Power Pressure Washer Carburetor Cleaning/Repair - PowerFlow + Technology - June 9, 2019

[@markarita3]

You should ALWAYS connect water to a pressure washer before starting it. You can/will damage the pump if you do not.

[@narshawnshabazz7857]

I'm sitting here like damm is he going to turn it off ? 🤔🙄 ok great job it runs but we doing need to see it running from every angle 🤣

[@LifeWithEmin]

Glad I know this now 🤦‍♂️

[@mattnelson1767]

I pulled my carb 2x cleaned needle valve jet all other ports... Still just started with a gas soaked air filter then died. Decided to watch a video before buying a new carb. Glad I did. I didn't think to look at the banjo bolt on the float bowl. Cleaned and poked a wire through the holes and it started right up. Thank you for posting this video.

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Mattnelson1767 great job in getting your engine running again glad this video in a small way helped!

[@dennisbattle774]

Thanks for this video two years ago I had the same problem and it cost me $100 plus at the repair shop. I followed your instructions this year and it’s running like a charm. Thanks.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Great video, just helped me repair my B&S power washer. I knew she was getting fuel starved and I took off the carb and cleaned it all and it was still not starting or idling rough. I checked out your video and realized there is a jet/channel in the bolt that holds the carb bowl! Went back out, pulled the bolt off and sure enough, was plugged solid. Cleaned it all up and she started first pull like new! Thanks a bunch!!

[@Mike-su8si]

Well went I go to clean my carburetor out I always clean all the holes then putting it back together I'm adding a gas filter to mine i noticed the gasline on mine was last changed in 2004

[@DanRichardFishing]

@@Mike-su8si Yeah technically you should add a shut-off valve and filter on all your small engines like snowblower, lawnmower etc.

[@Mike-su8si]

@@DanRichardFishing I didn't add no gas shut off but did put a gas filter on it. is needing a new carburetor rubber pin tip the guy I bought my pressure washer from claimed he use to work on mowers and those things and that pressure washers carburetor bowl was really dirty so I don't think he does he was just talking But I do work on alot of different engines and other parts i don't just say it. I cleaned out that dirty carburetor and it now runs on run instead of on choke it was clogged up in the bowl screw on the side jet hole

[@CountBeans]

MBK, thanks so much for the video. I was repairing a Troy Bilt with the same engine for a friend. Before watching your video, I took the carburetor off and thought I cleaned it pretty good. After watching your video, I went back in and cleaned out the jet really good. Also, originally I couldn't get the needle out and chalked it up to "I don't know what I'm doing". After going back for the second time, I used a small flathead screwdriver and popped it out. It was also gummed up with black tar substance. Once I cleaned these two things good and put it back together, it started on the first pull. During the pandemic, I found a few neighborhood junk pile lawnmower and fixed them up - I'm now on my 20th piece of equipment. I really appreciate all of your videos. I've yet to come across a small engine that you haven't done a video on. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@hilly3554]

Thank you so much I don’t even leave KZbin comments like this but this saved me so much time in my situation thank you for making this video I hope your life is blessed forever.

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Hilly thanks so much for watching and glad you could fix it yourself!

[@angierhodes206]

Thank you!!! Finally the information I needed! I searched everywhere and watched a bunch of videos, and finally found exactly what I needed in yours. Followed you instructions and my pressure washer started on the first pull. Please keep up the good work!

[@2099adrake]

Thank you for the video... helped me get my pressure washer working again. I was able to see light through the jet, assumed it was fine. After running a paper clip through it, saw how much more light could come through... runs fine now... Thanks again for the video.

[@OscarRodriguez.]

4 hours trying to clean and fix the problem in my carb ...saw these video and boom in 5minutes I had my problem solved

[@whiteknightcat]

"NOTICE: DO NOT run the pump without the water supply connected and turned on. Damage to equipment resulting from failure to follow this instruction will void the warranty."

[@jamesjames5715]

100%

[@dadsvintagegarage7542]

Why did you not turn water on first?

[@mariopowers9906]

I bought a carb spray from Home Depot and tried it. The motor ran well from there after. Thank you for the idea.

[@xxrobloxkevinxx7450]

Hey do you know what size surface cleaner goes with this motor?

[@qwertybdj1]

Had a similar problem. Clamped the fuel line, removed the bowl, used compressed air to blow out the "bolt" that holds the bowl in place. Make sure to blow out from the top single hole, not the side holes. This should clear out the jet that meters fuel to the engine. Clean out the bowl as well if there are any particles or crud in it. Did this and it starts right up now. Did use starting fluid to confirm ignition was not problem.

[@Robnord1]

Thanks for the video. Your linkage matches mine, and I found that helpful.👍 It ran a little rough at first because the tiny central hole in the brass bowl nut/main jet was not cleaned out, just the larger side holes. It cleaned itself after running a while.

[@derwinism]

This was great! Cleaned carb but not the jet. After cleaning jet, it started right away! Thanks!!!!!

[@tonysimmons217]

This was very helpful. I had the same problem with my pressure washer which is the same as this one. I followed your advise and now it works as you said. Thanks! You saved me $$.

[@SixBowls]

You saved my day of deck cleaning- I have the same model, and was having the same problem . Thanks!

[@beerggls]

The oil in an axial cam pressure washer pump lubricates the swash plate, which drives the reciprocation of the three pump pistons. This oil is confined to that Area of the pump and only lubricates the swash plate bearings and the contact surface between swashplate and contacting surface at bottom of Pistons. Now, the pump manifold is where the water goes through, and it is sealed off from the swash housing and it's oil. There are many plastic seals and check valves within this manifold which rely mostly on water to keep cool. Although the oil lubricates the pistons and cylinders, there's a lot of friction there happening with no water to cool things, like a car engine running with empty radiator. Doesn't take a lot of heat to compromise these seals. If your neighbor ends up with milky pump oil, water is getting from the valve manifold into the swash housing, by way of the burnt up seals from running without water turned on.

[@robertmarcotte4652]

This video really helped me out. Had no idear as to how this carb / governor was set up got a few springs and off it went thx good images on that part of repair

[@Ho_Lee_Chit]

My pressure washer was designed by kids or someone who didn’t fully think it through, the hook for the hose that goes from the pressure washer to wand is on the side of the handle, same side as the exhaust, needless to say every time I let someone use it they put it back on the hook for the hose and burns the hose in half, currently on my 3rd hose and this one has burns on it just not all of the way through. I like how yours is on the back and away from the hot exhaust. I will definitely watch for that on my next one, current one is only 2 years old and been used maybe 6 times so I can’t just throw it away and feel guilty selling to someone knowing the flaw

[@jdaniels1949]

I have same problem and when I have a weekend will try to fix it following these steps.

[@joaodoege3111]

Thank you for the video, my pressure washer won't start after 8 months sitting in shed, I'll try this

[@mountainbikekayak]

Thank you so much for watching and great you to get it back running!

[@TravisLassiter-gn5vz]

I've used this sprayer several times now on brick pavers, a wood deck, patio, and a driveway. kzbin.infoUgkx43QMbQqu67IZadu9ou8Sg1BdrunMRNqX It has performed as expected on all surfaces. For larger areas like the decks and patios, I think I will be looking into a surface cleaner attachment to speed up the job, or at least make it a little easier. Hose and sprayer connections are tool-less, tight, and quick. I used the yellow nozzle on the concrete/brick surfaces, and the pressure was adequate for cleaning those surfaces.I am disappointed that these units are still being shipped with a nozzle storage holder that allows them to vibrate out of the holder way too easily and become lost, but I don't want to knock off a star for that reason. The functional part of the washer works very well, so I would recommend this product.

[@randalllaughter2404]

Just watched this I been working on it for hours I will try this and hope it works bought it for 65 bucks looks new

[@Ho_Lee_Chit]

If after cleaning the carb thoroughly it still does not work or even before cleaning also check the spark plug is working and producing a spark. All an engine needs is air, fuel and spark. As long as your air filter is not completely clogged it’s either the spark plug or the carb is gummed up, usually it’s the bottom bolt that has the hole through it. These carb jets are made of brass which is a soft metal so just be carful pushing metal objects through the hole to avoid damaging the brass. Also make sure there is resistance when pulling the cord slowly, if it has resistance and does not just easily come out with no force it will start and run like new. It is easier than it sounds and you got it, you have any questions post and myself or someone on here can help out!! Good luck my friend and like I said you got this it sounds harder than it is.

[@PillageMontage]

Thanks, man! If this works I'm gonna come back and let y'all know!

[@stevesuttle5878]

This worked for me, no b.s. Thank you!

[@njsongwriter]

Am I correct that this is from using E10 fuel instead of ethanol-free? And storing it for months of non-use? Question: how long is it safe to run these without a hose hooked up to it?

[@dougthomasmusic]

This guy seems to have been so hung up by the fact that he got it running (simple common cleaning of the carburetor we’ve seen a million times) that he didn’t care how long he ran it without water. Long as it was running, he wanted you to keep listening and watching it run. Careless ego in my humble opinion. I got a knot in my stomach worrying about the well-being of the pump. And once wasn’t enough…”let’s see if it will restart”. 😀 Really? Why don’t you just hook up the water and then we can spend the afternoon watching it run? Nope, didn’t matter, let’s just sit back, eat popcorn and watch it run without a water supply. Dunce award on this one.

[@mjg263]

Nice to see you again! Just FYI the jet orifice that really needs to be cleaned isn't the large one that goes through the side of the bowl nut but the little tiny orifice on top of the nut that leads down into the large one. That's the one that gets plugged up and causes the engine to stall and run badly.

[@Mike-su8si]

I know it I clean them all I have the tools to do so mine will also need a fresh plug in it but I ain't putting it back together without a gas filter put on

[@JasonSmith-qx3zh]

Someone just gave me one like that the gas was good but that's all I can get it to run for those short spurts pull the carb the bowl was full of varnish the needle was stuck with varnish I order an ultrasonic cleaner because the last time I tried to remove the main jet I ruined it so I thought it was best to go this way.

[@samkaplitz9036]

The transition from choke to no choke on this particular engine doesn'twork very well in my opinion.

[@BoazsWoman]

Oh chuckles, you skip the how to remove air filter door. The space is very tight. Which tool to use. Thank you much :)

[@7Logik]

Doesnt that hurt the pump not having water connected?

[@joeygingrich1345]

Yes

[@Carlzday]

fk yeah!!! thankyou!! I had the exact same problem the Float bowl nut/jet, was a little gunked up . i had literally blew it out three times and It still didn't work After watching your video I decided to go out one more time, andended up taking a small pin and Reaming it out. After doing so, I popped the Float bowl, back on ,,and voilà, purrs like a kitten. Thank you again , I was just about to order a new carburetter after spending half the day completely rebuilding the damn thing lol Tomorrow… It's time to clean the truck lol

[@concretgod8085]

Every second that thing ran without water was killing me. We use them everyday to wash our concrete stamped patios we do and my boss would kill us if we start one without wster

[@dk-bw4gk]

I have this EXACT same model and exact same symptoms. That "dried gas" isn't gas. This was on sale at Lowes for a while. B&S threw in these fuel conditioner packs with the purchase. They were these little pods, like K-cups, that you screwed into the bottom of the fuel cap and they slowly leaked additive into your tank. That's what all that fluorescent horse piss stuff is. I used them on this and a couple other tools and they all stopped running. They all had gummy radioactive piss looking fuel. Had to clean out every carb and it was a bear on a couple that had small idle ports with yellow gel in them. It's difficult to clear out soft gummy bear with a guitar string.

[@jasonbertrand6633]

That's a good way to blow a pump ...the rest of the info is good

[@alssmallengines]

Hi Cliff, great to see you making small engine videos again! Great job getting that Briggs running. I hope all is well with you.

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Alan thank you very much felt really good to have a quick project to work on again!

[@sethparrow04]

Did the blow trick to help me locate the problem, a little but of plastic stuck by the float needle

[@rrayw757]

0 seconds ago I thought the bottom jet on the float bowl screw was plugged so I drilled it out. Could it be this hole was not meant to go all the way and intersect the other jet? Washer starts but runs very rought for a short time. If I force the auto choke open it will run longer but still rough.

[@andyk7217]

Hi Cliff, I know it's been a tough time for you and your family but I'm really pleased to see you working on the small engine stuff again mate. You obviously enjoy doing it and we enjoy watching your work. There must be a few Toro's out there that need your attention by now. I keep thinking that there must be one out there in the UK for me that doesn't need me to sell any of my organs lol

[@lonniebenniefield9300]

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[@donovenvarner]

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[@jimmyjack3503]

Wonderful video, carb cleaning did the trick!

[@kyle734533]

How tight then them screws feel. When to bust mine off and they feel stripped. So I stopped

[@c_losgarage71]

Where did you get those little wire like sticks? My washer is doing the exact same thing as the one you showed. So much so that if I wasn't looking at my washer I would the one in the video is mine 😅. It seems I just need to clean my carb up.

[@PlasmaMasterDon]

Great job getting it to run, coll video!

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Don great hearing from you thank you so very much!

[@Turningwrenches85]

Good video cliff , hope u are doing well looks like one I picked up for free awhile back it needs a new pump though thinking of keeping it for me.

[@PhatBoyiee]

Couldn’t you add a fuel filter before the carburetor to prevent-it from getting clogged in the future? I have the same issue with my pressure washer every year

[@ARobichaud]

I pulled my neck muscle watching this video

[@applianceman6009]

Just make sure you don’t run it more than five minutes without water or you will risk damaging the pump.

[@carlosmiller3323]

Do you know what pump model # this power washer has?. I have the exact same power washer and can find that exact pump for it and need to replace it.

[@randysergent7294]

Thanks for the advice

[@frankpaul3204]

You never run a pressure washer when it’s not hooked up to a water supply. That is a sure way to decrease the life of or destroy your pump

[@cjkilton815]

Actually you can but only for a few seconds to make sure that it still works, basically once it fires up you shut it off and then put a water supply on and then run it

[@Adam-de8xe]

If you show a how to video, show how to take the carburetor on and off. Thanks for other info though

[@FuturesTrader]

thanks - but yes missing the water hook up was my thought

[@cgrcustoms4791]

Yup, that's exactly what was wrong with mine.

[@markventnurse493]

Thank you!

[@arielkozak]

Those air filters have oil on purpose. There called oiled air filters. Just found this out today

[@rickjames6948]

Here's a big secret. Run fuel stabilizer year round. Install a fuel filter and a fuel cutoff valve. Never have an issue again. Shhhh....... secret.

[@njsongwriter]

Just use ethanol-free fuel if it's available in your area.

[@truenorthmuskoka9077]

You didnt show anything. I saw the carb apart then back together. Ya that really helped.

[@kennystrange8705]

Can you just spay choke cleaner in fuel line to clean carburetor

[@Mike-su8si]

Did you check the oil in the water pump

[@berardia4]

welcome back Cliff👏🖒

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Al! Thank you so very much!

[@Herfortz]

Awesome work on this one, Cliff.

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Stephen thank you very much great hearing from you!

[@av8dr]

I didn't know you could run a pressure washer without water. Won't it overheat?

[@mEstbn]

av8dr I think the problem is that the valves will get damage, they are made to work with water and not air, air is compressible and water not. This may also affect the pump piston I suppose

[@Diana-me2ie]

What is the pin looking tool that he inserts into the tiny hole? This is the exact same power washer I have and it's sat in the garage for a couple of years and now I want to use it but it won't start. I'm going to try to follow this video but I'm not sure what that two lives to clean the small holes. If anyone can advise me on that I would appreciate it!

[@Diana-me2ie]

I dictated my response and I noticed there's a couple of wrong words but I'm just looking to see what the tool is that he is using to clean the small holes. Thank you!

[@darenvinson493]

Is this a spec or carburetor video

[@Mike-su8si]

That's all that mine can do for now I know the carburetor is old and dirty i never cleaned it when i last bought the high pressure jets for it

[@reginaldlawrence412]

Great job. Running good now.

[@mountainbikekayak]

Hello Reginald great hearing from you and thank you so very much!

[@tapstring2]

Didn't mention the needle and seat which fell off of the float. You installed the float without visualizing the needle and seat.

[@dennisray5314]

You are not suppose to run without water if you read your instructions it will tell you never run the pump without water.

[@913DT]

Thanks for video l have the same power washer some problem easy fix

[@rogermenshew1246]

I see there is a adjust crew on one side of the carburetor what is that for ideal or??? well

[@Robnord1]

Idle speed adjustment

[@Kingofbluezz]

I put a tad bit of diesel in my pressure washer and it stop running it cranks up but kills right afterwards what should I do ?

[@mountainbikekayak]

Try your best to drain your fuel tank and put a small if gas back it it. Trying to avoid cleaning the fuel bowl out of the carburetor but just try to restart it

[@mountainbikekayak]

You can then to push some carburetor cleaner in it to get it started. Worst case you would need to empty the fuel bowl as well. It want hurt your engine but will smoke possibly gum up your spark plug.

[@jamesdyer7535]

It's not recommended to run the pressure washer without water going to it, I'm working my daughters pressure wash, all you have to do is unplug the wire going to the pump under the frame, it's #6 allen head bolts , one I'm working on has 3 bolts holding on the pump motor, once getting pressure washer engine running again just put the pump back on and ready to go. same principle as running a swimming pool pump without water, if run to long it can lock the pump down.

[@jamesjames5715]

NEVER USE WASHER WITHOUT WATER RUNNING!! PIMP GOES CAPUT RIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelbarnhart8479]

Gonna burn your water pump up running it without water running through it…

[@degreaseLLC]

Man its not going go work for long if you keep it running with no water source connected. You're absolutely shredding the pump...

[@bklyn2va2dc]

Great. I didn’t learn anything from watching your video. Next time maybe show us the steps instead of editing all the scenes where the real work was done. What’s the point of posting?

[@willgeist4359]

Video could have been a lot shorter if you’d stick to the point instead of just panning around the damn thing

[@vikingviking7716]

Have to put water through it at all times Pls don’t run it without water ESPECIALLY this long

[@anthonydewayne712]

He has no ideal

[@sox1601]

THIS GUY IS CLUELESS

[@reclanton]

crap video did not even show disassembly or reassembly of carburetor and gaskets