Man I did a lot of work in this video! I could have broken it into multiple vids, but why do that when I can work twice as hard for less? ;-) No, personally, I'm not a fan of multi part videos dragging things on and on, so I try hard to avoid that if possible. I hope you agree and enjoy the vid! Happy holidays to everybody, and I will be posting another video next week, on a completely different topic!
I like this long video. Always a lot of work and a lot of knowledge comes with it. I need to see it on a big TV only to drive my 3 daughters out of there
End of week 1hr uploads from Farmcraft101 have been what I look forward to most now. Thanks for your dedication and hard work into making these videos and sharing them. Keep up the amazing work.
Here are a few thoughts. 1)Fuel pressure needs to be 5-60psi and when not in use should maintain at least 35psi. If it doesn't you have a fuel issue. 2)If it has an EGR valve and it is stuck open it will foul the starts and cold idle. 3)Vacuum leak. Pull the vacuum hose that is connected to the carb, if the idle stays the same you have a leak. If you can extent the hose and suck on it the idle should rise. 4)Timing issue. In the past someone changed the timing belt and it is off by a few teeth. If you have a timing light it should be 10°BTDC. The ECU could be retarding the timing to far for hard starts.
No way am I a full on mechanic and you obviously are but I have always experienced 4 cylinder gas engines to be ridiculously thirsty to start when cold. I wonder if he could pump the throttle vigorously if it would start right up..... Growing up in Maine back in the day (before EFI) that was routine for a cold start. Saves on the battery and the starter.
I was thinking the same, but also it could be the fuel reservoir canister, fuel filter, or fuel tank screen. But my guess is a vacuum leak or fuel check valve issue.
Fuel is not likely at all. The bowl was good on fuel when John opened up the carb to clean. EGR and vacuum leak are both very likely though. Timing, maybe. Runs too well to be off too much. However a belt that old may be stretched and in needs of changing.
I wonder how old you are. I am 69 and retired. But I sure am envious of your abilities. You are so positive about work. Do you ever run out of gas ? I would have given up and junked that lift long age ! or find some sucker to buy it ! ....Hey , wait a minute !! haha You are one of my favorites on RU-vid and I for one am glad that you didn't sell it or junk it. I have enjoyed EVERY one of the repair videos ! Thanks , Keep up the good work !And the great attitude !!
It is hardest to start when cold. You need a rich mixture when cold. When you were filming down the carb throat the choke opened too fast. The initial richness disappears when that choke opens, and it dies. Choke closes, engine catches, air rushes in, choke opens, engine dies from being lean. Try adjusting the automatic choke. Love your humor and the seals!
Never liked automatic choke on any old cars i had it was always a problem, removed and changed to manual. Agree it doesn't seem to be working properly and not sure if there is a fuel enrichment circuit for cold start on this carb
Yeah, I noticed it to. There's something moving in the carburetor in time with the engine sound. It's most likely the automatic choke that's the problem here. It releases to easily.
Was going to say the same thing. Choke is flopping completely open and closed during cranking and as soon as the engine starts to fire it opens completely killing the engine. The MOST it should open once engine starts to fire is halfway and than gradually open completely as engine warms. This engine keeps firing intermittantly until the cylinders get warm enough to stay running.
I've been hearing that pattern during cranking and wondering what was causing it. Yeah, that stupid choke certainly isn't helping anything. It's first on my list!
The greasing of the boom wear surfaces is a must. We (Firefighter) clean and regrease our ladder truck aerial every month. We have been complimented by the manufacturer on how little wear our ladders show verses many other departments. We use WD40 to clean the old grease off and then white lith all of the wear surfaces. Then blue (high pressure) grease all pivot points and any zircs.
@@AMeise-vy4fk Myth: WD-40 Multi-Use Product is not really a lubricant. Fact: While the “W-D” in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, WD-40 Multi-Use Product is a unique, special blend of lubricants. The product's formulation also contains anti-corrosion agents and ingredients for penetration, water displacement and soil removal.
All petro cem oils can lubricate..even crude oil can lub. Two metal surfaces.they might not be the best thing to use but all the same they can lubrecate..
@@AMeise-vy4fk I would say that it's not a good lubricant but it does have some lubricant ability. Not that I'm recommending it. I find that it makes a decent cleaner for some situations though.
It's been a while since I messed with carbs but I'm quite certain that "fixed in place" part that doesn't allow the choke to fully open should be a piston that uses the vacuum of the engine to help regulate the position of the choke working counter to the force of the bi-metal coil. Basically, the coil should have more than enough force to hold the choke closed by itself. From the vacuum hose that you removed while disassembling the carb there should be a passage to the back side of that piston and it will allow the built up vacuum caused by the closed choke valve to assist in opening the valve enough to allow enough air through to balance out the choke position. Once the coil heats up and loosens, this vacuum should be enough to pull the choke open and hold it.
That's my thinking too. Somebody ran the adjusting screw in all the way, and now the piston is jammed in the bore. The engine runs badly because it's at partial choke.
I had a diesel that had this same problem .. after years of cranking on it for 1-3 minutes at a time I discovered that the contacts inside the ignition switch werent always connecting to "run" - so it would turn over and crank but the fuel solenoid wouldn`t actually let fuel out. I know its unrelated to your issue but you cranking on that brought back those memories, lol.
What a pain for you with that engine, I would do a compression test to rule that out and then figure out what electrical issues are happening. I would be doing whatever I can to get that reliable again, I am amazed at how versatile that lift is for all your projects, it really spoils you when it is working properly. Great editing once again. Looking forward to the next episode.
John have you ever checked engine timing? All that black smoke and hard start could be attributed to not enough advance. Also have you inspected the timing belt to make sure static timing is correct? One last thing I would check would be fuel pressure?
As a Ham Radio guy, I'm envious of your 60' tower and vertical antenna. Though, I must confess a little concern about RF interference from the star. Nicely done!
@@TallTexasGMan Ya, I was figuring it was a windmill tower, but then he attached the star to a white vertical antenna. You could even see it had 3 small radiators. Given the line of site from that tower, it would be an awesome repeater location. '73 de KD2EAT
Watching you fix things....SO MUCH to like and enjoy but the best part for me is that you show what perseverance is AND in doing so reward others who persevere as well. I laugh and talk out loud the whole way through every video. That was a great ending too! Merry Christmas 🎄
That's what I call total dedication, all that work just to get that star and decorations up into the sky, and what an impressive result, seriously well worth the effort, and we would like also to wish you and your family a merry and safe Xmas, thank you for all your videos, regards from NZ
Hi im 23 from and from sweden. Few years ago i got myself in some trouble and ended up in a huge debt. Because of this debt i have to make it work with what i got. And man i am learning more than ever, like a snowball down the hill. You always teaching me something and i like that. Thank you for the videos you do a great job, keep it up! :) /Jesper
This is the first video I've seen from you and I just got stuck to it halfway thru. Was thinking to myself why am I watching this but it's somehow so relaxing and satisfying to see you finally getting this machine fixed. The end result, why all of that hard work, man I was amazed even more. Thanks for the content, it made my evening :)
Hi John it sounds like the hard start is a fuel problem. Not sure if you have an electric pump or mechanical pump. But try cycling the key 2 or 3 times with a delay of 2 to 3 seconds between cycles if its an electric pump. If it's a mechanical pump its my guess that it's on its way out, its weak. Also check to see if you have an inline check valve, it could be leaking back to the tank. It's hard to diagnose something when your not in front of it but it's where I would start. And on the length of videos, my preferred length is 20 to 30 min., but your videos are the exception. Your content is always interesting and they never feel as long as they are. Keep them coming just the way they are.
I'm not a real mechanic, but, my deceased dad was an awesome mechanic. He often found vacuum lines to be leaking or that vacuum was not adjusted properly. Just something to consider. I have really enjoyed this video and often wondered how you proceeded without use of the four letter words.
I sure do admire your perseverance, patience, dedication and humor while working on that manlift. It still may have some hard starting issues to solve, but you are making progress. I really enjoy your videos! Happy holidays to you and your family.
Great job getting everything working much better! I wonder if something as simple as a check valve for the fuel line would solve the issue? Fuel draining back to the tank and some evaporation of the bowl fuel might create the delay you are experiencing. Only other thing I could think to try would be using something to physically change the choke position(with the air filter off) while trying to do a cold start to see if that gives you another data point.
Really appreciate your long format vids and seeing the full story from start to finish. Thanks for the effort it takes to share your escapades with us all
Very nice Light setup! I wonder what the feasibility of doing an engine swap for this would be. Definitely very interesting! If only you were still working on your outboard motor, then if someone asks what you're doing, you can tell them "'I'm restoring my 60 year old Johnson". Guess you'll just have to settle for telling them that "I'm trying to fix my boom-lift so I can get high".
I feel like Jon would be happier with a 3 or 4 cyl diesel. He seems to despise the gasoline engines. But at this rate he's gone through everything.. might as well run it!
I'm sure you get frustrated off camera, you're human after all, but your persistent sense of humor and resolve when the problem just keeps developing into something larger is really nice to see. I'd have been ready to stick some tannerite in there and send the old girl to Valhalla. What you did to the alternator was speak about it within earshot. It knew.
Pro tip with wheel speed and crank sensors from someone living in the rust belt. Heat the metal that it's sunk in enough to melt it and break it free, then do the screw and slide hammer trick. Also, give it a light coat of grease before you put the new one in, since aftermarket ones are junk and you'll probably be replacing it again in the future.
Thanks for taking the time and putting in the hard work to video what you do. I have a small farm and I know all to well how much "fixing" is involved every day it seems. I can only imagine how much time shooting video adds to your tasks. I watch a lot of other similar YT content and you are by far my favorite to watch. Others spend more money, or buy bigger machines to wrench on, but your style, humor, and basic tools/shop make your content really stand out for me. Also, your video quality, audio and camera position are very good. You obviously put a great deal of time into all of this and I just wanted to thank you. Now I'm off to fix a frozen well pump setup......
Have you considered fitting an in line electric fuel pump and in line filter ? Appears to me that the valves of your lift pump are allowing fuel to run back to the tank ? An electric pump will prime the fuel line as soon as the ignition is switched on, great videos keep up the great work
I can't figure out why people today are so disrespectful! John put's his heart into his videos, they are highly entertaining, very enlightening and educational! Yet only 10% of his "fans" hit the like button! WOW! He doesn't ask for donations, Paypal or any other contributions!!! Just simply to give him a thumbs up response which is completely FREE! How tough is it people? Thanks John for providing these high quality videos for the 10% of your actual true fans! Have a happy holidays and take care! P.S. Rant over!!!
I agree on the likes but that's about the normal for all the channels I watch on RU-vid. God bless you! Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 KJV But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 KJV Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26 KJV But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Romans 5:8-11 KJV For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 KJV That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10 KJV
This has been my favorite episode so far! Thank you so much for sharing your skills! I learn so much from watching you. Watching you has given me the confidence to start taking on some more challenging tasks myself. I look forward to every one of your posts. Merry Christmas!
Step one: remove radiator cap.. replace everything below said cap.. replace cap..😢 You are more patient then most of us... Great video btw.. ❤. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS..🎉
Ancient old guitar player here. I really appreciate your choice of music. I am too old to do much more than play my guitar these days so I get my work fix by watching clever lads like yourself. Cheers. ~ulrich
John, you’re like the brother I never had! I feel your pain working on, well whatever is giving you issues, but know your persistence and determination (and humor, especially the Clark Griswold I’m-fine-honey giggles) make these videos! Happy holidays and Festivus!
Hi John and thanks for introducing yourself as it’s nice to know who we are watching. Another great video and I find your patience and perseverance inspiring. Thanks for all your hard work this year putting great videos together for us to enjoy and I’m looking forward to what you have to show next years. Enjoy the festive season and I hope Santa Clause is kind to you and your family. Cheers, Stuart 🇦🇺
Great video, fun to watch , I know the work was not fun for you. The lights,star and your placement is absolutely beautiful!! Merry Christmas to you and yours and have blessed holiday season!!!
That would be cool, but this is a simple 50 year old engine design... which makes me wonder if going back to a conventional distributor might be worthwhile (if the hole for the distrib is still there... think it is... think there is a crank/cam position sensor in that hole?). The automotive version would've had port fuel injection along with that distributorless ignition system (DIS). It seems a little cluster-eff-esque to have a carb on that engine and yet retain the DIS.
@@mikemiller8170 John, replaced the crank sensor in this video. Actually a cam sensor is used on some models, but mostly on models with EFI. Ford used the EDIS-4 module for the ignition timing, If this does not work correctly timing problems occur, what would explain the hard start condition and shutting down from the engine under load.
Great video John, appreciate all the video's and the hard work you put in to make them.. Merry Christmas to you and the family... looking forward to another year of great content
A couple things, I noticed you didn't attempt to adjust the float inside the carburetor, try adjusting it! Also, I think you may also check the fuel filter and pump. Replace them !!
Agreed... and perhaps the long crank is due to the fuel level dropping in the fuel bowl (for whatever reason) and the pump has to fill it back up again. Or it may be flooding (from fuel level being too high or fuel leaking down into the engine. Either way, I'd verify correct fuel level. That thing should start and purr after a revolution or two... the base engine has been around for 50 years.
If the carb was that dirty and you had to replace the fuel line you should always start with the tank and make sure that's not the source of the smeg in the carb. Pump and filters would be next on the list. If the maintenance has been that bad it's probably time to change all the ignition parts, all the other filters belts and hoses along with all the fluids and other minor tweaks parts. As for greasing the boom chain, it seems a lot like an oversized motorcycle chain so a similar procedure of glopping on a big wad of grease and cycling it might distribute it to the parts you can't reach. I also think that the engineers who design these should be required by law to spend a month disassembling them and building them back.
@@jimithompson7442 IIRC he replaced/rebuilt on the carb.. everything ignition including crank sensor Whole point of fix-er-up machine is squeeze life out what you can reasonably get away with no? I get the cheap insurance angle, but no need to go crazy with the parts cannon either For all we know the engine has cracks or needs rebuild, and there's a ton of em sitting in junk yards with relatively low wear
Good stuff John. I think I would consider modifying that fan shroud so that it could be taken off in two pieces. Cut the top and bottom and make a bayonet slide with some sheet metal and a couple of sheet metal screws top and bottom, then one only has to remove the part of the shroud towards the outside to get to the fan and water pump. Great video thumbs up.
I think your camera showing the choke operation was very telling. You could see it fluttering while you were trying to start. It should be solidly seated closed, affecting a proper choke. It seemed to me to be opening slightly then widely as the engine turned over. If that choke plate were held closed, as it should be on a cold start, it would help. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks, Ace
I thought it looked like it was fluttering in there also. I think he should hold it or wire it closed and see if it starts better. God bless you! Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3 KJV But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 KJV Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26 KJV But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Romans 5:8-11 KJV For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 KJV That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10 KJV
Great video John as always, one day when you are bored and nothing to do :-) might be worth doing a compression check. The Christmas Lights look good too. All the best from the U.K.
John (or Jon?, not sure) I have been watching your content for over a year. I have many hours experience operating boom lifts, scissor lifts, driving big trucks, and making parts in a machine shop, and I have never met a guy with your level of broad-spectrum knowledge. Thank you for sharing your experience, warts and all. I learn something from you every time. Merry Christmas brother.
I wonder if running it without a thermostat overheated anything and warped the block or heat just enough that it’s losing compression but not use it water. I’d do a quick compression test.
You make me Happy. Especially when you say “Click” as if your wrench had reached the desired torque setting😂. That and showing a picture of a seal is just silly genius that makes me laugh for a long time. You are an oasis of goodness. I don’t know you but I feel like I have known you my entire life. Thank you so much for all you do.
I hadn't thumbed only because I was so enthralled in the show, so ty for reminding me, some of us just ain't too bright. Merry Christmas to you, your family, your friends and the rest of the views wherever in the World you are. Tasmania Australia here.
Ground or some electric issue, maybe some wire insulation has rubbed broken. I would take alternator belt off and see is it a huge load when you start it from basket. If there is a near short somewhere, it could put a lot load into alternator.
If you look closely, you could already see the back of the alternator sparking at 31:48. A few things considering the hard start issue: 1) engine could be flooding while starting considering the black smoke and it is not responding to starting fluid 2) check the cam timing 3) if no hydraulic lifters, check valve lash 4) the starter can pull too much amps causing weak or no spark. Furthermore love the channel, thanks for all the effort, merry xmas from Europe.
Christmas lights on that tower look really good Jon. Good on you. I can’t remember from previous videos, but have you changed the spark plugs on the Boom Lift? I don’t know if that’s the issue, but looking at the colour of them may tell you the state of the combustion.
Hi John, that galloping sound as it’s turning over leads me to believe you have a cylinder down. Check compression. You may have bad rings or stuck valve. The black smoke may be indicating bad rings.
A big old generator we had suffered similar engine behavior. It turned out there were two causes: 1. The rough running was due to a couple of tiny, ~0.025" ports inside the carburetor that were plugged up. Once we took the carb apart for the ~5th time and passed a tiny drill bit through the ports, the engine ran flawlessly again. 2. The hard starting in cold weather was due to the choke not turning fully on. Note we thought we had it fixed after the first ~6 attempts, but then during the winter we found that once again it refused to start. Once we realized that the choke needed to completely close in very cold weather and that there was a small piece of metal that was actually supposed to move inside the choke to limit how far it could close, the hard starting was gone. Good luck with it!
I’ve got a classic Mini Cooper, and watching this video reminds me of working on it! Need to remove so many components to access the one you actually want to remove!
I love watching your videos. You show all the pit falls that are encountered while repairing a piece of equipment, unlike other channels that show it when it done. Awesome star on the old windmill tower.
I had an intermittent issue with a 4 cyl Ford stalling at idle. You may have fixed your stalling problem, but it is worth sharing this. I replaced the wires, plugs and rotor in the summer and it was fine for 4 months afterwards. When the weather turned cold it would stall out at idle and only when half warmed up. Fully cold or hot it was fine. I brought it to two mechanics including the dealer. It would usually stall in the morning when it was colder. It would crank, but not start for 10-15 minutes. The problem turned out to be routing of the ignition wires. I finally found it when I used a timing light on each wire and saw a double flash on one plug. The ignition had enough energy to induce a spark into an adjacent wire causing a misfire. I looked up the correct routing, moved the wires, and it never stalled again. I have mentioned it to several mechanics. Some don't believe me but I know what happened. I only trust the ones who are aware of the issue.
I enjoyed every minute of it. When you broke your socket and said "that's nice" I lost it. I know what I would have said. If you are that parient with all the set backs and frustrations with that boom lift then you are a special kind of laid back dude. Back in the day I was a design engineer with Caterpillar and on all new projects (machines) one of the most critical activities during the design phase was completing a serviceable audit with our field service reps. They would rip us good if we didn't make accessability for service decent. You can't always make it great but you do make design changes to eliminate rediculously difficult access. That boom lift engine arrangement is nasty. Caterillar had excellent service manuals. One of the added values you get for the premium customers paid for the machine.
