I did not have the tool and tried the hard straws that I had around the house but those were too big and with no luck. I went to my miscellaneous home shelving in the garage and found the EXACT can of Great Stuff Gaps and Crack sealer!!!! It worked! Way too funny. Thanks!!!!!
Very Nice dawhitewabbit, I am retired right now and worked as a machinist, we always had to come up with ideas like this. Either make a tool for something or improvise to get where we need to get to. Yours had me smiling because of how we had to figure it out, had German printing presses to work on, cost for being down was unreal so we had to get them back up and running asap. Thanks got my Huskavarna 125b running great. Eddie
Thanks for the great video. I almost gave up and was gona buy a new weed wacker after changing the fuel lines and the filter. but after seeing your video and adjusting the fuel, everything runs great now. Thanks.
I tried the pen and the straw, but my screws were so set I could not be sure if they were turning. Had the carb off when my $4 Zama kit came from across the globe, so it was easy to chuck it in a vice and make the housing-and-screwhead cut with a dremel. Now I can see I'm turning screws and can do so with a small screwdriver in wet or cold conditions. Your method was my first choice, though. thanks.
Gotta love RUclips! Mine wouldn't run when throttled up but idled OK. Almost bought the tool to fix it until I saw this great video. I just happened to have a can of foam and the hose was attached. Worked like a charm! Thanks for the tip!
Thanks. This is helpful. For anyone else with my questions - where do you set the two jets if it won't run and you don't know which needs adjustment. Turn clockwise until the thread stops and back out 2 1/2 turns. This gives you a medium setting from which you can adjust for idle (left) or for high speed (right) - the feature of this invention here that is really cool is that you COULD leave the 'straws' attached so that you can adjust the idle while playing with the choke if it won't keep running on it's own so that you can GET it to run on it's own.
Awesome ... thanks ... I used bic pen ... cut the top end off .. and bored it out with the end of some sciscors till it fit ... It slipped a bit .. but grabbed enough to turn it ... I also put a scrape accross the top of the flat head on the valve ... so I could monitor how much it turned it ... if it turned it ... this way I could follow my progress even though it slipped
thanks, didn't have a straw, like tht.i started trying a couple different things, due to ur given motivation. I found tht the aluminum pipe from a Hoppes gun cleaning kit,wrk d perfect! now I'm going to go back and return that $11 tool that I purchased that was supposed to fit it did not out of all the five different heads that came with it
heat the tube till a little soft then quickly push on to screw and let it cool, the screws on my chainsaw were tight but this trick made the tube grip and got the job done, good vid thanx
You just save me from carburetor number three being replaced on my power pruner. I just turned them both counter clockwise about a quarter turn. Runs like a dream. Apparently they won’t turn clockwise, since they seem to be seated when you receive a new Carburetor.
If I already have the carburetor off, I run a hacksaw longways across the 2 screws to cut a slot in both of them at once. This seems to be the better option if your engine is already assembled.
I found the case of a cheap ball point pen works too. Just remove the thin ink tube and toss it. Then grind down the nib end of the plastic holder until it is the correct size to squeeze over the screw seals of the carby. Don't grind too much or it will be loose and not "grab" the screws. Clean out any melted plastic from within the tube with a little screw driver, file or reaming tool. EDIT: Better and permanent was to score across both screws with a hacksaw until you could turn them with a slot head screwdriver.
Ditto, but the straw I had was too flimsy. All the bodies of the pens I had were just a little too small or too big. So rummaging thru the junk drawer I found a plastic screw anchor designed for sheet rock that was the right size. It had some fins designed t9 grab the sheet rock, but they filed off easily, and now I have my own feather lite weed wacker carb tool...
I bought the Tools for 10 bucks and used them on some blowers they worked great . but when visiting my son in an other state he just bought a New blower and it was bogging I have to send him this Video
If u can save $ save & some1 calls u cheap then they're simply stupid & likely irresponsible. A smart person spends their $ on things NEEDED or something wanted. Not because a corporation unnecessarily creates a market for a speciality tool(s). A torx or phillips even standard-head would have sufficed. I like ur #Mcguyverism.
Everyone who has done the spline technique with straws are successful....how about those of us who have the dreaded D-Shaped head...looks like the only solution would be to purchase the tool or cut with the dremel... I wish everyone posting these self help vids would actually say in the title... (This is for the splined heads.)
Hey Carl .. mine was D as well ...trick is to be persistent while turning it .. and mine turned slightly eventually ... simply by virtue of the hollow end of a bic pen was rigid enough to grab the sides ... every so often it would grab enough to turn it an 1/8th turn or so ... see my post above
I have the mini d on a walbro carb. Bought the tool, didn't work, too loose. Tried insulation from a 12 gauge wire, was able to move the high jet a quarter turn after messing with it for 2 hours. Also tried metal from crimp connector, was a little too big. Wish I could find a tool that fit...
Poor advice. A new carb can cost up to $70.00. A set of specialty carb adjusting screw drivers is under $20.00 and can be used over and over. Further a carb kit for repair averages roughly $15.00 with shipping.
I did not have the tool and tried the hard straws that I had around the house but those were too big and with no luck. I went to my miscellaneous home shelving in the garage and found the EXACT can of Great Stuff Gaps and Crack sealer!!!! It worked! Way too funny. Thanks!!!!!
Very creative.
You could even use an old telescopic antenna, picking the right diameter!
👍👍
Very Nice dawhitewabbit, I am retired right now and worked as a machinist, we always had to come up with ideas like this. Either make a tool for something or improvise to get where we need to get to. Yours had me smiling because of how we had to figure it out, had German printing presses to work on, cost for being down was unreal so we had to get them back up and running asap. Thanks got my Huskavarna 125b running great. Eddie
This worked for my Ryobi!!!! Great tip and thanks for the assistance.
Thanks for the great video. I almost gave up and was gona buy a new weed wacker after changing the fuel lines and the filter. but after seeing your video and adjusting the fuel, everything runs great now. Thanks.
I tried the pen and the straw, but my screws were so set I could not be sure if they were turning. Had the carb off when my $4 Zama kit came from across the globe, so it was easy to chuck it in a vice and make the housing-and-screwhead cut with a dremel. Now I can see I'm turning screws and can do so with a small screwdriver in wet or cold conditions. Your method was my first choice, though. thanks.
I used a piece of plastic tubing I had laying around. This worked great. Thanks!
Gotta love RUclips! Mine wouldn't run when throttled up but idled OK. Almost bought the tool to fix it until I saw this great video. I just happened to have a can of foam and the hose was attached. Worked like a charm! Thanks for the tip!
It helped me out! Thanks, will adjust my saw today.
Thank You! Just what I was looking for. I will give it a try tomorrow.👍🤙🤙
Simple but genius! Thanks brother!
Thanks. This is helpful. For anyone else with my questions - where do you set the two jets if it won't run and you don't know which needs adjustment. Turn clockwise until the thread stops and back out 2 1/2 turns. This gives you a medium setting from which you can adjust for idle (left) or for high speed (right) - the feature of this invention here that is really cool is that you COULD leave the 'straws' attached so that you can adjust the idle while playing with the choke if it won't keep running on it's own so that you can GET it to run on it's own.
2&1/2 turns out is normally more for larger carburetors on mowers, etc. Often 3/4 turn to 1&1/2 turns out is for hand held outdoor power equipment.
That is awesome thank you for the motivation
Outstanding thanks for sharing
Awesome ... thanks ... I used bic pen ... cut the top end off .. and bored it out with the end of some sciscors till it fit ... It slipped a bit .. but grabbed enough to turn it ... I also put a scrape accross the top of the flat head on the valve ... so I could monitor how much it turned it ... if it turned it ... this way I could follow my progress even though it slipped
thanks, didn't have a straw, like tht.i started trying a couple different things, due to ur given motivation. I found tht the aluminum pipe from a Hoppes gun cleaning kit,wrk d perfect! now I'm going to go back and return that $11 tool that I purchased that was supposed to fit it did not out of all the five different heads that came with it
Dude, I've been trying to find the right tool forever im gonna try this right now!
Thanks man! I used the exact and worked like a champ. Much appreciated!!
Craftsman 18 inch chainsaw
NICELY DONE! !
thanks for the schooling,I need to adjust one..
heat the tube till a little soft then quickly push on to screw and let it cool, the screws on my chainsaw were tight but this trick made the tube grip and got the job done, good vid thanx
Dude, you are the man, thank you much
great idea !
Tank you for the video nice job
Excellent! Thanks!
Thanks I'm going to try it
Thank you, great idea useful
You just save me from carburetor number three being replaced on my power pruner. I just turned them both counter clockwise about a quarter turn. Runs like a dream. Apparently they won’t turn clockwise, since they seem to be seated when you receive a new Carburetor.
Great idea! Wise man!
awesome!!!
bravo!
Thanks! Found a straw and blowernworms great now!!!!
BLOWERWORMS🤣😃😂😁, I get what you commented just funny to read this😂
Great Idea!
great , love it
awesome!!!!!!!!!!
If I already have the carburetor off, I run a hacksaw longways across the 2 screws to cut a slot in both of them at once. This seems to be the better option if your engine is already assembled.
I found the case of a cheap ball point pen works too. Just remove the thin ink tube and toss it. Then grind down the nib end of the plastic holder until it is the correct size to squeeze over the screw seals of the carby. Don't grind too much or it will be loose and not "grab" the screws. Clean out any melted plastic from within the tube with a little screw driver, file or reaming tool.
EDIT: Better and permanent was to score across both screws with a hacksaw until you could turn them with a slot head screwdriver.
TY sooo much
Ditto, but the straw I had was too flimsy. All the bodies of the pens I had were just a little too small or too big. So rummaging thru the junk drawer I found a plastic screw anchor designed for sheet rock that was the right size. It had some fins designed t9 grab the sheet rock, but they filed off easily, and now I have my own feather lite weed wacker carb tool...
Excellent man! You save me time from Ebay PacMan tool coming from China. Thanks
This worked on a pacman type jet? Great!! Thought only on a spline type jet, thank you👍🏼
Great tip. Saves worrying about finding the tools...that you use once in a blue moon....
Just as easy, you can use a dremel and put a slot in the head of the screw and then just use a flat head screw driver anytime.
I bought the Tools for 10 bucks and used them on some blowers they worked great . but when visiting my son in an other state he just bought a New blower and it was bogging I have to send him this Video
this works on my weed eater
which is low ( left or Right ) , which is high ?
That 4:20 could have been a 30 second video.. but thanks for the hack
I bought the 4 commonly used tools on Amazon for $6 and had them in 2 days.
10 carburetor special screwdrivers for $10 bucks online, only way to go in the long run.
If u can save $ save & some1 calls u cheap then they're simply stupid & likely irresponsible. A smart person spends their $ on things NEEDED or something wanted. Not because a corporation unnecessarily creates a market for a speciality tool(s). A torx or phillips even standard-head would have sufficed. I like ur #Mcguyverism.
Add Nitrous injection!
*i used a cheap plastic pen after I took out the ink tube*
That's what I used too.
Thanks for being cheap! 😎👍
its called monetize
Omg can u get on with it!!!
4minutes 20 seconds it takes this guy show us how to cut and push a straw🙄
Everyone who has done the spline technique with straws are successful....how about those of us who have the dreaded D-Shaped head...looks like the only solution would be to purchase the tool or cut with the dremel... I wish everyone posting these self help vids would actually say in the title... (This is for the splined heads.)
Hey Carl .. mine was D as well ...trick is to be persistent while turning it .. and mine turned slightly eventually ... simply by virtue of the hollow end of a bic pen was rigid enough to grab the sides ... every so often it would grab enough to turn it an 1/8th turn or so ... see my post above
I have the mini d on a walbro carb. Bought the tool, didn't work, too loose. Tried insulation from a 12 gauge wire, was able to move the high jet a quarter turn after messing with it for 2 hours. Also tried metal from crimp connector, was a little too big. Wish I could find a tool that fit...
you know you could be making money off these videos right?
real time
Poor advice. A new carb can cost up to $70.00. A set of specialty carb adjusting screw drivers is under $20.00 and can be used over and over. Further a carb kit for repair averages roughly $15.00 with shipping.
Mark K you wouldn't by chance be part of the SWAMP left behind who caused a billion $ worth of hours old burned out 2 strokes?
4 minute video when you could have just said "Use a straw from a spray foam can".
What did you teach to people?...Just cutting a pipe.Totally bullshit.I learned nothing new
FX he taught you to be handy. Open your mind