Mostly Universal Carburetor Setup And Adjustment Made Simple. How To Achieve A Clean Smooth Idle 

Oh yeah! I forgot all about that!

I almost forgot how to replace the flywheel key on a 3.5HP Briggs&Stratton lawn mower engine.

@@daveo532 get an offset key and futz with the timing 😅

LOL , I said the same thing to myself before reading your comment while watching the Vid.

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I'd have to say, just about anything I've ever futzed with carb adjustments on, be it a car or bike or mower ,ya usually start with it 1.5-2 turns out and it's good enough to get it running.

You'd think if an adjustment is that universal, there would be no need to have an adjustment at all. There would be set and built in at the factory.

@@MostlyBuicks theres always that 1 fella that wrecks the dear ole dad story👌 good work feller...dont spill your starbucks

@@MostlyBuicks some carbs have the idle screws blocked off just for that reason so guys had to remove the "plugs" ( which was a pain) so they could get to the screws.

@@MostlyBuicks ...Later mid 70's Emissions carbs actually had idle mixture screws sealed with lead plugs to keep people from screwing around with them.

i totally agree with you i'm in my mid 60s tony is right on this issue at one time in my home town just about everyone brought their carbs too me usually still on the engine in a running car in a few minutes had it running better after awhile anyone will get good at this just takes practice is all

Even simple things are hard until you know from experience

But do you plug off the vacuum hose?

@@markduvall5918 yes…plug the hose and the port

Amen, brother!

spot on, people who like to drive.

A lot of his older content before he started getting more subs was similar to this video.

👍 At 53 years old I will never, and I mean *never* go out and purchase any new car or truck again. It's a big fat unnecessary waste of money. We're literally paying more for pollution controls, mandated "safety features", union caused markups and taxes than we pay for the vehicles themselves. Not to mention the fact that virtually all cars and trucks built today, are designed with "planned obsolescence" in mind. They're literally disposable. And they're insanely priced. $17k-$55k is a ridiculous price regardless of the economy. 🙄 I found myself sort of interested in the new retro designed Ford Bronco after I had seen one on the road. Base price $28k for the bottom line, base model with a tiny motor. They're all wheel drive but with the transverse mounted engine. So basically it's a front wheel drive with all wheel drive. Look under the hood and you literally can't see the engine from all the wires, hoses tubes and plastic crap. All designed to start failing in a chain reaction shortly after the warranty expires. All new cars are designed basically the same way and I want no part of it. Give me an older 1965-1980 classic American car. Sharp, clean, dependable and easy to maintain and they have already proven to stand the test of time. With an older car, if you take care of it, it'll take care of you. And it'll still be going strong even after today's new automobiles have long since had their date at the crusher.

I use these videos for my land yacht…. It’s a big block Buick so I can use all the power I can get

Any time I open the hood for any kind of tuning on anything that makes decent vacuum, my main tool is a Matco "compound meter" I have had for 40 years (its just a vacuum gage). Yes, the timing light is important. And I agree with Tony on dial-back lights! But, the vacuum gage rules! To much loud music, and loud machine shop, since my 20's. I can't tune by ear. I still hear pretty good. But, hearing sensitivity sucks, and bad tinnitus. Sometimes, simple tactile feel replaces the ear for me nicely. But, I still rely on my "compound meter"! LOL. My dad, the carb whisperer, uses a long screwdriver to his ear like a stethescope, and he can (well, usta-could) do amazing things. EDIT: Dad is still with us, but he would rather be fishing 👍

Most technicians vacuum gages have a diagnostic chart built into the the gage.The one I own doubles as a fuel gage.

For some reason my Pontiac 389 pulls so much vacuum at idle the mixture screws hardly make them change untill you get past the fine tuning. First engine I've had that stayed on 20 for such a wide adjustment.

Nose too.

FUNdamentals starts with FUN 👍 Carbs are for the average Joe. We don't know how, nor do we have the fancy equipment to tune a computer or fuel injection setup. Maybe not a big deal with a stock computerized car because stock is stock. Add headers or a small cam..... how does the average Joe adjust or tune the FI system?

Wait until you ask for a dwell meter for your points ignition. Then ask them if they have a left handed board stretcher. 🤣

Even a timing light will get blank stares :)