I got this old gas powered water pump for free with no history other then sitting forever. lets take it apart and see if we can repair it to run again. I guess it is 80 years old and has been sitting for 50-60 years.
These “will it run videos” are some of my favourite videos. Also, watching Mustie1 troubleshoot has given me much more confidence working on small engines in my own workshop.
A lot of people don't mention this. Mustie1 Thank you so much for lowering the volume of the sound when you use a grinder or air compressor etc etc. As much as you use these tools to make your video's I really appreciate the tedious time you put into them ensuring the viewing and listening pleasure for your audience.
I do this meticulously in my videos too, its a must when you make a lot of noise! God forbid one slips through and some poor guy wearing headphones on full volume gets blasted
@@LogansRun69 The volume normalizer may not exist on the web version, but it does certainly exist on mobile, and clearly says so in the Stats for Nerds page. It did not exist in older versions of RU-vid.
Sadly, rescuing, saving & storing lots of useful and interesting stuff is now a crime in many localities. Houston just went after Scotty Kilmer's garage. Still waiting for the Zoning Nazis in my county to nail me someday for 'Felony Hoarding'!
Totally enjoyed this rebuild of this old Briggs motor. Every Time you get an old motor out I say welp he's going to getter running. and 99.9 percent you get them running. I wished I had such a talent for finding great stuff like this around my area. You really talk to us the one who are faithful in watching you like we're there with you, make us feel like we are a part of the build. I commend you sir for the education you give many who watch you.
The fact that these old motors will run is a testament to both your skills and to the simplicity and quality of what they were. Thanks for the educational and entertaining videos. 👏👏👏
Amazing to see a motor that has sat for that long be brought back to life. It says a lot for the people that designed and built it. It also says a lot for your talent to get it apart and going again.
Hello Mustie 1. I just wanted to say, I'm not really into old petrol engines (well not until now) I'm more into old diesels, but watching you is very interesting and you are fixing stuff up and getting them running. Its a real pleasure to watch you work. Thanks for taking the time to post these videos on here, True entertainment and learning at the same time. Thanks...
This engine is seemingly more advanced than some of the newer engines I rebuild. Pretty awesome. Seeing punched gaskets was fascinating. I've learned so much on this channel. I checked and Marlow is still in business and we can see why.
A lot of this stuff is beyond me, but I do learn something from these videos. I had basic mechanic abilities from working at my grandfathers shop when I was pretty young. Mostly pumping gas, but I got to work in the shop a bit before he sold it. Nothing much beyond some brakes, oil change, and tire stuff. I have been fixing basic stuff on my cars now and working on my own small engines and fixing a few things to sell for a profit after watching your videos. I fixed my expensive snowblower, took the entire thing apart. Not sure what I did, but I messed with a bunch of stuff and it started when I got it back together. That is probably my best fix. I had the carburator apart, but I wish I knew more about them and fixing them. But I also did learn from you or this other guy I watch that cheap knock off carbs can be purchased easily and very cheap from ebay/China.
I believe your story shares much in common with most of us here and that is Mustie1's intent with these videos. There is no such thing as "knowing too much mechanical"! We all pick up something new with his vid's. That 51 ford you see in my profile pic is one of our latest finished projects. My father and I collect and restore/resto mod classic fords as a hobby. I feel safe in saying in know my way around a car very well but with that being said I am always still learning new things and tricks all the time from mainly Mustie1. There is no such thing as finishing learning......only finishing wanting to learn.......
Agree. That 80 yr. old engine is not so different from Briggs flat heads on mowers, etc. during the past several years. Alas, you go to Home Depot today & not a single flat head on anything; all OHV. Nothing wrong with OHV, but there's something special about those tough old flat heads.
@@jjparody8257 Yea, flat heads are out of production in the United States. Ironically Briggs still makes and sells I/C Horizontal flatheads, the good engines, in Southeast Asia where their is no air Quality control, however people their wear masks to breath. I attempted to contact a dealer their to buy one. No go.
As a very old outdoor worker, have encountered Briggs engines for many, many years, in many applications. Always felt, short of major mechanical failure, I could ALWAYS get a Briggs to run. This video proves their steadfastness .... reliability. Nobody made small engines like Briggs could. In my opinion. Always felt once I saw the "Briggs-Stratton" ..... I was comfortable, and home free to get the job done. So simple ... fuel, air, and spark=job done with a Briggs. Thanks so much for the affirmation here ... outstanding.
Love these videos about resurrecting old small gasoline engines. The valve retention system really resonated with me. I had an old Briggs similar to the one in this video (rope starter, cast iron head, "weird carburetor arrangement",) and when I had to check the valves, my Father showed me how to rotate the valves so that the pin axis was perpendicular to the crank axis, pry up the retainer with a screwdriver on each side, tap the valve back down, and then pull out the pin with a pair of needle nosed pliers. He was so impressed after I'd lapped in the valves, readjusted the cold valve lash by grinding the valve tips, and then putting it back together (successfully-putting the pins back in turned out to be a bigger "trick" than removing them) that he pumped me up with praise and set me on my course to be an engineer with a long and successful career. This was a trip down memory lane that I was honored to be able to take.
Absolutely love Mustie1's "revival" vids! Is it just me or is anyone else anxiously awaiting for him to continue on his attempt to complete the "lambo kit car"? I know he said it was going to be a later project if at all but I think it's going to be a true showing of his creativity due to how much work it still requires to be functional.
@@williamreininger7546 I would like to see those as well. I guess the lambo project interests me because it will require a lot of musties abilities to piece it together and finish it's mechanical assembly.
The problem is that Lambo kit car project would take probably well over a decade and many tens of thousands of dollars to complete. I am just not sure it will be worth it in the long run. I much rather him work on these older engines and the Econoline.
You remind me of my dad he could fix anything he rode a cushman scooter when he was a young man and he was really good at working on small engines. Really like your videos I'm fairly new to your site but really enjoy watching you take free stuff and bring it back to life.
It would be crazy if you are the same John Terry that I knew as a kid, if you grew up near Peter Paul candy Co in the borough then it's the right guy. 👍 If not, well it's nice to meet you.😄
Thanks so much, I really enjoyed the tutorial, I have a Briggs and Stratton motor very similar age sitting in my workshop that is in line for some love. I am teaching myself how to work on them, with your help. A big thanks from me in Queensland Australia
Always liked those old cast iron Briggs. I had several of them back in the 1960's when I was kid hauling home what people would put out in the alley for the junk man. Unless they had a cracked cylinder you could usually get them going again. I always took the long way home from school cruising the alleys looking for "treasures".
Hey Mustie, i saw a guy with an Ultrasonic cleaner on youtube, using separate jars filled with cleaning solution in which he would put his parts, then all he had in his cleaning tank was water. he would immerse the jars in the water, and the ultrasonic cleaner still worked with zero problems, Point being that you dont have to contaminate All of your cleaning solution in one shot, and have better control over your small parts. anyhow, as always, Thanks for putting up the Vids.
Your honesty is refreshing. Sharing overcoming obstacles is very interesting and educational, for the pliable mind, not the brittle grey matter types, who probably need new cork gaskets and plugs!
From the VW Bugs, to the slot cars and Bumper car,-to the Ice maker and Sheet metal press,-I enjoy them all. Truly. -But the video that brings it all home is these, the small engine repair videos. I am not really sure, I just sense this is also Mustie 1 's favorites. Thank You for all the effort and time that You put into each video. Indiana is Hooked!
I really enjoy your videos. In the 90’s and early 2000’s I move down to the south western part of Arkansas from northern ILLINOIS with my uncle and help him move his automotive business down to Arkansas so he could be close to his Daughter. Well after a long year I finally got my self settled and I found a ton of riding mower and old tractors and I love to work on anything small engine. So I built a fifteen by fifteen shed and I started hunting for every lawn mower or anything that anybody was getting ride of and before long I had a real good stock of riding mowers and engines and soon everyone in that town started bringing me their broken equipment and I was fixing it for a real good price and I had a really good thing going and then my girlfriend the mother of my two children ended up getting ovarian cancer and she passed away and it cost me everything, I sold everything and spent every penny I had to give her the most time she could have so she could be with her babies before she passed. Sorry about the long story and no one probably cares but that’s the reason why I like your videos and brings them back to the good times that I used to have because I can’t get back into it myself I started having back problems and knee problems I get nerve burning’s back injections But it’s cool watching your videos you remind me of me
Ran Moore. I live in Mena Arkansas but I also own a house in Indiana, I just lost my youngest son who was 17 from a fatal car accident that happened on May 2nd. He was on his way home from work and some how lost control and drove off a cliff and when we found the car and the headlights shining up I stopped and slid down the side of the hill and saw it was him and his truck and he was dead, the truck was crushed and there was trees broke through the windshield and the fire fighters had to cut him out. So now me and my oldest son who is 21 are moving to Indiana . Sorry for the long story I really don’t have any body to talk to.
Greg Rogers I lost my wife to. Cancer. 3 months and a week was the time she lasted. I was always buying motorcycles with an issue. So mustis videos always are a reminder of those days.
I salvaged a couple of these from old reel type lawnmowers when I was a kid in the late 60s, they were old back then. Had lots of fun putting them on homemade go-karts. Memories.
Marlow Pumps factory was in Midland Park, and were best known for their trash pumps; remember hanging out there c. 1955, and getting decals to put on our bikes. C. 1997, I discovered that they are now based just outside Chicago, and still have NOS parts for the trash pumps.
Back in the 60's we bought a snowblower of similar vintage. That carburetor looked familiar. That blower was a heavy beast, and the engine was finicky. I blamed the carburetor. I just didn't feel like trying to rebuild the carb in the middle of winter. When we moved to an apartment in '71, we sold the blower. I really don't miss it. We bought it cheap, and sold it cheap. Nice job there, Mustie.
Please hang on to that air inlet elbow. The N model engine is used on David Bradley two wheel garden tractors and that elbow must be used to allow the engine cover to clear the air filter. It is the ONLY air filter setup which will work. They are rare and hard to find. If you take it off for clearance on a bike, contact the David Bradley collectors club. You could probably sell it for a good price. I was amazed that the magneto worked on that engine! BTW there is usually a date stamp on the inside of the flywheel. Also, the crank on the NP model engine is special to mount the pump impeller. Contact a B&S collector to arrange a swap for a standard crank which will be 1/2 or 5/8 with a keyway.
@@futureliner True, the older D/Bs were not very good runners. Only 1 1/2hp and the handle bars would beat you to death! But the Art Deco engine shroud sure looked cool!
Back in 1970 i purchased a 4 stroke rotary lawnmower powered with a Briggs and Stratton engine. I used that mower for 40 years without having any engine maintenance at all. Bob. New Zealand.
Loved this one.... reminds me of old times. Messed with motors and all my relatives through the years ... kind of a bonding ritual as I look back... their all gone now, but memory kindles a lonely heart.
Was sat here watching for nearly two hours and didn't get bored I fixed and started my mums petrol garden equipment after 5 years of non running to one of ur vids dude cheers mate I'm from Manchester England
Dude! Love your videos! By far the most interesting on RU-vid. You explain everything as you go without being boring or talking too much. I learn something new from every video. Keep them coming!
Nicely done, Mustie. Can't beat one pull starts even though it took a couple on the initial start. Will be fun to see what you may find for that motor to run and see how it performs under some stress. Thanks for sharing.
I cant believe I watched an hour and 38 minutes of a guy fixing a Briggs & Stratton from the 40's. Like I have absolutely no use for watching this video. BUT it was the awesomest hour and 38 minutes I've spent. You made it interesting, light in humor and an all out pleasure to enjoy. Nice work man!!!
Hey Mustie, I have found that a fuel lid gasket from a McCulloch Mac 10-10 Automatic Chainsaw fits the old Briggs sediment bowls. You can pick them up pretty cheap on eBay.
I love the old glass cup filter, such a nice simple idea. What a smashing repair, back from the dead and running sweet :-D Considering the unknown state of the piston rings/compression, it starts really well.
That old Briggs takes me back to when I was a kid just learning - you could get "bit" if you did not hit the plug ground strap just right. Glad you were able to make it run - I was not in doubt, though. Keep up the good videos.
Mustie1,WE did it again! WE saved another Small engine! We sure work good together. Anytime you need me just ring the bell and I'll be there. Thanks for the video. I couldn't have did it without you 😁
Was so happy to see a return to rusty fix ups. The car stuff is ok but I like the bikes, motorcycles, small engines etc. I watched this and laughed at the commentary, and waited for the victory laugh. I needed that today. Thank you.
Thanks for everything, Mustie1. You've taught me that it's possible to work on small engines without cussing ;-). Seriously, thanks for all the educa-shun!
In the early 60's, participating in a shopping spree at the mid-night auto supply at the local auto salvage yard, my buddies reminded me that I had forgotten the air cleaner needed for our 51 Mercury project car. I retrieved it, hoisting it over the fence to waiting hand when I was rudely reminded why it was called an oil bath. Narragansett Bay.
Since you said you were working on a 51 mercury project car I thought you might appreciate the car in my profile pic. It's a picture of our latest finished project my father and I built. Man they just don't build cars with the class these old cars still have......
Jeb Sails you made me laugh.. over here we had a term of midnight shopping but used range rovers for easy drive ins then outs, then the stores got angry an put concreted steel bollards to stop the shopping sprees..Not me though ossifer..lol
@@RickMiddleton-1 That is such a cool looking car. I like the Frazers a lot too. It's a shame there were so few of them. My dad bought a brand new 54 or 56, I don't recall for sure, Lincoln convertible for his HS graduation. Those old cars have gigantic personalities!
@@tarstarkusz thanks. It was over a 4 1/2 year project. It started out as a stock 51. For the Cincinnati area it was a very "rust free" car from the start so that made things easier. It has a late model 302 with OD automatic transmission, fully automated late model Lincoln interior, 4 wheel disk brakes, bagged suspension, it's been chopped, shaved doors, and frenched headlights and taillights. It was a labor of love project that was meant to pay homage to its lineage but also have an updated feel and appearance.
That model NP was the first gas engine that I ever worked on! Bought it at my friends Grandmas moving sale for 2 bucks back in 1980, I was fourteen and I got it running even though I had no experience with engines. It blew oil smoke like crazy! That engine started my love for old engines. Fast forward 38 years, I still had it, I tore it down and did a complete rebuild, and now it runs like a champ. Those NP's are pretty common and nearly indestructible. It was pretty easy to find parts for and you can even download the service manual for it online. You have great videos and I love watching your channel!
Been watching your vids for a few weeks now, enjoying them a great deal...in the last week I have fearlessly disassembled...and reassembled...my dishwasher, installing a new drain pump in the process. Also, today I disassembled a new air impact and "unstuck" the forward-reverse valve...and it works. You're a good teacher...more like an instructor...I have learned a ton...just wanted to say THANK YOU and to let you know you are having a positive impact in this world. OK...back to the show!! (Thank you again!!)
Awesome Mustie1, getting that little old engine to fire up was fantastic. Can't wait to see you fit this to one of your bike masterpieces. Well done again and looking forward to your next vid.
Years ago, my brother worked at Marlow Pumps, Midland Park NJ. Spray paint booth, night shift. Was a very serious pump supplier to the U.S. Military, WWII Good vid.
He really should sell some merch. He doesn't do Patreon and with damn near half a million subs I'm sure it'd be worth it to do some T-shirts and mugs. I know there are some viewers that would even do the designs for him. I think these would make good ones: -A picture and text reading "The internet's favorite Hammer" would be good. -A picture of a couple mice cruisin' in Crusty - One that says "Will it run" or "Rusty Junk" of course
Coincidentally, I have the same Briggs and Stratton engine awaiting me to freshen it up! 2 HP from what I can determine. Mine has a gear reduction on it, with a pulley. Thanks for the tour of this old wonder.
That "Knock" as you turn it most probably the flywheel "Jumping up" to the coil as the magnets pass. . . due to the main brearing wear . . . great vid as always. Thank you
Brings back memories of my boyhood repairing old Briggs, Techumseh and Chilton Rope Start motors for Mini Bikes and stuff (and ALL the neighbors)....I used to completely disassemble them and wash them in a #3 washtub filled halfway with Leaded Gasoline and sometimes it would give me a Buzz from the fumes Which I loved to smell...I built a Mini Bike that used an old Rope Start Chilton engine from a Cement mixer and I kept the Rope in a leather pouch after starting the engine,,,the notch you put the Rope in was so used it got Sharp and one day, using a VERY short Rope I laid my finger too close to the spool as I pulled the Rope and cut my finger down to the Bone ...Didn't do that again LOL
This is some nice in depth teaching, your videos have graduated to a higher level. You just don't get this kinda stuff out of some old service manual. Much appreciated Mustie1
if you look on the back of the flywheel outer lip where you put those screwdrivers ,,, there will be a small circle with date stamp for example 46= 1946 ,,,,, that model NP was built from 1940 -1954
...when I was a kid, I found an old 'IRON HORSE' motor...and got it running on a stump in my back-yard. It was my first 'motor save'...the first of MANY to come...Now, 50 years later...I STILL love getting those old beaters running...Thanks for the videos!
Mustie1 when you were grinding the valves by hand reminded me of the time when I helped my dad rebuilt the engine on ‘54 six cylinder engine. I was 12 years old at the time as I’m 76 years old now. We put new rings on the pistons and used an old egg electric beater with just one stem and a suction cup on the end to rotate the valve on the seat at a slow speed in an up and down motion. We did this under the shade of a tree, the original shade mechanic.
1.30am here (NZ). Was watching an old video of Mustie1 fixing his forklift at the 'Good Ol' Place' cause no posting. Finished watching it, then saw this one. But my eye's won't stay open OO So will dream about the morning. Will read your postings in about 8 hours! Enjoy.
Those brushed impact drivers aren’t much, the anvils in the impact head wears out sooner than the newer models. The ends wears down so much that it actually looses its mass affecting the inertia thus decreasing its impacting ability. I’ve returned my brushed Milwaukee on warranty about three times and also returned my 1/2 impact twice as well due to the same exact issue. I’m not saying Milwaukee is bad by any means! Literally thousands of dollars in their equipment at my shop. Love that brand and their customer service is always jam up the best!