Ive seen several of his videos. This guy is incredible. I will NEVER throw anything away again. If only they taught this in the public school system. My kids know nothing, and I know a little. This channel should be mandatory for anyone to watch before they graduate from Middle School. Wow!
I'm a young fella that wouldn't know much about repairing anything, IF it weren't for Men like you on RU-vid. Just wanted to say Thank You! I have learned so much from your channel over the last year. Made some good extra $$$ last summer and I think I will do better this year! But it's more than the money; I just really enjoy fixing all kinds of small engines and tinkering on my own stuff. It's fun and pays bills. Win/Win! THANKS AGAIN!! :) :) :)
Mustie1 do you ever balance the blades after you sharpen them. I would shapen the blade then put the hole of the blade on edge of a trash can to balance it if one was heavy I grind metal off the heavy side until the would sit level in the edge of the. That's me I don't know if it would matter much!
@@robertmckeown4044 . . .Shove a screwdriver thru the center hole for balance. Make sure the grass gunk is equal on both sides or just clean the whole blade if there is a reason for imbalance like big chunk broken out of one side :-)
I love how you go through your thought process as you work the issues out. I think that is what really makes your channel one of my favorites! Your neighbors must wonder why you never cut your lawn with the same mower twice!! :-)
I have come to the conclusion that you can fix anything. You have lots of knowledge about lots of things. Thank you for always teaching me something new on every video you post. Lots of thanks.
Great way to start first day with sun in Houston since tropical storm Harvey came to visit. In Friendswood, just south of Houston, I survived 45 inches of rain and am still dry. Oldest daughter did not, 4-5 feet of water in house. All safe.
Mike Kent in West Houston. Bayou is backing up into my neighborhood. Boats going up and down our streets. Moved most of furniture upstairs in preparation. Cars are safe and we do have a place to go in case it gets bad.
Thanks for 'letting me hang out in your shop.' I tore my mower apart the other day as a sort of preventative maintenance inspection. Checked valve clearances and the carburetor. Wouldn't have been so inspired to do so without what you've shown me while hanging out at your place. Thanks again.
I never want to touch another lawn mower in my life. But you have a fascinating way of analyzing, theorizing, hypothesizing, trying, failing, and succeeding that is just plain addictive. Thank you for sharing your successes and failures. We appreciate you.
Few tips on these briggs engines. 1. Easy way to check head gasket is to remove the oil dipstick after it's ran for a few minutes, you will see smoke come out of the tube. 2. The Walbro carburetor on most of these needs the brass inlet seat replaced or it will continue flooding the engine with gas.(the leak may not start right away. It can take up to several hours) The anti backfire solenoid does not stop this. Also replace the needle and bowl gasket. 3. When your adjusting the valve gap and one or both valves are not moving the full distance, the camshaft lobes are most likely worn down. 4. After adjusting the valves and the engine is still hard to turn over the cam shaft compression release mechanism is most likely broken. A lot of you probably know this but it's just to help other's diagnose their engine.
Darrin, I don't know this. I'm just getting into doing small engine wrenching and have learned a lot from Mustie1 and Donnyboy. Maybe one of these days I'll tear far enough into an engine to see a compression release mechanism! :)
I like watching a person who works on different things and knows what they are doing, you fit this criteria quite well i like to build computers but that is much easier than what you do vw's lawn mowers snow blowers ect,keep up the good work. I am 63 yrs old and wish i could do all those things myself but can't have everything. just keep going and i'll keep watching.
because of your vids i had the courage to take a carb apart and clean it on an old push mower that wouldnt run but a few seconds....now it runs like new and l actually used it to mow my yard .thank you.
Hi Mustie, I've been watching your channel for several years, I thoroughly enjoy all of the contents and projects you do. You remind me of myself, I too tinkered with many things, not as much as you but have been in the automotive field most of my life, from mechanic to service manager. I looked forward everyweek to see what is your next project, and I learned a lot from you about lawn mowers. I too own a Huscarvarna self propel that I need to fix. My mower of choice is my 10 year old Poulan 38 inch riding mower. I nursed this back to life so many times you would be proud of me. I did a mustie move when my front steering rod broke, actually the bajj joint rod the very long one. I used a 1/2 inch cooper union drilled a hole in the middle to fit on the drag link. and 2 hose clamps to hold it in place, and viola we have steering again. Cheap fix, 96 piece of cooper. Thanks for listening and please keep those videos coming. Bob from South Jersey shore
+Mustie1 Thanks for another great video. I'm a schooled mechanic with a couple of decades of experience but always appreciate the tidbits that I pick up watching you work. There are a thousand ways to skin a cat, and it's great to see your ingenuity at work. Keep doing what you're doing!
Hi Mustie: That is a valve rotator and usually only on the exhaust valve and not always on the intake valve. O.K. to run the motor without it on the intake valve. Thanks for the great video's. I really like to follow them. I run a small engine shop when I get time to fix engines.
One of the last things you mentioned is the reason why it was blowing oil out the breather was because of a bad head gasket. I had an old tiller with a 8 hp Tecumseh I think I replaced about everything on it except the head gasket. Figures now that I got rid of if I learn what the problem was. That was a Great Video lots of great info. Thanks for posting. I put signs out and drive through the neighborhood looking for old mowers. In the last 5 yrs or so I have yet to find one in that good of shape. The local dump will Not let you have it or sell it to you. And the junk yards think they are made out of gold. But every now and then I find one at yard sales or the flea market. Sometime people will drop one off for me to work on then let me have it because it cost to much to fix.
I do autobody and automotive mechanical work , I fix plastic cracks all the time. What I almost always is make a thin aluminum stiffener to bridge the split back together , and I rivet the aluminum on with 1/8" rivets but I also sand the plastic surface and aluminum plate face to help adhesion then use problem plastic repair material which is an two part epoxy made by SEM . If I do a plastic repair without an aluminum plate and just want to glue it , I'll V both sides of the crack out, sand the adjacent area with 120 grit paper , put 2" tape on the backside of the crack so the glue don't squirt through, and then ill fill the V"'d crack with Fuzer 100 by LORD products . It's a heat activated two part epoxy that works phenomenally. I fix cracked in plastic car bumpers all the time with this stuff and it lasts as a permanent repair . Sometimes you gotta dry the first coat then apply a second coat depending on how deep a crack or void your filling . Look into these products as they are Lifesavers when you need to repair plastic, or fiberglas .
Great find! I have a Scott’s 46” riding mower & it will not fill up the bags with the clippings......the grass is dry to. The blades are new, along with the deck belts. Thank you.
Thank you for showing the pressure washing of it! I never knew if I should have the motor running while cleaning, nor should I take off the tins or not.
Watched a couple videos and liked... but I just subscribed because you continue to do a great job taking the projects from start to finish. I appreciate the knowledge, description, and insight into the remedy of the problems. You are both well versed and creative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next vid
Mustie1 I braved tackeling a needed carb replacement job on my 5 year old John Deer lawnmower after watching your videos for a while. The lawn mower got to where it needed starting fluid to get going on every start. I felt confident removing the old carb with all the little springs and seals and poping a new (from China) 9.99 carb on it. Started on the second pull. THanks Bro!
So fun to watch a good mechanic actually fix something rather than swap parts. How'd you like that turning radius and popping that wheelie with that clutch? I'd love to have that small lift, it would make working on the junk I have so much easier. Good Post!
Great job, I too had trouble with that rubber on the grass shoot, I have found out in the past that if this shoot is hooked up tight and you catch in on something you might tear it off..... FYI. I just used a small bolt with no head on it so it can slip off. Thanks for sharing.
Living here in Florida, if you put on a set of blades they will not last long because of the sand. I own 6 sets of blades for my zero turn, and bought a sharpener called yellow hornet which uses a angle grinder works very good. Your channel is the best I've seen for motor fixing!
Jake Schisler my Toro ZTR eats blades also. I live near Tampa. I mowed the church's soccer field and destroyed one set of blades in less than an hour. It wore the lift portion of the blade down by half.
What I do with plastic like that is drill 1/16th holes along each side of the crack then sew the sides together with thread, fishing line, wire, whatever. Then cover it with super glue or epoxy.
either way you have to seal the crack so water doesn't get in but the sewing method wouldn't leave the corners of a metal plate to curl up and cause a cutting hazard
I bought a Poulan Pro 13yrs ago. It has seen a lot of work. Thick and often long grass, and is still going strong today. It does not have the catcher, but I use the alligator blades or the other mulching blades. I am on 5 acres, so work is easy with this mower. It was also my first ride on mower and I had a two minute lesson on how it worked. I can't recommend the brand more especially to a novice. I have since bought a zero turn but still use the poulan pro. Great machine.
Reading that serial number it was made May 13, 1999 On Craftsman/Husqvarna/Poulan those first six digits of the serial is the month, day, and year it was made see on that one 051399
I ll bet you were a sea Bee, if not you should have been . Sea Bee 67 thru 70, one tour of Nam. Hang in there, you got a lot of savoy and good ole common sense
My grandpa was a C.O. in the sea bees in portland oregon. In late to mid 70s. I actually dont know the years. His name was Commander Daniel Haynes. He was also a marine in WWII in the 5th marine division. He and his boys took guadal cannal. He was injured later went to Hawall to recoup just in time for the assult on Iwo Jima. Ohh Ra semper fi. I myself joined the corps in 1996.
I suppose a stuck float could drain whatever was in the fuel tank into the intake and past the rings, but it sure looks like someone mistakenly fueled the crankcase.
it can also get through the valve stem/guide/seal as well as run through the rings/piston gap. bad head gasket on those give it direct path from cylinder to crank case
Thanks for all the plain and simple instruction. For once an American with a great sense of humour and lots of innuendo. Great way to spend many hours of entertainment
It's so cool to watch your repairs that you do. I've learned so much. The paint job on that window VW was spectacularly purty! Again, thanks for doing what you do and sharing your mechanical skills with all of us.
I know it won't go through the jets and run the engine, what I was curious about was if the jelly stuff was still volatile and could maybe be used as a fuel for a stove etc
Mustie. Re the cracked plastic on the chute. Don't know if you've worked with it b4, but fibreglass cloth and resin work wonders. A light sanding around the outer face, brush a coat of resin, wrap your strip of weave over it and brush/roll additional resin until cloth fully soaked and lays smooth.
Harley Man harbor freight sells one for about $400. Its narrow, as its made for motorcycles, so most modify it by adding extensions to the side like mustie did
Oh yes, i run the carb dry but I leave petrol in the tank over winter with no problem. I once left some 4 years and it still ran (not too well i must say)
Love this channel this gentleman knows about lawn mower pressure washer hope you get the engine running soon enough cut grass has more experience in the field equipment movers
I'm thinking that carb has to be in the top 5 funky dirty carbs that I've seen you service I've watched probably 100 of your videos and most of those have a carb that needs service great video Darren
Agree about the fuel stabilizer,have tried it in a couple small engines,just seems to cause trouble.My solution was let the machine run completely out of fuel.Come start up time,fresh fuel,engine starts easily,no stabilizer stink.
Hi from over the pond . loved this video ,but i do have one bone to pick with you , Never use flame on plastic as it hardens it so it will break quicker , use a hot air blower ( paint stripper hot air gun ) as this will not cause the plastic to go brittle as with gas . I have moulded both plastic and rubber in my working life .
Hey I got the exact same mower got it in 2005-06 ( can't remember exactly) but it still runs like a top had a few minor problems things just wear out over time but it's going strong all you got to do is take care of it should last a long time
Great vid. M-1 , I just got the 42 inch deck 19 horse version of that . So far so good . Been wrenching on hand me downs for years ! I get some great tips from your vids. The blade balance is crucial for tower longevity , I ground to much and threw out the balance on an older one , not good !
I think a cheap HF polisher with a thick wool pad would be great to keep at the shop for when you have faded out plastics. Just small dabs of polishing compound and will make the plastics look new again
I have one similar to this one that's been well taken care of (17 year old). It's a PR1842STC . I was sick last year and didn't use it. Although I drained the gas, etc to winterize it I can't get it to start even though it turns over and the flywheel spins, but no engine start.
@@ToyManFlyer1100 Ha ha. Yep. It was the carb. Instead of cleaning it I just ordered a new one and will clean the old one at my leisure. Still needed a tune up, etc.
