a viewer gave me some old kohler command engines after they failed, we got one good one for a tractor last week, so let's see what we can do with the remaining 3 engines that do not run.
You are informative and entertaining. How you simply explain things is very helpful. I love how you always laugh when a hopeless looking engine you've worked your magic on, fires off and runs for the first time. Thanks for the videos!
I used to work at a equipment rental company. Out back we had a pretty good size junk pile of old broken equipment. I managed to scrounge together enough parts to build a running 8hp Honda engine. I ended up giving it to a co worker for a go kart motor.
@frank-t6857 Agree. When working in front of the camera you have to let the stream of thought just... happen. It helps others know why you are doing the steps in the order you do then
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Father's Day. Also, Mustie a quick thing I do when disassembling anything with my little cordless impact guns. I have a few of them, over the years just collected them, I put different sockets on each gun, usually a 10 a 13 and 14 or whatever this way I actually save time switching sockets, just grab different gun next to me. It works
That's a good idea. Now that battery drills are a commodity and can be picked up at garage sales for next to nothing, it does save time. I did the same thing replacing over 100 screws on a carport. All the old metal screws had corroded the aluminum roof deck (galvanic action) causing multiple leaks. As the poster indicated, I used three drills as my restoration tool team [insert Tim Allen's Tool Time growl here] - one drill to remove old screws, one drill to grind off corrosion and the last one to install new screws (with rubber washers and dollop of sealant). Worked like a charm. No leaks! BTW - Excellent video Darren. Nothing better than making 3-2=1. It was a blast seeing the successful engine barking and spitting flames.
Mustie is amazing. Even when he is working on something I have nooo interest in, I find myself mesmerised and watch the whole episode and am glad for the experience.
I'm the same. I'm a computer guy. I like electronics... But when he gets these old worn out engines to fire back up, it's very exciting. Especially, as has been mentioned, when flames shoot out.
Hey Mustie, thanks for keeping it real. You have zero ads, zero promotions and zero baloney. You've been doing it this way for years and I remain impressed. Keep doing what you're doing!
I have a bent shaft weed eater that I threw a carb and air filter box on and now it runs like brand new but now the gas tank is cracked and leaking fuel so my plan is to repair it this afternoon. Everyone thinks I should junk it because it's a bent shaft and I almost did until I pulled the rope and felt the compression it still had. Thank you for reading.
@@kbakeritsallaboutnobody.5761 Bent shaft as in it's broken or are you talking about the style of weed eater with the "bent" or curved shaft? Not many people like the bent style
Another great Mustie save 😊 🎉🎉🎉 & hell yeah Darren rip that other old lump apart to save the one with the dodgy rings , I love these old motor saves they're such an enjoyable afternoons entertainment! You're skills on you tube have helped me save loads of old small engines here in the UK 🇬🇧 a Sunday without Mustie is like a day without sunshine 🌞 ☀️ 😉
I had 7hp Briggs that burned oil (someone tried to check the oil with it running) and 8hp Briggs that had a hole in the block (someone trying to pry the flywheel off). So I used the 8hp parts in the 7hp block. Crank, connecting rod, cam, piston, rings, head, and bottom case was from the 8hp. I think the carb was from an 11hp. It was one of the best engines I had.
Great Father's Day video. Got coffee and it's raining here. The storm will clear up in an hour and low temperatures will be here to just relax and enjoy the day.
I know absolutely nothing about engines, barely know where the fuel goes in my car, but every time I watch one of your videos, I feel like I've learnt something.
I love this video format, they're like short stories. "Whats wrong with it, can it be saved" And its a 3 act process to answer those questions we experience together. The other videos are great too, I love unusual and off kilter machines, but I'm really here for the off beat repair videos. Keep doing you Mustie, never change. Also a Kholer motor with no exhaust and no governor sounds downright mean, Id love to hear a v6 or v8 version of this.
He didn't use that many tools. You can certainly do it with less too. Some tools are just convenience items. They're nice to have but aren't necessities. You'll definitely get further faster with those extra tools though.
They're over 4 times the power as is usually on a minibike. A tad larger too. So might not fit into most minibike frames. But other than that I'm sure they'd be OK.
great job mustie! kohler engine quality has diminished within the last decade or so, the old school command engines were def worth diagnosing and fixing!
Your format works brilliantly. I do hope you make a video on the remaining 2 engines even if its a "lets see what went wrong" type. It would be interesting to see why those push rods got bent up. Could they be the wrong ones for that particular engine? ie, too long. Would be great to find out.
Excellent save bringing it back from near dead....bravo 👏 I see your vision on combining the two to make a V4 in series..kinda like you see in the tractor pulls..be a cool project I am sure there are videos of mating engines like that.. Anyhow truly appreciate you sharing your skills and knowledge of all things mechanical with us.😎🛠️🚜🇺🇸🔧
Mixing the right tools with the right knowledge is a powerful thing. That's why I just sit in the corner of the shop and watch. Thanks, Mustie, for the chair.
Many years ago, I had a 7 hp Cub Cadet with a Kohler engine. I overhauled it but anytime you would run it more than three hours straight, she would blow the head gasket. I replaced it several times. I finally ran a tap down the the head bolt threads, added an extra washer to the head bolts, and over torqued the bolts by 10%. No more issues after that.
Really enjoyed this video watched from start to end, it shows your engineering knowledge and is extremely entertaining! Please do a repeat with the other engines!!! And thank you from good’old England!
Man, I been building engines (car including racing engines, motorcycle, lawn mower engines, etc.) and ALWAYS used a drill to lap valves in. Yeah, had my share of trolls telling me I ain't doing it right. But it's only a bad idea if it doesn't work, right? Out of hundreds of lapped valves for the past 50 years, I never, ever had even one didn't seal and work reliably. Kudo's to you!
@@SlartiMarvinbartfast even though they're the same what he runs into is always different. But he has so much stuff he's doing all the time. I can't imagine he has the time to mess with another one.
Thank you, I'm totally addicted to your videos and have been for at least five years. Never miss one😁 Back in the day (1970) we used sheet copper (20 thou) to make head gaskets when all else failed.
Thanks for another awesome hour. It's always fun to hang out with you and see if we can get something crusty and rusty to run. Take care from Canada eh!
The Rain sounds good !! ...ASMR maybe .... GREAT video. I love the Kohler teardowns & builds. My garden tractor has 25 HP horizontal Kohler w/ 225 hours. Runs great.
Have used the painted gasket trick for years but you want to put them together with the paint wet it acts as a gasket sealant and works really well. It sets up pretty fast so once you spray them you want to get the head on pretty quick.
Wooooow the table turned out to be a beautiful beautiful piece .the denim glasses would be a great match for the table .awesome work my brother what a beautiful table
