Taryl Q&A #4 You DON'T Know This Stuff 

The wackiest, smartest, and most empathic group on RU-vid. Thank you fellers for helping us fix our junk.

I worked as a maintenance man at a stamping plant. I would get called over to fix a broken machine. My first question to the operator would be. What were you doing just before it stopped running. 90 percent of the time the problem was what they had done.

Fuel, ignition, timing, compression, and air flow. Make sure your air filter isn't clogged. You da man, Taryl!

My question for the next instalment of 'Ali Blah Blah' is this [and it's a good one!] - battery powered garden equipment is now the rage. But, does Taryl believe that this equipment is likely to be economic to service when it fails to operate, or will it end up being junked? Slippers and Ali Blah Blah! Love it!

I love those subtle sound effects!

Lawn mowers and lawn mower accessories,my favorite!

Taryl, you are the man. Your explanations are so clear, and simple, that even I can understand them, and that is saying something. Thanks for taking the time, and making the effort to produce these hilarious, and instructional videos.

The backfiring is also because people shut the tractor down while on high RPMs and after running engine hard. Idle the engine down low as possible and let it run a second,,then shut it off. And I see taryl just said that!! lol

Thank you Taryl for your wisdom. Please keep those Q&A's coming.

Hi, On question #3. It is very rare but i have found that a spark plug when it gets hot can open up internally and therefore not supply spark to spark at the plug. Your in line spark detector will show that your have good spark from your coil but the problem can actually be a defective spark plug. I had one that would run for about 10 minutes and then cut off. The coil was fine, the spark detector showed good spark and it turned out to be a defective spark plug that internally opened up "when it got hot" and kept the spark plug from firing. Last resort change the spark plug. Just something to keep in mind. John

I Buy Echo & Stihl Products, and if i ever have a problem with them , i just pull up Taryl Fixes All, and There's My dinner.. Thanks Buddy, Ya'll do Good Work, And Video's See Ya Texas

I love the hat! Oh Most Wise and All knowing Genie will you return for another Q & A show? Perhaps you might make a prediction or two like on the tonight show with Johnny Carson aka Carnack the Amazing. Those were great shows! 🙂 Keep the content coming please...my lawn mower and other small engines are definitely running better since I watch your videos...

I've learned so from Taryl I feel like I owe him money or labor.😂

Tarnac!

I always go through a "cool down exercise" with my riding mower. After running for a hour in 90 degree heat, I let the engine idle for 5 minutes. I learned it from a old man that rebuilt Volkswagen engines. Heat Kills!

One of the best things I did was getting a carburetor adjustment tool kit off of eBay for Weed Sniffer engines etc..., these little engines are set to run VERY lean at the factory, so adjusting a “non-adjustable” carburetor has solved many a running and starting problem for me along with using Startron fuel enzyme in the gasoline. Sometimes you just gotta take the bull by the horns! Yes, I agree Battery powered lawn equipment is definitely on its way to be huge. But there’s just something about engines that I will always like better. Love this channel! Thank you Taryl and the fellas!

I believe one of the most destructive things you can do to any small engine it to shut it down at full speed under load. Without the engine running there is NO cooling air passing over the engine cooling fins dissipating the heat from the cylinder wall and cylinder head. Letting the engine idle at low speed for a couple minutes before shutting it off really helps cools it off and greatly extends engine life.

EXCELLENT video! Chock full of great info! Thanks Almighty Taryl & co.! 🍺🍺

Yall are grrreat!!! Much love and respect

Love the information! Great video. Thanks. Also love the Pachinko machine and the recoil!! Had both of those growing up!!

Trying to fix a mower over the phone is like trying to give a haircut over the phone, it just doesn't work. At least that's what I tell everyone who calls and asks me to diagnose their mower over the phone. Never overlook the basics: Fuel, compression and sufficient spark at the correct time. Love the Q&A vids. Keep up the good work.

Doing a great job! I thought I knew my stuff but you've shown me a few things. Hope to meet you some day.

you are great thanks for all you explanations, make it easy for all of us.

I use the acronym “FACTS”, as in “check the facts”. Fuel, Air, Compression, Timing, and Spark. Pretty cool eh? 👍

Fantastic videos, very informative!!

Great stuff! Keep em coming!

Yep.. I bought my first battery power string trimmer recently. love it.

Great words of wisdom from Taryl "Like it or not electrics gunna win" and if don't work check the last thing you fixed first. Subtle but true.

Carbon build up in the cylinder or Mufleator can cause Back Farts too.

is the turbin part of the taryl apparel?

Love fix it over the phone LOL thought only i got them questions....Awesome video guys thanks !

That Makita chainsaw is the bomb! I love mine. It "starts" every time. It sits in a rack on my JD Gator and is amazing. Never let me down yet.

One more thing I learned from Taryl was that If it doesn't want to start when hot to check the head bolts. It might be sucking just a little bit of air. When it's cold like he said everything is compressed but when it heats up everything expands and you'll know if a head bolt is a little loose because a head bolt will be darker than the rest. Retorquing those bolts takes care of the vacuum leak when it's hot at the bolt sight. Of course you want to check the gasket if this is the case and you'll probably have a slight searching when it's hot also because of the vacuum leak. Wish I could find the video he posted on that. But If it's reving a little when hot and doesn't want to start hot, this could be an issue also. Might have a small vacuum leak from a head bolt. I always check for a discolored head bolt now also. Thanks for that tip Taryl.

You are the GREAT KRESKIN TARYL DACTAL GRAND WIZARD. Thanks so much for keeping us all extra informed. All I can say is their will be a little extra in your check this week, just keep that between us and no one else. Thanks, VF

That shroud lamp is cool

I don't need to buy from a dealer with service because I know a guy on youtube that will show me how to fix anything.

Good one.Have to love these people who watch u tube Vids and think they are now Mechanics .

Thanks for the info 😊

Hey Tay, I noticed in one vid how clean your hands were ! That’s so nice to see but I wanna know how you get them so clean after a day of playin’ in the dirt ? This woman doesn’t like grease around her nails.....

Now, there's your dinner, er, there ya go. You can see that Taryl is an honest dude. Here he is recommending battery powered stuff knowing full well that it could cost him repair business. Some more unscrupulous type would say something like, "Don't buy that battery powered stuff, it won't do the job and they're junk" because he wants you to buy something with a gas powered engine, preferably from him.

As usual, great video 👍🏻

9:55 Also the air gap on the flywheel changes as it gets hot. Coil needs to be adjusted away from the flywheel more. Maybe do 12 thous and see if that helps. If so try 15 thous.

The all wise and powerful....love it!!!............Tell us the meaning of life!!!!!!

Your videos are great, so fun! Slippers is hilarious, particularly when he's being all cool and says Hey S man here, sup? lol Best of wishes to all. :)

With helping someone over the phone, I have in the past, but the person your talking to has to have a tool, engine repair background, for anything I say to make sense, other then that, I tell the person to bring it to me, and I'll fix it...... Great Q&A.

Genius. I learn something on every video. In uncertain times, at least a man can count on mowing the grass.

Taryl Fixes All. Some time ago, I purchased a Jonsered GTS -2228 straight shaft trimmer from a TSC store in which I purchased the no question(s) asked extended warranty. The trimmer ran as it should for about a year until it started leaking 50:1 fuel profusely. So I went to the TSC where the trimmer was purchased and told the associate about my issue with the trimmer. I was referred to the person in charge who upon hearing that I had an issue in a very smug manner stuck a pamphlet in my face and was told to call the insurance company that TSC does not deal with warranty repair issues. Also just before the Jonsered purchase,I purchased a Cub Cadet ST-100 wheeled string trimmer that the deflector shield had a rivet/bolt that had pulled through. I was told that I had to file the claim and that the insurance company “May” reimburse the cost of a new replacement deflector shield. In other words, I would have to order and purchase my own repair parts and then notify the insurance company and if they deemed the cost of the parts worthy - I again “May” be reimbursed for the repair - What A Crock!!!. After those two instances I said “Never Again” to buying power equipment from TSC or any big box type stores and their “So Called Extended Warranties”. Please take Taryl’s advice and stick with the servicing dealer. Remember, You Usually Get What You Pay For; But Not Always.

Hi, I’m Laryl, this is my brother Taryl and my other brother Taryl.

While bowing to Taryl the Great, in a soft whimpering voice caused by the awe of his presence, the Greenkeeper says gasoline is still king by a mile and will be for a very long time, and, as you grimace at me, I turn and run like hell.

Oh Great Exalted Swammi, Once again you have bestowed much wisdom upon your loyal subjects! Slippers, Camera Man, Sound Effects man...good job too!

Thank you Taryl .

The fire triangle is fuel, air, source of ignition..... Now, if the ignition is happening at the wrong TIME, then you have no ignition..... Also, I have seen weak batteries crap out, when they get hot.... when they cool off again, they act like everything is fine..... That would be more like a no crank scenario though.... I think Slippers was probably asking about a hot crank no start.... Great job as always... those are just very minor nitpicks.....

Yes I know what you mean about battery equipment it is getting better, the Ego 2020 lawnmowers are very good

I refer alot of my Customers and Neighbors to watch your Video Series, so that they can educate themselves about their Own Equipment!

Very good information...👍

BACKFIRE!! We called it ( the brown seat syndrome) After shutdown about 3 steps away from equipment POW!!!

A lot of good info in this one

Love an good Q&A ya mate

You Rock Slippers. How about some more MC Hammer junk on your Walker? Do you knwo what makes the lawn mower backfire when you shut it off? Bad prostrate allowing some leakage.

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last year i got a stihl msa 120 battery chainsaw to go with my other stihl saws. it cuts as good or better than some gas saws i've had over the years. bonus, no pull start rope to make my old, worn out shoulder cry. i'd definitely recommend one if you can pony up the dough. she's a bit salty at around $350-400, but a new stihl ain't cheap no matter what yer buyin'. i'm a modern multitasker too. i can surf the innertubes in my garage, since i gots one o' them 43" samsung smart tv's with the wifi on clearance at wally world fer $120. it was the model year change, and mine was a display model. it was turned on 24/7 fer a whole year, but it still works good. so i can work, and watch the youtube, well listen to it anyway, at the same time. sure beats the old shop radio i had before. i still ain't got my jetson's flyin' belt i was promised as a kid, but i guess we're gettin' a little closer.

Love the pachinko machines in the back.

He also never mentioned loos head bolts when talking about loosing compression on question 3. I had 1 12.5 hp briggs flathead a month ago. Complaint was that it would no restart after it was shut off and it was loosing power while running. I checked the compression. It had 80lbs cold but dropped to 25lbs hot. He said another shop put new valves in it last winter. I took the valve cover off the side of the engine to check the clearance. It was on the money. So I started to take the head off to check the bore and valve seats. And noticed the head bolts were very loose. So I just tighten the head and run it. Compression was 90psi cold and 120psi hot and it refired fine 3 or 4 times. So I replaced the head gasket and no problems for just over a month now. I changed oil in it today. (New customer coming back from big shop down the street). This 13 year old Kid and his sister mows about 15 lawns around here. Well 16 now he mows 2 of my 3 lots for his blades sharpened. And oil changes and new air filters every month on his old Dixon 0-turn, lawn tractor, and a push mower. He also failed to mention fuel filter not letting fuel flow good. I've saw that. The fuel filter not 100% plugged but still restricting the flow just enough. Or even a paper fuel filter designed for a fuel pump being used in a gravity flow application.

the crap in the right angle outlet is a good one but you missed an air leak like in the fuel line or grommet in top of tank. i fought that problem a while on j.d. 240

Thank you!!!

Hey Taryl, great answer on buying battry equipment, but aren't you worried about losing business with less carbitrator or muffkin problems out there?

Another Great video ! Thanks for the entertainment ☺☺

Thanks Taryl and Slippers are yous guys filming in a barndominium?

Why can I not stop looking at the gold turban?

Interesting video oh great one..

Haha...all so true.....another thing is, gas doesn't last as long as it used to, and the alcohol content......which absorbs moisture.....have had several units in with bad gas, or water in the fuel....

Nice video !!

Lots good info !! Whats the mini bike in back ground ? tell us about that Tony H. Felton De.

Backfire is my Chipper's middle name. Old DR C18CHP with the 18hp Briggs opposed twin. Start it up, it runs full speed and when you shut down from full speed it always pops..sometime I think it's going to blow that $100+ muffler. I wonder if I could add a throttle control...and a key ignition switch for safety. The later models with the 19hp v-twin motors had all that.

What do you think of the homelite weed wackers ? I've only had to buy 2 in the last 15 years. I do general maintenance every season and they run last me for awhile

I was quite impressed when I saw a battery 51/4 inch skillsaw! totally amazing.

i always thought the 4 steps of a 4 stroke was fuel, compression, spark & exhaust ?

also if you turn the ign. back on as the shut down engine is still coasting down the engine might pop because the spark making devices on most those engines fire the plug at the end of the exhaust stroke/beginning of intake stroke as well as at the desired time of the end of the compression stroke.

Hey Taryl! We need to see a video on that mini bike that is sitting behind Slippers. Can hardly see it in this video except glimpses of orange. Excellent q&a video however! 👍

That was great 👍

Taryl...thanks for your question an answer session. I have a question. I purchased a brand new Sthl hand held blower; weeks later I started having start issue. I noticed bulb primer wasn't full of gas and depressing it several times had no affect in starting back up. The blower was running well until I shut it off and when I wanted to use again within a short period of time this issue repeats itself. What is your thought...Thx, Brooks

When the pistons stop pissing and the muffler stops muffing it's time to go and see Taryl.

When people don't know what their doing when their mower doesn't start, they begin to get tinkeritis. They develop more problems in their mower and that's more the mower repairman has to figure out to get the mower started. I think we all had tinkeritis when we started out working on our own cars as teenagers.

when doing a compression test, does the fuel line need to be disconnected,and the throttle wide open?

Good Vid

Hey Taryl, and ideas how to adjust a governor on a John Deere Krohler engine.

In the old days (50's & 60's) while driving down the road we would turn key off & while still coasting, pump gas pedal a few quick times... then turn key back on ...BANG!!! a HUGE back-fire...sometimes a back-fire was big enough to blow up rusty old exhaust systems! LOL 🍺🥨🍺 and THEN... Then there was the spark plug in the exhaust pipe trick that really set off a bang. Anyone remember doing this?

Changing the pully on cranck shaft to make riding mower go faster hard on the transmission (geared or hydro)

Yeah man, I’m like you - I’ve gotta be wrenching on stuff and working or I’m not happy. Can’t sit around watching stupid TV, nothing good on anyway. I’d much rather be in the garage taking apart and troubleshooting a Honda GCV or a Briggs OHV or maybe a Tecumseh or a Kohler. I love lawn mower season!

even cordless bench saws exist now, for around the house i have electric chainsaws and weedeaters theyre easily as powerful, and i have two and fourstroke tools for out in the woods.

Always check your FACTS: Fuel Air Compression Timing and Spark.

Question no.3 I get this problem often with two cycles Lawn Boys, usually during the heatwaves 100+ days

I work at a tractor supply here in my home town and we just got 2 types of ridding mowers in they take 6 batteries and comes with 3 chargers. Green works pro

Here are my questions for Volume 5: I change my residential lawn mower oil once a year is it better to do it just before winter storage or before the first mowing of spring? Is Briggs & Stratton brand motor oil better than regular automotive oil and is synthetic oil worth it for a mower used 25 hours a year?

Keeping it clean . I want to add a deck washer to my 42 inch mower deck, are they worth the trouble to install and if so is it better to have one on each side of the deck

Idle the engine down before shutting it off and wait 10 seconds that will reduce the amount of backfiring when shutting it off, of course as soon as I commented they said the exact same thing right after.

Hey Taryl, Not sure if you did this one yet but you should do one on a 2 stroker not revving up only bogging. Just because I’ve seen this problem a lot in my shop and it’s different stuff every time it seems.

Looking at the turbin Tar is wearing makes me think you need to change the Q and A format to what Johnny Carson would do. Slippers reads the answer and Tar askes the question, or Tar holds an envelope up to his head, gives the answer, and then opens the envelope and reads the question.

Dinner was delicious!!!!!!

Hey Murycan's what are these 2 cycle engines you speak of? What are the cycles? I know of 2 stroke and 4 stroke. 2 strokes to 1 cycle and 4 strokes to 1 cycle. A cycle is where you end where you started!