How to: Clean a Carburetor (Small engine)

[@coleenhoover2845]

Todd, I watch this video twice and for the first time in my old age (65) I went out to the shed and got the tiller to work!! Thank you so much for your help.

[@richardpiper6644]

Thanks Todd, still a useful video 11 years after you made it!! I'm going to clean mine this afternoon :)

[@jonathanswoboda]

Best video on youtube for getting a motor back up and running. I just had to clean the bowl, float and posts. Then just blew out the jet and it fired right up.

[@1001RMJ]

Great video! You just saved me quite a few bucks as I neglected to properly care for my pressure washer after last summer. Your step-by-step directions and helpful suggestions made my first (ever) attempt at cleaning a carburetor a successful one! Thanks!

[@KjfANDwdc4thirty]

Not fancy, doesn't need fancy! Clear, to the point & can understand him and what he is teaching. Thank you sir, you told me exactly what I needed. Cheers

[@richardreeve6100]

A great explanation and clear demonstration of how to clean a carburetor. Thank you!

[@themechanic4222]

I have a chainsaw that started and stopped I’m going to do the same hopefully it will work

[@indiscreetz5129]

Even 6 years later, this is extremely helpful! Thanks man this is great.

[@jenniferburgess7261]

Still helping folks all these years later :))) thank you!!

[@KINGCOIL1973]

Thanks man,You Rock! Not only did you show what to do but you explained how a carb works and WHY you're doing what you're doing and made it very simple. God Bless

[@albertgarrett9674]

Best small engine cleaning carburetor video I've seen yet!

[@shalker1974]

Very helpful! I'm tired of paying the repair shop to clean all my small engines so I'm learning to do it myself. YEA!

[@stevecarter10]

Great Job Sir!!! I know the carburetor on my walk-behind is messed-up and you gave me some great insights as to how to get the job done. Thank you!

[@k6user]

Great Video... although I've got a small generator with what I suspect is a dirty carb, your explanation of the carb workings and cleaning procedure was very helpful. Looking forward to giving this a try later today.

[@metamech7383]

Just picked up a mower on the side of the road, used your video and now I'm gonna MAKE some green.

[@its_fadevr6048]

i'm 12 and my lawn mower does not work so i followed these steps and it works thanks a lot.

[@Pete4875]

Good video! If your small engine doesn't work this is usually the problem. On many engines there is a little tiny rubber doughnut shaped seat that the float needle seats into. If you blow air into the fuel line connection it will fly out and you will never see it again. Also motor oil will degrade rubber parts. If you don't want the rubber to fall apart the next time you repair it you better use silicone grease on rubber.

[@TheAdventurestories]

thank you for making this video...it really helps a lot to people like me that dont know much about carbs,but now I have a better idea of what to do

[@jasonmushersee]

This is a good video because even if you change the inline filter every year and drain the gas there's almost always water in the bowl. I never thought about oil on the bowl gasket, good tip.

[@valor626]

thnxx for making/posting this video, easy to follow step by step!!

[@Reitz86]

Fantastic video, I had to clean out the screw at the bottom of silt bowl, it got clogged at the horizontal hole and the vertical hole.

[@GAGE1959]

Great job sir ! Very good description and detail of the lawn mower carb problems and fixing them. Thanks for the help.

[@brigy86]

This is what got my duromax xp4400eh running again. It started and ran great on LP, but wouldn't even turn over with gas. Didn't even need to take the carb off, and didn't have to mess with the diaphrams. Thanks!

[@rsuarez524]

Just watched this video and got my log splitter working. Thx!

[@anthonydellarossa4224]

Great job. Really helpful and easy to follow. Thanks!!!

[@viviennehateley1843]

An Excellent tutorial and thanks from Great Britain and especially for not playing some awful music throughout the video.+++++

[@alanmeyer2699]

good vid, straight forward, clear, and to the point.

[@BE-kv5yx]

Nice, quick and easy to follow steps - Thank you.

[@josevasquez8193]

your video was helpful in making an intimidating task somewhat simpler.

[@rex4x4]

Right on man ....... Favourited this video . Thankyou for making it so simple .

[@fvillarruel]

great video. clear, good angles on the pix, and short.

[@richie4ohio]

Awesome job, and great job explaining it! I need to clean my little rototiller's carb.

[@matthewscott9739]

Thanks a lot for putting this out here!

[@stevelacina327]

Very good instructions and easy!

[@backwoodsadventures1]

This will be helpful ! Just yesterday I got a murry mower just like yours ! However I put a different engine on it I put a 16 hp Briggs on it I never had any problem out of the engine before but when I got it out we was doing wheelies and flipped it backwards and gas poured out of the carb I think that may have messed it up cause today we have had tons of trouble getting the carb back working right and it's leaking a ton .. I will try this

[@SnakeRiverFishing]

Great video noticed the container used to drain the old fuel so for anyone do be sure your container is glass,, metal or a fuel rated plastic ( gas can ) the one in this video looks to possibly be a grocery store juice container or similar most of these the gas will eat through so be aware and safe, peace

[@metamech7383]

I have yet to find any plastic containers that leak gasoline. Are you sure you didn't mean a grocery sack or ziplock bag??

[@SnakeRiverFishing]

metamech No, I mean exactly what I said, Anyone interested or concerned lease simply search "gasoline melts plastic" and take your pick of the articles.

[@keithshreve6736]

Great job ! Thanks for sharing !

[@brigy86]

I found this out too. I used a plastic container used for shaving soap. The gas or carb cleaner ended up eating away at the bottom.

[@NovaTech4]

Still watching these videos I miss the mud runs Todd, Mower mudder from Canadia :)

[@Fearlessfront]

I do that every time I have one apart, I usually check that first, it works even better if you have a fuel shut off. It's easy to do by yourself

[@witheredfoxy1350]

Thanks! Riding lawn mower been sitting for over a year.. had it running in 15 minutes..

[@Fearlessfront]

the pin is the needle valve, that sits on the float, as the float bowl fills with gas, the float will "float" and push the needle valve into a hole, and stop the flow of fuel. youll need to take out the float, and reattache the needle valve to it, and carefully put the float back in. try not to let it hang too much, then the needle will fall out again

[@Fearlessfront]

@TheRUSSELLBOY Ive done it before, it add more weight but it'll work. You might have to cut the hole bigger.

[@DulceBebe123]

very well explained. I appreciated this

[@austinl.2703]

Great basic instructions ! Thanks.

[@rbergevine]

Great Video Todd. Thanks for sharing.

[@Fearlessfront]

@buildingfern no, I locked an extra transaxle that I had. I've been toying with the idea of swapping it out to the locked trans... It would make it easier to mow certain areas of my property.

[@Tristan102100]

@Fearlessfront i already figured it out...the cylinders were floded. took out the spark plug and it cranked just fine. i made a stupid move leaving the fuel hooked up when i knew the carboretor wasn't that clean... but thanks for the advice anyway! i am shure i will remember it when something else goes wrong!

[@Fearlessfront]

@MrChevynova01 yea, clean the carb. what you unbolt the thing on the bottom with the spring, unbolt the brass part, don;t unscrew the screw and the setting will remain the same.

[@arild365]

nice vid man! I should get my mower tractor going soon too! keep the vids coming !

[@joshuamorton7163]

Yo great video! I leaned a lot!

[@gretchengraves3656]

Great explanation!

[@anthonyelevatorguy]

Thank you . You saved me a lot of money and I learned something too.

[@metamech7383]

Worked...you saved me some green. Thanks man.

[@christopherjilldougan4542]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@Fearlessfront]

@DosAmigosDnZ is the starter tring to start? or nothing at all? Maybe check the compression if you can, at least you'll know if it CAN run.

[@indnajns]

Very clear explanations. Thank you.

[@Fearlessfront]

@brodie1709 I'd bet it is, it seems as though most problems stem from the carb.

[@mikec1714]

Excellent video

[@bytmeh]

Well that's your opinion. If anything could be a little faster for me ;) He has hands down the BEST videos with little to ZERO dislikes. Must be doin something right.....

[@Fearlessfront]

@tottos90 its an mtd choke cable. pretty easy to add

[@BlueRidgeJ79]

Great tip with the gas line on the air nozzle..thanks!

[@Fearlessfront]

@TheAdventurestories Glad I could help! thx for the feedback!

[@gago776]

great video, i will put it in my best video collection

[@StangQuest94]

Very well done. Nice commentary and step by step. I have a Briggs motor that sat for a year plus. I have replaced the fuel filter, air filter, fuel line, battery, and oil. I also used Mechanic in a Bottle to clean the fuel system. Had issues with surging and then once I got the throttle set that went away. Now, it's always flooded and when it's turned off the engine wants to keep running! Any ideas?

[@slickwillie3376]

Very helpful video 🙂

[@jddr.jkindle9708]

Thanks for the detailed video.

[@jeffreychaffins3188]

Great tutorial and video

[@arwynsmit7435]

Great video, Really helped!!!!!

[@quintecehillstudioqdesigns]

Thank you, I'm going to see if this is the ticket to fixing this BLASTED thing!!!!

[@Fearlessfront]

@TheRUSSELLBOY you mean not turning over at all? or not firing up?

[@z32noah]

Thanks dude this helped me A lot with my go kart!😜

[@Fearlessfront]

@k6user thanks! I have to clean a carb every other week it seems like.. then again I have 7 small engines to maintain. they just get gunk in them

[@Fearlessfront]

@FearlessRomp not sure on that one, I don't usually mess with snowmobiles

[@brodie1709]

might be able to fix the flooding problems my honda clone has been having. didnt check the float and i think that might be the problem. thanks for vid.

[@Tieal]

Awsome how to! Cheers!

[@VJF536]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Fearlessfront]

Safety switches.... one of them might be broken, or disconnected... also could be the keyswitch not working. Try jumpng it right to the starter with the key on to see if it'll run

[@richmore3624]

Okay! How... did you take the float, off, so easy!?? Mine, won't come off, by hand, off of that little peg, it hangs on! I sure could use your help, before I break something! Thanks.

[@davidsmyth8732]

great job on the video dude!!

[@Tristan102100]

@Fearlessfront yeah i figured it out...the spark was too weak. another questin? i recently got a lawnmower that sat in the peoples back yard for five years. after a few days of tinkering with it i got it to fire and run. the problem is,i changed the oil and now it won't even turn over. i checked all the swiches and everything works. i had the battery on the trickle charger overnight, so thats not it. i know i am asking a lot,but i would apreciate the advice.

[@Fearlessfront]

no prob, but with this new ethanol they are putting in the gas, check your fuel lines too, they can flake apart and clog it again

[@Fearlessfront]

@dangeroustoys56 yeah, his mower gets neglected pretty bad. oh well, it still runs like a top. I think all mowers should come with a fuel shut off.

[@HomeGrownWesley]

Better explained then the people who make The dumb things thx

[@Moroni108]

Great video!! Thank you Sir!!

[@jonathanbosco8458]

Thank you excellent video

[@Fearlessfront]

sounds like that stuff deteriorated, I would clean the jet of the carb really good as well as all the ports. and try and find yourself a new floatbowl, that would be the best way to go.

[@Fearlessfront]

@Tristan102100 I bet its either the key switch itself is dead, (happens a lot try spraying some wd-40 into it, sometimes it helps...) or make sure the mower deck engagement lever/switch if off, and the clutch switch. there is also a seat switch too. check or disconnect those first. Maybe re-wire the whole thing..(not that hard I have a "how to" video on it.) Also make sure you didnt disconnect or break any wires while doing the oil change. This is assuming it does nothing when u turn the key.

[@ScottWilson8]

easy to understand, thanks

[@brandonrogers4227]

Hey i was riding my mower and it staled on me and i look under the hood and i did not see any thing thing i closed it and tried to start it but it would not and i looked again and i saw that it was leaking gas from the carberateur so i drainded the gas and let it cool off the motor over night but on saturday im going to see if i need a new one or just see if the pin got stuck or if its broken. Thanks for making this video i hope it will help me.

[@DerkaDerkaDerka100]

I'm cleaning the carburetor on a 50cc Chinese ATV and well its been going fine untill putting everything I've encountered 2 issues. 1. Float won't stay upright it will just flop straight down. 2. A Tiny jet or maybe a pin, has fallen out which I think might be connected to the either the needle valve or maybe its the pin that connect to the float (This is my first carb clean so im not sure If the problem is that or something else)

[@rex4x4]

@Fearlessfront that would blow ..... thanks for the video .

[@mcedsonrunescape]

After wiping off as much as i could. I found out that the float bowl had 2 small holes in it, and the guy had used some sort of green cement glue to plug them. On the inside of the bowl, it looked like the gas was eating away at the cement and had plastered it every where... How bad do you think the damage is? we had it running on and off, but only on full throttle. but then it stopped... please tell me your opinion. thanks

[@Fearlessfront]

@DJRockinRob No problem! I love helping people!

[@Fearlessfront]

@Tristan102100 I wish I was there to mess with it... does it have spark? try to squirt a lil fuel down the carb and see if it runs.. if it does, its a fuel problem, if not, check the spark.

[@1987noclue1987]

i applaud you im way to ocd to clean a carb out side and still on the engine

[@47485ksc]

Check the fuel cap. May not be venting. Remove fuel line at carb and drain into a clean coffee can for reuse (if gas is any good) With gas cap on, it should flow freely until the can is about full. If the cap is suspect, flow will start to taper off after a few minutes and stop. You've found the problem. If you don't want to go the fuel line removal, just operate mower until it starts to die. Quickly open gas cap. If engine runs again, it's the cap.

[@bytmeh]

I found this video perfect, and he really does always take the time to give really good explanations.. Sorry mate but I think perhaps he isnt going too fast, that you are too slow.... haha

[@austincummings4737]

hey fearless can you do a vid on how to clean a carb that uses a diaphragm.the carb on my snow blower is not even getting any gas through it i recently changed the diaphragm but that was not the problem. what do you think btw i love ur vids lol

[@thunt164]

this should help me a lot thx

[@c1rca121]

Great vid! i love yours videos lol when will u upload your next one? :D

[@Fearlessfront]

@rex4x4 Thanks, If it's really bad, you'd have to pull the carb off, which is a lil more complicated.

[@andrewconlow5627]

Thank you Todd!