Kohler Command Pro Carburetor Cleaning Troubleshooting Rebuild Repair and Replacement Easy How To

[@goofe.washington953]

Notice the diagnostic procedure he goes through at the beginning of this video. Unbelievable. Can you imagine working as this guy’s assistant in his shop? Think about how much you could learn. These are great videos.

[@fartsackjack7081]

he is a great teacher trust me ...and he knows so much about other stuff ...air tools power tools electricity ..... hes definitely a smart dude !!! and he does great work and treats his customers absolutely the best ...

[@IndRepair]

I appreciate that! Try to educate much as I know anyway. Thanks for your kind words and for watching

[@IndRepair]

I appreciate that! Customer service being bad is why I started doing this and why I always try to make sure it is good! Stop by next time your in town buddy!

[@anthonyiacomino5557]

Learned a lot and couldn’t clean my carb without this video. Thanks so much !!

[@IndRepair]

Awesome job! Glad to help!

[@steveriggenbach90]

Great information I could hear the wooshing sound. I helped a contractor repair his guys things. He kept saying he had no idea how bad off they were. Told him he should know, it’s his money. Thanks again.

[@IndRepair]

Thank you! Definitely should know where your money goes to

[@michaelogden5958]

Whew! I replaced the carb in our Gravely zero-turn (with an OEM carb) a few weeks ago. MUCH less complicated than this one! Good video!

[@IndRepair]

Definitely an easier setup! They ran these on many of the older Simplicity mowers so I have seen a ton of them but been a while

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for watching!

[@shawndubay4050]

Great fix. If I was the owner I would have had you put a head gasket in it. She sounds pretty good though. I will have to stick with Exmark and Honda. A WHOLE LOT easier to work on. With all the hassle that you went through just to swap out a carb and fuel lines yeah im good.

[@IndRepair]

Thank you! I think it should have been done also but sometimes you can't tell them anything

[@jimmuller6962]

I have that same engine on a Craftsman GT5000 I rescued. It had been sitting outside for quite a while. The carb wasn’t rebuildable, full of rust. The aftermarket carb wouldn’t idle right, or come up to full power. I ended up taking all the jets out of the original and putting them in the new carb and it runs great.

[@IndRepair]

Sometimes you have to do some strange stuff depending on the carburetor and company. I am surprised the carburetor shown installed here had such good reviews, I guess he picked a good aftermarket. Glad you got it back going, do what you got to do for sure. Sometimes taking a change when the alternative is $600 is worth it and pays off

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

I noticed the Continental link in the description and checked out the Amazon reviews. Very high for fuel line. Thx for mentioning your experience with it in the video, as I’m currently researching fuel lines to get the best I can find.

[@IndRepair]

Best I have found, no doubt

[@LGHNurse]

A great video, with a very thorough assessment. Very informative…. I will never purchase a rear engine mower.

[@IndRepair]

I appreciate that! Zero turn mowers with this design work well but not for everyone

[@k9under]

Awesome job man thanks.

[@IndRepair]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate that!

[@silwan6784]

Great job. I tried using an after market on an old 16HP Craftsman. It would not run properly. Tried drilling out jets, never worked good. Rebuilt original Walbro and it runs like new.

[@IndRepair]

Definitely some applications I wouldn't touch it on. This was the same for Kohler Comman Pro until now, we will see how it lasts

[@IndRepair]

Thank you 😊

[@oldkicker8958]

Wow a Dixon! My first Zero Turn was Dixon now they scare me to death. That one is a pretty decent one however.

[@IndRepair]

Haha, that is for sure! One of the brands I am just about to say we are done with, they just are so old and can't get parts and made like junk. This one is definitely decent and they make a few good models but most are not

[@dirtriderkx500]

Great video Matthew. This is a joke for you. My wife don't say wrong hole. She says wrong pue. LOL 🤣

[@IndRepair]

Haha good one!

[@bertgrau3934]

I have the same engine on my mower. The #1 head gasket was leaking oil between the head, and block. I changed both head gaskets, plus had a valve job on both heads. I was surprised, the engine runs much better now. It still smokes some, but I think the rings are bad. The engine is from 2006. So im sure it has a lot of hours on it. I do like the engine though

[@IndRepair]

Definitely a rock solid engine, really surprised how bad this one was at less than 300 hours

[@bigjwarlok8538]

I have one of these engines on my everyday mower. Craftsman GS6500. Several years ago, I had carb trouble with mine. It was just dirty, but that little pump diaphragm was crispy. I read somehwere that you could cut the diaphragm out and cap the lines going to it. It still works fine. The only thing that I noticed is that when I turn the PTO on, I need to pull the choke out for a split second or else the engine struggles or dies. Thats the only thing I have noticed since.

[@IndRepair]

Interesting, never heard of that being done but thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@philliphall5198]

What model is that battery racket ?? I like it 😊

[@IndRepair]

It I'd a 2560-20 Milwaukee. Only Milwaukee tool I own. I love it except I keep breaking the batteries when trying to use it for major torque the way it is set up. Some people suggested the smaller version to keep it from happening

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Great video, as always, Martin. Does that type of carburetor have a specific name? This is the first time I’ve seen anyone work on these so I’m guessing they’re not all that common. It appears to have metering and pump diaphragms just like a 2T carb.

[@IndRepair]

I am not sure about a specific name for them, sometimes this engine has this style and others it does not. Wish I could be of more help there

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

Was the Dixon company absorbed by another company or simply out of business? That ZT looks familiar.

[@IndRepair]

I am not positive but I believe they just went out of business. Many of the parts cross to AYP part numbers but far as I know they went fully out of business 10 plus years ago

[@stevenedington6265]

I can’t understand why an owner it a Dixon mower would not go ahead and replace the blown head gasket at this point. The performance of the engine would be so much.

[@philliphall5198]

Probably can’t afford it or he is going to dump it on someone 😮

[@IndRepair]

Definitely would be! It amazes me what people decide to do sometimes

[@IndRepair]

@@philliphall5198 This is a definite possibility I see it all the time in this trade. Sad what people do

[@Rein_Ciarfella]

I agree, since the Command model gets good marks from every KZbinr I’ve seen so far.

[@philliphall5198]

I had a farmer take didn’t believe the gasket was bad and I put leak down tester on it to show him, dam old hard headed turd 😮😢

[@joeganusi8522]

Those carbs with the accelerator pumps suck. I replace them with the carb they use on the 7000 series. They run like a raped aped with no issues.

[@IndRepair]

That is interesting! It is a direct replacement then? No modifications required?

[@joeganusi8522]

@@IndRepair None. If you wanted to get crazy, you could open up the jet one or two sizes as it has a very slight bog if you lift it strait to high rpm but spark plugs looked good color. They do the job!

[@joeganusi8522]

@@IndRepair Scratch that "7000 series" I meant Courage. The Courage carb works on the commands. ;)

[@IndRepair]

@@joeganusi8522 I will check it out next one I have in, great info may just use this one!

[@mrfixit7743]

Any help would be appreciated! Looking for a kohler gov spring that has been discontinued! 1208919-S. Its for a Kohler cv13s.

[@IndRepair]

I am sorry I do not find anything for this one