Honda HRC216 No Start: GSV160 Carburetor Clean How To
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- How to disassemble and clean the carburetor on this Honda GSV160 engine. Owner says he replaced the spark plug when this HRC216 commercial mower didn't start after winter storage. Pro tip: It's not the spark plug, (it never is).
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00:00 I'm not Vizzini
00:54 Drain carburettor bowl
02:12 Remove airbox and controls bracket
03:16 Remove carburetor and linkages
03:47 Remove fuel line
04:13 Remove main jet and emulsion tube
04:55 Clean jets and remove idle speed screw
05:33 Clean idle circuit
07:38 Replace idle circuit screws
07:55 Replace emulsion tube and main jet
08:32 Replace needle jet, float, and bowl
09:33 Replace carburetor and gaskets
10:31 Replace carburetor linkages and fuel line
11:17 Replace control plate and check controls
12:01 Replace air box and breather tube
13:48 The money shot
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Wear your safety glasses, or you'll shoot your eye out. Try on some gloves. Take off that spark plug boot. Clean your room. Open the windows, those fumes are nasty. Just 'cause I do it, don't think it's the end all, be all solution. There's plenty more ideas out there, I can't take responsibility if you slice off a few fingers after watching my videos. And don't just pour that toxic stuff down the sewer or in the ditch, dispose of waste responsibly. Just be safe, OK?
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OK, it really was the spark plug, just once. Watch this: czcams.com/video/D2BHSLnNH7U/video.html
Way To Go LML.You Rock.Richard.
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I put fuel line cut offs on all my mowers so I can run them dry. On chainsaws and weedeaters, I dump the remaining fuel back into the container and run dry. ZERO dirty carbs from sitting fuel and they all crank on 2nd or 3rd pull. Easiest fix ever.
Smart move!
Life would be easier if everyone did that. 🙂
@@GuysPlayingWithTools I agree, but 90% of my work would disappear 😹
@@TheLawnmowerLady I wouldn't have anything to flip either. 🤣
I do exactly the same. Never have a problem.
OMFN’G.. I repair small engines myself. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve struggled juggling the Honda carburetor stack of pancakes.. New swear words were invented.. Entire mowers have been heaved across yard, olympic hammer yeet style.. I’ve laughed, I’ve cried, I’ve pleaded to gods large and small… then I see this video, which I didn’t even need to watch (I know it’s not the spark plug), and there it is.. A miracle, bathed in an immaculate halo of angelic illumination, with choir hitting a high note.. them long installation studs of yours with the chopped off heads and dremel cutoff wheel ground flat tip slots..🥹 thank you mower lady, thank you. You have changed my life.
The clouds parted, and the angels sang. Glad to help. Cheers 🥂
@@TheLawnmowerLady hallelujah
I like the way you try to avoid taking the carburetor off, then make it look so easy when you do. I've fought those gaskets a few times.
Thanks, I appreciate you watching!
@@TheLawnmowerLady Yeah, I never thought of using threaded rod, but I would make it so the engine only uses the threaded rods, as my GX(V) and clone engines, HR214SX and HRC2163HXC are what I am used to.
This video saved the aggravation and expense of a trip to the repair shop which has a month or more wait this time of year. Took it in 2 years ago for the same thing, this time I fixed it myself! Thanks so much for your excellent detailed video. I don’t have that particular model but your instructions carry over to the model I have. Thanks!!
My pleasure! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thankyou very much, followed your video step by step and now my mower works a treat! Of course I told my wife i fixed it without any help! 🤣😉
Shhhh. I won't tell. Cheers!
I am totally impressed. This is a true expert in her field. Great job on the video. Excellent explanations!
Thanks Mr Randy. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thanks, Lawnmower Lady. What a great no-nonsense (BS) and informative video. Your simple instructions and use of the studs to keep the gaskets together are brilliant. Best i've seen on CZcams.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Totally agree!
Love your videos. You're the first person, other than myself, I've seen use guitar string clippings to clean jets. Works like a charm!
They are the bomb! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
You are a pro! I would've had to take pictures of every single step or completely forget how things went back together. Also would've broken every plastic part, stripped every screw, and who knows what else! This, was the best most straightforward video ever!
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Brilliant video Lawnmower Lady, nicely shot and great helpful commentary. Thanks so much for your time and effort, the temporary studs are genius - why oh why haven't I thought of that before?
Liked & subscribed 👍👌👏
Thanks Mr Simon! I wish I could say the studs were my original idea, but I learnt of them watching a Community College training course. Honda actually makes this "tool" and sells it for a crazy amount of coin. I decided I could make them myself for far, far less money. I really appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I like your idea of using the 2 temp studs to align things. I always work on a table after blowing off the unit. So much easier. Well Done.
It sure makes aligning that plethora of gaskets a breeze. Thanks for watching!
paused and cleaned the jet, and just finshed testing. works! thanks bunches!
Great job!
I spent hours yesterday wishing I had 6 hands while trying to hold all the different components in line to reinstall my carb. The temporary studs are a brilliant idea as I have to take the whole assembly apart again today to clean out the main jet. Maybe I can get by with just 2 hands now!!! Thanks so much. Fantastic video.
Glad to help. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Great video! Thanks Stella...
Thanks Mr Steve! Cheers!
And SUPER thanks! Been on the iPad all day, and I couldn't see this until I got home from work. 😘
Wonderful teaching video! Now, I'll tackle the job! Thank you!
Happy to help. Cheers!
Love your detailed videos. Thank you😉
I appreciate you watching!
I just fixed my mower thanks to you. I love you ❤
I'm so happy to help! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Nice one Stella! The idle of Honda is something special for sure 👍
Thanks Mr Anders!
Awesome video thank you. And reinstalling the carb with the studs makes things easy for reinstatement.
I wish I could take credit. The studs are actually a "tool" (very expensive I might add) that can be purchased from Honda. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the good demonstration. The GXV and GX carbs I can do with my eyes closed, but I’ve never had one of those newer GCV motors apart other than slipping the jet and emulsion tube out with the carb in place. Your long studs are a great idea! 👍🏻
They do make the job easier for sure. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Daaaamn girl. Installing temp studs is genius. Thank you soooo much.
Cheers!
Love the threaded rods, great idea. Nice video
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for the information! The long threaded rods make the job so easy, thanks. I just bought a $17 honda carb on Amazon instead of cleaning the old. Now it starts in 1 pull, thank you much!!!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Nice video Ms Mower Lady, very detailed and easy to understand. 🙂👍
Thanks Mr John. Cheers!
Anytime ma'm 🙂
Great idea with the all thread. Love it
Glad you like it!
It says in the manual what to do for long term storage. It's pretty simple but not too many people follow the instructions. Empty the carb and fuel tank, coat all rust spots with grease or oil, pull the spark plug and put a few millilitres of oil down into cylinder, slowly pull starter rope a couple of times, reinsert the spark plug, pull until compression. Store. Mine was the abridged version from the HR214SX manual, but it applies to all Honda engines.
I wouldn't have a YT channel if it weren't for folks not bothering to read or follow the OM.
Thanks for this info. I was gifted a 2nd hand Izy, no manual, hence scouring CZcams for a fix when it refused to start after a recent fuel refill (was working fine up till then..... BIL who gifted it to me told me it doesn't much like the new E10 fuel we've had to change over to in the UK!)
I'll copy your post into a notebook so I don't lose the winterising instructions!
Thank you!! Great video! Just what I needed to see.
Glad it was helpful!
very concise video as always, thanks for sharing this
Thanks Mr IHG. I appreciate you watching!
Bad gas making a mess of the carb, you would think people would learn. Great video. 🙂
I get a lot of work from this guy 😸
@@TheLawnmowerLady I bet!
In my case, it was actually the spark plug. I have an HRR216VKA which also has the GSV160 engine. Popped in a new spark plug and now it starts on the very first pull. Thanks for the very detailed video - should come in very handy in the future 👍
I agree, it can be the spark plug. Honestly bad fuel is 95% of my repairs, especially at the beginning of the mowing season. Thanks for watching.
Very nice and clear, thank you Stella 👍🏻
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
I agree it is rarely the spark plug. I don't mind working on the honda carbs. They are pretty simple but they are a little bit of a pain to take on and off. Great video Stella!!
Thanks Mr Bob, you are right about those carbs. Cheers!
Fantastic video. Quick, informative and bang on. 👌
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
This has to be one of the most over-engininered conglomerate of a throttle system that I have ever worked on. Thanks again for the 6mm stud idea.
It sure is Mr Bill, for sure. I got the stud idea when I found out how crazy expensive the same “tool” purchased from Honda would be. Thanks for watching!
Just put a k20 on it, haha but good luck trying to push the mower though, hahaha
Can also do this when replacing head gaskets on the 4 cylinder car engines so the head gasket doesn't move on you while you installing the head back on just cut the bolt heads off 2 old head bolts and if need be grind 2 flat spots on the shaft so you can use a wrench if you need to use it to screw down the bolt a ways into the block you just Cady corner 2.
@@tonytiger33 thanks for the tip. Good one!
@@billstiles487 there are usually 4 corner tabs and 2 middle tabs though because on v6 and v8 engines the head would slide right off the deck the tabs usually hold the gasket in place unless your replacing the head gasket on a small engine then you can do the same for this as well so if you have a small engine that snapped the connecting rod save 2 of the head bolts from the bad engine and cut the heads off these and can either cut slits on the top of them or grind 2 flat spots on the shaft and use a wrench to put them in a ways then the gasket will be perfectly lined up or you can buy the spray gasket glue and spray the side that is going on the engine side wait like 5 minutes but screwing the studs into the holes is much better in my opinion due to all the engines on push mowers are horizontal not vertical but on lawn tractors depending upon the engine thats on it it could be a vertical engine.
I did just what you said and I cut grass today. Thank you again!
Fantastic!
Perfect. Exactly what I needed. You are awesome.
Glad I could help!
yes the best video i have seen
Thank You for putting where to buy tools and parts 😊
You bet!
well done, good step by step instructions
Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thank you for this video, exactly what I was looking for, and the close up shots are sooo helpful! Already watched a bunch of other channels' videos and none showed the process close enough to see clearly exactly what to do! I have a Honda Izy, I presume the carb will be similar - or at least enough that I can figure it out if not. Once again, thank you!
Great to hear! Izy is almost the same as Harmony models on this side of the pond. Carb is the same. If a newer model, the idle jet is removable. It’s in a plastic mount, behind the plastic idle speed screw. pry it up gently with a small flat blade screwdriver. Same location as the metal screw on this carb. Cheers!
Great idea the dummy bolts to keep all gaskets in place
@@JohnHackett-cf7vn I was a game changer for me. Thanks for watching!
@@TheLawnmowerLady thank you!
Thanks GOD to meet you I'm so happy to watch your video, you are excellent Lady know how to explain functions and name every part correctly. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Great video Stella. Thanks again mate
Cheers William!
Thanks LawnMowerLady, very good video, you speak good English and you talk perfect speed and easy to understand. Have a blessed day, if you will read this. LOL
I appreciate that! Cheers!
Thank yo very much. [4:30] to remove the main jet, I put a toothpick in the inspection hole (?) that engaged the threads of the main jet. This let me use a screw driver to get the main jet all the way out. Again thanks for all the detail.
Interesting idea. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
If anyone is interested in the studs, NAPA sells studs 6mm X 1mm pitch X 100mm (approx 4" length.) Perfect!
Brilliant!
Thank you! This was very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Big up from Scotland 👍
Thanks for watching. Slàinte Mhath!
Thank you! Did mine today and the main jet was completely blocked. When I got it off, couldn't see any light through it. All I had was a wire twist from a bread bag but that and a little carb cleaner did the trick.
Great job! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
GOOD JOB . THANK YOU SO MUCH
You're welcome! Cheers!
Thanks for the great video!
Thank you for watching!
Great video as always! 👍👍
Thanks for watching Mr Tony!
@@TheLawnmowerLady By the way, thanks for the tips and links to those rods you used to remove the carb and the need for those special screwdrivers. Both great tips.
The heat sheild looks like an afterthough post factory like mine
You go girl lol,yeah it's never the spark plugs lol,can't be that easy,always the carb lol awesome video keep them coming
Thanks Mr Nate! I appreciate you watching!
Great video! I just finished rebuilding my Honda carburetor after a bad batch of gas. The good news is my new Honda lawn mower came with the carburetor studs installed with nuts in the air clearner. It was a snap to get the carburetor off and on again!
Glad to help! The studs have been on some commercial models and the newer GCV 170/200 engines do as well. Much easier to work on. Thanks for watching!
Just did this to my brothers 2001 Honda HRH536 HXE. It had studs already installed and nuts to hold the air-filter connector in place. In this case it was a semi-clogged main-jet and a defective coil/magneto. Cleaned carburettor and replaced coil/magneto, started on first try and was unhappy with choke after 5 seconds. Took it straight down to idle and it ran perfect. This model have hydrostatic-system and a clutch to engage/disengage cutter-blade. Now it will run for another 22 years before getting a make-over again.
@@runejakobsen9958 I'm happy it worked out for you. Cheers!
I've found that sparkplugs are, in most cases, needlessly replaced. May I suggest you do a video on checking their condition (continuity/resistance test) and on cleaning their tip. Stay safe and be merry my dear lady !
Good idea. I used to clean a lot more of them, but in reality, it's worth more of my time than a new plug. So unfortunately I'm trashing most of them. I do however take them to the metal recycling center so at least they might not end up in the landfill. Thanks for watching.
Great video...trying to revive an old hrr2162sda Quadracut.
Happy to help. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
good job mower lady. blessings
Thank you. Cheers!
Hey...temporary threaded rod to keep everything together. Great Idea .
Thanks, Honda actually sells this “tool” for a pretty penny. I appreciate you watching!
For crappy carbs I find Berryman B12 Chemtool works wonders. It saved both my big snowblowers when I forgot to turn the fuel off one year and they sat for 9 months slowly evaporating half a tank of fuel through the carbs. They wouldn't even start with the hand pull, I had to use the electric start and even then they barely ran and only while fully choked. I dumped an entire can into each one and let them run. After 20 minutes they started chugging and I realized they didn't need to be choked any longer. Another 10 minutes and they ran like new. They both are back to starting on the first pull. Love Berryman's. Not only do I think it works better than Seafoam, it's half the price too.
Good info. I purchased a few cans on sale the last time I was in the auto parts store. Thanks for watching.
Welder tip cleaners are amazing. I invested in these for $12.
Yes they are! You can trim off the ends to get directly to the file part. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Great job 👏 😊
Thank you Brock. Cheers!
Stella very good nice work
Thanks Mr Hank! Cheers!
Vizzini oh my where did you get that one wow 😆 Another carb video , well it is that time of year , and thanks for the spark plug mr. customer 👍
Thanks Mr Bill. I try to have fun, any way I can. Cheers!
Yes carburetor needs to be %100 cleaned out !
Thank you!
Thanks or watching. Cheers!
Perfectly done.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
great video
Thanks! I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Great video
Thanks for watching. Cheers!
You’re right it’s never the spark plug! I’ve seen engines with a 20 y/o original plug and it works fine. I never replace the plug. I just clean and gap it.
Yep Mr Jim. I replace as it's quicker than cleaning. And folks seem to think a "tune-up" without a new spark plug is somehow incomplete. Cheers!
Always love your tutorials on all your repairs cheers stella 🍻 #notalwaysthesparkplug
great hashtag, LOL Cheers Mr John!
@@TheLawnmowerLady thank you 😊 cheers
Very very good
Thx
My pleasure. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thank you
Happy to help.
Good job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wow Stella, a Honda engine without that cheesy fuel line clamp that i alway throw away! Nice repair and no new spark plug needed. 👍🎥🇺🇸Roger
Ha! You’re right. Didn’t even realize that. Cheers!
I despise those clamps Roger. 👍
@@Big_Johns You and me both John. I always toss them and put on the normal looking clamps. I bought a variety pack from Amazon.
Me too brother, I have the finger pinch style and the compression style clamps straight off the Amazon clamp mill. 🙂
I keep a couple flange nuts with the all-threads so I can tighten one of them down and not need to keep pressure on the carburetor as I reassemble.
Great idea. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Just having the same issue... I will follow your video !! Thank You !!
Report back how it goes. Cheers!
@@TheLawnmowerLady For sure yes !
All is OK... !! thank you!!
@@ANGELOG65 Glad to help!
@@TheLawnmowerLady i had also an issue with the choke spring and gas spring.. but it seems all ok!!
This carb is exactly like mine. What i gather is that using the studs can be so much helpful. what size studs are these & what length. I find this more useful than previous one. You made my DAY !~*. George
I appreciate you watching! I posted here: czcams.com/users/postUgkxC_6jvO9O0MTWVuH7qFqG4bC3dLtbRgZ_ on what I used, along with AMZ affiliate links. Cheers!
Bread sack ties work great also
yep. Nice tip
Nice job Girl!
Thank you! Cheers!
THANK YOU!!!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thankyou
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks!
You bet!
"... It's a pain in....
... it's a pain"!
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Thank you so much mom
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
good video
Thanks, I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
The 6mm studs are a GREAT IDEA! I just took the carb off hrs16hkv two times and yep, it’s a huge pain. Got no spark after replacing busted recoil assembly and plastic fan thing below it and on top the crank. Coil?
Great video! I wanted to make up a set of those retainer studs but could not find any metric all thread. I used 5" long bolts and threaded the opposite end with a 6mm die after cutting the heads off. I left the 1/4-20 threads on the one end. Is there any application you can think of that would use the 1/4-20 threads?
I think all those carbs like that (Koehler, ruxing, etc.) are all metric. I think I put an Amzn link to the stainless steel M6 all-thread that I used. I figure stainless is softer, and less prone to cross thread. I appreciate you watching! Cheers!
I got the arien/honda running good.🙂
I hope I helped. Cheers!
@@TheLawnmowerLady I had to tie the choke half open for it to run smooth.....also changed the oil.....it was as black as coffee.
Hi there, great content thank you so much,what size of threaded bar did you use for holding the carb together ??
M6x100mm amzn.to/3RBe9lN Thanks for watching!
This gal is sharp dam good job.sam
I appreciate you watching.
STELLLLAAAAA!
Good job.
Haha! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Thank you for the video. That was very helpful. How do you prevent that from happening? My lawn was working two weeks ago and when I tried to start it, it won't start. I always use unleaded 91 gas with Honda fuel stabilizer. Thanks again and keep on the good work!!
Did you by any chance fill up your gas can with any amount of old fuel from last season in there? If so, empty it all out and dispose of it in your automobile fuel tank. A tiny amount of water won't matter to your car, which has a fuel pump. Small engines like this are most often gravity fed systems. Mean Ol' Mr Gravity won't allow even a few drops of water in the carb bowl. If you can get ethanol-free fuel in your area, that is better than 91. No need for fuel stabilizer. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
OMG I need them "Teenie Tiny Screwdriver from the UK" for my Sewing machine Repairs. Some bobbinghouse Plates are a pain in the #ss to open due to no space under the Machine to work on...😀
They do come in handy sometimes!
U go girl
Thanks for watching Ms Brenda!
So far I've worked on a Troybilt that would run when you squirt gas in the carburetor and die. And another Troybilt that had an annoying surge after start, revving fast then slow fast and slow fast slow. And both were fixed by just replacing the spark plug. My philosophy is always suspect the spark plug because its the easiest and the cheapest thing to replace. The very first thing I do is check the spark and then the condition of the spark plug. Then I start cleaning the mower and checking on the filter and the condition of the oil. After shooting it down with water I'll wipe it down and replace the spark plug. Then I take a deep breath and pull the starter coil and wallah it starts first or second pull it doesn't take long. My personal Honda HRT216 surged and I replaced the spark plug and wallah again.
The Spark Plug? It was some time ago over a decade I was constantly hunting mower diagnostics and troubleshooting on CZcams. This one comment about changing the spark plug for a Honda mower that would start and die 10s later at the time was hilarious. Then years later I saw another comment saying to change the spark plug. Then another comment about how changing the spark plug worked. I checked it out and it hasn't failed me yet. I couldn't start my Honda H3011 riding mower it would crank but never turnover. I thought I was going to have to tear into the carburetor finally but I was going to change the spark plug anyways just to know that it can't be the spark plug. Turned the key and my Honda riding mower cranked and turnover and ran.
The neighbors whose mowers I fixed probably think I did something else besides changing the plugs but I didn't. I as a rule when working on a small engine mower I always suspect the spark plug first. I don't know why it works but so far it has not failed me. I have to this day not cracked into any of my mowers carburetor. I watch all you guys cracking the carburetor open and it gives me a cold sweat. Thanks for putting this up I learned that a 6mm threaded post can help removal and installation of the carb. I've now owned my mowers for over 20 years and I've yet to tear into my carburetors.
Funny, you mention that about plugs, I remember my Dad always had a spare plug on the shelf in the storage shed. I asked him about it, and he told me if it didn't start, he'd put the other plug in. He rotated those same two plugs for years and years, LOL. Not sure if he even cleaned them or not.
Perhaps you take better care of your equip, or your storage season is shorter,? But the honest truth is more than 90% of all my repairs is fuel related. It's easy enough to pop off a carb bowl for a peek before taking the entire thing apart. I find bad fuel is just the tip. I don't want any returns, so pulling the carb for a complete service is never a waste of time.
I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
@@TheLawnmowerLady Taking better care of my equipment is probably 1 piece of the puzzle. But the 2 mowers that I fixed for my neighbors treat their mowers like mowers. If the spark plug replacement didn't work then I would seriously think about cracking open the carburetor for cleaning but I never have to go that far after replacing the spark plug. And my repair position is because of the comments that I read on the hundreds of small engine repair videos on CZcams having found that it worked.
I bought a Troybilt Tomahawk shredder with a real nasty carburetor that I replaced becuz of hard starting. The entire brand new carburetor was cheaper than the kit. And yes I did replace the spark plug first thing but it didn't improve the hard start. So an obvious carburetor problem here. BTW I have to further thank you for showing how you use that ultrasonic cleaner. Thanks!
@@breeze787 Happy to help. Cheers!
@breeze787 I'm on it!! 4th time cleaning the carb and about ready to pour gas over the whole thing & light a match if it still surges, but not until I replace the spark plug 1 more time - it's been a while. It starts fine, but who knows.
Edit: Gonna think positive & say, "Thank You!" in advance.
My friends wife takes her mower in annually to a repair shop for a tuneup. His mower operates just like brand new every year starting up like a champ. Of course they change the spark plug for her as part of the tune up. @@evelynmahoney3569
Thanks for the video 👍
I'm curious why you're not a fan of carb cleaner and what do you use instead, WD-40?
Thanks for watching! Carb spray will swell up rubber bits, and degrade o-rings and such. Easy to shoot in your eye, even with safety glasses, and it's pretty toxic for the environment. I generally use my ultrasonic cleaner with Pine-Sol, or Vinegar, or just Dawn dish soap. Cheers!
Love all of your videos as always. Just a quick question, did you go to small engine repair school to learn how to work on them?? I have absolutely no clue what I’m doing and I can’t get crap lawn mowers and things to practice on because I live in an apartment and I barely have room for the mower I have. I’m going to eventually do online classes of Stratford career institute because I so badly want to be able to work on small engines and be able to work on my equipment without having to pay someone to do it. I need any and all practice so I can try to figure out how to do this where I feel comfortable doing so
Hey David,
You already have on line classes. Its CZcams!
I took classes at my local college, cost roughly $1200, got my EETC certification (equipment and engine training council), and I have learned more from the likes of Stella on CZcams than I did by taking the course.
Finding machines to work on isn’t always easy but ask your friends, roadside finds are often something easy to fix and flip, and your local landfill can be a good source.
Save your money. Stick with CZcams.
Best of Luck David
Thanks Mr David. I have a long history with scooters and motorcycles, and the lawnmower thing just naturally progressed. I’m all self taught. But Mr EzRay’s comments below nail it. So much is on CZcams, and after you learn a thing or two, you will quickly distinguish the best practices out there. Look for shop manuals online for specific tolerances on particular equipment. I really appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Thanks for the kind words Mr Ez. Cheers!
Great video. I've had my Honda Carburettor apart a few times and the tip on using the threaded rod is fantastic!
Could I pick your brains on a problem?... My engine starts first pull after cleaning out the carb, but then dies after 10-15 seconds. It will run at low RPM, but not at higher speed. It's like it's running until the bowl empties and then starves of fuel. Letting it sit for a few seconds and it will start again bit then stall. I've blown out the fuel line with compressed air, but I'm out of ideas. Any help would br greatly appreciated.
I have run into a similar situation where some Honda engines seem to have a double wall fuel line. The inner wall had collapsed and restricted the fuel flow to the carb. I've replaced the fuel lines with off the shelf fuel lines, thicker outer diameter, so you'll need to replace the clamps as well. No great loss, those twisted wire clamps are a PITA. I appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Great Video, but did exactly how you explained but still she doesn't start, ive checked the auto choke and it is closed when I try to start it and there is also a spark at the plug, any ideas ?
Thanks for watching. It's difficult to diagnose over the internet. If you can get it to cough a bit by directly squirting a small amount of fuel into the venturi of the carb, then you know it's a fuel delivery issue. Spark plugs can test good in open air, and fail under compression. Might be a timing issue, is the blade bent or have any large dings? Wish I could be more helpful