HOW TO REBUILD THE CARBURETOR on a MTD/REMINGTON Walk Behind Mower or String Trimmer..

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Will it run?? Today we go over how to clean and rebuild a carburetor of a MTD/Remington Engine, only to find out that WE DIDN'T NEED TO in this case. The customer did not let us know that they had been into the engine before they dropped it off, (They said they ran it one time and then let it sat), which means I go to diagnosing it like it has never been taken apart. This is why it is VERY important to let your mechanic know when you have tinkered with things. This could have been a 10 minute fix instead of a 30 which would have saved the customer about $30.
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My name is Bre. I took two years of small engine repair at the local college. When I left school, I fell into a wonderful job at a local small engine shop where I worked the counter for a couple years. In 2010 my husband and I opened up our own small engine shop in central Arkansas where I am able to work alongside my family and best friends. We see over 2,000 pieces of equipment every year, and answer 1,000's of small engine questions. We specialize in brands such as Briggs and Stratton, Kohler, Echo and Shindaiwa, but work everyday on MANY other brands like Stihl, Husqvarna, Honda, Craftsman, Remington, Red Max, Troy Bilt, Scag, Bad Boy, Hustler, World Lawn, Poulan, Mantis, Etc.. Hopefully, my experience I share, will save you Time, Money and Frustration in the future!
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[@Chickanic]

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[@sabrinamulligan6235]

Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower kzbin.infoUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.

[@btrswt35]

She says"her husband", hundreds of guy's hearts hit bottom 😂😂😂

[@Chickanic]

Aw! Thanks David! lol

[@Deathbytrolling]

What dumbass would assume a chick like this wasn't taken?? Lmao

[@btrswt35]

@@Deathbytrolling hundreds of them 😂😂😂

[@stewartfenton7660]

Guys, I thought we were here to learn about engine repair.

[@ronvandehey4348]

Hahaha

[@ktloz2246]

This is the same carburetor as my Powersmart 170cc i got from home depot. It was also not starting, the fuel would not get to the push knob. I spray starter fluid in it and it starts then dies. Thanks to you Chickanic, i was able to take it apart and know what to do to clean the carb. Now it runs like new. Thanks for ur excellent work. Now i opened the windows and i get the smell of fresh cut grass coming thru my window. :) Cheers.

[@IronMan-ml5yi]

Loved the freeze frame when you wrote I knew it wasn't the carburator.

[@DougKremer]

Good catch on finding that bushing. I noticed you left the fuel line clamp off for the next person to find also!

[@sethc6663]

Whoopsie

[@jimihendrix4376]

Just what the world needs, Another Crook!

[@chrishouse5753]

Lol. I knew someone else had to catch that.

[@HolzMichel]

yeah, i caught that too...lol

[@rbryant6808]

Yup, I wanted to yell, "wait, you haven't installed the clamp!"

[@brianmcintee6647]

that is one of the reasons why i keep my old harley shovelhead everything is rebuildable plus it is cool as hell

[@olddog605]

Yep I got a 72 FLH (I purchased new in 72) just as much fun to work on as riding it.

[@brianmcintee6647]

@@olddog605 mine is a 76 flh

[@PeterEndelt]

😃👍😃🇩🇰

[@markking7889]

Guitar players save your strings ! The thin ones anyway. Works great for cleaning. It was nice to see her do what I do.

[@truracer20]

You can buy music wire from music shops of course but also at hobby shops and hobby lobby in the scale model section. Also many hardware stores carry it K&S Metals is the most common brand.

[@martynohara8101]

You are a natural educator. Clear and methodical

[@tnnursemedic1922]

Gonna keep watching you until I can start my own shop. Feel like I'm getting a small engine masters degree, one video at a time.

[@rickthelian2215]

KZbin Apprenticship😀

[@woodlanegardenequipmentrep9149]

...you won't go far wrong...

[@danoakley6538]

I love youtube! Even if you went to school, it could take years and mistakes before you learn to do it right. It's nice to just go on KZbin and watch some of these valuable videos!

[@mikejerrett7354]

Good eye catching that metal ring ,your right it's not easy fixing others mistakes

[@terrencewalsh453]

Locally they call me the lawnmower man, when the shops can't or won't fix it, I do!

[@sw923]

Awesome channel. Having worked in my fathers small engine shop part time for 40+ years I really enjoy watching these videos. There are so few small engine shops now keep up the good work. By the way, dad is 80 this year and still working on stuff.

[@327JohnnySS]

The stories of what he could tell. 👍

[@558vulcanxh]

Good for your Dad , I'm 78 and I find working on my stuff really helps to keep me sharp 😊 .Best wishes to your Dad 👍👍 Ian, UK 🇬🇧

[@ED-ti5tc]

Nice watching someone who knows what they're doing!

[@markkinney5030]

At our shop we see this all the time! People take stuff a part and get it wrong! Its makes my day! Here is the good part they pick it up and they want to know what was wrong and tell them and they say we didn't mess with it! Okay! after 40 some years you know if some one been working on it.

[@Chickanic]

Yup! We know! LOL

[@Dante-vf4sd]

Can't blame them for trying, especially gardeners, it costs a fortunes to service and fix machines in our trade, or should I say you guys charge a fortune🤷

[@1anthonybrowning]

@@Dante-vf4sd if I may suggest, gardeners should take better care of your machines. Also, check your tillers operational a couple weeks before you need to plant. Gardeners are a cantankerous bunch that get all upset when a mechanic is prioritizing a commercial unit over a tiller. When the mechanic tells you the commercial guy needs to make money to live, it does no good to tell the mechanic you need the tiller so you can put food on the table. It isn’t the same thing and you all know it. A friend of mine owns a shop, the stories you hear...

[@Dante-vf4sd]

@@1anthonybrowning No you may not suggest, how dare you presume that gardeners don't take care of their machines, as if they wouldn't given its their means of staying alive you arrogant buffoon.

[@1anthonybrowning]

@@Dante-vf4sd thank you for making my point about cantankerous gardeners. Not only do some gardeners not take good care of their machines, but the think they should be the highest priority and get anxious to insistent that the shop fix their machine immediately, above people whose income comes from their machines. I hope that clarifies.

[@scottwrobliski5049]

A beautiful lady with so much knowledge, and truthful

[@Godlivesinme2013]

Just getting into small into repair. Your insights are invaluable. Thank you. And you are pleasing on the eyes. Dale.. Ozark Missouri

[@ARS-77]

You made this video so incredibly interesting and entertaining as well. Thank you ! Looks, talent and humor. What a rare combo.

[@Rev-D1963]

This is another channel that I stumbled upon by accident, and I'm very glad I did! It's refreshing to see a pretty face in the small-gas engine repair world, and you certainly know your stuff! Thanks for sharing your videos with us. God bless. Rev. D.

[@Chickanic]

Thanks so much!

[@JMFP01]

For the second time tonight I'm watching one of these fantastic videos and the machine being repaired is the same as one that's sitting on my workbench waiting for me to get to it. I'm hooked.

[@artemus419]

I am learning a lot from your videos. Thanks for posting. I am not a small engine mechanic and find these very helpful with all of my light equipment.

[@rlund3]

I watch a lot a small engine repair mechanics and you take the best close up videos. I've seen lots of carb rebuild and yours is by far the clearest and most easily watched.

[@Chickanic]

Wow, thank you!

[@mwsw50]

And the background ain’t too bad either! 😎😎

[@justted3619]

On these big box store motors from out of town I like to add an inline fuel shutoff it's a bit cozy to fit in but dose give the customer a fighting chance to keep the cab clean during the off season. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@imonlyhalfnutsreally2113]

This is the first time I've seen your channel. Its really nice to see that a lady has taken the time to learn how to operate and repair a gas engine. You have my respect.

[@Lamoka54]

Thanks! Your video is the ONLY one of several I've watched that accurately targeted how to fix my Southland field trimmer carb problem. Great job!

[@michaelhobaugh3302]

so I am not the only person that occasionally forgets to put the hose clamp on before the filter base. Sometimes I had a difficult time holding my attention on that carb in this lesson. So refreshing to see a gal that knows her sh_t mechanically. Always a great job!

[@Chickanic]

Thanks for watching!

[@trevorsharp-ir6pm]

@@Chickanichey why is my weed eater bogging down???

[@donmartin7460]

Thanks for being in my small engine life.🌹 These aren’t as easy to work on as one might think……..it takes time and time has a price. Thanks for sharing the little details that are necessary for a finely tuned carburetor setup. These things are so sensitive to the smallest adjustments.👍

[@gradyhernandez4699]

I like to learn on weedeaters also.

[@FleckBrecklin]

Thank you for making this video. I went to crank up the RM1159 yesterday and it wouldn't start. It would start with starting fluid so I knew the spark plug was fine. I found this video and cleaned the carburetor following your steps and now it starts up just like last year. Thanks a lot!

[@facereader99]

That is donyboy73, the grand master of small engines. Canadian. Perfectly bilingual too. 2. You certainly know more about two cycle equipment.

[@rickracer6842]

I was really nervous to take the carb off my Southland string trimmer and work on it, but I followed your instructions step-by-step and it worked! I was so amazed that it started, and it is running better than it ever has. You rock!!!!

[@warrenfloyd1484]

One thing always check the oil before attempting to start any engine, I learned that the hard way, I had to buy and replace one, great video, I've been working on small engines for 35+ years, subbed 😎

[@williams9375]

I noticed you forgot to put the gas line clap back on. I am only on min 12:00 so I am guessing you will notice you forgot it. Seriously Great information and skill in all your videos. Love them all, they give me the knowledge I would not otherwise have to fix my small engine products TYVM.

[@gordbaker896]

Well done. I like your 10mm extension. Someone had gone to great lengths to ultra clean the carb and made a rookie mistake.

[@last426]

I used to cruise a tiny muni “recycle” yard and found what looked like a brand new MTD 8 or 10 hp chipper. I was born a tinkerer so I threw it in the back of my pickup and took it home. To make it short, the only thing wrong with it was the spark plug boot was misinstalled! I put it on correctly and vroom-vroom. People in America just throw away stuff.

[@davidcoudriet8439]

@last426- it's because of the gradual loss of basic skills over the decades.

[@gone2dmtns]

Ditto! I've scored all kinds of equipment because "It won't start". It's usually the simplest of things to fix like a loose spark plug, choked out air filter, ans so on.

[@kellyspann9845]

Had a guy that had 3 mowers and said he couldn't get 2 of them to run. He said if I could get them to run I could have them. One was a very nice TORO and the other was a Troy-Bilt. Instead of working on them he would just buy a new mower. He was putting very old gas in them and leaving it in the mower over the winter and they were just gunked up with bad fuel. Cleaned the carbs put in fresh gas and they started right up. Tried to give them back to him but he said a deal is a deal.

[@danharold3087]

It's not just America although we maybe leading the way

[@77Mowers]

Another amazing video. Great catch on that little ring. Clearly someone had that apart. Guitar strings are the best for cleaning emulsion tubes etc, I have a bunch from my guitars as well!

[@alexandercopeland2849]

I use cutting torch tip cleaners.

[@johnduffy6546]

Totally LOVED the golf tee hack!

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Steve's small engines is great .amazing what he knows .

[@ianwilliamson2980]

@@arboristcua1962 just saying may be help to her too .the guy is a genius with engines .

[@Robnord1]

Not only that, but Steve has introduced me to some awesome brews!

[@ianwilliamson2980]

@@Robnord1 yeah likes his beer too .only the one Steve eh

[@timmullen3453]

That embedded and hidden fuel screen is “prevention of repair” to sell more carburetors. I just punched holes in it with a needle, in a pinch. Later I’ll try to add a install a fuel filter in the gas tube. Be careful not to dislodge the suction tube on the plastic housing when removing it to access the carburetor.

[@jonmyers8046]

My first time seeing your channel. 👍 Just for future reference, I like to pull the drain off the carb bowl and see if any fuel comes out before doing anything else. It's a good precheck to know if the fuel is getting from the tank to the bowl before doing the other work. Great for diagnosing. It must've been a man that worked on it before and forgot to tell you. We're great at communication 🤣

[@johnmicheal3547]

Action speak louder than word. Lol

[@christineleazer9653]

You saved once again from having to take my machine in. You are so detailed on your instructions that it makes it easy and fun. 😎

[@VanOutloud]

Small engines have always thwarted me. I was never taught to work on them. Chickanic is my teacher.

[@SuEnRoD]

Keep this trick I devised years ago for the future when you do carbutator work.. Try this... Heat the plastic tube from the carb cleaner spray with a lighter (about 1/4-1/2 inch from the end. Then pull on each end of the tube to stretch it. This makes the outer/inner tube diameter smaller and more of a pin point. When the melted plastic solidifies, use small wire clippers or nail clippers to snip the tube at the smallest diameter that still provides flow when spraying. The cleaner comes out like a pin point pressure washer and the shrunken plastic tube end fits inside whatever port your spaying thru. You can also do the same to create 90 degree angles in the plastic tube to spray sideways inside long venturi tubes. (like the idle circuit) I used to make/keep custom tubes around for these situations. Hope this makes sense.

[@warrenfloyd1484]

Good tip, I used to make custom jets for moped carbs like that!!!😎👍

[@cravenmoorehead5636]

Very clever. I'm gonna tell everyone I know that I summoned this thought. Lol. Hey dont judge. You will do the same. Ahhhah

[@matthewwearsch242]

It's always fun figuring out what the last person or GOOBER as I call them did wrong.Thats all part of the Scooby Doo mystery and becoming a knowledgeable small engine chickanic.Glad to see you wrenching on something other than a chainsaw

[@koolkevin2357]

Good info - Thanks! I've been a mechanic for about 50 years and "Know a bit" but the specifics, like you show - safe a LOT of time! Again, Thanks!

[@nbpt1000]

Yes, very frustrating you can not buy a rebuild kit for the MTD Chinese engines. I love it when a customer tries to fix their own machine. 1. Because I do not want to work on 2 minutes fix. I feel bad and I usually wont charge them. 2. when they can not fix it, they value you more.!!!!! I know Briggs and others have their own special flat blade screwdriver to remove the main jet. I just grind down an old flat blade screw driver to fit the nut tightly. It is not overly fussy. You just want to make sure you never strip that soft brass jet. Thanks. Great video.

[@TheGreasyShopRag]

When I was playing along and trying to diagnose the problem I couldn't get over the fact that the bowl was clean and dry and when you back flushed the inlet there was no gunk coming out. You tricked me! Lots of good info in this one.

[@Chickanic]

Oh no! I didn't even think about it. At the beginning when all the gas poured out of it onto my mat I laid a fresh mat on top of it. LOL! Wasn't trying to be sneaky, I swear! LOL

[@elrobo3568]

If you get a gas welder tip cleaner it has all sizes of rods with ridges on them that clean the holes better than a straight wire. For long tubes or hoses an old or new (they are cheap) speedometer cable works great. They are very flexible and have ridges to grab junk. I owned a shop and share your feeling about customer induced technical problems Nice work.

[@michelpage4877]

Nice shoutout to Donny Boy 73. Thx Chickanic. Have been following him for years and he is a plethora of information. Also, nice work on this grass trimmer. 👍

[@user-hu8wf5fw4j]

Thank you. The self repair was completed thanks to you~!!

[@MichaelWilliams-rf2jw]

I've never taken a carb apart before. This is the 3rd video I've watched on it, and you did a much better job than the other two. I love how before you do a step, you mention the things to watch out for in that step. The others just name the step, do it (or even skip to just after it's done) as if there's nothing to it, and move on, with no insights on the possible gotchas. Great job, now I can give it a try.

[@Curlyim2]

Watch Mustie1. He revives old crusty stuff, including a lot of 2 cycle stuff. He is always fixing old carbs

[@rmcguire-pg6io]

This what makes you a great ‘MUTT’. Multi purpose Technician & Trainer. You don’t just say how, but you show how AND why.

[@evilkidd174]

I feel your pain Bre. I'm currently waist deep into the transmission of a 1997 Ford Econoline van. Because someone didn't install the filter properly. You have to actually push the filter into the transmission, not just toss it in the pan.

[@Hammerjockeyrepair]

eh, its a ford automatic transmission, theres not a single one that didnt need a rebuild anyways lol

[@claygreenlaw4871]

So funny, you said, "save you time, money and frustration in the future"...We say the same thing constantly to our customers. Thanks for the vids. I wish we had time to do some on the gas issues. We see the craziest "gunk:" ever these days. Gotta love the EPA government forced fuels.....wrecking small engines from shore to shore. You're killing it. Less than a month and tons of viewers. Hope your making money on these. Cheers.

[@JustMe-mg6vw]

Glad to see knowledgeable people in the trades.

[@hammadmaqbool7970]

elaborate?

[@donaldshimkus539]

I'm ecstatic that you know the difference between nuts and bolts. So many videos I've watched where guys don't call even the simplest parts by the correct name. Irks me to no end. The sad part is they don't even realize they're wrong. Thanks again.

[@sundial6919]

Its just all part of the imperfect flawed human condition youre blemished as well

[@donaldshimkus539]

@@sundial6919 I know, but geez, call a nut a nut and a bolt a bolt and for crying out loud please turn the wrench in the correct direction.

[@sundial6919]

@@donaldshimkus539 😅i know what you mean . I too feel your frustrations . Wish we werent so flawed some more than others Cheers my friend

[@owenwhitman6616]

"The joys of working on things after other people".... I feel ya. As an automotive mechanic: I (as a general rule) refuse work if someone else has taken a crack at it. That's a sure-fire way to turn a simple job into a time-hogging, underbid, "they don't make the part the last guy lost, so I had to" headache.

[@baileyhatfield4273]

Guy comes in oh yeah this is torn off, eh they come in a kit should be fine, oh those two stupid plates that cost only 5 dollars? yeah not in the kit and he hasnt found them/brought them. Oh they took it apart (and broke this cast cap) oh thats 200 dollars on the bill for them oh another piece they broke, another 200 bucks oh this is missing, if they can't find it another 200 bucks. Coming apart thinking you have everything come to find out what SHOULD of been there had you taken it apart, was not.

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thank you, really enjoyed the video, and as per the other comments, spotting the metal ring was brilliant, cheers

[@galadrieone]

Wish I had watched this last season. You make it look so easy. Thank you.

[@cliff9057]

Another job well done.

[@jeteye97]

Lifelong mechanic now in QA. I’m learning a lot about small engine quirks here, so thanks for sharing! Hate to nitpick, but it’s fuel and fire hazard related. Was the fuel line clamp was restored to its proper position? The filter base was installed over an unclamped line. It probably won’t leak much with just gravity feed but its hidden behind the air filter base and will leak eventually after vibration and chemical degradation.

[@Okanagan48]

Thank you, thankyou, thankyou. Learned a couple of things about this carb, I didn't know. Appreciate you and your channel.

[@Chickanic]

Glad to help!

[@wilfor03]

You saved me when I worked on mine, and I thank you so much......I scoured the internet trying to figure this thing out....no manuals available that I could find, and "Walla" there you were....so thank you, thank you!!! Have a great day my go too, Master Mechanic "Chickanic" your the greatest!!!

[@georgepruitt637]

Back in the 70's,when I was a tractor mechanic for John Deere, Deere sold remington chain saws as their own brand .

[@Chickanic]

I still see a couple John Deere trimmers that were just Echo's painted yellow.

[@leifvejby8023]

I still have a couple Remington chainsaws from those times. And Poulans and Danarms and Homelites and a Lombard and a lot of Frontiers - all orphans .

[@sundial6919]

@@leifvejby8023 😅i see you love chainsaws too😊

[@leifvejby8023]

@@sundial6919 I wouldn't say i love chainsaws, but I believe I like them better than I like people - I am the only one I know who got ptsd when the covid restrictions were removed. ^_^

[@sundial6919]

@@leifvejby8023 i love chainsaws and civilized decent people

[@adnacraigo6590]

I was about to say wait.....you forgot the fuel line clamp.

[@benitoacoviojr8064]

Thanks for posting ! I have this unit and local mechanics won't work on it ! Thanks to you I can now take care of it !

[@coreywinn7546]

Chick I just learned a lot from you. The golf tee and the guitar wire are two great ideas. Keep the great and informative videos coming.

[@dmorrison66]

Great job as always! Did you remember the clamp for the fuel line?

[@Chickanic]

Shhhhhhhhh...... lol

[@jayM1620]

That's one of those self clamping clamps 😉

[@jonmyers8046]

Low pressure fuel system...clamps are optional 😉

[@strapped9]

I was coming to post the same thing

[@haneyoakie14]

In today’s world where everybody has a camera because everybody has a phone, there’s no reason that before you take something complex apart that you don’t take 20 or 30 pictures of every angle to make sure that when you’re done putting it back together that everything is back where the manufacturer intended for it to be.

[@gt0915]

do that all the time pics of it as is..... and pics of it being taken apart, easy to put back together then.

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

I get more things that are fine, but the gas line are backwards, or the linkage is missing...

[@haneyoakie14]

@@GuysPlayingWithTools I hate to put together things I did not take apart

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

Yeah, in my videos I say "remember to take pictures" every time.

[@dennytuma]

never had a cell phone and never will

[@pensacola07]

You have patience of a saint

[@grumpyoldirishman313]

New to your channel and new sub. Looks like a Power more engine. I just went thru this this summer. I lost the needle valve so $94.00 later I was surprised at the fact I had to buy the whole part. I no longer own that mower. Thanks I enjoyed it.

[@dougsullivan3909]

Did you reposition the fuel line clamp?

[@Chickanic]

Shhhh. LOL! I did have to go back and put it on.

[@MrCuckoobox]

I saw that too.

[@bobhumphries3998]

Don't want to be picky but I believe at 12:30 you replaced the air filter and never clamped the fuel line to the carb.

[@Chickanic]

Shhh. LOL! I did have to go back and put it on.

[@bobhumphries3998]

@@Chickanic Still great info, thanks for posting.

[@kellyspann9845]

Great video ! Every time I take something apart I take pictures with my phone so If I forget how something went back together I can look back at the pictures. That has saved me a lot of trouble.

[@Chaomhainn]

Nice presentation ! I like that long shaft butterfly nut driver tool . Also those metal inserts for the gasket , hint - called bushings. Cheers .

[@Herbybandit]

That's one of those wonderful "Chonda" motors. Chinese Honda clone, works OK but extremely sensitive to any sort of dirt or fowling in the carb.

[@alanmcgowan3457]

I loved the golf tee, never saw or used that before. Will give it a go once I get some. I have always used a vice-grips (long nose flat clamp) to shut off the fuel line. Not always a good idea on older machines as the fuel line can crack (as has happened to me at least a thousand times). Greetings from Ireland - where the grass never stops growing :-)

[@wilverrivera1426]

Same here I'll give it a shot too👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@cravenmoorehead5636]

It it cracks that easy it should be replaced anyhow.

[@edwarddemedeiros3607]

Very good explanations and camera work. Thank you so much. Now there are fewer things I don't know! Awesome!

[@kbjerke]

Good work! Basic common sense, but you delivered a couple of "secrets," too! Thanks, and best wishes!

[@brianmedeiros417]

The fuel line clamp wasn’t reattached. You gave him a piece of his own medicine! Another great video

[@rich10849]

I got a laugh when you mentioned that Remington doesn't make anything. It's so true these days. When I started wrenching on small engines our dealership sold both Poulan and Remington chainsaws. That was 1971.

[@michaelbedell6523]

Great presentation for even this experienced weekend mechanics. I’ll be subscribing for sure

[@raymondrobinson5251]

I repaired my mower just like the unit you showed. But my primer bulb was missed up. So I just finger tighten everything back to find something to use are convert to a primer bulb. Brother fired up mower and mowed with it. Said man that thing is running bad. I am stunned. I reach down and the whole breather unit fell off. I told him if I didn't see you operating it! Wouldn't believed it! How it even ran, is my freaking mind blowing observation! Luckily the 10 mm nuts where contained in breather box. Install the bulb and bolted it back together and ran like a top. Cheap spindle design on trimmer head was my reason I trash it. It got wet and no way to oil it. It would froze up on me, three times. 3 times in a row! Alot has changed since my training on small engines of the late 70's and early 80's. I recently seen a Honda small engine disassemble. That is a great design.

[@raymondrobinson5251]

O one time I took a mower in that I worked on. Couldn't get it to run. Troddle lever, I was thinking I activating chock. I was actually trying to start it on the kill switch. Felt like a fool when I picked it up and they said, what you done was good! They walked me out to show me it started on second pull of rope. I noticed the way they operated the toggle cable. Felt like a fool! Service charge me 50 for education of operation of toggle cable.

[@brianmcintee6647]

chickanic you rock

[@brianking1138]

Since it ran great after being put back together correctly I wonder why they messed with it in the first place?

[@Chickanic]

All they said is it only ran once and then wouldn't start the next time they tried to use it. I will DEFINITELY be asking questions when they pick it up. LOL!

[@benishborogove2692]

My 2020 model lawn edger only ran once then at season's end failed to start. When I took it in to the shop, they checked it over and put fresh gas in it. Started right up. Modern gear seems more sensitive to stale gas than the old stuff.

[@Dante-vf4sd]

@@benishborogove2692Do you have the massive increase in ethanol in your fuel like we do here?

[@bushmaster2936]

That was my exact question.

[@benishborogove2692]

@@Dante-vf4sd I'm not aware of any changes to the fuel. It is rather closely regulated. Fuel system parts however, are constantly being "improved" to make them cheaper to manufacture.

[@George-kt6gm]

I've done a lot of these too. I didnt know about the little screen in the fueI port.. Thanks! I also use guitar strings! lots of sizes to choose from.

[@mikehrdlicka8635]

I just fixed a guy's snowblower. For the tin and stuff to get carburetor off I took bowl off ethanol victim ordered a $20 carburetor from Amazon. Cleaned tank work perfectly

[@zaphodb777]

So just a tinkeritis caused massive vacuum leak huh?

[@Chickanic]

Yup!

[@jeffjohnson1302]

You are cute!

[@mattbauckman9907]

I thought I was the only one who kept my guitar string scraps in my tool box! Nice vid.

[@rayyellott9431]

Just wanted to thanks you for a tip that helped big times. Troy Built walk behind self propelled, would not start. You showed to lift it on the front wheels and shake just a little. I put it down and first pull of the starter it fired and running again. Thanks again.

[@Big_Johns]

LoL... there are entirely TWO many distractions in this video. By the way what were you working on??

[@Chickanic]

Umm.. You did notice I said THE WORD just for you.. LOLOLOL!!!

[@Big_Johns]

LMAO... Oh yes, it was just after I made this comment or else I would've interjected it for sure!!

[@woodhonky3890]

Ya I couldn't help but noticing those big ol damn wheels on that trimmer.

[@Big_Johns]

@@woodhonky3890 🤣🙈🤣

[@choppermike3329]

Great video. Guess that thing was running a little lean with that spacer in the wrong place. Noticed the fuel clamp wasn't in place on the carb when you installed the air filter housing. I've done that and it never seems to leak or come off, just thought I'd mention it. Well it wasn't ethanol this time, give them time and it will probably happen. Loved the vid.👍🛠

[@frankcloskey7789]

The lawn mower business is a hard field to be in. Excellent work.1/7/2022

[@permanentwave]

Have done this on mine many times so glad u put this video on here about the gasket placement.. talk about.magneto and the ground connection that gets placed under the long tall bolt because it's very easy to forget to put that back on when doing magneto change.

[@michaelsnell4034]

I love the golf tee idea. I like Donnyboy. I also watch Steve's Small Engine Saloon. Used to watch Taryl Fixes It All. Last one is odd but he does fix small engine stuff too. You earned yourself a new subscriber.

[@Chickanic]

Thank you!

[@terrilshull7694]

Thanks for your videos, I plan to try several of your suggestions on some projects I had given up on once it cools off enough to work in my garage. It took me a while to find this video again and wanted to mention you forgot to replace the fuel line clamp to its correct position which could result in a dangerous problem for your customer.

[@TheJon2442]

I did smile, years ago I used to repair push bikes... Mostly very high end... All racing colleagues were happy with my work, especially trueing wheel spokes etc. Every now and again I would get someone ask to repair their bikes.... Mostly left out to rust filthy,. Not been used for years etc!!!.. They wondered why I said no!

[@josephdillon7420]

Love these videos, she is so talented with knowledge of engines! Very impressive! I wish you would do a video of why mowers won't move forward or backwards. You shift into gear and it just sits there. Oh, what to do next?

[@ZippoVarga]

I absolutely can relate to inexperienced hands having been in machines before I get them. When this happens, I will call the customer, inform them of my findings and try to get the back story. Fortunately, I'm pretty good at troubleshooting and I've seen just about all of the errors others have made, but like you.....they get charged for my troubleshooting as well as reversing their mistakes in hopes that next time, they'll forego any attempts at repairing themselves. Cheers! Zip~

[@cravenmoorehead5636]

Zip. Know I know where you get all your knowledge. You slickster you. Lol

[@crautoguy8384]

So cool u go girl To state the obvious there is not so many girls in this trade as a man with 25 years in automotive an engine repair field with 17 year old doughter i shared your Channel with her to impower her to be what ever she wants to be thank you for your Videos u rock

[@Rip1Outdoors]

Glad I watched! Loved the guitar string trick