Will It Run With Less Parts? Riding Mower That Engine Blew Apart.

[@markbeasley5322]

It's a true craftsman who oils the bearing journals on a time bomb.

[@larrywalker7759]

Oh yes! This had the feel of the question...."Why do they wipe the death row inmate's skin with alcohol before inserting the lethal injection needle into the arm?"

[@datadavis]

It's the humane way, haha

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

*Do no harm!*

[@GmKofHard]

Hey craftsman push mowers are good as long as they have a briggs and stratton engine. I have one that cuts extremely well and i only paid $10 for it. It also has a electric start which only needed was a charger and need battery.........until my dogs decided to do some maintenance of their own to it. Poor $85 harness never stood a chance nor did either of my push mowers pull ropes. They no longer sell the harness so now i have to make my own. Yeah me! Lol

[@armyretired28]

It's like all mowers today ,most all are made by MTD. My Craftsman riding mower was made by Husqvarna, before they started being made by MTD. MTD Products - Wikipedia

[@jeffreyrumsey2523]

You are a true small engine wizard,nothing has a chance to die in your shop. Carry on wizard.

[@m2ger8]

""How do you clean your tractor?" "The engine vibrates so much the dirt does not stay on it"

[@samuraidriver4x4]

Automatic ultrasonic carb cleaning function

[@kane100574]

lol

[@jazpanoz4996]

That explains why ya missus is never off it!

[@superchuck3259]

If he drives this around the lawn after a rainstorm, tons of worms will erupt!

[@paulp96275]

Fantastic your the engine tamer who needs this and that it’ll run ,mate had big blowup in his truck in Italy a v10 so he took the sump and head off pulled the piston and push rods blanked the injector reassembled and drove her back to England loaded .great program 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

[@MrGaryRoberton]

Engineer, " You aren't supposed to do that." Mustie " Oh Yeah?"

[@frankvucolo6249]

Mustie to Engineer, “Yeah, and you weren’t supposed to do THAT.”

[@TheArsonsmith4242]

@@frankvucolo6249 I'm such a good mechanic, when I'm done I got parts left over.

[@Orbacron]

Great episode, can it run? Yes, and it lives to die another day👍🏻

[@shannonwittman950]

@@Orbacron ... "the name's 1. Mustie 1 ..." (apologies to Pierce Brosnan)

[@RIPPERTON]

Engineers arnt supposed to be on drugs OK I mean those linear acting counterweights are fkn MAD

[@jasonketchum4052]

It shakes like a Harley he says , me laughing my ass off at all the grass clippings and dust flying off it as it revs up ! Thanks Mustie this was good 👍🏻

[@thelazyfishkeeper2730]

this is just like watching your favorite weekly show,or back in the day saturday morning cartoons. stay well

[@music1945maker]

Balance weights on a 1972 14HP Koehler (balance gears) (2 gears ) granaded - took out part of the bearing shaft casting on the inside of the crank. After much searching and contacts with Koehler, was told the engines could run both ways. One brand of tractor would run that engine with the balance gears and another brand using that engine (cub) would run it without them. That tractor is still running today as healthy as a 50 old engine can be. Great video, enjoyed it.

[@av8or971]

who else is impressed and wowed at how well Mustie can use an allen wrench to remove and install allen head screws. Hey Mustie, that thing got a Hemi in it? Why yes, yes it does.

[@rogerbuoy8418]

Is it just me, or is anyone else disappointed he didn't take it for a spin around the yard? Huh? C'mom Mustie, you know you wanna!

[@jeremys3174]

Yup

[@SinsBird]

Or let his wife try it eh

[@David-yo5ws]

Exactly!

[@rogerbuoy8418]

@@SinsBird Then blame her for breaking it? Hahaha!

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

Yep, was waiting for the 60 Hz ride and BOOM.

[@scotfirehamer4247]

Your one-handed fastener and connector Work is on point👌🏻

[@philliphall5198]

What I like about your videos is you find the why , that’s the most important thing in being a mechanic Thanks 😊

[@Cap10VDO]

Mustie's new racing lawnmower! Famous last words: "That might be an issue..."

[@chrisjones8741]

He and Brian should race this thing and another one through the woods until it blows up! While filming, of course.

[@markbrown6236]

I've been watching long enough to know it would run when you put it back together. Never doubted when you asked. Great way to start my day,

[@joolwing]

Someday there will be a video by someone who will say “someone’s been in here before us”

[@stevew270]

@Ralph It's probably a very slim chance but it could happen!

[@goptools]

@@stevew270 Check out Vehcor. He says that all the time!

[@paulcopeland9035]

Not in that engine. It is headed for the beer can factory!

[@TFD1982]

Dankpods 😂 does

[@rtechlab6254]

@@goptools it's when Mr Spotty shows up on a Mustie1 video we worry. And don't forget "In the pile"

[@Standswithabeer]

...cannot believe it actually ran...even for a little bit. It is amazing it ran for so long & could be restarted without those internals. you rock, dude.

[@oliverwade8066]

"WILL IT RUN WITH LESS PARTS?" that's an adventure I face every time I put things back together.

[@josedasilva8924]

😂

[@joolwing]

Brilliant

[@Live.Vibe.Lasers]

if it will run with less parts..then why do they put all the extra parts in?

[@baileyhatfield4273]

@@Live.Vibe.Lasers EPA watching people yeet off DPF EGR ect systems LOOL, as long as they don't know

[@saha6818]

Comment of the day. Thanks for the laugh.

[@texanjimbob1509]

That is why I will not buy any riding mower with a single cylinder Kohler engine. I was told that Briggs sued Kohler over the design of counter balance engineering. Then Kohler redesigned the balance unit and it is a weak link destined to failure. Both of my riding mowers failed that way with the thin counter balance bearing doing an exit. One was on the bottom like yours and one was a top bearing failure. Same result. The Snapper mower I use today has a Briggs 14.5 in it. It was my father's mower and it is still running and it was manufactured in 1999. Great video. You have so much good luck with free mowers!

[@Bacardibatman]

A Cup of tea, a roast beef sandwich & a Mustie Vid, what a great Sunday Lunchtime. while I'm not really mechanical, I find them really interesting and educational.

[@shannonwittman950]

OMG ... a roast beef sandwich ...

[@robertmason7971]

Beautiful display of American savvy and craftsman ingenuity. Thanks M1...

[@PMMC2008]

I was watching an old Mustie video on my phone, and then, there was a notification, that a new Mustie video just came out... Life i great !!!! :-)

[@robertstenton6763]

this is not on subject, but i thought i would thank you for your videos that inspired me to get my Honda brush cutter out of retirement and fix it. it went wrong and got thrown to the back of the shed :) . Now running sweet ! .

[@noneyabiznas3590]

LOVE IT! I know this isn't very useful for you outside of doing a video. But it was damn entertaining!!!

[@nunyabidness9895]

There's a joke here somewhere....

[@davidwatson8141]

mcguiver would be proud of you!!! He would have bent a little more pitch in the blade, fastened the engine to a device that would fly himself out of wherever he was stranded. Awesome vidio. You never give up. I have learned a lot about how a carbueator functions in your videos. You explain very well. Good teacher. Thanks David

[@martinmcdoniel4551]

yes Its Sunday my Favorite Day! Coffee, and A Mustie Video doe not get better than this! Good Morning/Evening/Afternoon to who and whom that applies

[@mikemaccracken3112]

Exactly Martin!

[@marcryvon]

Hi Martin !

[@quantumleap359]

This is one of the most satisfying videos you have ever produced, Mustie! I have shared this video with many of my mechanic/gearhead friends! What a great storyteller and engine mechanic you are!!

[@nasenbaercoati7578]

He frankensteined the engine together and it runs (not even bad at all). I definitely didn't expect that.

[@David-yo5ws]

Yeah, I thought the intake wheel teeth would jump and throw the timing and make it backfire, but NO! Still purrrred like a wild cat! 😲

[@nasenbaercoati7578]

Dear @@David-yo5ws 👍👌👏😀 Best regards luck and health.

[@paulruszczyk2419]

I think all the dirt and dust shaking out of the grass catcher shows how bad the vibrations are. Love watching Mustie wrench!

[@Gooney87]

Excellent! Just what I needed to get through a rainy day.

[@Mark_C1]

Raining here too, Essex UK 👋

[@Boemel]

Nice and sunny in Pelt, Belgium 😎

[@terryatkinson899]

Partly cloudy here in Ireland but looks like rain coming in the evening

[@David-yo5ws]

Starry, still night in New Zealand 😴

[@motormadman8906]

I just want to say thank you mustie1!!! You helped me start a small engine repair business with all the knowledge youve shared over the years!! From the background of your videos i can see that you dont live too far from me! Give me a shout sometime if youre ever in madawaska!!!

[@CTmoog]

The doctor's in! =)

[@Mikefngarage]

How de Duty......ha ha.

[@jazpanoz4996]

Brain surgery time!

[@paulcooper2897]

Assembly lube on the rod bearing??? Lipstick on a pig!!! I love this channel!!! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@katar0t0]

I'm a bit surprised and disappointed that you didn't take it for a spin, still a great video as always :)

[@jonoffensend7519]

I did enjoy this video, always fun to see how a piece of junk can do. I had a old VW engine that had a rattle and smoked so we. Hooked up a gas tank , put it out in the yard, set the throttle full open and started it up to see how long it would run before it blew ! Well it rattled and smoked for about a half hour then ran out of gas, never did blow!

[@littleengine1303]

i vote for a 3rd video where you push it outside, take the spring off the governor and send it til it self destructs. this was awesome

[@johnpullman3227]

Looks like the design of the old Gravely L engines with the valves on opposite sides of the piston. They shook too but not as bad. Thanks for opening up that case and letting us see what was in there. I never would have guessed what was in there.

[@A21N]

Respect to that Kohler engine that it survived! And respect to Mustie1 for trying to fix it!

[@davidclapham1066]

I didn't think that engine would ever run again - good skill, good commitment, good video :-)

[@MisterClaws]

After the motor weight reduction the tractor now has ultrasonic self-cleaning!

[@frankbrooks1125]

That was fun and instructive at the same time. Looks like the fuel filter might be backwards. Actually it works in both directions, and isn't too important on a motor that's beating itself apart. Thanks for another entertaining episode Mustie.

[@mdftrasher]

Weld a piece of scrap steel on the flywheel as counterweight ;-) Great video!

[@doctorjohn-burgtekie]

Good to know all those parts I left out of overhauls over the years didn't really matter. You the man Mustie.

[@MegaKencam]

Newer versions of that engine have an arm that keeps the counter weight in line instead of that key and grove. They also replaced the woodruff key with a keyway because they had a problem with them shearing. It's a weird engine. I actually like the design. Having access to the internals by just removing the top lid is genius but they have too many issues.

[@EricClark-io7rf]

Wow,very impressive diagnosis and repair

[@almclean4835]

That’s factree, bonnet on and it’s good to go!!

[@giggiddy]

Factree- lol. Always makes me laugh

[@almclean4835]

@@giggiddy sounds way better when Derrick from Vice Grip Garage says it, I’m Scottish and it just sounds weird when I say it! It is funny though🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ataulfolopezlopez8736]

Good job and good repair, very skillful. Greetings from Spain🇺🇲🇪🇸🇺🇲

[@wcads623]

The way Mustie recut those gear teeth with b a disc grinder made me think he missed his vocation - he should have been a Dentist 🤣🤣

[@jonyoung6405]

Who wants to be a dentist?

[@wcads623]

@@jonyoung6405 I think you missed my point 🤔

[@KCAATV]

Mustie, I hope you read this comment. My wife owned a 1984 Plymouth mini van with a four cylinder Mitsubishi engine. It was a real POS. It had a balancing shaft. The chain on the shaft started rattling so I removed the chain and left the shaft in the engine and I just put it back together. It has been a long time so I don't remember if the timing chain went around the balancing shaft sprocket or if it had a separate chain in the crank. Either way, I remember removing the chain from the shaft and I left the shaft in the engine. It shook a little more but it ran ok and it was running fine several years later when we traded it off. In fact that engine shook from the day it was new so it didn't seem that much worse. I hope you cleaned the crank case out from all the shrapnel. I was sitting here saying, Mustie, please take some time and try to do it right because it actually might work !!! Try draining the oil and flushing the crankcase. Give it a real chance to live. Rig up a good throttle. Then, try to mow with it. You might be surprised. It might actually work. It would made a great third video in this series.

[@SW_Explorer]

That was indeed as much fun as Mustie1 hoped we have watching it. The dust rattling and shaking off reminded me of a combine in a field. What fun!

[@Juanxlink]

Appreciate you re-showing us another 4 minutes of last weeks video...

[@StevenEverett7]

Hey Mustie, Now it's self cleaning. It'll shake all the dust off. 🤣🤣🤣 Cheers, Steve

[@doncarlton4858]

Amazing! You did it again Oh Mustie One! That old engine was built to last, like a Wright Cyclone with a couple of jugs blown off by flak!

[@countrykid-lc5yv]

My guess is that this will be the first ever "free pick" put out by the street in front of Mustie's garage...

[@mestupkid689]

Theres a russian channel called garage 54 where they took a lada engine and cut the balances off a crankshaft much like you did. It ran but shook lol. I like how even though youre half assing the reassembly youre still putting oil on the cap bearing and making sure everything goes back together mostly like factory. Good stuff

[@glossamano1899]

Hello again all you Mustie-ites, another nice evening in from Adelaide, Australia. Favourite part of Sunday.

[@midixiewrecked7011]

Favorite

[@glossamano1899]

No, favourite, as in the Oxford dictionary.

[@rsprockets7846]

You you always add U's

[@midixiewrecked7011]

@@glossamano1899 favorite, English

[@glossamano1899]

@@midixiewrecked7011 favourite, Queen’s English. It’s how it’s spelt down under.

[@mfc4591]

with a bit of tidy up and a throttle cable you can cut grass !🦼 thanks for the fun and also interesting to see the guts of this motor

[@scottm-nc9451]

Your kidneys might get shaken loose but hey at least you got the lawn mowed😂😂

[@philthycoder]

*disclaimer - may not be able to mow entire lawn before disintegrating

[@mischef18]

Engine still works, no surprises there. Great video by the way bro. Safe travels up your way

[@jeffpoplin558]

Us - that motor is toast - it will never run again... Mustie - Hold my beer...

[@matthiasmartin1975]

Carb cleaner, not beer. I've never seen him with beer.

[@avenger2242]

@@matthiasmartin1975 I have seen him with a margarita though! In the 2 Stroke blender escapades!

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

That was cool! I think that the engineers figured out that rather than have spinning weights on the crank that requires a certain amount of room and case, they came up with this setup that allows a smaller case and slimmer, lighter engine that is easier to spin up on starting. I guess they forgot the Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) method of engine building. Anyhow, this was an enjoyable teardown and learning lesson from the small engine whisperer. Keep up the great work!

[@ANDRE-VW]

Mustie1: it's shaking? Like a Harley !!!. Hahaha. That's was funny.

[@marcoscaamano4135]

I like it!! it has a self-cleanning mechanism!! with all the shaking...

[@ugurse]

Engine :I want to die and rest - Dr Mustie : No way ,i will fix you even with less parts - Engine : Holy shit,no rest with Mustie..

[@superchuck3259]

Like he removed the cancer, sewed it back up and said, there you go!

[@FeralPreacher]

The engineers had a contest, who can make the most complicated mower engine. And the winner was. . . fun times with Mustie1 Thanks for sharing.

[@shannoncrosby3173]

Musty just made a giant ultrasonic cleaner!

[@alanbradford3130]

Pretty epic video. To take those counterweights out, and have the motor still run is pretty cool.

[@daviddawkins]

So now I have a new YT craving: Trying To Make Smashed Up Engines Run Again.

[@28YorkshireRose12]

I said last week that you could do that! And you did that!! - Now you need to get that thing entered into a lawnmower derby! No governor = no limits, just drive it until it goes bang! Some of those things can do better than 60mph, but they're bordering on lethal. A lot fun though!

[@andycropley5486]

Mustie is the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) Coroner Its like watching old episodes of Quincy (Jack Kluggman) solve the mysteries of a death

[@David-yo5ws]

Except us 'interns' don't pass out on the floor when he dissects the engine. 😂

[@mikescudder4621]

I've always been able to solve plastic gears by melting them back into position with a soldering iron, even adding more material before passing a file. Has even worked on throttle bodies!

[@nicholasviney5975]

hold up 2 secs just getting coffee :)

[@garymccord4277]

To much enginering in most things glad you showed us how you could make it work. and live again with less junk inside case.

[@toolzshed]

Over here they would put the hood back and sell it with a chair massage function 🤣

[@peterg.8245]

Good thing Sears and Sharper Image are dead

[@tinkerne-round4079]

Wish we were closer I have a craftsman twin that has the cam installed wrong. I got it from a customer when I had a Sears small engine contract. I've never played with it. I also have a low hour Kohler v twin that got stuck due to a small aluminum shaving stopping the oil pump gear causing galling on the upper main bearing. I got that one running by cleaning up the aluminum with a brake hone and Emery cloth. It runs like new again. I'd donate the craftsman project.

[@tommyeugene]

As PEG from 'ZIPTIESnBIASPLIES" would say, "You don't need all those parts"!!

[@leeharris3061]

"You dont need both ankles"..🤣🤣

[@notsure8041]

He would have put her in the ketchup til she spit her parts all over the shop.

[@Ron0963]

He's flippin hilarious eh?! cheers to my jays us jump'n canadian zip ties brodder in bias plies

[@offshack]

Pretty sure he would have filled the crankcase with seafoam first and ran it off starter fluid while yelling"look at her spit boys! That right there is a choice cold start!"

[@jamesb1221222]

You don't need to worry about the counter balance! *cue greta clip* The vibration means its good! Nah hed probably feed the engine pc light or potato water till it blows up

[@a.k.shanshal8975]

Hahaha, extra items removed from engine and still works , that is really fun . I really like this video .if without seeing this video , someone tells me that you managed to run an engine after removing this much items I would immediately say someone is laying. Please more joyful videos like that

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

*PURE ENTERTAINMENT!*

[@ghall05]

My personal guess as to what happened is that one of the flyweight bearings was starved for oil (or just wore out) and started to get chewed up and grab, making the weight want to spin with the crank. This then started pounding the weight back and forth on that bolt which wallowed out the hole and then broke off, at which point the engine stopped. Love the videos!

[@johnroos5807]

My 'Coffee Break:)', Thank you, Mustie1! Semper Fidelis

[@Pinhead_larry265]

Really looking forward to you getting this mower running again we had one of these at my old house and seeing it run would bring back memories.

[@johanlaurasia]

Counterweights? We don't need no stinking counterweights!

[@mjack1935]

as soon as drive and mower works with it, it gets a bit smoother, still a useable piece . thanks mustie

[@kltpep]

Mustie1 when are you going to work on the orange Ford pick up again........Love to see it come together

[@stevenstritenberger1761]

If any man out there as a kid ever wanted to now everything about small engines and how they work this is their channel. How could this have been so fascinating to me, lol?

[@tannerphillips5303]

Like a harley 😂 that had me dead

[@staceygandy2009]

I do small engine work on the side. Those engines are not too good but not as bad as Briggs single cylinder ohv intek engines! Enjoy your channel!

[@paultro8457]

I'm 15 minutes in and can't wait to see how long this engine runs. Hahaha 👏👏👏

[@brycehenson4345]

You just made a racing lawnmower you should take it for a spin the governor slow down the rpm so you can't drive fast when mowing the lawn. Trust me you will have fun ride it. Bryce

[@jamesrobertson132]

"shakes like a Harley".....(in a split sec he was thinking about 2-3 ideas/projects to use that in )

[@tnekkc]

Super episode. He admits error and proposes experiment, all for us. He is the friend of the camera and microphone

[@echobeefpv8530]

It's now a vibrating " Massage Mower", sell it as a feature, LOL !!

[@rogerbuoy8418]

Magic fingers version :)

[@gtnaylor5870]

That was cool! Was thinking you were going to explode it. "Time to hide around the corner." Exploding an engine, on purpose, give you that Ahhhhh, moment. Until you have to clean it up.

[@adamgalowitz1129]

Reminds me of a Craigslist mower I bought. “Runs great” the ad said. 🤨

[@hyperboloidofonesheet1036]

"Runs" great, runs "great", or "runs great"?

[@Wok_Agenda]

Best was , a beater car ad that said : "beats walking"

[@neilmurphy845]

@@Wok_Agenda Haha that's funny

[@mjg263]

Ha! Now that was a blast! I thought the rod was going to come through the crankcase there when it was over revving.

[@pacmannewry]

Ahhh - my Sunday fix

[@benbirkigt493]

You gotta love sundays with Mustie i know i do 👍👍✌

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

I know you're busy, but please release another video this week!

[@joemendyk9994]

Needy is not attractive.....

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

@@joemendyk9994 who asked you?

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I'd bet it'll cut the grass one more time. haha great work Mustie

[@gispel7058]

Moosh it's way through there. The title song from the heavy metal 80s group..." Magnetic Mush. Metal Mook was the lead singer.

[@marcryvon]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CP-od7tr]

OOPS! I tend to skip intro and the previously, since I know I already watched it.

[@bryantblake1877]

Good one! That mower surely has a used engine SOMEWHERE in the stash, and deserves a second chance!😊