Kawasaki Carburetor Cleaning, FR691V 

great information! My lawnmower wouldn't start, primed the carb. with gas and it would run as long as it had the gas I primed it with. I watched this video thinking the float was stuck in the up position. You showed me how to remove the sediment bowl, when I did that I found there was gas in the bowl. so I pushed down on the gas shut-off needle and it moved hard so I moved it by hand a few times then reattached the wires and operated the day a few times, the needle moved as it should. Reconnected it to the sediment bowl , mower started right up!!!! Thank you!

My John Deere X380 would spontaneously flood at random times, especially when at higher throttle settings. Took the carb apart as much as I could and sprayed a liberal amount of carb cleaner throughout. Fired right back up and looks to be running fine. Thanks for the excellent tutorial.

For those of you coming here and wondering it's exactly the same on the fs600v

This video was perfect, I had a pretty good idea what to expect before I took a screw off. Thank you.

Awesome Video. Mower was barely running , Watched the video, did it. Runs like new !

Great video... Spot on! Totally cleaned out my carb after dirt from removing and cleaning my filter got sprinkled in there a little bit and I had the engine surge start. She is running smooth as butter on my Cub Cadet ZT 1 50 with the Kawasaki FR691V engine! Thank you!

This just worked for me. I feel like a man thanks to your video 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thought you might go ahead and pull/clean the emulsion tube if you took the main jet out. Good vid!

Thanks Brother! Very helpful and I appreciate the time you took to make the video. I’m somewhat mechanically inclined but still I’m not a mechanic. But with your video I learned a lot about this particular engine and carburetor that I needed to know. I was stuck! Thank You! 👍🏽

Great video. We’re about 5-7 weeks or possibly more out at work besides engine services (not repairs) so I’m gonna see if I can start doing carb cleanings/replacements. I used to have a limit set to where I don’t do anything like that professionally (at/for work) but I’m getting into it now because it’ll cut down a whole lot of our one mechanic’s workload and help certain customers get out sooner. I’m gonna be staying after hours sometimes because we stay busy during opening hours and my primary job is to run the front.

Clogged jet! saved me tons of money, not throwing parts at it. Thank you!

Haven't cleaned a carb in 10 years great refresher! Thank! Also, am I the only one who saw that chunk of mess fly out of the jet when he hit it with the compressed air? :)

This video really.. and I mean really... helped me out. I appreciate the time you put into it

Hi Mike, a big thanks from Brittany, France! My Husqvarna Rider 316TXs AWD (jeez, I hope Google picks that lot up!) was running lumpy and then finally gave up. It has this Kawa engine, so fixed as per but thankfully was able to leave it attached to the motor. SHE RUNS!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Never was a fan of the kawasaki until I got one. So yes, they are a good motor.

Awesome video. Helped me clean my carb jet this morning. Fixed my rolling idle issue. Thank you!

Great video! My encore 34 inch zero turn mower has been stalling for a little while now and it’s been driving me nuts. I figured it could be my fuel lines being clogged or the carburetor since I haven’t given it a good clean in quite some time.

Thank you Mower Mike, You once again helped de-mystify the how to of working on yet another fun project. One question I have in regard to robbing the gaskets from an inexpensive foreign carburetor is as follows: Will a foreign bowl fit on an original carburetor. Also, the jet will not unscrew from the original carburetor. I’m thinking that’s not a problem if I am able to blow through it as you show in your video. Any comment would be helpful. Thank you, Craig

Great engine, if they would only put a better air filter system like the commercial engines the carb wouldn't need a cleaning.

Man wish they made it that easy on grandstands. I have to remove the exhaust which has one nut that's near impossible to get too.😭

I did exactly what you did, Mike, and voila - all running much betterer!

Did I miss you putting the fuel line clamp back on?

Mine is blowing fuel out of the exhaust?? Never had a problem until I cleaned up charging system.....

Can Confirm. Ebay/amazon $20 Carbs are junk. For $20 I figured I would try it... big trash. It would run... but barely. Too much throttle and it would cut, to little throttle and it would cut. When you found the perfect level of gas, it would just barely move and barely cut grass. Cleaning the old one now, hopefully clears it up. Before cheap carb, mower was shooting gas out of the exhaust and wouldn't run for more than 10 seconds or so. Flushed oil, and put the cheap carb on and no more gas out of the exhaust but runs like 💩. Fingers crossed this fixes it

Is carb made by Kawasaki or other company? Great video, good camera work!

Great video, helped me fix the issue with mine. Thanks

Hey I did the same exact thing and my mower is still doing same thing, I can only run on half choke, if un try to take choke off it shuts down . Any suggestions much appreciated. Mower only one yr old John Deere z530m

You forgot to post a link for the carb gaskets? I found the link to your store but not the gaskets.

The OEM carbs are made by walbro

Serious question: what that little tampon thing’s real name? I need to replace mine.

have k fs691v that is surging. I want to check the welch plugs to see if that is isssue. Can I get to welch plug on carb without removing carb?

Hey, what’s the hose for above the fuel line? Mine came loose and trying to figure out where it goes to.

thanks for the video. what if the jet screw will not come out?

there are two tubes coming out of the carb Lower one is fuel. What is the upper line and where does the other end attach?

Didn’t fix my problem on the kawi :( Still feels like it’s running one one cylinder. Spark is good, maybe a coil??

Would this work identically on a fx1000v?

needing help: My kawasaki zero turn: FR730V: I have gas to carburetor, I have spark, I have cleaned carburetor, I have changed the gas. The ignition switch is not working.....maybe solenoid is faulty. However, I can cross start. It turns over and starts only with starting fluid. I'm at a loss.

Whst do you do if your engine is surging? Does this fix that also?

Great help thanks

What if the plunger won’t unscrew even with needle nose pliers?

New fuse, carburator, fuel pump, fuel lines, spark plugs. Still cranks but wont run.... help

good job 👍

It's amazing how some say the kawasaki engine is the best..well here's reality the least seen engine in any small engine repair shop is the Kohler 7000 series..it's not kawasaki it's not Honda it's not Briggs & Stratton..it's the Kohler 7000 series Engine it also comes with a 3 year unlimited hours warranty..so don't take my word for it research yourself..

I tried this job. Went well until I couldn't get the jet unthreaded out of the body. It seems the threads are in bad shape and I have stripped the top of the jet trying. Any suggestions???

Straight gas will eliminate these "issues" for a good long time.

Thank you…enjoyable

Why didn't you pull the tube out after you oukked the main jet and check all the little pin holes

I did this exact thing and still have surging issue had some gunk in the float valve

Have you found a China carb that’s worthy yet ? Where do I find a gasket set for this carb ?

I have a 2019 Scag 48" walkbehind, SWZT48-541FS, Kawasaki FS541V. Pull-cord. I open the choke. When I try to start it, it will NOT start. However, if I add 1 teaspoon of fuel into carburetor, it fires/starts. After engine has been running a short while, it will restart withOUT adding fuel directly into the carburetor. I have been doing this for 1-year. Why does it need to be manually primed to start? What can I do to resolve this issue? Thank you!

Terrible cleaning job. You blew all the dirt back into the carb.

where did the sound go ???

You put your first gasket on upside down.

You are going to tear up your hydro motors.

Thanks for taking 15 minutes of my life to watch a video made by someone that doesn't know a damn thing about the video he is making! You really couldn't wait 15 minutes before talking with candy in your mouth?!? BIG THUMBS DOWN

Nice thx nan that earned you a sub, cool video.

Dont ever used compressed air with the needle still in the carb, thats rule 101

👍🏼➕🔔 📍🦘 GDay Magic 🪄 Mike 🧰 Cheers 🍻 for your candid presentation 🎬 I was scratchiŋ’ my scone oVer how to remove the sensor ⚡️ ⁉️ So brought it to work, to ask a More Well Versed Colleague, & Friend, on how to’s, in viewing your humble channel, I can breathe 🧘🏻 easier now, & also appreciate the ‘Heads-🆙’, in online Navigation 🧭😉👌🏼 I acquired this type of motor cause my Dictatorship of an Insurance Company, Only allowed me to purchase a New machine [it’s not a fancy skid-steer], I hardly fit onto it, though after 4yrs of only now, having me scan ‘Utube’ for experiential advice ✍🏼, I Really cannot complain 🤐🤙🏼 Be Well 🙏🏼🦘 15:21