@@bolo2393 This might be true for the "doin" portion of the video... because way up in the frozen wastelands of Canukada they read for entertainment rather than learnin' of sheit.
As someone who knows very little about things that go chooch in the night, I understand only about half of what he’s talking about most of the time, but I certainly love listening to it. One of my favourite channels on RU-vid.
@@MrOtistetrax shmoo is greasy/oily Chooch = functions, but in a pretty decent way Skookum Choocher = killin machine/proper finger remover/ bad to the bone well engineered implement Better tree quarters = wife/significant other
That was the first lesson in my high school small engines class. You check to see if it has gas. If it has gas, does it have spark? Then you move on and diagnose other things. He says its hunting for idle with choke on, 9 times out of 10 the carb is plugged because some dingbat didn't store it for the season without draining or putting fuel treatment in. This is why small engine repair shops are so lucrative. $75 an hour for labor and all they'll do is poke the jets with a piece of wire and send it through an ultrasonic cleaner.
The rest of it is built simple and sturdy so it almost never breaks, the carb has to be at least somewhat precise and whenever you have precision instruments something can go wrong easily
This is the only channel where I can spend 15 minutes watching a guy fix something, talk the entire time he's doing it, and still not learn a damn thing.
Funny thing about that roof leak. You can take the best sealants man can make and never really stop a leak around a chimney. However, a random wind toss of leaves and pin needles can perfectly seal a gutter for the duration of any rainy season.
U can tell u're old when u're looking for ladys on the interwebs, and suddenly realize that u're finding a canadian guy fixing a pressure washer more interesting.😁👍
You, Mustie and Teryl are the reason I don't need to spend money on cable TV any more. It would be pretty cool to see you guys do some kind of collaboration.
One of the best moments of my life: I heard my dad outside cussing the mower he was trying to start one early Saturday morning. I went outside, knelt down and opened the gas tank. Mustering my best Karl Childers, I gave him a hearty "Ain't gort no gas in it" and went back to bed. Damn what I'd pay for a video of that.
one of my oldes memory is when my dad woke me up one early Saturday morning saying he had siphoning gas from the car to the lawnmower, so you know if I'm going to die.
One of my favorite memories getting out of bed on an early Saturday morning, and dragging my son out of bed by the ankle before sending him out to mow the lawn.
Story of every cheapskate mechanic. I've done this with far too many projects where I dump twice the money into diy solutions for half the quality of buying the right tool the first time.
Speaking on knowledge passed from father to son. A lot of us 20-30 year olds grew up with out dads. I never had anyone to pass it down. I watch these videos to get that experience and pass it on to my son.
Used to be able to buy cans of "Start Ya Bastard!" (literally the brand) here in Australia. Now resorting to shots of lighter/blow torch gas from the refill can in the carb to start recalcitrant cold/dry engines. Definitely an elbow saver. Not everybody has a wife to help out with those extra pulls. P.S. SYB is still available but a butane gas refill can cost is about 10% of the SYB, weight for weight.
Start ya bastard is garbage, go find a cheap shop, you know the sort, look for a small can that's semi round on top, white with red around it. Usually 50% and it comes out as hard as brake cleaner. Giver all the way with a stubborn diesel and you'll get something moving one way or the other. Might even fix your iron deficiency
"how to get an answer on the internet is not by posing the question, but by posting the incorrect answer" So trolls are just people wanting the right answer? Some of them seem quite uppity when you do give them the right answer...
for those who missed the "full Mustie rebuild"comment, Mustie 1 has a youtube channel and he repairs a lot of stuff. A true learning experience watching them except he never curses.
Yes, a lifetime of skill and knowledge in every video there from Mustie1's shop on the right coast. Highly recommended. Darren was the one who strongly recommended visiting this channel long ago - and he was right!
God damn it I love your channel so much I'm a thirty-three-year-old single father I stand in the sun all day in Florida for work and have horrible luck with small motors. Thanks
When all else fails (from experience, same motors) check the fuel line from the tank. It's crap plastic, goes hard, develops a kink which seriously reduces fuel flow. 5 cents worth of hose! Aaaaargh!
It makes me simultaneously happy / sad that upcoming generations - thanks to some of the amazing electric gardening equipment - won't have to grapple with troubleshooting the infernal combustion engine / won't experience the satisfaction of solving problems with the infernal combustion engine
@@bluecollarcanuck A plastic camshaft & plastic cam gear is utterly unexcusable. I'll add Honda to the list of manufacturers that I won't buy new equipment from. Might pick one up at a garage sale, but only at a price that allows me to rebuild it properly. Given the price of a custom camshaft, even with just two lobes, I would have to get paid at least $100 to take possession of that pressure washer.
The hunting could be from the carb still. Those carbs have a black plug on the top of them that houses a jet that is extremely tight and when blocked up gives poor idle. Pull it and pin it out could get you a bit more pep in your step. Mechanic in a bottle is also a decent product to get rid of the build up in a carb from all the old gass and corn deposits.
You only get the plastic cam with these "GC" consumer grade engines. The "GX" commercial engines have metal. That said, the part costs $15, if it ever fails, which it probably won't. It's not under much stress.
Small engines is almost always the carburetor. It's for two reasons, including myself, leaving untreated (especially ethanol) fuel in the fuel circuits over the winter or prolonged storage periods between uses. Other causes and less common are bad fuels, low compression from wear, and ignition circuit corrosion.
When I was a teenager my dad had a `85 Honda Civic that he used for commuting to work. A mechanic put Champion sparkplugs in the Honda and the next day my dad drove home on two of four cylinders. When we pulled the sparkplugs out the side (ground) electrode on one was gone (yes, gone as in completely missing) and on a second sparkplug the side electrode was melted off to the bend. That was the first Honda my dad had owned and it was when we found out you were supposed to install the same brand of spark plugs that a car came from the factory with. Honda = NGK, GM or Ford = Champion. Using the same brand might not still be necessary, but I'm going to keep doing it.
The descriptor line for the video is actual understandable language. Interesting! Back in the late '50's, I read that spark plugs in magneto ignitions never wear out. If the unit starts quickly and runs well I don't change the plug 'just because'. All my yard equipment has their original spark plugs; some from 1969 and still going strong.
You broke it! That was, at the beginning of your vid, a perfectly functioning arm-pull-cardio-vascular exerciser. I own about 7 of those and they all work great. I ain't lettin' you are any other like minded individual anywhere near 'em. You'll ruin all of them in an hour or 2. (actually, make that 10. Forgot the 2 chain saws and just last week I bought a leaf blower that was a floor model. I haven't even tried it yet, but I am willing to bet that that is going to be one of the finest exercisers I have ever owned)
90% of these Honda's only fail when the owner forgets to add oil. I fix these all the time and remarkably the plastic cam doesn't cause many issues at all.
These are still reliable engines so not sure what you mean. Homeowners don't want to pay 1000 dollars for a real power washer. Honestly anything below 600-700 dollars will not be fit for commercial use although these Honda engines will go well outside their operating parameters.
You're the best AvE. I was having a bit of a rough day with the wife & prototyping something and I was ready to give up. Now back in the shop pressing forward.
@@NetAnon - Yeah, what happened to when it was good deals on quality used stuff? Now it's just a repository for cheap Chinese chit. Amazon and Ebay have allowed China to cut ALL of America out of the distribution system.
@@DarkIzo what research? It was the right part number and even name brand. The box just looked like they had played soccer with it, it was missing the little cardboard sleeves over the ends, and it was packaged in an envelope and banged around. When I received it, there was a hairline crack in the ceramic insulator. Nonsense way to ship it.
@@Gideon_Judges6 what brand was it ? ive also heared that there are lots of counterfeits for my plugs (ngk) but so far in germany i havent heared from any people that got scammed
For future consideration, when left outside that little red on off switch often corrodes and adds resistance to the ignition. Run all the little one lung engines on premium gas, less crud and ethanol. Makes a big difference in winter. A little carb cleaner in the gas and run her hot for a good while can work wonders on the surging.
That "hunting" at idle seems to be the carburetor surging. Likely a small jet is plugged and/or gummed up and isn't allowing the proper amount of seasoned dino juice through. Big issue? Nah. Annoying? Slightly. But it's good enough for the girls I go out with.
Had the exact same issue with my GC pressure washer. Thanks for posting. Was planning on buying a new one; now I guess I owe you some of that money instead
Always wondered how valve timing got altered for starting, centrifugal action of mechanism on the camshaft pulley doing it. And the belt transports the oiliness up to lubrify the moving bits. The crankcase pulsations work a diaphragm that powers the little fuel pump. Hence no fuel valve, and how the gasolinas gets uphill from the tank to the carbonator, and why some cranking is required when da carbonator is dry. The high pressure fog machine lives again.
What is neat about this video is that it tackles one of the most oddball small engines ever. It is not a typical older flathead, nor an OHV pushrod engine (which are the majority out there), BUT an over the top OHC engine with a belt driven camshaft that's normally reserved for the automotive world.
I learned how to work on my dual dellorto carb set up on my vw dune buggy/ sand rail from older guys that took the time to make a video for people who don't know what the füq they're doing. Took that knowledge and some face to face info from some other buggy guys and boom. She's jetted and cleaned and has all the go juice she needs. Point of this novel... thank you for sharing your skills and keeping it entertaining. This young michigander appreciates you old farts.
I have found internet advice to be sound. But get a concensus; maybe five sources. I remember back in the day trying to find answers at the local library. Yeah. Just this week, I've fixed a mower switch, a noisy fan, and replaced a fuel line on a pruner saw.The internet is a Godsend. And you get Ave as a bonus!
Just so ya know, soda can material is just about 4 thou thick and makes for pretty good shim stock. Two layers of beer can and you got yourself a perfect 8 thou feeler gauge!
When I heard that someone told him to check that, partially sheered key way, I was surprised because I had that issue with a lawn mower. It was hard to trouble shoot but that was the problem. It would start but sometimes it would pull the "cord pull" out of your hand.
@@prbmax its quite common on direct drive lawn mower. they use an aluminum key as a sheer point so you don't break the crank shaft while hitting something with the blade. I had a mower do the same thing, hard starting and would sometimes pull your arm off.
@@prbmax Lawnmowers shear keyways all the time from hitting roots and stuff. Wont be a problem on a pressure washer atleast iv never seen it and fix equipment everyday
@@jeep2003 Actually I fixed a cheap pressure washer with a briggs horizontal shaft, ripped the pull cord right out my hand. pulled the flywheel off and noticed had turned about 20 degrees from where it was supposed to be, replaced the key and it started right up. not sure how on earth it broke the key like that... but it did.
I hear the pump mounted directly to the engine with direct drive, no belt, cause a lot of wear and tear over time when you squeeze the trigger. the shock from the load of the pump can break keys on the pto side, just not sure how it would shear the flywheel key
Love the vids much knowledge I have learned and much appreciate it. just wanted to let you know I am a small engine tech and have greatly improved with the understanding on certain areas. the Honda gc and gcv engines will hunt when not under a load they do it more so on pressure washer it should go away once the trigger is squeezed. Thx
If my small engine guy told said what you are saying I would fire him. A properly tuned engine no matter the model doesnt hunt. Check for clogged orifices or most commonly resize the pilot jet in small increments until the symptoms are cured. Most of the time the reason they hunt is because they are tuned at as brand new. Once things break in and loosen up it will need a bit more fuel to operate. Also on these GCs it is equipped with a pulse fuel pump. Could be restricting the fuel requirement.
Got the exact same model given to me last week because it was left for dead five years outside. Cleaned the carb got it running but was not getting continuous pressure. Disassembled the pump to remove a piece of smoo in one of the relief valves. Ran great lots of press and power but I tipped it on side while working on the pump and that filled the cylinder, intake and exhaust with oil. Cleaned the cylinder and intake and ran it. Thought I would just burn off the oil in the exhaust. Little did I know it was pointer right at our outdoor dryer vent and filled the basement with oily smoke. Told the wife the good news was the house wasn’t actually on fire. Also note without water flow there is spring loaded lever that lowers throttle to reduce pressure. It’s not actually surging.
