The Truth Behind Rodents Costing You 100’s of Dollars 💸

Taryl goes over just one of many ways rodents and critters cost you HUNDREDS sometimes even THOUSANDS of dollars in repairs over time. He also shows you how to replace this head that's built up from mouse nest and why it's important to keep your engine clean. These things can really make for a bad day when pulling out that lawn mower. So sit back and laugh and learn from the master in another fine and dandy how-to video produced by your pals at Grass Rats Garage. Bringing you the finest quality in repair videos. And as always... There's Your Dinner!!
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[@TarylFixesAll]

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[@JamesBrown-oo8gz]

I straightened my bent pushrod with a hammer, and re-installed it ,running good for years.😊😊😊😊😊😊.

[@Dstromb232]

I have a Lawn Boy Mower that I bought 50 years ago. I bought it in 1974 when I bought my first Home and still looks new because I washed it after every mow. It is a 2 stroke, but I like it because it is very light. The only thing I did is I replaced the spark plug. I do put premium gas in it. It runs great and starts on the first pull. Now at 68 I am glad I kept it.

[@patjohnson3100]

I like your kind of story. Getting value out of your power equipment. Keep using the premium. Avoid ethanol. Fuel system problems with marine and small gas engines due to ethanol makes up most of the problems my mechanic friends deal with.

[@tonyking3125]

That's neat, I can remember cutting my Grandma's yard every summer with her 2 stroke Lawn Boy. Wish I still had it because it was light as heck.

[@JosephTaverna-u4f]

Dstromb lawn boy is without question one of the best lawn mowers ever no question never get rid of it you might want to buy some spare parts so you can rebuild it when it gets real tired💯💯💯🇺🇲💯💯💯🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲👍👍👍👍💪💪💪🎉🎉🎉🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@2StrokeDriptroit]

2 strokes are awesome. I haven’t liked crap ass 4 stroke jokes since the late 1970’s. 2 stroke Detroit diesel engines are the greatest engines in world history. Lawn-Boy mowers are some of the if not THE greatest mowers ever built as well! And they all sound awesome! 2 strokes TRUCK, 4 strokes SUCK! 👍🏻😆😆😆

[@tanker2051]

The long episodes don’t bother me at all. I can stop them at anytime and it gives me something I can look forward to coming back and watch. There’s no law saying you have to watch the entire episode at once.

[@fixit4182]

I’m so happy to hear that you’re going to continue making your KZbin videos

[@santaclause2875]

I just about had a fricken heart attack. At 44:45, I was 'nodding off' a lil' bit, and Elkskins comes on there with his 'FIRE IT UP, FIRE IT UP !!", and scared the absolute crap out of me.

[@jaryljackderriere1232]

Amazing how much damage one little flufster can do building a nest under the blower housing. Nice job on the repair.

[@tony5247mittens]

Taryl I was watching your cat story man what heart breaking story,I never cared for cats ether but we ended up with a kitten from my wifes boss when, she found with out a mommy in a colorado blizzard, had him for 17 years when ended up with cancer,and we had to put him down. 3 days later a feral cat showed we had him for 7 years and we lost him to cancer, now we adopted 2 cats brothers.Anyway I we are glad things turned out for the best for you guys.I just started to watch your videos great job.say hi to your kittys from Tony&Barb from Colorado. 😊

[@mjg263]

Boy, if that was my engine I would’ve opted for the Taryl repair for sure! Same thing can happen to the expensive new replacement head and yer back in the same boat. Great job as always!

[@lannyseifert6964]

I was surprised to see you guys on Svengoolie last night. You were great. Can't wait to see more little Johnny. Thanks Lanny.

[@duggy889]

You are a great teacher, Taryl !! I so enjoy your videos. Thank you.

[@csukosd]

Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing Goes to: Taryl Fixes All For their amazing sound effects in the “Grass Rats” video.

[@alasdair4161]

It's a great tip to keep the head fins clear. Every year I clear grass from my Krohler heads, without Taryl's advice from years ago I would have dropped guides in that motor. The shrouds are a pain to remove, but worth it when I see what lurks in those passages.

[@80SWoods]

Taryl, I just saw your guest appearance on Svengoolie last weekend!!!! Amazing!

[@ChristopherWeaver1]

I love the editing on this channel it gives these videos so much personality ontop of what Taryl is already giving

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

More long episodes!! Change of subject, but my 1996 John Deere GT262 wouldn't start. Solenoid just clicked. I remembered the solenoid fix video you did long time ago so I revisited it, made notes found a solenoid on an old junker mower, and it fixed it right up! Starts every time! I fixed a Tufftorq K46 transmission with help from your video and fixed a broken governor on a Briggs engine with help from your video! Many thanks! Your videos have saved me so much money.

[@frankrose2853]

Again. Ted did a GREAT job. He's the back-bone of the team.

[@ezl8002]

You cannot beat "Common-Sense" and Taryl is a Fix for All!

[@zundapp-werk]

Hello from Germany, thank's for greeting! Guten Tag (at daytime), or Guten Morgen (good morning), Guten Abend (evening time) Gute Nacht (good night, but more used before going to sleep)

[@matthijsverweijmeren6114]

😢Fluffy also struck here😵The victim is a B&S Vanguard 16hp, possible fellon crawling from underneath the mower when I started it. I did some mowing with it, luckily temperature currenly outside not that high but will check the valveguides on whether they came out🤔 a bit. Engine still runs fine.

[@richt8297]

Back on the day Chrysler had problems with the exhaust guides dropping on the 3.0 Mitsubishi engine. We used to cut a grove on the guide with a special tool and put a snap ring on the guide to keep it from dropping. You could probably do the same thing with that guide. The snap ring we used was a wire type without the holes for snap ring pliers.

[@johnharrison6745]

They'll cost you hundreds of dollars if they get into CAR/TRUCK engines too. Happened to me twice. Put some sonic repellers in the engine compartment, and, it hasn't happened since.

[@cayankeelord3730]

Taryl, love your channel brother. You are truly one of a kind. Where else can a person go to get the best hands on instruction while being entertained? You're the best, and you are totally appreciated. Keep up the good work and thank you.

[@courtneyroy270]

Love you guys, please never give up, your humours really good

[@ClickinChicken]

LOL..., "Love notes", Hands up, Black Hawk down moment! Cracks me up!

[@joshuamyers3185]

OMG I keep hearing Rick Moranis and I was waiting for Taryl to say "Ok who brought the rodent's nest?" 😂😂😂😂....thank you guys for the vids

[@W1RMD]

A+ Taryl! Always great humor and knowledge on your channel(s).

[@paulwindisch1423]

I have the 22hp version in my JD LA135. Every year, after leaf cleanup is over, I remove the fan shroud and blow everything out with compressed air. Then the tractor gets a bath and I jerk the deck off and install the snowblower. Every 200 hours I adjust the valves. I have inspected those guides the past two valve adjustments and so far, no movement. 830 hours on it so far and it still runs great. I also added drain and fill plugs to the Tuff Torq transaxle, so that gets changed every 100-200 hours with Mobil 1 synthetic 20w-50.

[@georgeperkins9381]

Hi Taryl, I watch you channel, I'm from Downunder and I had a shop. but it's exactly as you say !!!! There are no longer parts available and the classic ''this is no longer available''. The parts have no quality anymore [ parts are made by the Chinese, ] B/S used to be American. I think they get others to make there parts same with Krohler. Victa. here GONE Lawson/Kirby = Tecumseh over there. Ans Honda It was time to shut shop, B/S should of never got rid of the L shape head engine [flat tops] It's sad that the game is over They just want you to buy a new one over and over again There is no pride anymore of quality Cheers

[@NovaBill6264]

Awesome video God Bless you and your family Amen

[@terryharris2493]

Always watched your videos. Learn something new and as always entertain with the show .... Keep Them Coming 😊

[@korhing1066]

You Sir are an Old School Master Mechanic ! I Really Enjoy your Videos ! Thank You for Shearing your Knowledge

[@rogerm7176]

Boy Taryl you are awesome at small engine repair and fabrication. I just don't understand why you don't have a digital caliper to measure the push rods instead of a drill gauge. And wow it's hard to believe your Dewalt impact has a Ni-Cad battery. How old is that thing? Great video though! I really enjoy the knowledge you share with us. Keep up the great work

[@davidwalker7383]

There you go! Take the air filter off, start the engine and use the engine to suck the nest right on in. Great job!

[@larryfine4498]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

[@antoniomarc7174]

That should be a lifetime repair on that scrapper. Nice work 👍👍

[@jcnpresser]

We had a host at the first place I worked at. I was a cook at the local restaurant when I was a kid. My mom worked there and got me the job. There was always cup flying off the drying rack and breaking. On night I went down stairs to fill the ice bucket. I set the scope in the top of the machine and as I went up the stairs it fell off and was laying west off from the machine in the floor. I told the little girl I worked with that I’m not going back down there. She said that she was certainly not going down there. The building was built before the civil war in the little town in perryville ky, might of heard of the battle of perryville from history class. We called him Sam.

[@terryraymond7984]

Taryl I really agree with you 100% about customers that nag you everyday but they just cant understand about the unavailable part or if its back ordered.

[@budsodalsky]

What did you do with fluffy?

[@iamburl2667]

Love your videos tyral, also i love that you quoted, guys and gals, im glad you included both, THANK YOU SIR AS WELL AS YOUR RESPECT TO YOUR FOLLOWERS, TOP NOTCH YOU ARE AND YES YOUR TEETH ALSO TOP NOTCHED

[@TuttleScott]

I pulled out an old mower the deck rotted off from the junk pile a while back and rode it around and smoke started pouring out of the motor. mouse nest made of shredded leaves. I check my working mower every spring for it but didnt think about that one. doh. it was fine after I cleaned it.

[@xx3868]

Often wonder why mowers tappets are set cold but car engines hot?? I have even got a small engine hot THEN set the valves with small clearance so i know this has already expanded and it will be accurate now? Is this "wrong thinking" Whats the cold setting for?

[@davidcrowson4745]

Thank you Mr taral.

[@garysgarage3669]

My opinion, is the consumer buys the least expensive products they can find and if companies want to sell their products. They have to cheapen them up to compete with the least expensive ones. Unfortunately, this means the the products are becoming throw away products. I'd rather pay a little more and get a better product, but 30 years ago when I was young. I ether bought the cheap stuff or I didn't buy anything. I think there are a lot of people in that situation now.

[@jhonsiders6077]

I had one of those engines repaired under warranty 20 years ago by a new defunct out fit called mower MD and they cross treaded the left Intake bolt ! Found this years later when I had to pull it to clean out the carbertater the left jet got plugged with some dirt . Drill and Helicoil it funny I applied to work for them a year or two before I had that unit worked on by them and they turned me down not citing enough experience!

[@MikePagenkopf]

Awesome job have fun injoy your day be safe

[@Derekmopar4life365]

I just replaced a head on a kohler courage because of fluffy. On that engine the valve seat dropped.

[@tonyking3125]

Pro parts direct is really a pretty good place for stuff like this, haven't disappointed me yet.

[@robertgreer5229]

Mr fluffy got to my sisters lawn tractor ate completely the ignition wire down to the wire. 40$ Briggs part later cleaning took longer than part replacement! 😮

[@treytaylor7553]

Another great video. Good dinner tonight Taryl

[@MichaelBridges-ks2hu]

I also enjoy went you guys go to the tractor. Shows I just want you to show more of them .

[@marcusrobinson3054]

Had the same thing happened to a 27000 bass boat the mice are up all the wiring

[@Delm21]

Would love to see a series on various mower decks. belt layout/replacement and reinstallation. Some of these MTD are a nightmare! Same with toro

[@MichaelBridges-ks2hu]

Taryl. Your a good teacher. You have teach. Me. A. Lot and I been working on small engine since jr.high and I 64 be 65 on my birthday . And I worked on pumps compressor tools and all kinds of other stuff thur the years.

[@nyoutcast3789]

Lol it's always informational and entertaining. 👍

[@themowershop5373]

You hit the big time. Saw you on Svengooli. 😂

[@beastlybombers]

Taryl.. It's time to start Taryl Dactyl Motors. You and your brother could be a part of a team to design and make the best engine in the world. Yeppers Skipper.

[@darellsunderlin4670]

I had a 24 or 25 hp drop all 4 push rods at the same time !!!!! I had to order new heads ( this was after the pandemic ) and waited 11 months for them !!!! . I think all of us shops should get a petition to have Briggs and Stratton make replacement valve guides for these . It makes no sense to have pushed in guides, but no replacements !😮

[@markoaks8694]

I was recently given an old scrub cadet (I hate MTD junk, but is is free) with a kind-a-sucky engine that runs. It needs a new deck, which I ordered.

[@terryraymond7984]

good reminder I have a 1996 Dual Cylinder B&S engine I need to check the cooling fins on, that is the best running Engine

[@fls360]

I alway just drove the guide back in and staked it around the top. A new head is the best fix though.

[@828enigma6]

My air intake filter on my Dodge 2001 2500 has the same problem with little visitors. I think I could put a bunch of mothballs in a plastic mesh bag to keep them out.

[@lankfordz94]

Hey taryl I have ten black hawk heli coils flying around my garage what should I do

[@GeorgeRegn]

when you retire you can do videos of old mower restorations. Just take your time and do the fun part of repair work.

[@johndenver8574]

1 thing I learned working at a small engine dealer is that you should always make sure you mower and lawn equipment is put in sealed shed, garage, or storage garage. Costs you much less in the long run. No fluffy. Fluffy stays outside.

[@ohiofarmer5918]

Where Taryl bent the engine tin away from that engine,I removed my engine instead. Briggs had a flange bolt installed there thats impossible to remove. Fluffy had a nedt built in mine the size if a half loaf of bread . So I put s stud in the engine block so the tin could be removed .Fluffy does some damage,but fortunately this engine was not run and overheated.

[@SpruceGoose-qx8zj]

I just nabbed some Taryl apparel♥♥♥ Love the Mower Medic Tees♥

[@garygag739]

Another great video tyral and the boys we love ya loads from good old England ❤😊

[@garylee9738]

Wouldn’t you put the aluminum push rod on the exhaust side for expansion?

[@calholli]

Or you can drill it like you said... and then weld in the hole.. It doesn't weld that steel sleave to the aluminum... but it does weld a booger on the side of the sleeve so that it can no longer slide up or down; so it locks it in for good.

[@jamesnewberry58]

Did you ever try knurling the guide o d ? We did that on automotive cylinder heads . Had good results .

[@jameshedrick605]

Anytime i replaced a head gasket or adjust valves I never put sealant back on. I just a regular valve cover gasket and never had any leaks

[@80SWoods]

Fine for personal stuff, but being paid for a repair job, he needs to guarantee the work to avoid a comeback.

[@tellfile]

I'm puzzled over what it was that got into my air cleaner and was robbing the prefilter foam. What ever it was had to be extremely tiny like the thickness of a Hershey Bar to get in there.

[@dr.detroit1514]

I had serious problems with mice for a few years in my garage. They were all over the place, building nests all over the place. Turns out they were feasting on the grass patching seed I had stored in a plastic bag buried under a shelf. Threw that out. But the worst problem was , I got my Summer car out for the year and it didn't run right. Checking around, I took off the air cleaner and found it was packed with a mouse nest. Got all that out, replaced the air filter, and it ran good again.

[@jdkoppy]

No assembly lube on those push rods and valve step tip?

[@brnmcc01]

You forgot to tell us how much the new head cost (and edit in a big cash register sound effect, "Ka-Ching!") 🤣

[@notwo2smart]

Mothballs repel mice and insects. Get the kind that come in packets. Place a packet under the carb, on top of the gas tank, near wires, etc. Be generous and renew as needed.

[@oysterace]

that happened to my push rod a few years back so i had to shorten my stroke

[@McBain-qe2jh]

TMI bro

[@Hjerte_Verke]

That's what she said!

[@mattb9664]

Rodent wasted 2 hours of my time with my 13 year old Craftsman power washer which has a Briggs lawn mower engine. I had just used the power washer a week ago and it started up on 1-2 pulls as usual. I pulled it out and it started on 1 pull, but it was running extremely poorly, with chugging, almost like misfiring. I check compression, then I checked the spark, then I pulled the carb to clean it. Reassembled and same thing. Then I noticed all these grass clippings under the heavy duty metal air shroud.....mouse had crammed all sorts of clippings in the shroud and caused blockage between the ignition coil and fly wheel. Cleaned that out and it started right up. Wasted so much time.

[@mikecastillo3419]

I have done plenty of those head's when I worked as a mower mechanic about 7 years ago

[@Andrew-315zz]

Would the "support arches" on the new head be for additional heat dissipation?

[@terryraymond7984]

yeah I remember that video with that pushrod that zipped into the Oil sump

[@sidwilkins3078]

I just had this happen. I usually check everything good in the spring but had some crap going on so just jumped on and started mowing. The next week had more time and wabam! Had a big mouse nest over the right jug! Its a 2007 crapsman 22hp intek. I have taken good care of it. Still doesnt burn any oil, origional nikki six carb have never had a problem with it. Just got lucky it was still somewhat cool out so it didnt overheat.

[@russellmaddock3492]

Proving that good maintenance and keeping the cooling fins and air filter clean, as well as the whole machine clean after every use is my 2007 Cub Cadet GT 2550 with nearly 500 hours. Has a vertical 22HP Kohler Command engine which gets new oil and filter at the end of each season. Still the original belts and tires. Sense this machine is shaft driven, the only belts it has is from the PTO to the deck spindles. It also has the cast iron transaxle which also gets new fluid and filter every two years. I am not willing to spend the large amount of money it would take to replace this machine with a new equivalent. I also use non ethanol fuel along with Sea Foam in all my outdoor power equipment which keeps the carburetors from having problems while in storage. When watching Taryl Fixes All videos and a machine is dropped off to be worked on, and it is fifty, it makes me cringe.

[@brnmcc01]

You're right Taryl, I have a riding mower with an 18.5 hp Intek Break's & Scrap'em engine in it, and every time I finish mowing, I use my Stilch leaf blower and make sure the whole engine, mower and cooling fins are blown off. I also change the oil and oil filter every other year, and the mower is a cheap one from 2017, and still runs strong, and good compression etc. I changed the oil and filter on it when it was new after about the first 10-15 hours of use, then the next season, but now it seems to be well broken in and the oil still looks clean after 2 years of use so I just change the oil every other year.

[@kirstenspencer3630]

Great video. Set screw trick is new to me.

[@andreashenninger2892]

I love your videos, Taryl. Many greetings from Germany!!

[@glenharper3136]

Thanks for the video Taryl.

[@bassthunder819]

...Taryl talking about "cheap" lawn mower parts,etc..... in my area i think there are no more lawn/garden repair shops(mom/pop)...gone. thankfully there is youtube channels like Taryl's help us grass rats out...

[@life_of_riley88]

Same here. People just throw away mowers when they have an issue, and those that don't, have gardeners.

[@brianpair2934]

That's why I'm opening up a shop in my area

[@christianwinter8364]

You're welcome, from germany ... Guten Tag ;-)

[@bassfever4234]

excellent video and info thanks

[@calholli]

I have an opposed twin 18hp.. Fluffy didn't get me, but I did use it a few times without the hood on it, in tall weeds.. and of course the entire shroud filled up with weeds and I cooked the rings so bad that it's hard to start and has extreme blowby now. :( ......... I have another mower, but I think I'll still give this engine an overhaul and see if I can just throw some rings on it.. hopefully

[@frederickbowman4494]

GREAT VIDEO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karatejoe5049]

Last question I promise. Taryl if I buy a K72 and bring it and my Husqvarna Crapsman YT4000 with 300 hours, a 2cylinder intek, and a perfectly fine albeit inherently weak K46, will you put them together and make a gd garden tractor that I can do some crazy shit like till my garden or tow my little trailer full of brush oand stuff without doing one wheel burnouts on my poor lawn?

[@Michael_Bradburn]

{Evansville} Would be nice to have a temp gauge on the heads for these mowers. Using a leaf blower on the engine is the best that can be done, Every time before and after using to prevent this from happening.

[@jeffalt2980]

Great job teral

[@RustyRench]

Yes i did buy merch, love it by the way! Just did a JD 210 with an exhaust glowing red cuz fluffy made a nest in the blower housing!

[@AP9575-jd]

Ya know you can replace those rawhide inserts in those hammers. You can also get brass inserts. I replaced my hammer with rawhide on one end and brass on the other. I had to make the special tool needed to expand, then crimp the inserts in the head and a big hydraulic press, which my friend has in his machine shop. If you want yours replaced, I'd be happy to fix it for ya.

[@thegoodlife9190]

I've heard several times the valves need to have the back lash checked/readjusted once a year. Is that true?

[@blobscott]

I bet they shifted that pushrod diameter to metric from 3/16 to 4 or 4.5 mm. Unrelated, a rabbit got under the hood of my car one winter and ate a huge amount of the wiring harness. That was fun. yeah.

[@DustanBadovick]

Thank you for another great video