Snowblower FUEL LINE HACK! - HOW-TO Easily Install Fuel Line On Your Tecumseh Engine

[@capthindgrinder3072]

Thanks , it worked great. I also smeared some dishsoap on the line as well to help it slide through easier. It was a tight fit on a 10.5 hp Tecumseh.

[@marshelsmith9311]

Good hint for fuel line replacement on this style Tecumseh. The only recommendation I have is to cut off and discard the part of the line that had the bolt inserted and blow thru the line with air before connecting to carburetor. The threads of the bolt can cut small particles of rubber that will lodge under the inlet needle and cause carburetor to flood.

[@marathoner43]

I wish I had seen this before I pulled the old fuel line out. This would have made it MUCH easier. Great tip.

[@danielbeaudoin9283]

That deserves a five-star

[@AMERICK89]

Dony, you justo save my finger from being frozen with this great tip!! Temperature -7 Job done in 5 minutes.... Thanks buddy!!

[@JJJJ-by5kg]

Wow, that was simply awesome, thanks for sharing, i am a small engine mechanic myself and had no idea of doing this this way, saves a lot of time and simple to do, you are a great guy Donny, keep it up Bro and best wishes to you and yours for the season, Cheers

[@donyboy73]

GENUINE Tecumseh 430173 Line 1/4" x 15/32" is easier t get through

[@markphillippo9002]

When you look at all the different ways that people take these engines apart in order to get this fuel line and it’s scary! I absolutely was not interested in doing the repair until I saw your video. You know I got a lot of other things to do it’s a big farm but you made this into a half hour job and now I have new fuel line throughout! Thank you so much I do not know what I would do without KZbin and all you guys that help us fix stuff!

[@bobmcl2406]

Great tip! In fact on another KZbin channel, Scotty Kilmer also taught me this method to replace a hood release cable on a car. Clearly great minds think alike!

[@DarkVegetaman]

Just did this to my 5HP Tecumseh snowblower today and worked flawlessly. The first time I wrapped too much electrical tape and it got hung up, but I re-did it with just two wraps and it slid right through perfectly. Fantastic hack!

[@crazyperson6344]

3 years ago i did not knew muthc about engines.... but i saw your channel and i started watching your videos and it helpt me out. today i am a 14 years old mechanic and a repair guy... THANKS Dony

[@donyboy73]

you're welcome

[@mule5150]

.....I must have spent 3 hours changing my fuel line, now I can do it in 3 minutes ....Thanks Donyboy....

[@6656656656joe]

Don, you are freaking brilliant. So cold in my garage. Already snapped one corroded bolt and was about to drink the fuel but decided to look online first. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@lamina666]

I wish I had watched this a half hour ago :)

[@jmabs5096]

From anyone who has sweared, thrown stuff, or just loosing your mind trying to push new line through that tiny hole, this is awesome! Anybody knows how annoying it is trying it the typical way...!

[@debroken4803]

donyboy73 YOU ARE THE MAN!!

[@tomperkins5657]

Man, you're just flat good. I have a 30 year old Tecumseh snowblower and been working on it all weekend to try and get it running...as ten inches of snow are falling.

[@carole.dawkins4933]

This is the best and quickest video for do it yourselfers.

[@ronhammar1154]

Excellent idea. Why didnt I think of that. I have been using a wire that I push through and then I stick it through the new gas line ( and sometimes my finger ) and tape it with electrical tape and pull it through.Of course that works as well but using the bolt is a much better idea. Trying to get a new gas line in without hooking it to the old one to use as a guide will ALWAYS result in the flywheel cutting through the gas line ( I used to do stupid things like that but Im cured now thanks to your videos). What impresses me most in your videos is that no matter how difficult the job is you never swear. I wish I could do that. LOL

[@damianjackson7067]

of course , I pulled the fuel line out w/o pulling the new one through w/ the old one! Any tips ?

[@siph2o]

I watched this and used your "hack" to install the new line and it worked like a charm!! I had the new line on and was back up and running in less than 20 minutes!

[@jamesmchugo9422]

This is so stupid simple, why didn’t I think of it! Thanks for the tip. 👍

[@beanolatte2682]

Good tip!! This will save me time for future replacements.

[@danishnative9555]

Great thinking. I did this the hard way before.

[@frankcastle5294]

Brilliant Dony and thanks much as always.

[@aleblanc3547]

Great tip, Dony!

[@donyboy73]

thanks

[@dagrote1]

Right. It's little tricks like this that saves you an afternoon of sweat and cursing!

[@t0mpee]

Dude needs an award lol.

[@shikpolam8968]

Very smart way to do it, I was thinking using twine to tie both ends first before pulling them through, but your way is much better and more secure, thank you very much for the advice.

[@user-pi8dy3ks5k]

Wow that was very smart and looks easy

[@GregNickoloff]

I was just thinking: "I wonder if that would work instead of taking all that other stuff apart..." Thanks man!

[@danielrobert7181]

I say Dony for Prime Minister ! It used to be that fuel lines would almost last forever but with ethanol and all those additives added to gas these days, even best quality fuel lines need replacement at 5 years intervals. They often look good from the outside but they desintegrate from the inside and small bits of rubber will clog the carburetor jet and passages.

[@steveharleyfan]

Wow, I did it the hard way, threaded the pipe manually between the engine air cooling fins and the magneto. Too me hours to strip down and rebuild afterwards. Wish I'd seen this video first !!!

[@rasokolik1]

Saved tons of ime and angst by using your tip of the sawes off bolt!! On my old Yardman I would havve had to take off the fuel tank! THANK YOU !!!

[@GmGarlo]

YOU ARE THE MAN , LOVE THESE KIND OF TIPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FrostyTheBeerMan]

oh Dony ! that is a GOOD trick !! wow..... I do something like this with my cables in the house ( coax cable etc ) but never thought of doing that in this situation ! GREAT TIP ! Great video !

[@mcdsdaddy]

Dony, That's just a great idea for lots of situations. Thanks for sharing!!

[@danielbeaudoin9283]

Wow impressive save me a lot of time

[@LongTimeTTFan]

Smart! Very smart trick. Thanks a lot for sharing this and all your knowledge on small engines. Really appreciated.

[@donyboy73]

i like the TT also!

[@LongTimeTTFan]

@@donyboy73 That's great. Table Tennis is a competitive, exciting and very healthy sport. Glad you enjoy it also.

[@user-fw2wi1py5c]

Well done. It is useful to pay attention to.

[@garyharrison7163]

Great tip. I was looking to see what I had to take off. Your idea worked great.

[@abclovell1]

Thought about doing this. However did not think about the bolt trick! Nice! Thank You!

[@brianbaker359]

Tried this on my son’s Toro snowblower with Tecumseh engine but after an hour had to give up. The replacement fuel line OD was larger than the original and we were unable to pull it through using splice method Don shows. We even tried loosening the starter shroud to give some additional wiggle room but no luck. Need to purchase matching OD fuel line.

[@LongTimeTTFan]

Brilliant. Just brilliant.

[@queenstownkid]

Thanks and have a good weekend

[@joev3315]

Dony, Great tip, I learn so much from your videos, i have used other tips and saved me alot time and energy, Keep up the great work. Have a great weekend

[@donyboy73]

thanks

[@FrankieG13]

Brilliant! Thank you! 🍻

[@geneballay9590]

Great idea.

[@redneckbryon]

I noticed you don't have a fuel cut off valve on the snow blower. I recently did a similar job on my personal snow blower replace the fuel line and carburetor, one additional upgrade I did is added a small Briggs & Stratton fuel filter since most snow blowers do not have a filter since you cannot always guarantee your putting clean fuel in your gas tank.

[@dufreebell]

Best video capturing! Apt to the point with needed instructions. Not only you saved yourself some time, but for the audience as well. Thanks a ton! Edited: Can’t go without subscribing.

[@JohnC-dd9dj]

Great tip!! Saved me hours of work Thanks!

[@backwoodsblake]

Appreciate the video I did a carb swap today and a new fuel line and my snowblower runs again. But I noticed some gas dripping from under the tank not from under the carb. Any ideas ? I'm going to swap the primer bulb tomorrow and that line as well.

[@kirkrangel6276]

Great Idea! I should have watched your video before I pulled my fuel line completely...any suggestions for getting the new fuel line through from one side to the other?

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

Nice tip. My trouble was the new fuel line I bought was way thicker than the original.

[@donyboy73]

next time get the original Tecumseh fuel line

[@jameshaley8162]

Thanks for the video.

[@dbayboyds409]

Simple and brilliant! Looks like it would save hours!

[@semco72057]

That is a great tip and it should also apply with other equipment also.

[@miketaylor7191]

Hi Dony, I know there are a lot of your fans on Snowblowerforum.com and other sites that would love to see you make a video on how to install a points/condenser to electronic conversion kit on any of the old 5, 6 and 7 hp TECUMSEH engines specifically so we can bring some of these old gals back to life! Thanks!!!

[@dakotadad8835]

Genius

[@peterhaberland9388]

Hi Dony, you are the man. Very cool stuff. Regards Pete. Australia.👍

[@MarkSchuster-ym3iy]

YOU replaced the fuel line but what about the primer ball?

[@AmmoVanMagnus]

Well I just missed this vid 30 min after already taking off the starter and front shroud. Kicking myself :)

[@GregJoshuaW]

this is brilliant, but what about the dunces like myself who've already removed the line before this threading procedure and now cannot determime the path to avoid heated components which melt the line?

[@johnassal5838]

My old mid 90s Crapsman was too tight or had too many sharp turns for the electrical tape to hold. Even with the cover off there isn't enough space between the fins and the flywheel to tuck it in. Instead I ended up loosening the cover (way too much stuff in the way to bother removing it) to see back there and fished it through with a coat hanger. Still those three clips were so tight I had to cut 2/3 of the hose away leaving a 1 in flap for the wire to hook and still leave enough room for the twists and turns. At least that should outlast everything else on it now, lol.

[@marksarookanian2753]

Brilliant!

[@papabits5721]

Great hack !

[@jakesnake_27]

Great tip

[@johnt890]

Right to the point. Great instruction

[@Fireship1]

Great idea!

[@Volusiaev]

Great tip! Thank you so much for your channel.

[@seastacker8582]

Just awesome! Great simple tip.

[@bobwelch5056]

Good deal thank you

[@99carnot]

Very helpful. Thanks and have a good weekend!

[@donyboy73]

thanks steve

[@CTSCAPER]

I love tricks like that!

[@MrGoosePit]

Great tip Don!

[@brianking1138]

Genius!

[@delmarreilkoff2946]

Excellent tip.

[@colin8532]

Good tip? That's an understatement! Very nice tip sir, thank you :)

[@donyboy73]

thanks

[@nicolaecrisan2610]

What size/model/brand of fuel line should I get to replace the fuel line in a Tecumseh 10 HP engine? I'm guessing it's the same as you have here in the video.

[@jamesmullins3219]

good tip & good video

[@pontiachotshot]

Frigging genius !

[@dougm1985]

nice tip, no fuel shut off? good time to add one, just below the fuel tank

[@ElectoneGuy]

Great tip Don.

[@eftolis]

Good video and great tip Dony!!!

[@Jim-ie6uf]

Thanks, the was slick!

[@DaleB809]

I bought a parts washer. what is the best liquid to use that won't harm rubber in carburetors. but clean really good thank you

[@richeats]

Just be careful. If the line you are replacing was improperly fed during install (missed one of the tabs protecting it from the flywheel), you'll end up doing the same exact thing. Otherwise, great tip!

[@GregJoshuaW]

Which I just learned as I enter my 4th freshman year @Hard Knocks University. 😂

[@Dicofol1]

Great tip, thank you. Do you think it would work with the yellow Tygon lines too ? What do you prefer to use for as a snow blower fuel line the black rubber one or the yellow Tygon and why ? thanks.

[@FredMiller]

Slick tip Dony!

[@donyboy73]

thanks

[@Simplicity165]

I used this method with great success.. Was only able to find 1/2" OD fuel line for my Tecumseh engine snowblower.. Do you think it will be ok..? No real issue with the replacement.. Thanks

[@donyboy73]

will be slightly tighter to get through

[@TOMA21207]

Wow, that easy when you know this tricks.

[@arlenemabie3302]

Saved my husbands sanity !!!

[@CHIBA280CRV]

Fantastic Dony thanks..

[@donyboy73]

you too

[@xSyberprox]

Very impressive technique! Too bad i did the hard way also ;)

[@kchilz32]

What’s the size( thickness) of the line some lines tend to be thicker or part number. I have a craftsman tecumseh

[@BigPigsurHardFightpvp]

great tip ! good video

[@motoman5023]

thanks for the tip

[@googleplusisdead]

Fantastic tip, Thanks! RichE

[@JustAnAverageBrad]

ive always done it that way except i give a bit of twist instead of a straight pull

[@johncane4127]

Great video I tried it but the tape ripped and I had to take cover off

[@gmc07joe]

I just push a large round Phillips screwdriver into the old line and pull line out towards fuel tank and then slide new line on the screwdriver tip and that threads the new line back through as you pull it towards the carb side. Lessens the chance of losing tape or bolt in housing and flywheel area.

[@MillerSolomonWCMS]

What is the white piece the fuel line connects to the carburetor with? That piece is cracked on mine, it leaks bad... Suggestions on getting a new one? Or could I bypass that white piece? Thanks for your Video!