lawnmower will not stay running the most common problem Mountfield 414/164

[@themowerman]

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[@Pete40-b1u]

Great vid very informative. Thanks for filming. All the best Pete 👍

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Sunday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset

[@wrxs1781]

Fine video Mick, good repair.

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Excellent job mick. very informative and helpful 👍🏻

[@alandykes2519]

Fantastic Mick i never get tired of watching you cleaning carbs 👍👍👍👍

[@liljoeii6091]

Thank you for the video hope Riley boys feeling good yet

[@nonamegiven2024]

good job.i used to have a 164. died of overuse

[@mr1pearl]

Looks so pretty 🤩 and the mower too 🤪

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Good fix Mick 👍

[@IanScott-cb6ln]

Nice one mate, Great to see and hear you’re a lot better

[@themowerman]

@@IanScott-cb6ln thanks mate.

[@brianhitchcock4126]

You have great knowledge, a very helpful video 👍👍

[@themowerman]

@@brianhitchcock4126 thanks

[@chrisjillings3195]

Another great video, Mick.......where's your nice orange rubber cleaning tray???!

[@themowerman]

In the shed somewhere lol

[@DugatDizzyLizzys]

Hi Mick. As soon as someone says this mower and this problem, it's a carb clean minimum. And this video explains why!

[@themowerman]

Exactly mate

[@henrymurawskibigdogrepair]

Nicely done, Mike

[@nim3od]

Rule 1 - always take what the customer tells you with a pinch of salt. I did a Mountfield hedge cutter today, e10, cracked fuel pipes, filthy dirty. When I asked if he had ever greased it - pointing to the grease nipple, the answer was at least an honest 'no'. Not mentioned was the half a tube of superglue used to try and stem the leaking fuel which took a while to get off. It is really useful seeing the different models that you work on and their little idiosyncrasies.

[@knighthawk86855]

Yep I ask how old is the gas in it, and in your gas can, they say oh it's only a month old, means at least 2 years old.... LMAO

[@stumpyssmallengines]

love these mowers, Mick fantastic sellers

[@PhilipHardy-ic9go]

Nice one Mick as always mate

[@almclean4835]

Nice job Mick, think it’s just a coincidence that the machine won’t run after hitting a dog toy. Hit my dogs toys and you will do damage, the6 play with bits of fire wood and an old sweeping brush head!

[@williamwelch7]

Thanks Mick. It's too bad that Amazon UK won't dispatch that thumb drill set to the US, and Amazon US doesn't sell the same kit. I live in Texas, and am fortunate they sell ethanol free petrol near me. I can get 87 octane for my mowers, and 90 octane for my chainsaws, so much better for the engines. I also add a bit of Seafoam fuel additive from time to time, and my engines run great.

[@themowerman]

You should be able to get them in the USA mate

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[@KevinBilling]

Hi mick I’m looking for a large mower for my garden and a moutfeild sp425 has come available locally, but I’m unsure of how good the RM55 160cc OHV is? Can you give me some advice please 😊

[@themowerman]

@@KevinBilling I'm a big fan of that engine.m if well served they are fantastic

[@vGxkylex]

I have a mountfield hp164 there's no primer, I've checked spark plug and cleaned carb but Still not starting any suggestions

[@themowerman]

@@vGxkylex did you clean the jets?

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

You know what I am going to say, but I have to say it... It's always the carb 😀 That one was more than a mess

[@themowerman]

@@GuysPlayingWithTools it was not a happy carb mate

[@paulmcgarry7745]

Another excellent video Mick. BTW did you get a test donation from me mate?

[@themowerman]

@@paulmcgarry7745 yeah.. I got it mate .. ta for watching the video

[@themowerman]

@@paulmcgarry7745 wow got it mate .thanks .I will definitely treat myself

[@paulmcgarry7745]

@@themowerman You’re welcome mate 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@alan4391]

E10 can do the same thing if you dont put in E5

[@robertmailhos8159]

No Air filter definitely can cause the engine to cut off because of carburetor is stopped up with nasty stuff

[@Umski]

Thanks, I’ve been having a strange slow running with my 414 - I’ve cleaned the carb but it continues to run at more of a fastish idle than normal speed - it’s like there’s a fuel supply issue as I can force to rev by opening the throttle or the governor arm, but it sounds like it wants to bog under load - any ideas?

[@themowerman]

@@Umski screw in the idle screw a little

[@Umski]

@@themowerman thanks, yep already tried that which keeps it ticking over at a faster speed but as soon as it gets loaded the governor seems to kick in and the revs drop which is why I think it’s a fuelling issue - I am wondering if the replacement hose I am using has become constricted 🤔

[@themowerman]

@@Umski did you clean the filter in the fuel hose?

[@Umski]

@@themowerman pretty sure I did as I was surprised to find it, but I will double check 👍 I know you’ve mentioned the OEM hoses on another video so may well replace it just to rule that out 🤔

[@weschaffin]

What engine is mounted on this one? I didn’t catch that.

[@themowerman]

Rs100 engine

[@weschaffin]

@@themowerman im not familiar. Must be common in UK. Really appreciate you taking time to respond. Im a suber and follower. You do good work. Cheers from across the pond.

[@themowerman]

@@weschaffin no worries mate

[@Herbybandit]

Playing devil's advocate here! He may have hit something hard enough to dislodge some of the crap in the float bowl causing it to pack up instantly. But I do know some owners tell you a story to deflect the blame from their neglect then the machine tells you the truth.