Self-Destructing Leaf Blower With Odd Failure.

[@jeremiahlittlejohn922]

OH YEAH!! Mustie, coffee, and a little wrenching in my shop afterwards. EAST TENNESSEE loving every minute of this wonderful content. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

[@pyrojason]

Heck yeah brother

[@mfc4591]

That is why Mustie 1 is the king of small engines. Thanks for the content.

[@samfeldman1508]

Small engines, Big Engines, I’ve seen him fix everything from a Cherry Picker to an ice machine. There’s nothing this guy can’t fix.

[@Cadwgan_Sare]

🤣🤣🤣 You obviously have never seen a real small engine mechanic!

[@blindazzabatt8363]

@@Cadwgan_Sare Like a one man Abbott and Costello meets Laurel and Hardy! Funny, entertaining and somehow manages to actually fix something, in a round about way.

[@pyrojason]

@@Cadwgan_Sare u smol engine

[@chriskelly3289]

Love the content. Husqvarna (Redmax owner) redesigned the fan to eliminate those inserts from coming loose. Watching you rebuild one of these things was worth it's weight in gold. The majority of the oil/dirt near the bottom of the engine and volute comes from the base gasket failure points. Also, the oil on the bottom of the intake tube is normal due to the oiling system design. Keep it up !!

[@simongroot7147]

The 'weird' pattern in the combustion chamber of the new cylinder are from the cylinder wall plating process.Nikasil basically explodes a nickle composite wire with high voltage and this plates the bore, then it is machined to size.

[@giovanni5063]

Ever since, as a child, I loved taking this and that apart to see what was in it. My earliest memory was of an expired Alarm Clock my mum give to me. It was wonderful ! I enjoy disassembly and you do to. best regards, Gio.

[@EnergyXyz]

That was a nice repair to watch . Engine sounded so good at the end 👍

[@alanligus6083]

Oil in air tube is from blow back through carb. Gas and oil mix blows back. Gas evaporates and oil left behind.

[@dannyjamison8337]

That's why I like reed valves.

[@warrenmichael918]

I was thinking this as well but that was a ton of oil. Maybe it has been laying on its side a little while waiting for the Mustie1 fix and a bunch of premix did get dumped into the tube and the gas evaporated from the oil. I dont see how that much could get in there from blow back alone. Who knows i guess.

[@Moped-garage]

I see this with every blower with this air cleaner set up. I service them regularly. Always oil in there. ​@@warrenmichael918

[@TheGitWizzard]

“Isn’t that how they’re supposed to sound?!” said every maintenance person at every apartment complex ever at 7AM on a Saturday.

[@todddenio3200]

At the apartment building I live in the day or time has no impact on it. Here they say that every time they get a call to check something, then they leave and don't come back

[@SonicOrbStudios]

On my property, We get in at 8 and make noise at 9 but the landscape crew is working at 7am

[@todddenio3200]

@SonicOrbStudios I wish it was like that here. I have been asking for over a year to get the bathroom fan changed.

[@tstuart7333]

The Autumn leaves are falling all around. So I bought something very similar 2months past Still sitting in the box, and the leaves are like a North Canada snow blizzard. Found that the brush keeps me busier. I was delighted to see you work the magic on this little machine. Thanks for sharing. Always been appreciated over many years. Stay safe Darren and enjoy.

[@rvenden]

Now that was really interesting! What a puzzle with all the parts laid out on the bench!

[@Kathyskollectables]

I love how mustie gets the same reaction I get when he sees VW/old car's engine stuff. Only my reactions are with power tools!! Love it!!

[@VorlonFrog]

All that oil all over the blower made me think the nebulizer wasn't flambulating correctly. Oh, and the extra washers, as you determined. Thanks for a good one, Mustie!

[@ralfnjan]

What a tease Darrin is! A race car in the background!

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Right

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Intentionally putting it in the shots too.

[@alandwells]

I came here to ask about that too

[@Ajaxaxxess]

We get leaf blower however, lol

[@gstealer11]

He posted about it on the Community page. It's a car that him and buddies are building for the Lemon races. Future vids to come apparently

[@stevencox75]

you're one of my favourite internet people sir

[@user-mv5bu2kk8b]

My old beck of the woods

[@paulcooper9135]

Nice fix! OMG That Ariel is Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@danieljonhson6367]

My son-in-law got a free leaf blower once because the fan was loose and the person who owned it thought it had a rod knocking my son -in -law put some washers on it and different bolts and it worked fine.

[@SophthilifeYT58]

Like the way you talk and think when you work. Almost a radio show. Nice and easy. 🙂👍

[@alanpettibone]

I am a huge Echo backpack blower fan (pun intended)😂. They are extremely serviceable and built for a lifetime of abuse. Little things, like how all the hardware uses the same driver is the kind of thing that makes maintenance and service doable. I have thousands of hours on my PB8010 and don’t ever want anything else. Best investment in equipment I’ve ever made.

[@Mark5mith]

From his teardown, I'm not surprised, it looks well built, the top end didn't seem too bad considering, I would maybe have changed the front seal and made an attempt at a better fix for the fan but I'm splitting hairs.

[@Ajaxaxxess]

Good morning from Northern MN boys! Coffee,smokes and M1 this fine Sunday morning! Have a great rest of the day!

[@samuraidriver4x4]

Seen the issue of the fan starting to make more and more noise before. Used a 2 part plastic filler/glue to fix the slop on that one. I do like the fiber rings as a fix tho, much easier and less mess. The oil in the intake is also something i see often, the fuel evaporates but the oil stays behind and pools at the botom. Often due to storing a machine on its side and over time the fuelmix seeps through the carb.

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

Funny when Darren blames us for not seeing a fastener right in front of him 😂 Good job 👍

[@StevenEverett7]

Another fun video Mustie! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into this!!!

[@johnapel2856]

Another win for the Mustonians! And the future tease peeks ARE intriguing, as you said earlier Neat! Thanks.

[@Laz_Arus]

This episode blew me away!

[@2000jago]

I see what you did there...

[@5thGenNativeTexan]

Sunday morning coffee in Texas and a Mustie video ! Doesn't get any better!

[@rataeaquila914]

Classic Mustie workshop wrenching of old...love 'em! 😁❤✌

[@kevinisaac9139]

another great video that leaf blower is better than mine can't wait for the ARIAL bike repair

[@aaronhorn6849]

I run a 2 smoke 185cc engine Paramotoring. There is always some small amount of oil that splashes back into the airbox. Was a lot worse during the breaking period while running higher ratios of oil. Has settled down now that I run at a 60:1 oil mix. Ask your mate if that unit idled a lot. That's when that problem becomes more pronounced, for me at least.

[@L8terdays]

Really liked this one. Would have loved the complete assembly. You can fix anything. Enjoy the lesson.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Hi there fellow Musti Crew, mid day in Northern Germany🤓🇩🇪😎

[@catdog6747]

x2 👍😋

[@thomasryba9246]

X3 😁 near Hamburg

[@catdog6747]

@@thomasryba9246 near Wyk🙋‍♂

[@jimbobjackson4521]

Love these small engine tear downs. 👍. That motorcycle at the end looks awesome!

[@eugenebaroni1298]

Wow great job on the blower.. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving...

[@robertmorin6495]

I hate those noise makers...my neighbor runs his for six hours every Sunday. But good job repairing it.

[@rhinovirus2225]

They are so loud and im not sure they are that much more efficient than raking at least time wise. Seems every time we go to Pickwick lake all the rich folks that live on the water are running them all day long.

[@joejeweller7614]

Robert, maybe he would rather listen to it than to be stuck inside listening to his wife

[@38911bytefree]

@@joejeweller7614 LOL !

[@tin2001]

​@@rhinovirus2225 Aside from corners, yeah. And way cheaper to run. And lighter to carry. And less maintenance. Blowing grass and dirt off paths is the only real use case I can see for these things. A rake won't work at all, and a broom might work, but freshly cut grass often sticks to concrete/pavers and takes a lot of effort to sweep off. But good luck convincing people with nice lawns that they don't need to blow the leaves off every 5 minutes. They don't seem to understand that picking 3 leaves up by hand is easier than lugging the blower around.

[@rhinovirus2225]

@tin2001 these cornholers would leaf blow their entire big ass yard if they wanted to be lazy they should get one of those vacuum mower bag rigs but noooo. Also they blew the crap into the water which I know isnt littering but it doesn't help fishing with crap steadily falling in the water

[@echobeefpv8530]

Good morning from Winnipeg, Mustie 1 fans ! Another fine Sunday video ! That motorcycle looks awesome, I've never heard of an Ariel . Darrin, looking forward to the new projects, great job on that blower, I thought bottom end right away, I thought the main bering were shot with all that oil. Good detective work !

[@eskimojulie]

Brilliant stuff and perfect for drying your truck after washing it 😊

[@ccthotroder1]

i love that your getting use out of the free snap-on screw drivers. love the vids

[@haneyoakie14]

Taking a break from painting. Two bedrooms, a hallway and a living room on the honeydew list this week. What a use of vacation week! Good break!!

[@richardwernst]

I'm amazed you can remember where everything goes back together without a manual, congrats! My first inclination was to check the fan since that's easy, vs. disassembly, especially as a rod knock wouldn't have lasted a year of use, I don't imagine. I've heard that the aftermarket cylinder/piston kits aren't nearly as good as originals/OEM, so think I'd have kept the original vs. putting the kit in. It did start right up in spite of the clacking before doing any work on it.

[@tylerbittle9027]

You are a heck of a repair tech ....learn a lot from you thxs

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent Video Mustie 1 :) also simple TLC make this Snowblower come back life and you fixed up super too !

[@LAP1050]

Always fun wrenching with ya from the couch 🛋️. Bet the neighbors are wondering who the hell 🤨is using a leaf blower at night 😜

[@wesleypulkka7447]

Mustie, congrats it was the fan and you fixed the prob! I'm sure the P+C will give it more usable hours as well!

[@davidgilpin5200]

Darren suddenly becomes teryl northeast! Nice job on this blower.

[@craigcrumley8049]

Your videos are the greatest over. Everybody’s keep up the great work.

[@dennismackiewicz1032]

I could tell by the plastic-like sound, it was most probably was the blower’s fan. I’ve got one very similar to that one. I can almost guarantee that the crank seals are probably compromised and need replacing. That’s where all of that oil is coming from.

[@BennettRaymond-z4z]

A fine way to start my Sunday morning, thanks Mustie!

[@5150mxVW]

I yell something else when i damage the wrist pin area of piston. Nice repair 👍

[@taurota1554]

Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@donaldhalls2189]

Not a bad little fix,thanks for sharing, all the best

[@nashguy207]

I have been using Red Max blowers for over 15 years. It is common for oil to build up in the boot for the air intake of the carburetor!

[@I_Am_Your_Problem]

And you still buy their junk...

[@nashguy207]

@@I_Am_Your_Problem They are not junk. They are used by landscapers around here more than any other brand of blower!

[@503ali]

Good morning from a wet Pacific Northwest... Coffee and mustie1 make my Sunday.

[@bobbyk6585]

Only a fellow PNW gets the 503 reference.

[@checkheck8875]

It's nice to see this done, if I ever come across something similar, I'll have the confidence to do so, thanks Mustie!

[@StirlingLighthouse]

I’m glad to see and hear that you’re feeling better! When are you going to do another winter bike build again? Thank you Darren 🙏 ❤

[@jimgoodwin6440]

Cool vid! And I'm stoked about the MG(?) with the roll cage that was on your lift.

[@Jammerk40]

Mustie a nice job on restoring and I never seen that model or brand!

[@zebulonjohn1]

Had an older Red Max backpack blower and it was very useful. The Walbro carb gave up the ghost and was NLA, nothing could be found to make it work. Leaf season waits for no carb and I replaced the blower. Reminds me I've still got several hours of leaf work to do today. It is a yearly necessity and challenge getting them picked up prior to any snowfall.

[@87mini]

Nice blower! I've run thin cyanoacrylic glue alongside loose bushings like that in plastic, then give 'em a blast of curing agent. If your fiber washers give up the ghost, try a little superglue!

[@pyrojason]

Dang but we don't know for sure if it was the jug or the fan causing the noise since both were replaced at the same time. Would've been a pain to reassemble to test one then the other though. Nice work. Ready for another landscaper!

[@richardthomas1743]

HEY! Good morning and thumbs UP to Mustie1 !!

[@richardthomas1743]

YAY! I am 8351st !!!! LOL

[@Taydrum]

Interesting, I run a landscaping business in California and we use electric blowers because the two stroke ones are banned in most cities

[@thomaswaldorf9141]

Being that fare in it i would replace crank bearings and seals. I alot of noise was the piston loaded up with carbon was making contact with head a bit. If look at top of piston you can see where the carbon was chipped of on 2 side. That carbon was getting between cylinder and piston. That where the couple of spots on cylinder wall.

[@bbugin4u]

There was a recall on the fan assembly when they first cam out... I miss these vids ... Happy Thanksgiving

[@edwardmachado4314]

Look forward to your video on Sunday morning love them keep up the great work

[@mischef18]

Sure made for great viewing bro. Safe travels y'all. Ken.

[@videopokerAce]

Great job, maybe nylon or plastic washers instead of fiber, fiber might breakdown after awhile. Just a thought, your the Dr!

[@andywindy]

Ariel 350. Our local police used those in Hampshire, UK. They were replaced by the Norton 750, Chalk and Cheese. In comparison, the Ariel used to pootle about, and the Norton went like a scalded cat! It's quite a shock when you and your mates are riding in a pack riding Panther, BSA, and Triumph 650s, and the Norton announces its presence by shooting through the middle of us!

[@DarrenVaughan-j6j]

Hi D. I thought at the beginning the knock was on the lower end. Man, a few nylon washers was all it took. Awesome video. I always love seeing you work on small engines!! Great teaser clip at the end!! Hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving!!! Darren 😊😊😊😊

[@mickenoss]

Looking forward to the Ariel video, very nice looking bike.

[@daviddamico4288]

Great job Darren,sounds like it’s brand new again…

[@phillipdickinson8557]

As always if any can mustie can thank you for a great video and happy thanksgiving

[@BlitzKC816]

Jesus clips lol. Mustie1 the best KZbinr ever, we appreciate you so much.

[@perlidberg7351]

Good afternoon from Sweden.

[@mikehotchkiss8975]

Could be a consistent overprime by operators that cause the oil in breather. Just did a similar job on buddy Dave's stihl saw, plus crank seals. Chinese parts were not too bad. Also, Dave come and get your damn saw

[@richardhuff8201]

Oil in the intake is normal. Comes from spit back through carb and oil builds up there.

[@truckingfacts]

Good Morning from Kansas USA.

[@Cochis3]

Awesome save from being scrapped, also I can't wait to see that Aerial :D

[@francoisbouchard602]

Nice job sir Nice machine Nice show sir 😃👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@billyhaddock5540]

Mustie1, there's nothing like Blowing Leaves in the darkness. great info about finding the reason it was making that sound.. fan blade..

[@boriss.861]

It was good the gudgeon pin clip had a tab so you can grip the thing, unlike so many of Stihl's.

[@charlesroberts6965]

Awesome content as always as I enjoy my morning coffee ☕... absolutely proves once again your a master at all things mechanical and have some keen trouble shooting skills. Appreciate you taking time to share your knowledge and how to with us.😎👨‍🔧🛠️🇺🇲🧰🍂🦃

[@jaygee999]

I think I heard Donyboy 73 all the way from Canada yelling. -- "It's The Damn Fan !"

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

Good morning from Montreal Canada. Cool and windy so far, temperature is 5C or 40-42F for you ‘Merican viewers 😂🇨🇦👍

[@rverro8478]

Unnecessary fact. My cousin Cathy husband's name is Michael too BUT, they live in the Maritime. 3ºC Eastern Ontario.

[@rhinovirus2225]

Oddly enough the temp here in Mississippi isn't far off from yours this morning but it'll warm up for a little while come noon.

[@dclawnmaintenanceandsnowre4099]

Happy Thanksgiving from Canada.

[@cliffyb5896]

Hi, would have tried concave lock washers, but your way works too.😁

[@Tommy_Poole]

A perfect opportunity to set up in direct competition to the guy who gave you the unit.

[@OrbofShingeki]

@14:24 I lost it and thought about Kevin from junkyard digs when he says "It's not better, but it's different." Lol

[@SladesVWBeetle]

This started off my Sunday quite well!

[@MRrwmac]

Mustie1, I thought it sounded like a rod also. Glad you replaced the piston and rings while you were there. “Oh Shit”. “cry Baby” had me laughing. never seen one apart, it was interesting. Imagine someone running that engine near their ears all day..ouch

[@johnhicks735]

A little tip those metal sleeves can be slowly and gently pressed through the plastic fan. By using wooden boards laid out flatten across the hydraulic bench press vise. To push those sleeves through the nylon plastic with. By using A punch that is the same outer diameter as the shape. Of the metal sleeve's inside of that plastic to barley press it down and the back of the nylon plastic fan with. Also that fan is suppose to have A thin plastic dial pin alignment peg. That fits down inside. Of the metal adapter plate where it bolts onto evenly and properly. With having those metal sleeves spaced out and keep it in alignment. And the right width of those fiber washer that you put behind that fan blade. The should be pressed outwards the thickness of those fiber washers and locktite thread locker on the bolts again.

[@IndianaDoug]

1000% would’ve cleaned up the OEM top end instead. Just me. Great rebuild how to, regardless👍🏻

[@TheHouser21]

Not even lying, when he mentions 80 screws in that bin, my anxiety went through the roof. 😅. When I do this sort of thing, all screw sets are laid out in order…(80) then work your way backwards. I’m such a noobie compared to good ole Mustie1. True pro.

[@andrewgrace4410]

Thanks Mustie for another great video 👍🏾

[@Moped-garage]

I had the same noise from a blower very similar to that one. When I pulled it down I found it to be what I'd call piston slap due to the high hours. I have had the fan come loose a few times to and an ignition coil or two .

[@welshy8216]

The 1953 Airel motorcycle, been imported from the UK. XQR268 Was its Uk reg. Looking forward to the videos on that..

[@five0pd310]

When you cranked it, I immediately said it was something plastic loose in there. Fan was my first choice.

[@sal_e._mander5151]

My day just doesn't seem right if the fjrst video of the day isn't a complete Mustie1 video.

[@mindeloman]

This one really exposes the inner-workings of Mustie's mind. I would automatically expect the worst that it was bottom end. I would never think, fan. And then, as he's working on the wrist pin, he uses a pinch-off pliers to hold the connecting rod. This is like watching Paul over a Gearbox tv. Sometimes it's not always about the repair. It's how they position the work to do the repair. True craftsman, indeed.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Educational video to say the least. MOST people would presume it was the bottom end as well and the blower would soon be on the scrap heap, even among those who would attempt a repair anyway. The repairers are 1-10% of the population. The rest exist in the "if-it-doesn't-work-throw-it-away" crowd.

[@ronaldheit196]

​@Hjerte_Verke . Not like when I was a kid. We fixed everything unless it truly was scrap and then we'd salvage everthing that could be useful. Especially hardware. My Gramps had 5 sheds with 2 of them for salvaged bicycle hardware and 1 for frames and frame parts. 1 for chains, sprockets, brakes and other frame mounted parts. The last one his shop. In Flint Michigan walking distance to the AC Spark plug factory. Every kid for a mile around would bring their bikes to him to be repaired and modified. He'd build them from parts including neat boy or girl paint jobs and sell them autographed. I wonder how many of them were passed down and still exist.

[@ronaldheit196]

Awesome, a neat let's find the problem and fix it Sunday Mustie1 with bonus footage. My poor Bebita Wife ran into the bedroom with her tablet to watch her telenova without Darren in the background. Her ear buds don't have noise canceling like my JBL buds do. I got them from one of my clients I repair his multicade arcade game for my 70th birthday and I love how Awesome the bass is on them. Get them in just right and it's like rock concerts and movies are in your head blasting away. The same with Darren. He's in my head,permanently. I'll be walking around and one of his self depreciation comments will pop up in my head and I'll chuckle with my Bebita Wife Maria wondering if I've lost my mind, even after 21 years married.

[@josephcormier5974]

That was a lot of fun sir thank you for sharing this with us six stars

[@rancillinmontgomery2480]

I think when you push the primer bulb it leaks back in the air box and leaves oil residue. Great job.