now own Honda mowers and I would never buy a B&S mower. According to a mower salesman at the time, B&S built unreliable mowers. In our case, it was true. I'm sure the junk yard has plenty of discarded B&S mowers for you work on and after awhile you may donate this one. Thanks for the video.
Nathan , You are a man after my own heart , Yes I too love saving good machinery from the scrap yard , and yes it takes time , ( not money ) ,to correct the misdeeds of those who have , :No Idea", of what is wrong with the great product they purchased , plus I believe that if a person has no real knowledge of the the machine of which he/she has purchased , then get someone ( who knows what he is doing to fix/or repair !
It really is amazing how many people don't run the fuel out of their machines at the end of the season. But, good for me because I always get their stuff for cheap, and it costs me a $3.00 bottle of carb cleaner and 10 minutes.
I’m 65yrs old an I have always been a FIY kind of guy.I get it from my dad.It is amazing what people throw away simply because they have no knowledge to fix. Utube has all the howto vids u need.These small engines can be repaired easily, your friend or neighbor will appreciate it also.
A can of engine start sure does wonders. Great video. I enjoyed just watching you clean up that Made in the USA mower. Don't even look like the same mower.
Great JOB, Well Done. Another One Saved From The Scrap Yard. People Don't Realize That There Are A Lot Of Good Parts On These , Even If You Don't Get Them Running. A Lot Of Valuable Parts That Us Mower Mechanics Would Love To Have Available In Case We Can't Buy These Parts At A Later Date. You Should Never Throw These Away If You Fix Mowers
Doing this just for fun, this is my favorite kind of mower. Treated like hell and abused and then you make it all happy . . . and it doesn't bite you, the way puppies do, who have gone through the same thing. Rather than pry up the carburetor jets (the white parts) with a screwdriver, go into the throat and push down. Then you don't scratch or gouge anything.
Those mowers are tough as hell! I've got the same one had it for 5 years now. Bought it brand new and then it was in the flood. But took the carb, drained old oil out cleaned everything and she still runs! Gotta love a Murray. Shocking though since it's a Briggs and Stratton engine
I have a yardworks, briggs, that was given to me. My mother upgraded,so I took it off her hands. She had it for 9 years, then Ive had it for 8 years. Ive never changed the spark plug, only put oil in it once, and never cleaned the carb. Use reg gas, and I have always left it outside everyday during those years. Good old Canadian cold winters. Guess what, it starts with a prime on first pull everytime. Blows my mind. I also run over branches that stall it out, rocks, etc. Never sharpen the blade either. Shes a unicorn 👍.
I performed surgery on this very same plastic carburetor for my big brother last month. The two different bolt sizes was a pain in the rear! He says it's still starting on the first pull...and he appreciates his little sister being a back yard mechanic.
Glad that your doing these mower repairs. The local shop charges the price of a basic power mower for a "tune up" , which is probably fair. If I do it myself, I'm in for parts, aggravation, oil, aggravation, injury, aggravation, but I'll get there eventually. Thank you and Bruce Pender. Narragansett Bay
Fantastic! In Scotland / UK people try and sell junk mowers for way more than they're worth (essentially nothing!). I bought an old Victa mower which was running when I got it, and then just about everything failed. Took a bit of work to get it back, but I think it's worth it. Only got a bit more to do with the grass catcher, but new blades and serviced the carb, new parts for it and seals, new throttle cable too. More than I bought in to but they are legendary mowers!
YES HELL YEAAAAH!!! . I def would do that. I hunt for them all the time on the day before trash night out at the curb. I find em clean em, replace carbs and sell em. Nice job on this one. Love your restoration work. Its like BRAND NEW!!! love it.
Nice video. As long as the shaft isn't bent, all the rest is pretty easy to fix. You can buy new carbs on E-Bay for less than 10 bucks. They work great and all parts inside are new. Just a thought.
I love these videos for 2 reasons. One it gives my the confidence that I can do this also because I never had anyone to teach me so now I grabbed a few lawnmowers and am going to see if I can fix them up and 2nd reason is I do not have a shop so I am doing this all in my very small shed =). Thanks for taking the time to do the video I know it takes a much longer time then just doing the job really appreciate it.
i have 10 mowers (most vintage) that i got for free. my friend bought a brand new one 4 years ago and it worked for 1 year and he let it sit out with gas, it has been sitting for 3 years. i might rescue it soon.
With the retirement of the neighborhood guy who could ix anything, someone had to step in. Videos like yours and others really help me. Since April I've found or be given five mowers, saving 3 and 1/2 of them. The 1/2 is a work in progress. Narragansett Bay.
Can't believe people throw old mowers away; they're so easy to fix. Even if you don't need a mower they're still good for a few bucks or a backup etc.🤪
Well with this virus keeping me home I've been able to finally get to my pile of free stuff I've collected over the last five years. After going through the mess and cleaning up various stuff like mowers, tractors, tillers, ect. I've made over $3500.00 in the last month selling those unwanted trashed items and it really helped offset the lack of income I've had to experience due to the stay at home orders. Bonus was getting the barn cleaned out for a new batch of thrown away stuff that nobody bothers to clean or repair.
I really like that your keeping these mowers out of landfills. If these old mowers can be fixed and continued to work they should. I leaned a lot from watching this. Thanks! I’m subscribing!
I had a real sense of accomplishment watching you take apart and put back together whatever part of the mower that was. Really interesting! Great video!
Didn't know this would be something I would enjoy doing,now my neighbors come a calling and I do the damn thing!So far I've fixed and restored over 67 lawn mowers(7 riding mowers)only two came back for farther inspection and I fix those as well,I'm pump,but still consider myself a rookie though!
When you see plastic carbs, the industry is telling us all one thing. Cordless units are taking over, so let’s make the gas engines as cheap as we can. For their days are numbered! Great video by the way!!
Al Gorel plastic carburetors are not new. I’ve seen them in the 70s on lawnboy mowers. Even on the older “good” Briggs engines and they still work. The idea is they are not prone to corrosion.
I did the same thing with a weed eater the other day been left out in the rain for 2 yrs. Cleaned the carb and to my surprise it ran. Good job man hope the mower lasts a long time for ya.
Nice! I do the same thing as a retirement hobby...sell them on craigs for 20 or 30 bucks......it is usually a carb prob like you had, but I have had two of them so far that have been overfilled with oil...oil pissing out the mufflers...locking up one of the engines........both ran fine after a proper oil change......people in my town leave them at the curb for trash day..
Yup when mowing lawns you gotta have a spare in case of break down. That only seems to happen far away from the shop on the other side of town though...
The best one I have is a 40+ year old snow blower with a 6 hp Tecumseh. After changing the magneto and resetting the timing (points and condenser), it runs like a clock.
Job well done, a few hours of labor and boom. One man’s junk is another’s man’s treasure. I love tinkering with old “throw away” lawn equipment, ran across some really good stuff, some junk but hey, twisting wrenches is fun therapy. Keep your mind sharp.
The classic compression, spark, fuel test series of tests. Well done, I’m rebuilding a old Suzuki 2 stoke on a Toro. Parts are crazy expensive because it’s an early 80’s, but those things are so awesome.
and you can get a spark tester and compression tester on amazon for $20. I would never buy an engine that wouldn't at least fire for a couple seconds on starter fluid unless i knew it had a bad spark plug
I have a 52 year old BOBCAT** the bed is made out of 3/8 and 1/2 aluim. steel wheels with grease fittings//carb rebuilt, new org. yellow/orange paint job and new decals* looks and runs like new.**DR KEL
Many people just run them till the spark plug stops working. They put gas in them over and over, Never changing the oil, never changing the air filter. They just run them till they wont start. I have got many old lawn mowers running after people throw them away. One had me stumped. It had black sludge clogging the muffler pipe. I took the head off, and the engine was filled with black sludge. After i cleaned it out, It started right up.
I'm a new comer to your channel. I absolutely love watching you bring those old lawn mowers back to life to live a useful life once again.....Bravo! Just subscribed and I'm looking forward tore lawn mower restorations 👍👏👍
I have a little ole KMart special lawnmower that I got from a recycling center. Someone dropped it off because it was “broken”. All it needed was fuel. That was almost 15 years ago. I’ve been using it ever since.
I own one for almost four decades, using it twice a month, turned it over a few time to removed the blade to sharpen the blade... but my don’t even got that much dirt on it.
My neighbor showed up a week ago with a 1988 Lawnboy mower. It is electric start and has the bagger. I noticed the plastic plate was snapped and the rod for supporting the bag is missing but honestly, a trip to the homedepot for a piece of metal rod works. I am doing to epoxy the plastic plate together after pinning it together. I was shocked at this mowers over all condition. Other than some paint touch ups and I sharpened the blade. The battery reads 12.35, so its eather been replaced or its a miracle. I am going to hit goodwill for a wall wort charger because the charger wasnt with it. I think it must have a self charging system. I am always amazed at how long a two cycle mower will last over todays crap. I may even sell my Honda Harmony and keep this old smoky stover! If I cannot sell it, I think I will keep it. I can still get parts for it too.
Damn, good one! Turned out sleek and looks like a new mower! Congrats!! Nice to see others willing to take things down and make them into what they’re supposed to be.
Every mower I've ever personally owned has been given to me for free. Like this one, all it usually takes is a little time and effort and they run like new. In my experience, the engine will usually outlast the rest of the mower. Running it without oil is about all that will break one. Other than that, 99% of the time, its something simple like the carb being gunked up or spark plug has gone bad, because the carb is gunked up lol.
Great job, but starting it without the air filter and cover annoyed me for some reason. It amazes me how some people can disassemble and reassemble a carburetor with that much ease.
I picked up a Honda that was on the curb. Owner said it had trouble with it, leaking oil and other problems. It was nasty with oil all over. I took it home since it was almost same model as mine. I started it and it was fine. I think oil cap was not tight when he used it. The last time. Blades where all messed up. So I cleaned it and put new oil, adjusted the self propel and it rinsed perfect .
So satisfying to watch. Last time I cleaned a carb was on an old beat up Kawasaki motorcycle - about 25 years ago. Great feeling to get them running, though!
Lots of free or cheap lawn equipment can be obtained. I got a non running lawn mower from a pawn store cheap, the guide for the shut off cable was loose. Got a free leaf blower, starter cord assembly was gunked up and had to be cleaned. Free edger, needed new fuel line, filter, and bulb. I paid about $10 for edger parts, others were running with no out of pocket expense.
I just done a repair like this. It was on a poulan pro push mower. Some idiot put weed eater fuel in it and tried firing it. All I done was clean the tank and the carburetor which is just like the one on here. Then put it all together, put new fuel in it. And it fired in three pulls and ran. Running like a champ now. ((Keep in mind, this hasn’t ran in over three years before it was fixed)) some people’s trash is another’s treasure.
I feel sorry for people with no mechanical ability. They miss out on that feeling of satisfaction, and accomplishment that comes from a job well done.
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Nobody is born with mechanical ability per se.. Some people are just incredibly lazy or not interested. Anyone can be handy if they put effort into it and want to learn for themselves.
I bet you love taking huge dumps and read the paper you bitch nigga
I wish there was a school I could attend that showed us how to do a tune up an oil change how to fix basic electrical problems how to assemble a car engine and a lawn mower Edger etc...but no..there are RUclips videos showing me instead but I won't learn electrical c rap on RUclips I electrocuted myself last year ...lol.,but I'm still fixing my own stuff...I'm a widower with one of six children left to raise...so fingers crossed I don't get bad directions on anything I fix from here on out lol.
Andy Lucas Couldn’t agree more. Growing up I was fortunate enough to have a father that was handy and took the time to teach me a few things. Today it seems too many fathers aren’t in the home and those that are don’t take the time to teach their children how to do things. Just another reason why I believe schools need to bring back shop class. Anyway, Nathan great video thanks for sharing.
I work on small engines and you'd be amazed what people throw away just because they can't figure out how to clean a carb..thanks for the vid
You are soooooooo right! ;D
I've found about 3 with broken blades. Only one of those had sheered its flyw key.
5 minute job
True. However, not every lawn and garden equipment are "gems". Higher priced equipment tends to have more quality and more likely people will take care of it and have it repaired. People by "cheap" and you get what you pay for and just dump it. I have seen videos of newer equipment and repair. Complete junk, made in China with plastic internal engine parts. Not worth it.
And that is why I spent 2 years at a school for small engine repair and best part my highschool payed for it
So my hot date asked me what I did today over dinner, I told her "I watched some guy clean a lawn mower". Never seen someone so confused, hope she will call me back.
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I am a woman & grew up repairing lawnmowers w/my brother & mowing lawns for extra cash. I watched this to check out the mechanicals of these newer mowers.
Well, did she call you back???
Looks like a lightly use mower that someone threw dirt on.
I agree
By 'someone' you mean the uploader right?
There is no rust, or chips in the paint, or scratches. I call fake
@@jeremyparke7066 You haven't met some of the know nothings that live in surburbia these days!
Murray is the house brand at Wal-Mart. Most likely, someone ran this for a few seasons, left it out in the rain for a few winters and then either left it after they left the property that they were renting or took it to the scrap yard.
The neighbor threw one away last week. It was newer than mine. I thought about grabbing it and at least swapping decks. Now I wish I had at least pulled the cord. He seemed to have more money than sense. It probably just needed a carb clean.
Me and my uncle use to pick up lawn equipment we found on Craigslist and what not for free. Most were nothing more then debris gunked up carb or the pull string recoil. Shame that's a easy fix and people just toss them out.
I just picked one up a week ago that someone put out on the street. I haven't tried this before, but I hope it works out.
Thank you. So nice to watch a repair video with no "um's" and "ah's" and vertigo inducing camera work, that obviously will inspire some watchers to tackle saving their own lawnmower or their neighbour's. You the Man!!!
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Hi, never mind the critics, you put together a good video with no time wasted and clearly showing all your stages. I've rescued lots of stuff like this that people throw away and I have stopped being surprised at their wastefulness now.That carb is a new one on me so thanks very much for sharing. Best regards from an old geezer in Ireland.
I love working on small engines I got a yard machine garden tiller back running this week with a bad carb and broke exhaust awesome video
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@@FixingWithPassion yes sir that's really good for a 17 year old in 11 the grade not many kids like me
you should find a free pressure washer, it would cut down on your clean up time
He did, he has a video on a Troy-Bilt one. Though you wouldn't want to power wash a lawn mower because water would likely get into places it shouldn't. The air brush he used was perfect for the job.
@@TheDylanmorrison it's a lawn mower worth 50 bucks a little water isn't going to damage it
Well, it might actually damage it, but since it's only worth 50 bucks, it wouldn't matter too much... to most people.
@@TheDylanmorrison only way it could be damaged is if it got into the carb witch is covered
I love watching someone give a neglected, rejected "thing" the TLC it need to become fully functioning and useful again.
One of the best restoration videos I’ve seen. Really enjoyed it. Thank you!
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Now that's a man that appreciates the value of a dollar.
I'm a 12 year old kid and I love this kind of thing GREAT VIDEO ☺
@@trackeroutdoors06 good luck and hope you acheive it but try and find a small engine that is lateral shaft and not horizontsl. Good luck
Nathan Anderson I have a 125cc 4 stroke lawn mower engine that i am going to put on a shopping kart.
Nathan Anderson I love playing video games and making videos on my channel. I’m currently rebuilding the engine then I’m gonna weld some stuff on the shopping kart and hopefully it will work. How is your bike coming on?
Nobody cares what age you are.
Monokuma no one asked u to comment
My husband does this too. Amazing what people throw away where we live. Too much money and no mechanical skills. He saves them, fixes them and sells them. Same with bikes.
I know right!!
I done this type of thing to a early 90s weed eater and it still runs today powerfull beast that can still compete with today's equipment, thanks carnt wait to watch more thank you
I've done this for probably close to 10 mowers this year that I found in the trash. Investing in an ultrasonic cleaner to clean the carb has been life-changing, and I highly recommend it. No disassembly, just remove and insert. It's like magic. Cool video man, keep on wrenchin'!
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It's a Briggs sure it will run again. Good job fixing it up.
I had no idea, or never seen a plastic carb! Made it look so easy motor man! Great video and sound track was hitting too!
You should have a look at Victa carbs. All plastic, and my dad had them since the 80s.
Rather than pry up the jets (the white parts) with a screwdriver, go into the throat and push down. Then you don't scratch or gouge anything.
Plastic carbs were a ahing with Briggs in the 80´s already, however they were ok back then. The got very crappy around 1990/1991 when the put the primer on. Now they are even worse.
Yeah that is odd.. first plastic carb I’ve seen as well.. the Briggs and Stratton sticker made me pretty confident that it’d run again.
Same here, I've worked on these engines since the 60's, if it really is a Briggs I've never had a problem getting them running again. I also learned SEA FOAM gas stabilizer. Keeps the gas from gumming up the carburetor. The 4 on the engine cover, what is that supposed to mean, certainly not 4.5 hp? That is one big motor for such a small piece of crap Murray... but I would gladly rebuild that machine, and use it for the next 20 years, bought my last mower in 1987, I've thought about changing the oil once, but I went and sat down instead. The air filter is a different story, they crumble at some point, don't want that to get into the carb. The first time I used the brand new mower I hit a rock and it clunked for a couple of years. I finally thought I might have bent the blade. Replaced the blade runs perfectly. I have sheared the flywheel key once and replaced it. The next time I sheared the key, I just moved the flywheel back into place tighten the nut, that was about 5 years ago. I keep thinking one day I might have to move that flywheel again, don't think I will ever buy another key for it. It works better to just not hit things with it.
I visit the scrap yard and do the same thing lol. I can't come up with a better reason than it's relaxing, keeps my mind busy, and you kind of get attached to each project! At least I do lol. Great video and thanks for sharing.
So true!
The mower is thanking you, for giving it a chance, unlike the person that threw it away.
Great work my friend! I know too many people that would either A) throw money at someone to do simple repairs for them or B) just toss it out. As others have said, it pays to learn about your equipment
Guess I'll be doing some more soon:)
Never take a carb off always always try fresh fuel first and see if it will go also try easy start to get it off the ground if no luck then go to the carb
but in most instances better just to get a new carb very cheap I get mine from China never fails even on Honda engines have done
4 mowers now and all ok still I cut grass for a living so my mowers work hard still no problem !!!!!!!!!!!thank you ................
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I haven't bought a mower in years either. I get all brands out of the trash and 99% work.
Ditto, got one yesterday. The twist is, no work required, not even cleaning. Just put gas and there was oil already filled up. Started on first try, first pull. Happens so often for me.
@@ahmedhusseinny yeah I've come across those as well. I've gotten mowers from people who said it doesn't run. I take it home and it starts right up.
Many years ago, my father bought a Briggs and Stratton mower from Sears to replace a Toro. Started the first time but afterwards, the mower wouldn't start so I figured out it was a carburetor problem. I did the same as you and spray carburetor cleaner in it and it started. It always needed to be primed every time we used it. After about 2 years of always fussing with the mower it stopped all together and wouldn't start, we gave up and bought a Tecumseh mower which started every time. I now own Honda mowers and I would never buy a B&S mower. According to a mower salesman at the time, B&S built unreliable mowers. In our case, it was true. I'm sure the junk yard has plenty of discarded B&S mowers for you work on and after awhile you may donate this one. Thanks for the video.
Great story!!
Sounded pretty darn good when it got started. Excellent job, it was cool to watch. Thanks
Nathan , You are a man after my own heart , Yes I too love saving good machinery from the scrap yard , and yes it takes time , ( not money ) ,to correct the misdeeds of those who have , :No Idea", of what is wrong with the great product they purchased , plus I believe that if a person has no real knowledge of the the machine of which he/she has purchased , then get someone ( who knows what he is doing to fix/or repair !
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My guess is bad gas left from previous year. Use it up at end of season. Buy new gas in spring
It really is amazing how many people don't run the fuel out of their machines at the end of the season. But, good for me because I always get their stuff for cheap, and it costs me a $3.00 bottle of carb cleaner and 10 minutes.
@@engineknock5040 run the engine until it smokes from the sta-bil. That way you know the fuel in the carb is treated too.
I’m 65yrs old an I have always been a FIY kind of guy.I get it from my dad.It is amazing what people throw away simply because they have no knowledge to fix. Utube has all the howto vids u need.These small engines can be repaired easily, your friend or neighbor will appreciate it also.
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A can of engine start sure does wonders. Great video. I enjoyed just watching you clean up that Made in the USA mower. Don't even look like the same mower.
Thnaks!!
Great JOB, Well Done. Another One Saved From The Scrap Yard. People Don't Realize That There Are A Lot Of Good Parts On These , Even If You Don't Get Them Running. A Lot Of Valuable Parts That Us Mower Mechanics Would Love To Have Available In Case We Can't Buy These Parts At A Later Date. You Should Never Throw These Away If You Fix Mowers
Truth!!
Doing this just for fun, this is my favorite kind of mower. Treated like hell and abused and then you make it all happy . . . and it doesn't bite you, the way puppies do, who have gone through the same thing.
Rather than pry up the carburetor jets (the white parts) with a screwdriver, go into the throat and push down. Then you don't scratch or gouge anything.
I dont know how you treat your puppies but most of us treat them decent
Those mowers are tough as hell! I've got the same one had it for 5 years now. Bought it brand new and then it was in the flood. But took the carb, drained old oil out cleaned everything and she still runs! Gotta love a Murray. Shocking though since it's a Briggs and Stratton engine
I know right!!
I have a yardworks, briggs, that was given to me. My mother upgraded,so I took it off her hands. She had it for 9 years, then Ive had it for 8 years. Ive never changed the spark plug, only put oil in it once, and never cleaned the carb. Use reg gas, and I have always left it outside everyday during those years. Good old Canadian cold winters.
Guess what, it starts with a prime on first pull everytime. Blows my mind. I also run over branches that stall it out, rocks, etc. Never sharpen the blade either. Shes a unicorn 👍.
Nice!!!
I performed surgery on this very same plastic carburetor for my big brother last month. The two different bolt sizes was a pain in the rear! He says it's still starting on the first pull...and he appreciates his little sister being a back yard mechanic.
Glad that your doing these mower repairs. The local shop charges the price of a basic power mower for a "tune up" , which is probably fair. If I do it myself, I'm in for parts, aggravation, oil, aggravation, injury, aggravation, but I'll get there eventually. Thank you and Bruce Pender. Narragansett Bay
But the satisfaction of fixing something feels good! Just take pictures as you disassemble things, go slow, and you'll get the results eventually!
Fantastic! In Scotland / UK people try and sell junk mowers for way more than they're worth (essentially nothing!). I bought an old Victa mower which was running when I got it, and then just about everything failed. Took a bit of work to get it back, but I think it's worth it. Only got a bit more to do with the grass catcher, but new blades and serviced the carb, new parts for it and seals, new throttle cable too. More than I bought in to but they are legendary mowers!
I do the cleaning last in case it isn’t repairable
YES HELL YEAAAAH!!! . I def would do that. I hunt for them all the time on the day before trash night out at the curb. I find em clean em, replace carbs and sell em. Nice job on this one. Love your restoration work. Its like BRAND NEW!!! love it.
I gots 3 more today free!!
Nice video. As long as the shaft isn't bent, all the rest is pretty easy to fix. You can buy new carbs on E-Bay for less than 10 bucks. They work great and all parts inside are new. Just a thought.
Yea that was my biggest concern. But it worked out great! Thanks for watching!
I love these videos for 2 reasons. One it gives my the confidence that I can do this also because I never had anyone to teach me so now I grabbed a few lawnmowers and am going to see if I can fix them up and 2nd reason is I do not have a shop so I am doing this all in my very small shed =). Thanks for taking the time to do the video I know it takes a much longer time then just doing the job really appreciate it.
i have 10 mowers (most vintage) that i got for free. my friend bought a brand new one 4 years ago and it worked for 1 year and he let it sit out with gas, it has been sitting for 3 years. i might rescue it soon.
Looks so much better now!
paint the wheels gold and lower it.
Put air shocks on it and bounce the front end as you mow.
@@richardhatt6541 lol
Put a loud, rude horn on too. 🔊📣🎶📡
Flame paint job.
Man, just take the wheel's off and throw them away you don't need them !
With the retirement of the neighborhood guy who could ix anything, someone had to step in. Videos like yours and others really help me. Since April I've found or be given five mowers, saving 3 and 1/2 of them. The 1/2 is a work in progress. Narragansett Bay.
Can't believe people throw old mowers away; they're so easy to fix. Even if you don't need a mower they're still good for a few bucks or a backup etc.🤪
Well with this virus keeping me home I've been able to finally get to my pile of free stuff I've collected over the last five years. After going through the mess and cleaning up various stuff like mowers, tractors, tillers, ect. I've made over $3500.00 in the last month selling those unwanted trashed items and it really helped offset the lack of income I've had to experience due to the stay at home orders. Bonus was getting the barn cleaned out for a new batch of thrown away stuff that nobody bothers to clean or repair.
Heck yea!!
Run with it! $3500 is a nice start
amazing how you take something soo intimidating looking and make it look soo simple
I was almost not going to do it when I saw it upside down in the back of a junk truck. Then I thought...why not...And I'm glad I did!
I really like that your keeping these mowers out of landfills. If these old mowers can be fixed and continued to work they should. I leaned a lot from watching this. Thanks! I’m subscribing!
That was really satisfying watching you fix that ! Well done dude 🤙
I had a real sense of accomplishment watching you take apart and put back together whatever part of the mower that was. Really interesting! Great video!
Thanks!!
Those carbs are well designed even if they are plastic and easy to work on ...Cheers 🍺🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great!
Didn't know this would be something I would enjoy doing,now my neighbors come a calling and I do the damn thing!So far I've fixed and restored over 67 lawn mowers(7 riding mowers)only two came back for farther inspection and I fix those as well,I'm pump,but still consider myself a rookie though!
That's Great!!
When you see plastic carbs, the industry is telling us all one thing. Cordless units are taking over, so let’s make the gas engines as cheap as we can. For their days are numbered! Great video by the way!!
Have you seen the plastic camshafts and gears inside these junk engines?
Pro1er China ran out of steel. LOL
Al Gorel plastic carburetors are not new. I’ve seen them in the 70s on lawnboy mowers. Even on the older “good” Briggs engines and they still work. The idea is they are not prone to corrosion.
Pro1er they’ve been doing that for decades. I hardly see these engines fail because of that.
Only see plastic on residential, homeowner type mowers. Want heavy duty look into commercial grade.
I did the same thing with a weed eater the other day been left out in the rain for 2 yrs. Cleaned the carb and to my surprise it ran. Good job man hope the mower lasts a long time for ya.
Nice!!
Does everyone on RUclips get their background music from 1970s era porn movies??
Yes, its sooooo relaxing!
Nathan Rohrbough 😂😂👍
And mustaches
With a good bottle of lotion.
Probably from the free music catalog that youtube provides
I have that lawn mower..... 7 years and runs like the first day. I love it
You made that thing look brand new before even trying to fix it! Good for you
Did you do an oil change I hope?
Nice! I do the same thing as a retirement hobby...sell them on craigs for 20 or 30 bucks......it is usually a carb prob like you had, but I have had two of them so far that have been overfilled with oil...oil pissing out the mufflers...locking up one of the engines........both ran fine after a proper oil change......people in my town leave them at the curb for trash day..
I do this to supplement my income. I get average of $100 for them. Have 20 in my yard to fix when I get a chance. Mow lawns too and carry 2 with me
Yup when mowing lawns you gotta have a spare in case of break down. That only seems to happen far away from the shop on the other side of town though...
Not a huge fan of plastic carburetors but they work ok 👌 I prefer the “all metal” ones
Same!
It is a sickness. I do the same thing..
Frunk Leduch as do I, now have 7 in the yard.
Same here I just got a free snowblower from a relative who no longer wanted before that to antique Rototillers for free
For free and antique are my favorite words and together there twice as nice
Spirit of the wolf Bush Wiccan if it has Briggs it’ll run 👌
The best one I have is a 40+ year old snow blower with a 6 hp Tecumseh. After changing the magneto and resetting the timing (points and condenser), it runs like a clock.
Job well done, a few hours of labor and boom. One man’s junk is another’s man’s treasure. I love tinkering with old “throw away” lawn equipment, ran across some really good stuff, some junk but hey, twisting wrenches is fun therapy. Keep your mind sharp.
I usetoo junk them,but way more money to be made by fixing and selling them
The classic compression, spark, fuel test series of tests. Well done, I’m rebuilding a old Suzuki 2 stoke on a Toro. Parts are crazy expensive because it’s an early 80’s, but those things are so awesome.
and you can get a spark tester and compression tester on amazon for $20. I would never buy an engine that wouldn't at least fire for a couple seconds on starter fluid unless i knew it had a bad spark plug
I might get one and have some fun with it ;)
I have a 52 year old BOBCAT** the bed is made out of 3/8 and 1/2 aluim. steel wheels with grease fittings//carb rebuilt, new org.
yellow/orange paint job and new decals* looks and runs like new.**DR KEL
Many people just run them till the spark plug stops working.
They put gas in them over and over, Never changing the oil, never changing the air filter.
They just run them till they wont start.
I have got many old lawn mowers running after people throw them away.
One had me stumped.
It had black sludge clogging the muffler pipe.
I took the head off, and the engine was filled with black sludge.
After i cleaned it out, It started right up.
FYI: Oil and blade cleaning was done off camera. Wanted to keep video from getting long. Maybe next time I'll include it in future videos
YAAY! A-PLUS!
Yes i would like to see that
personally, i like the videos where you're talking, i learn more about how these things work. getting ready to tackle my first mower restore soon.
What did you spray at the end to help it start?
@@robertbowers2190 is sprayed carb cleaner to help it start
I'm a new comer to your channel. I absolutely love watching you bring those old lawn mowers back to life to live a useful life once again.....Bravo! Just subscribed and I'm looking forward tore lawn mower restorations 👍👏👍
;D
I wish I could work that fast.
Coffee, black, thick.
Roscoe Someone timelapse dude!
I have a little ole KMart special lawnmower that I got from a recycling center. Someone dropped it off because it was “broken”. All it needed was fuel. That was almost 15 years ago. I’ve been using it ever since.
i usually avoid getting gasoline on my hands.. you just dump it right into your palm hahaha
I have a small glass on a Saturday night, does wonders in church the next day.
@@FixingWithPassion hahaha
This is a newer mower, with the plastic carburetor. No reason to throw it away, other than it won't start or stay running. Easy to fix. Good job!
Nice!!! Looking for more!
The mover is cleaner then his shoes
No offence
it was satisfying to watch 👍🏽
I own one for almost four decades, using it twice a month, turned it over a few time to removed the blade to sharpen the blade... but my don’t even got that much dirt on it.
I like the content and the way you present it.
My neighbor showed up a week ago with a 1988 Lawnboy mower. It is electric start and has the bagger. I noticed the plastic plate was snapped and the rod for supporting the bag is missing but honestly, a trip to the homedepot for a piece of metal rod works. I am doing to epoxy the plastic plate together after pinning it together. I was shocked at this mowers over all condition. Other than some paint touch ups and I sharpened the blade. The battery reads 12.35, so its eather been replaced or its a miracle. I am going to hit goodwill for a wall wort charger because the charger wasnt with it. I think it must have a self charging system. I am always amazed at how long a two cycle mower will last over todays crap. I may even sell my Honda Harmony and keep this old smoky stover! If I cannot sell it, I think I will keep it. I can still get parts for it too.
A Briggs and Stratton never quits!
Ours did lol
Yahhh always
Or else it would of started if they never quitty
Great job of cleaning up & recycling a good piece of equipment !👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Feel like he just got this out of the garage just been sitting
Damn, good one! Turned out sleek and looks like a new mower! Congrats!! Nice to see others willing to take things down and make them into what they’re supposed to be.
not a fan of background music and text in these type of videos. just my .02 cents
Every mower I've ever personally owned has been given to me for free. Like this one, all it usually takes is a little time and effort and they run like new. In my experience, the engine will usually outlast the rest of the mower. Running it without oil is about all that will break one. Other than that, 99% of the time, its something simple like the carb being gunked up or spark plug has gone bad, because the carb is gunked up lol.
I know right!!!
Great job, but starting it without the air filter and cover annoyed me for some reason.
It amazes me how some people can disassemble and reassemble a carburetor with that much ease.
Hugh Jinvaney it doesn’t matter if the air filter is on
Finn Campeau I know it doesn’t matter mechanically, it just bothers me visually. Whatever.
I picked up a Honda that was on the curb. Owner said it had trouble with it, leaking oil and other problems. It was nasty with oil all over. I took it home since it was almost same model as mine. I started it and it was fine. I think oil cap was not tight when he used it. The last time. Blades where all messed up. So I cleaned it and put new oil, adjusted the self propel and it rinsed perfect .
Great!!
Karl: "It ain't got no gas in it!"
See, Scooter? Karl always thinks of the simplest things first.
Slingblade for the win!
Umhmm biscuits-n-gravy mmhum!
So satisfying to watch. Last time I cleaned a carb was on an old beat up Kawasaki motorcycle - about 25 years ago. Great feeling to get them running, though!
let me guess. they put ethanol in it and it gunked up over the winter, tossed out in spring when it couldn't crank..
Actually, it was given to satan, he look at it and gave it back.
I've had the same mower for 5 years alwyas used ethanol gas and added Stabil storage to it , never had a problem
@@dylanclay2741 and you added something to it. most people dont know to use Stabil or similar product.
@@jetah50 that it true
Lots of free or cheap lawn equipment can be obtained. I got a non running lawn mower from a pawn store cheap, the guide for the shut off cable was loose. Got a free leaf blower, starter cord assembly was gunked up and had to be cleaned. Free edger, needed new fuel line, filter, and bulb. I paid about $10 for edger parts, others were running with no out of pocket expense.
What did you use to spray to make it start up?
Carb Cleaner....strangely.
Lebron Jordan i use wd-40
You shot it into the breather tube, I think it was just a coincidence it started on the next pull.
Pull a murray out of a dumpster 20 some yrs ago.
The gears were stripped on the self propel feature. Dad took that crap off and still uses it today.
Nice!!
I'll watch this over Game of Thrones any day.
Well it's not a bad video but I wouldn't go that far... Ain't no nice titties in this video.....! 😅
@@mikehorton3877 LoL, finally the real reason people watch GOT comes out. And it's what I thought. I agree.
I love working on old lawn mowers, there built a lot better than the newer models!
This is one hobby I would not mind doing when I retired. But, by then it all will be electric. Pfft.
I just done a repair like this. It was on a poulan pro push mower. Some idiot put weed eater fuel in it and tried firing it. All I done was clean the tank and the carburetor which is just like the one on here. Then put it all together, put new fuel in it. And it fired in three pulls and ran. Running like a champ now. ((Keep in mind, this hasn’t ran in over three years before it was fixed)) some people’s trash is another’s treasure.
Dude just spray it down with a pressure washer
Stone Gallimore that is a horrible idea
most folks dont know how to make repairs. thanks alot .
I find the music most distracting.
Stanley Thigpen I was turning it down when I found this comment
Enjoyed the video, great instructions, I liked the way everything is not perfect and you deal with the issues as you come across them. 👍
less music and more talking