This mans use of words both confounds me and amazes me.
@justtime67363 жыл бұрын
Commonality is Banality.
@OpenYoutEyes-m1c3 жыл бұрын
@@bolo2393 This might be true for the "doin" portion of the video... because way up in the frozen wastelands of Canukada they read for entertainment rather than learnin' of sheit.
@MrOtistetrax2 жыл бұрын
As someone who knows very little about things that go chooch in the night, I understand only about half of what he’s talking about most of the time, but I certainly love listening to it. One of my favourite channels on KZbin.
@threadtapwhisperer51362 жыл бұрын
His lexicographical execution excellently evokes ever eclectic experience in execution of elocutional eloquence.
@threadtapwhisperer51362 жыл бұрын
@@MrOtistetrax shmoo is greasy/oily Chooch = functions, but in a pretty decent way Skookum Choocher = killin machine/proper finger remover/ bad to the bone well engineered implement Better tree quarters = wife/significant other
@laviathan44 жыл бұрын
Omg! Best line ever! " The secret to finding an answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post a wrong answer" lol!
@daos33004 жыл бұрын
that's old, where ya been?
@christiangraham45794 жыл бұрын
Oh so that’s why he did all this pointless stuff to the pressure washer 🤣
@brainkill70344 жыл бұрын
Cunningham’s law
@brainkill70344 жыл бұрын
Oh I didn’t know he ends up saying it, was reading comments while he talked about the weather 😂
@RS-uo2nd2 жыл бұрын
@@brainkill7034 thanks for writing the answer, I couldn’t remember the name so I was about to say it was Bob’s Law and wait for the correct answer
@ZGorlock4 жыл бұрын
"Do the simplest thing first", takes everything apart before adding gas
@cujoedaman4 жыл бұрын
That was the first lesson in my high school small engines class. You check to see if it has gas. If it has gas, does it have spark? Then you move on and diagnose other things. He says its hunting for idle with choke on, 9 times out of 10 the carb is plugged because some dingbat didn't store it for the season without draining or putting fuel treatment in. This is why small engine repair shops are so lucrative. $75 an hour for labor and all they'll do is poke the jets with a piece of wire and send it through an ultrasonic cleaner.
@beeble20034 жыл бұрын
He already knew the problem wasn't just that he'd run out of gas...
@brianbaekgaard80814 жыл бұрын
Zach he takes everything apart anyways even if its brand new and hasn't ever had gas yet lol
@markbrown80973 жыл бұрын
French fried potatoes
@damonbtc97013 жыл бұрын
Sarcasmatire mate.
@SuperAWaC4 жыл бұрын
when it comes to small engines, 90% of the time it's the carb every time
@diegor11154 жыл бұрын
agreed, that hunting is becuase the port under the idle screw is dirty.
@natelav5344 жыл бұрын
I have never not seen a dirtbike, lawnmower, or weed whacker start right up after a good hosing out of the carb
@nicholashunter69764 жыл бұрын
The rest of it is built simple and sturdy so it almost never breaks, the carb has to be at least somewhat precise and whenever you have precision instruments something can go wrong easily
@Danimal1004 жыл бұрын
pilot circuit still dirty , closet still not empty
@stevenlockhart92554 жыл бұрын
Just don't use ancient technology and you won't have these problems.
@juergenbohlen63354 жыл бұрын
Holyshit a KZbinr that knows how to turn the sound down when starting a pressure washer.
@rranger10143 жыл бұрын
BRAVO
@adolfilyichmarx95893 жыл бұрын
Wait till he starts grinding 😉
@zachrywd4 жыл бұрын
This is the only channel where I can spend 15 minutes watching a guy fix something, talk the entire time he's doing it, and still not learn a damn thing.
@johngifford77254 жыл бұрын
Excellent way to describe it. Well worth the time to watch it too. Lol.
@austinmabry84624 жыл бұрын
If you're not learning anything, the deficiency don't lie with the vid-jay-yos...
@MrPossumeyes4 жыл бұрын
I learn bad words and crude ecxpressions! And then I read some great comments.
@ethereous4 жыл бұрын
He drops the sound down when she turns over! And that's what I appreciates abouts ya.
@Barrysautospares4 жыл бұрын
Oh, is THAT what you appreciates about him?
@poiiihy4 жыл бұрын
too low though
@shawngrosser4 жыл бұрын
He took the sound down about 20%.
@ethereous4 жыл бұрын
@@Barrysautospares take about 20% of the top there, bud.
@scottscarpinato94334 жыл бұрын
That's a Texas sized 10-4 good buddy
@hene1934 жыл бұрын
"I blame the guvernment" needs to be a sticker 😅
@CoolIHandIMatt3 жыл бұрын
He said Goober-ment
@justwondering19674 жыл бұрын
Your fuel storage situation is reminiscent of a certain Lebanese port.
@hedge6854 жыл бұрын
The proverbial accident waiting to happen...
@charlesmckinley294 жыл бұрын
That goes perfectly with the “I blame the guvernment.” Statement.
@heavydiesel4 жыл бұрын
Its safe until it isn't!
@jfbeam4 жыл бұрын
@@heavydiesel I was perfectly safe for years until some nut set the fireworks factory next door on fire.
@LeglessWonder4 жыл бұрын
@Demo Rcr you weren't the only thing blown away.
@wyldbill1003 жыл бұрын
"T'was but a wee Irish mist"?? LOL! One of my favorites that is often unsung is the saying: "Had to shake the dew off my lily."
@burgerbirger22214 жыл бұрын
U can tell u're old when u're looking for ladys on the interwebs, and suddenly realize that u're finding a canadian guy fixing a pressure washer more interesting.😁👍
@JayFude4 жыл бұрын
Well hell. Now I got to stop lying to myself about getting old...
@spudpud-T674 жыл бұрын
If its blowin slappin bangin or suckin its worth watchin.
@desylid59154 жыл бұрын
Online dating is how I ended up building a woodshop
@orppranator52304 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2001. Guess I need a prostate exam done by a doctor instead of a girl.
@jessicacallahan97114 жыл бұрын
Things are bleak all around lol ! But I love this guy
@abcusa123mich4 жыл бұрын
Funny thing about that roof leak. You can take the best sealants man can make and never really stop a leak around a chimney. However, a random wind toss of leaves and pin needles can perfectly seal a gutter for the duration of any rainy season.
@dmacpher4 жыл бұрын
Based on nothing other than the title of this video - this is a bad idea
@arbitrage21414 жыл бұрын
YTA
@ExplizitDuester4 жыл бұрын
@@arbitrage2141 reddit is spilling again
@CoffeeConsumer6434 жыл бұрын
its a bad idea to even think it lul
@poiiihy4 жыл бұрын
@@arbitrage2141 wat yta mean
@arbitrage21414 жыл бұрын
@@poiiihyits a reddit acronym. I encourage you to not wonder what it means. If I tell you what it means your IQ will decrease by atleast 60 points
@howdrums9094 жыл бұрын
You, Mustie and Teryl are the reason I don't need to spend money on cable TV any more. It would be pretty cool to see you guys do some kind of collaboration.
@norass4114 жыл бұрын
One of the best moments of my life: I heard my dad outside cussing the mower he was trying to start one early Saturday morning. I went outside, knelt down and opened the gas tank. Mustering my best Karl Childers, I gave him a hearty "Ain't gort no gas in it" and went back to bed. Damn what I'd pay for a video of that.
@rickardandersson41243 жыл бұрын
one of my oldes memory is when my dad woke me up one early Saturday morning saying he had siphoning gas from the car to the lawnmower, so you know if I'm going to die.
@ericmac5643 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite memories getting out of bed on an early Saturday morning, and dragging my son out of bed by the ankle before sending him out to mow the lawn.
@sourbrothers734 жыл бұрын
5:24 "Saddle up to the counter" at the wholesalers. Lmao
@Eluderatnight4 жыл бұрын
I got a good deal on a pressure washer($100). Just had to replace the motor($100) and the pump($60).
@stranger50884 жыл бұрын
Fuck man, that’s a steal!!!
@licensetodrive99304 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Crews Ahh, just like Trigger's Broom (KZbin it)
@nuclearexplosion58414 жыл бұрын
I got a good deal on a truck ($10000). Just had to replace the motor ($10000) and the frame ($6000)
@kendallemory84554 жыл бұрын
Story of every cheapskate mechanic. I've done this with far too many projects where I dump twice the money into diy solutions for half the quality of buying the right tool the first time.
@SHORTY19744 жыл бұрын
I got a good deal on all of above, C.O.D... Maybe sorta kinda negotiable...👍👍
@zackhaight58663 жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard of a Sidehill Gouger in years. My great grandfather used to tell me hunting stories of when he used to live in the mountains of BC before he moved to Kelowna. In a fair amount of his stories was the ever elusive sidehill gouger. To this day I have never heard the term outside of his stories. Thanks for the memory!
@SurvivalInFlames4 жыл бұрын
“Conveniently located next to the hay storage” I almost choked on my lunch lol
@ninebandedarmadillo95343 жыл бұрын
Stanley Kubrick AND Slingblade references in less than five minutes? holy shit this is premium content.
@chucklebutt44703 жыл бұрын
Lol for real, gotta love it!
@Mr.Donahue4 жыл бұрын
Speaking on knowledge passed from father to son. A lot of us 20-30 year olds grew up with out dads. I never had anyone to pass it down. I watch these videos to get that experience and pass it on to my son.
@Steve_MFr4 жыл бұрын
You broke it! That was, at the beginning of your vid, a perfectly functioning arm-pull-cardio-vascular exerciser. I own about 7 of those and they all work great. I ain't lettin' you are any other like minded individual anywhere near 'em. You'll ruin all of them in an hour or 2. (actually, make that 10. Forgot the 2 chain saws and just last week I bought a leaf blower that was a floor model. I haven't even tried it yet, but I am willing to bet that that is going to be one of the finest exercisers I have ever owned)
@kneedeepinit4 жыл бұрын
for those who missed the "full Mustie rebuild"comment, Mustie 1 has a youtube channel and he repairs a lot of stuff. A true learning experience watching them except he never curses.
@joesinakandid5284 жыл бұрын
Yes, a lifetime of skill and knowledge in every video there from Mustie1's shop on the right coast. Highly recommended. Darren was the one who strongly recommended visiting this channel long ago - and he was right!
@philerator4 жыл бұрын
Funny you should mention, Mustie1 did a video just a few ago on an engine that was ''tearing his arm off' when he tried to start it.
@johnpossum5564 жыл бұрын
Mustie1 knows all the tricks. Fantastic longer form channel. About the only one that I will actually listen to in that long form.
@Ijusthopeitsquick4 жыл бұрын
@@philerator I just rewatched it : the mini quad 2-stroke. The engine was designed to run "backwards".
@leebarnes6554 жыл бұрын
Free lamborghini countach, will it run?
@mythril44 жыл бұрын
Small engines is almost always the carburetor. It's for two reasons, including myself, leaving untreated (especially ethanol) fuel in the fuel circuits over the winter or prolonged storage periods between uses. Other causes and less common are bad fuels, low compression from wear, and ignition circuit corrosion.
@cravenmoorehead56362 жыл бұрын
Dont forget water in the fuel.
@sixtyfiveford4 жыл бұрын
Engine is hunting because the idle circuit in the carb is plugged.
@chrishastings26654 жыл бұрын
I'll hard 2nd this.
@EnvirotekCleaningSystems4 жыл бұрын
This.
@carwashadamcooper15384 жыл бұрын
Yup
@BrianBell40734 жыл бұрын
Posted the same. 100% agree. Sometimes you get two or three faults though and your brain is trying to find the one fault and doesn't stop to think.
@jouni80114 жыл бұрын
Yes, runs good with load because it opens throttle and uses main jet.
@sonnyturner28964 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your vijeos so much I've learned much over the years of watching your ingenuity get em coming sir
@licensetodrive99304 жыл бұрын
"how to get an answer on the internet is not by posing the question, but by posting the incorrect answer" So trolls are just people wanting the right answer? Some of them seem quite uppity when you do give them the right answer...
@Jellymiqo4 жыл бұрын
if they have info you can learn from they are not trolls lol
@SlyerFox6664 жыл бұрын
🤣
@anttimaki81884 жыл бұрын
Yeah, one lad went nuclear when i tried to correct him that electrics cant be wholly explained with gun ballistics. he had a nice try tho.
@buillioncubes4 жыл бұрын
You can't let them know you're ignorant right away, you gotta run with it for a bit.
@SlyerFox6664 жыл бұрын
@Rich S Im sure I work with these trolls 🤣
@Couture.m4 жыл бұрын
God damn it I love your channel so much I'm a thirty-three-year-old single father I stand in the sun all day in Florida for work and have horrible luck with small motors. Thanks
@kenyonworthenii73894 жыл бұрын
When’s the next installment of the Generac saga? 🤓
@goodkill14 жыл бұрын
Is that the big generator teardown?
@andrewkennedy97044 жыл бұрын
@@goodkill1 👍
@LongPeter4 жыл бұрын
Parked next to the Mazak milling machine 😜
@92_SA2 жыл бұрын
I've been so depressed and it had been a while since I smiled. When I heard "Gentlemens" I smiled! Thank you Ave for doing what you do.
@davidwert93544 жыл бұрын
a hint of logic keeps the mind from running away
@thepostman694 жыл бұрын
This needs to be a PSA
@metalman-ox5eb4 жыл бұрын
Fudge! You fixed something! Your mother and I are so proud!
@therealryan554 жыл бұрын
I hope @Mustie1 caught the reference at 5:40!
@The_Opinion_of_Matt4 жыл бұрын
When I was a teenager my dad had a `85 Honda Civic that he used for commuting to work. A mechanic put Champion sparkplugs in the Honda and the next day my dad drove home on two of four cylinders. When we pulled the sparkplugs out the side (ground) electrode on one was gone (yes, gone as in completely missing) and on a second sparkplug the side electrode was melted off to the bend. That was the first Honda my dad had owned and it was when we found out you were supposed to install the same brand of spark plugs that a car came from the factory with. Honda = NGK, GM or Ford = Champion. Using the same brand might not still be necessary, but I'm going to keep doing it.
@Tonystlouis6664 жыл бұрын
Yes i need alot more AvE in my life. I love this channel.
@horacegentleman32964 жыл бұрын
Bane?
@65csx833 жыл бұрын
The descriptor line for the video is actual understandable language. Interesting! Back in the late '50's, I read that spark plugs in magneto ignitions never wear out. If the unit starts quickly and runs well I don't change the plug 'just because'. All my yard equipment has their original spark plugs; some from 1969 and still going strong.
@petercork37184 жыл бұрын
When all else fails (from experience, same motors) check the fuel line from the tank. It's crap plastic, goes hard, develops a kink which seriously reduces fuel flow. 5 cents worth of hose! Aaaaargh!
@mrdan19903 жыл бұрын
I learned how to work on my dual dellorto carb set up on my vw dune buggy/ sand rail from older guys that took the time to make a video for people who don't know what the füq they're doing. Took that knowledge and some face to face info from some other buggy guys and boom. She's jetted and cleaned and has all the go juice she needs. Point of this novel... thank you for sharing your skills and keeping it entertaining. This young michigander appreciates you old farts.
@GrahamDallas4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't believe how sloppy that valve train was, OK it's a single cylinder so not much to go wrong but still lots of weeble wobble.
@bluecollarcanuck4 жыл бұрын
Not to mention combining plastique cheap bits with metallic parts. Never durable or good where power equipment is concerned.
@kaisersose55494 жыл бұрын
@@bluecollarcanuck A plastic camshaft & plastic cam gear is utterly unexcusable. I'll add Honda to the list of manufacturers that I won't buy new equipment from. Might pick one up at a garage sale, but only at a price that allows me to rebuild it properly. Given the price of a custom camshaft, even with just two lobes, I would have to get paid at least $100 to take possession of that pressure washer.
@tylertbone124 жыл бұрын
@@kaisersose5549 that is only the gc series (the homeowner version) the gx series are the king of small engines especially the gx 390
@The1luckdragon4 жыл бұрын
The hunting could be from the carb still. Those carbs have a black plug on the top of them that houses a jet that is extremely tight and when blocked up gives poor idle. Pull it and pin it out could get you a bit more pep in your step. Mechanic in a bottle is also a decent product to get rid of the build up in a carb from all the old gass and corn deposits.
@AKADriver4 жыл бұрын
You only get the plastic cam with these "GC" consumer grade engines. The "GX" commercial engines have metal. That said, the part costs $15, if it ever fails, which it probably won't. It's not under much stress.
@chrissyboy1234567893 жыл бұрын
" The secret to finding an answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post a wrong answer" brilliant --this is gem of a signature..
@chandlerf96294 жыл бұрын
I learned more about networking and troubleshooting the first month of my job than I did in college
@PaulButkiewicz4 жыл бұрын
Had the exact same issue with my GC pressure washer. Thanks for posting. Was planning on buying a new one; now I guess I owe you some of that money instead
@tslater19894 жыл бұрын
Mustie reference! I knew we were 2 balls in a sac.
@tslater19894 жыл бұрын
Sorry, two peas in a pod. My bad.
@amihaiba4 жыл бұрын
I learned a whole new language watching your videos. Thanks AvE!
@danceswithaardvarks32844 жыл бұрын
The little GX25, 31 and 35 engines are even cuter. You just want to squeeze it's little crankcase
@pevdummy4 жыл бұрын
You're the best AvE. I was having a bit of a rough day with the wife & prototyping something and I was ready to give up. Now back in the shop pressing forward.
@f.demascio18574 жыл бұрын
I once had to gap my plugs using the wall thickness of a Type L copper pipe.
@libertyman37294 жыл бұрын
F.Y.I. Match book cover .017. 👍
@keithcronk79804 жыл бұрын
@@libertyman3729 THEY STILL MAKE THEM ANY MORE😂😂
@lowellsandell4274 жыл бұрын
I was once told to gap the plug about the thickness of a dime and that if I didn't have a dime to use two nickels :)
@anotherone94604 жыл бұрын
Now that's a tip that makes cents to me👌
@BerndFelsche4 жыл бұрын
Used to be able to buy cans of "Start Ya Bastard!" (literally the brand) here in Australia. Now resorting to shots of lighter/blow torch gas from the refill can in the carb to start recalcitrant cold/dry engines. Definitely an elbow saver. Not everybody has a wife to help out with those extra pulls. P.S. SYB is still available but a butane gas refill can cost is about 10% of the SYB, weight for weight.
@markshort90984 жыл бұрын
As far as i know you can still get start ya bastard here in Australia, super crap had some last time i was in there
@russianacorns80804 жыл бұрын
Just looked it up and holy smokes TWENTY FIVE PERCENT ETHER??? Jeezum crow that’ll put ya to bed, hopefully not with bill cosby...
@Casowsky4 жыл бұрын
Don't know where you're from but it's still in supercheaps here
@dontnubblemebro4 жыл бұрын
Start ya bastard is garbage, go find a cheap shop, you know the sort, look for a small can that's semi round on top, white with red around it. Usually 50% and it comes out as hard as brake cleaner. Giver all the way with a stubborn diesel and you'll get something moving one way or the other. Might even fix your iron deficiency
@MrPossumeyes4 жыл бұрын
@@Casowsky He's an Aussie. I'm a Kiwi so I can tell. Plus he said ".... here in Australia."
@zonie19534 жыл бұрын
Would like some rain and cooler weather here in Phoenix . Haven't seen drop of rain since March and today will be our 33rd day over 110 F or 43 c 🌵
@v31244 жыл бұрын
No thank you
@thosoz34314 жыл бұрын
Wow. Here in Australia they live underground in places that hot. Hope you get some relief soon.
@randywl89254 жыл бұрын
Average August is 105.
@excubated4 жыл бұрын
Commenting before watching the whole thing. My Norlett tiller has a BS engine as well. Been running since 1980, was kinda bad this spring. I tightened the governor, scraped the valves and cylinder head clean from black slime, and readjusted the carb mic screws. Works like a charm now.
@davidcovington9014 жыл бұрын
Saw title, clicked Like, posted Comment. Ahhhh, now to watch the dissection.
@KnightRyder19904 жыл бұрын
100% approval for the sling blade reference
@TheWolfsnack4 жыл бұрын
Ahh...those fancy new fangled "self tapping" spark plugs....
@markbernier84344 жыл бұрын
For future consideration, when left outside that little red on off switch often corrodes and adds resistance to the ignition. Run all the little one lung engines on premium gas, less crud and ethanol. Makes a big difference in winter. A little carb cleaner in the gas and run her hot for a good while can work wonders on the surging.
@Gideon_Judges64 жыл бұрын
I never amazon spark plugs anymore. Last one I ordered they sent me in an envelope pooly packed and it was hairline cracked already.
@NetAnon4 жыл бұрын
@Logic Hurts Idiots I think you mean ebay
@PayNoTax-GetNoVote4 жыл бұрын
@@NetAnon - Yeah, what happened to when it was good deals on quality used stuff? Now it's just a repository for cheap Chinese chit. Amazon and Ebay have allowed China to cut ALL of America out of the distribution system.
@DarkIzo4 жыл бұрын
well do your research then get the code off your old plugs and crossreference amazon is no exception to the internet world
@Gideon_Judges64 жыл бұрын
@@DarkIzo what research? It was the right part number and even name brand. The box just looked like they had played soccer with it, it was missing the little cardboard sleeves over the ends, and it was packaged in an envelope and banged around. When I received it, there was a hairline crack in the ceramic insulator. Nonsense way to ship it.
@DarkIzo4 жыл бұрын
@@Gideon_Judges6 what brand was it ? ive also heared that there are lots of counterfeits for my plugs (ngk) but so far in germany i havent heared from any people that got scammed
@davidjohnston19714 жыл бұрын
I've worked on many of these Hondas. When you mentioned about pulling your arm off when trying to start I knew it was the valves. Carb could make it sputter but not backfire. They will run with the most worn and dirty spark plug you've ever seen, no backfire, night sputter. The outfit I used to spin wrenches for, those lads could break an anvil. Seriously, they one time brought me a 1 1/4' Johnson bar bent into a C shape. Anyway they would bring a mixer with a Honda engine, complaining about how hard to start and keep running, I learned go straight to the valves and set the gap, .008" on exhaust, .006" on intake.
@Fuzzwah4 жыл бұрын
When you do you next amazon order... how about something so you can head mount the camera so you can use both hands on your tool?
@Bensam1234 жыл бұрын
100% agree, I've said exactly the same thing over the years. People online aren't willing to help you, but they are willing to correct you, to the point of helping more then even if they were helping you in the first place.
@fridgebeer68974 жыл бұрын
That "hunting" at idle seems to be the carburetor surging. Likely a small jet is plugged and/or gummed up and isn't allowing the proper amount of seasoned dino juice through. Big issue? Nah. Annoying? Slightly. But it's good enough for the girls I go out with.
@southerncross49563 жыл бұрын
Easiest first? A meckonic in a shop I worked at rebuilt a no start engine in a not so old car. He figured it was sized up because he tried to turn it over with a wrench on the crank pulley, no go, seized for sure! Well, when he was finished the rebuild, the engine was still bound up. The shop foreman pulled out a pocket knife and cut the serpentine (fan) belt off. Started right up. The alternator had seized not the engine. Damn.......
@adrianryan19754 жыл бұрын
That some engineering. Take a motor that's somewhat reliable and develope it to fail. Nice work
@jaydunbar75384 жыл бұрын
People always want the product cheaper and the employees to be paid more, something has to give.
@StaticReplication4 жыл бұрын
@@jaydunbar7538 I think you mean people want it at a lower price and the employees pay for it.
@Jgardner21224 жыл бұрын
Jay Dunbar They never do either?
@netwt42oz4 жыл бұрын
90% of these Honda's only fail when the owner forgets to add oil. I fix these all the time and remarkably the plastic cam doesn't cause many issues at all.
@zack68924 жыл бұрын
These are still reliable engines so not sure what you mean. Homeowners don't want to pay 1000 dollars for a real power washer. Honestly anything below 600-700 dollars will not be fit for commercial use although these Honda engines will go well outside their operating parameters.
@MakeItWithJim2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for lowering the volume at ignition. My headphoned ears appreciate it
@265chemic4 жыл бұрын
It makes me simultaneously happy / sad that upcoming generations - thanks to some of the amazing electric gardening equipment - won't have to grapple with troubleshooting the infernal combustion engine / won't experience the satisfaction of solving problems with the infernal combustion engine
@HamiltonMechanical4 жыл бұрын
hey AVE, a little tip on those hondas, the valve adjustment on those is SUPER CRITICAL! If I remember correctly, the specs are .004 for intake and .006 for exhaust, and they can only tolerate about .001 +/-. I had a mower at my shop one time that would run great for about 5 minutes, lean out, and then backfire and blow the air filter off LOL. It was crazy! a call to the honda dealer support line gave me the answer, the valves were out of adjustment. Now, on a GC series like the one you have here, there's no gasket for the valve cover. You just use RTV. And also, i've seen people accidentally hit the valve cover, pushing it in, and that will cause a no start condition. Doesn't take much! like strapping your mower too tight up against the trailer or truck, etc...
@pandabear44914 жыл бұрын
"There's your trouble ma'am" - wait, is this south main auto ?
@whataboutbob97864 жыл бұрын
"There's your problem lady" - Eric O.
@LocknLoad13604 жыл бұрын
Good ole SMA.
@galenmarek82874 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that Taryl too that says that?
@Hjerte_Verke2 жыл бұрын
What is neat about this video is that it tackles one of the most oddball small engines ever. It is not a typical older flathead, nor an OHV pushrod engine (which are the majority out there), BUT an over the top OHC engine with a belt driven camshaft that's normally reserved for the automotive world.
@robdixson1964 жыл бұрын
The Mustie 'Mehhh' noted...and appreciated:)
@_yeager4 жыл бұрын
Got the exact same model given to me last week because it was left for dead five years outside. Cleaned the carb got it running but was not getting continuous pressure. Disassembled the pump to remove a piece of smoo in one of the relief valves. Ran great lots of press and power but I tipped it on side while working on the pump and that filled the cylinder, intake and exhaust with oil. Cleaned the cylinder and intake and ran it. Thought I would just burn off the oil in the exhaust. Little did I know it was pointer right at our outdoor dryer vent and filled the basement with oily smoke. Told the wife the good news was the house wasn’t actually on fire. Also note without water flow there is spring loaded lever that lowers throttle to reduce pressure. It’s not actually surging.
@CorndogBrownie4 жыл бұрын
Believe you me, the corndogs are irresistible ;)
@publicmushroom674 жыл бұрын
I don't give a shit if he ever fixes it, or anything for that matter. The commentary is one of a kind!! The best on the 'ol Tube!
@michaelthacker61214 жыл бұрын
I love the shirt I got from you! Its one of the thickest shirts I own now! Lol
@JValentineV4 жыл бұрын
Was it THAT greasy ?
@michaelthacker61214 жыл бұрын
No literally its so thick its almost to heavy! But it is a nice shirt!
@michaelthacker61214 жыл бұрын
@@Brian-mp2mv its a Hanes Tagless and it says 100% preshrunk cotton.
@Flap9994 жыл бұрын
Absolutely my favorite channel!
@anthonywitham23054 жыл бұрын
"Drown to death." Well AvE, I never heard of anything drown to live! 😁
@danhammond84064 жыл бұрын
Crabs
@chucklebutt44704 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the common parlance of "electrocute". Gets used so often for just getting a bit more familiar with a stun-gun.
@johnpowell54334 жыл бұрын
You're new here ain'tcha?
@anthonywitham23054 жыл бұрын
@@johnpowell5433 Nope. I just understand the use of the verb drown. "To die underwater or or other liquid of supplication" 😄 I'm just joking! 😄
@anthonywitham23054 жыл бұрын
@@danhammond8406 Apply a topical cream or lotion. 😄
@craigdreisbach59564 жыл бұрын
Since you referenced Mustie 1, you should know that he teaches that hunting is a symptom of the low idle speed jet being plugged. Remove the jet and clean it, but I have found squirting the jet with carb cleaner spray into the jet port at the venturi (with the red nozzle attached) stops hunting immediately. Sometimes you can remove the low idle mixture screw and squirt it there as well. Kind regards Craig
@AGfrom832 жыл бұрын
I think the blades are missing off your lawnmower mister.
@samuelbennett60264 жыл бұрын
I work at an amusement park servicing go karts with essentially the same engines except they're horizontal shafted. they had this one cart that for the last 5 or so years was nearly impossible to start on account of it kicking so hard on the pull. they had changed the flywheel, crankshaft, and had gone through dozens of starter ropes by the time I showed up and adjusted the exhaust valve tappet clearance. they have a low-speed popoff function that bleeds the cylinder pressure to oh maybe 80 psi instead of 120 while you start it so you don't tear your arm off. the tappet was too loose and wasn't contacting the valve to blow off a bit of pressure so that you can actually pull it. you can see it working on this engine when he cranks it over. a tiny bump of the exhaust valve on the compression stroke followed by the complete actuation on the exhaust stroke. the cam gear has a centrifugal mechanism that disengages once the engine starts.
@Uncle-Duncan-Shack4 жыл бұрын
Always wondered how valve timing got altered for starting, centrifugal action of mechanism on the camshaft pulley doing it. And the belt transports the oiliness up to lubrify the moving bits. The crankcase pulsations work a diaphragm that powers the little fuel pump. Hence no fuel valve, and how the gasolinas gets uphill from the tank to the carbonator, and why some cranking is required when da carbonator is dry. The high pressure fog machine lives again.
@dt35104 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch your video’s. I laugh my ass off. This time I figured it was the on- off switch. I’ve done that a few times. Thanks for the humor and insights into life.
@cavemaneca4 жыл бұрын
Always nice to see a good bit of troubleshooting. Proof that KZbin can still actually have content worth watching.
@paulrainsford19534 жыл бұрын
Just love these foreign language videos
@deriksteven4 жыл бұрын
Get her lubed up, fueled, and ya got that spark, she runs like a Deere.
@frenchenstein4 жыл бұрын
You have voice very much like Johnny Cash, it came to me this morning. Sounds great.
@mdftrasher4 жыл бұрын
@5:40 Aaah, yeah the Musty rebuild treatment! ;-) Love that!
@snorman19514 жыл бұрын
I have found internet advice to be sound. But get a concensus; maybe five sources. I remember back in the day trying to find answers at the local library. Yeah. Just this week, I've fixed a mower switch, a noisy fan, and replaced a fuel line on a pruner saw.The internet is a Godsend. And you get Ave as a bonus!
@honeybadgerflys81624 жыл бұрын
"if the glove do fit, we must acquit" LOalsfa 🤣🤣
@actually_it_is_rocket_science4 жыл бұрын
Had a moped out of China that had the overhead cams tightened down to the point at which the valves weren't sealing. Loosen them up through some feeler gauges in there and it worked beautifully.
@buillioncubes4 жыл бұрын
That non-standard cross on the chimbly is lettin' the demons in as well as that liquid sunshine. Get thee an exorcist.
@aSpyIntheHaus2 жыл бұрын
Fucking Gold! This is the second Ave vid in as many days I've watched him rip away at a pull starter for 30 seconds and then realise, "Crap some fuel might help" We've all done it. It happens, none of this pretending it didn't by editing it out. Good stuff
@AndyFromm4 жыл бұрын
2:40 a sheered key way will start if its not off to far
@prbmax4 жыл бұрын
When I heard that someone told him to check that, partially sheered key way, I was surprised because I had that issue with a lawn mower. It was hard to trouble shoot but that was the problem. It would start but sometimes it would pull the "cord pull" out of your hand.
@AndyFromm4 жыл бұрын
@@prbmax its quite common on direct drive lawn mower. they use an aluminum key as a sheer point so you don't break the crank shaft while hitting something with the blade. I had a mower do the same thing, hard starting and would sometimes pull your arm off.
@jeep20034 жыл бұрын
@@prbmax Lawnmowers shear keyways all the time from hitting roots and stuff. Wont be a problem on a pressure washer atleast iv never seen it and fix equipment everyday
@coreyregier55464 жыл бұрын
@@jeep2003 Actually I fixed a cheap pressure washer with a briggs horizontal shaft, ripped the pull cord right out my hand. pulled the flywheel off and noticed had turned about 20 degrees from where it was supposed to be, replaced the key and it started right up. not sure how on earth it broke the key like that... but it did.
@coreyregier55464 жыл бұрын
I hear the pump mounted directly to the engine with direct drive, no belt, cause a lot of wear and tear over time when you squeeze the trigger. the shock from the load of the pump can break keys on the pto side, just not sure how it would shear the flywheel key
@TheMadWookiee4 жыл бұрын
I have been a small engine tech in a past life the fact that the choke has to be partly on means the main jet and or metering nosel as well as the idle cricket ar partly plugged clean the carb and you’re set
@heatherroseisrflyer3 жыл бұрын
"You can get Stanley Kubrick to send a man to the moon."
@BBBILLY864 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing. Battling a Karcher power washer here also. The little lady will enjoy getting it out of the kitchen. Only been there for 2 weeks. Sheesh.
@dustinmorris53243 жыл бұрын
AvE never fails to make me laugh
@peterbuckley38774 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen a front key way shear in over twenty years of servicing these machines, the kickback on the cord can be either a stuck valve which is common with dirty fuel or the large cam gear the belt goes around is stuffed. Everything looks ok as your turning it through, that wobble on the rockers is par for the cause, pull the pin out of the rocker and check the casting they do wear out and elongate on the exhaust side.
@benargee3 жыл бұрын
1:18 Finally watched sling blade and fully understood this reference 👍
@markbrown80973 жыл бұрын
Don't guess I got no reason to kill nobody
@MaturePatriot3 жыл бұрын
We had a rotor tiller, that had a partially sheared key, that would spit and sputter but not run. A PLASTIC CAM, an ENGINEER and a Bean Counter came up with that.
@MC-Racing4 жыл бұрын
needs a carb clean still :-)
@Pentti_Hilkuri4 жыл бұрын
Still sounds like idle jet is plugged.
@MC-Racing4 жыл бұрын
@@Pentti_Hilkuri yep exactly :-)
@barryhall73 жыл бұрын
Fully compatible usually means totally different. And two taps on the wall gaps a plug perfectly !-)
@averagecarguy4204 жыл бұрын
Look up Steve's small engine saloon. The surging is because of a clogged pilot jet. Super easy 2 second fix.
@MrTopshelf3334 жыл бұрын
Pressure washers will often hunt on idle if they can't build the proper pressure to keep the bypass valve open. It's not a problem. Solid video as always though.