Yard machine lawn mower won't start, how I fixed it. 

I am a 62 year old lady. I followed you lead and I fixed my lawn mower in 20 minutes. My first time trying. Now gonna fix my other mower and sell it. Thanks a Million You Rock

My husband never fixes anything he always takes it to a mechanic or repair shop thanks to your video he fixed our lawn mower that has been broken for over 2 years he is now ready to fix all broken stuff around our home thanks for the easy-to-follow video

MAN! THANK YOU! I was dreading the spring because I knew my lawnmower wasnt gonna start.....but with your instructions....i revived it and saved myself some money. Again, THANK YOU MY MAN!

Your attention to detail in this video was simply outstanding. My organizational skills have always been a work in progress. Somewhere early in this process, the small spring in the linkage disappeared without my knowledge. During reassembly, I realized that the small spring was missing. I would never have realized this without your excellent slow and precise video footage. Many thanks!

I have a different make lawnmower but I will try these tips. I just want to say - I wish all how-to videos were like this one. No small talk. Very knowledgeable, detailed and clear instructions. Excellent video quality, angles and focus on the subject (and not on presenter). Nicely done!

I use seafoam in my fuel and put a splash in my mower every tank full. With the plastic carb, you can also spray starter fluid through the Jets once you pull it apart to clear it. I have the Briggs 625exi engine. This is my 3rd season running it, starts on first pull. Great video.

Wow. I disassembled the carburetor, followed the steps and cleaned it out. It works like a champ now. Thank you!

My 22 year old son followed every single step and he succeeded! Great 👍🏽 video!!!! Thank you!

This tutorial was outstanding! I was able to follow along and complete the task. The lawnmower now starts. I was pretty pumped that I did it!!

I have this exact mower and was ready to trash it today. Would not start after being stored all winter. I followed the steps in your video and BOOM! Started on the first pull and runs like a champ now. THANK YOU! Saved me about $400.00 on a new mower.

I'm not one for commenting, but your video was straight to the point, and my mower is up and running following your video. Thank you,

My 2 year old Toro would start and then shut off immediately. Followed procedure and now it's perfect. Thanks!! you saved me a bunch of time and money.

I've worked on 100s and 100s of small engines, never seen that carb before. I learned something, thank you.

This video was the best. No nonsense. For me, adding gas through the brass valve to the carburetor neck did the trick. (though I took it all apart for fun anyway) As a rule of thumb, RU-vid videos that don't show someone's face in the video still are going to be the most useful ones.

Great video! I outsourced my home's yard work for a couple of years. I decided to start doing the work myself again, my mower had been "parked" in the garage during that time, I couldn't figure out what was going with it and why wouldn't start. Thanks to your video it's alive again. Thanks much!

Excellent easy to follow instructions. I did it all and found out my problem was old fuel. Put new fuel in and vrooooom, vrooooom. A great way to unclog carburetor. Thank you.

That little trick of siphoning a bit of gas to put directly behind the brass flap was brilliant, thank you. Saved me some headache this morning

Sir from the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you sooo much for this video! I have a yard machine I purchased from Home Depot 2 years ago and it was out of warranty. I did not but the extended warranty. I followed your video and in less than 1 hour I put everything back together like you show, put gas in mower and it started on the first try and not only did it start on the first put but it started soooo smooth when I pull the cord. You’re a life saver!! Thank you again for this amazing step by step video . You rock!!!!!

I fixed something for the first time!. Thanks to this video. Thanks a lot!!!

Very professional video. Nice editing with just essential information! -Certainly best videos in this class in RU-vid! Thanks!

Lack of fuel injection or the plastic carb is not the problem. Gasoline with ethanol is the problem. The ethanol attracts moisture which then eats the rubber fuel lines, plastic and metal parts. This ends up what plugs the jets and other passages. Also, fuel injection does not add horse power. The flathead is a low power engine by design, just as automotive flathead engines were. I raced the flathead in go-carts and they were reliable, turning almost triple the RPM they were originally designed for (with an aftermarket rod). Back to fuel injection, fuel injection requires a high pressure fuel pump to inject the fuel thru the injector, not the dribble from the gas tank like present carb engines. That means you have to supply a power source, a charging source, and the fuel pump to make an injector work. Another reason for the switch to OHV engines was California EPA regs (see the tag on the newer motor). Again, like ethanol, California is forcing legislation on the rest of the country with little or no benefits. As far as cheaper to make, the newer motors are cheaper (supposedly) to make because they are made in China and shipped here by slow boat. Like other industries, Briggs will turn back to American manufacturer and American quality.

Your video was very easy to follow and explained in detail. My machine started working right away after following all your steps. Thank you sir. You saved me a lot of money.

I rarely if ever comment on videos but just wanna say thanks for the in-depth video repair. This repair fixed my issue. The mower died on me on the 3rd time mowing in Spring season after winter storage. Everything was good and cleaning the jet pinhole seemed to fix the issue. In fact, I think it even has more power than ever before. Cheers!

Why can’t we have more videos like this? I watched other videos to no avail. Your video was spot on with very good detail. Thank you!

I have been working on my mowers for years replace the sparkplug and filter,sometime that worked sometime not . A lot of times I knew there was nothing seriously wrong with the motor but I didnt know anything about carburetors.This video was a game changer.I followed your instructions and it worked with the price of mowers going up this just saved me a lot of money.Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the video. I have the exact same model. This is the first time I had to take a part a lawn mower, and this helped. I did find a 18$ kit at Amazon that brought the spark plug, carburador, and filter, and figured after +8yrs why not replace all those. Mower is running strong again. Thanks!

Run them dry or turn off the fuel valve if equipped. Also give the carb a shot of carb or break cleaner to start if engine does not want to start. Might be better than using old gas that could be contaminated. Also helps to put a piece of plastic bag under the gas cap while in storage, to help stop water from entering the tank due to temperature changes. Thanks for great video's.

I have the 500 series that I purchased 5 years ago. Mine also wouldn’t start after storing it all winter. I followed step by step exactly and after I put everything back together it started right up. Before I found your video I tried a new spark plug and it still wouldn’t start. I did store it with last season’s gas in it. I’ve never done any maintenance at all . For 5 years I’ve ran this thing hard. I followed your video, drained the old gas, changed the oil and it is running great!

This is awesome. This reminds me of how my Grandpa used to take care of his tools and those lessons stuck. Take care of your tools and they'll last forever.

I never comment, but couldn’t help but say thank you. Your steps were thorough and easy to follow. It didn’t end up being clogged once I got there! But I think dumping the gas out of the carburetor (maybe there was water, I didn’t test) did the trick. Either way, saved myself from prematurely purchasing a spark plug or taking it to a shop!! Thank you!!

Followed this and it worked. my symptoms matched perfectly and I learned how to clean a carboretur. I feel GREAT about myself now for having picked up a new skill. Thanks!

Dude …. Spot on & great shots as you explain what is going on and tips as you go. Not sure if you do this for a living but you’re a great teacher. I’m thinking I’m gonna buy whatever equipment you have so I can look to you on how to fix it. Thanks again & keep up the great work !!✌🏻👊🏼

Great Video. I bought a second hand lawn mower. It was working in the seller's house but I could not start it when I got back to home. I will definitely try your method of troubleshooting tomorrow and after watching your video, I am sure I can start the lawn mower

Mine had this Exact same problem as everything else check out.. and it turned out this was the exact issue. You just saved me further headaches and a Trip to the repair shop. I thank you greatly for posting this and sharing.

God bless you for making these videos. You saved me at least a hundred bucks! Thank you so much.

Nice work man... it took about ten minutes to take the carb apart , clean it(the beck was clogged) and put it together again. Started on the second pull and is running like new. Thanks very much .

Thanks for making this video. Same mower, same problem.and resolved by the same solution you provided.

Nice vid, thank you. Step by step, clearly spoken, well recorded.

I have zero idea how to work on a mower I saw this and for the first time in my life I got it fixed without the mechanic bill thank you sir

WOOOOOOOO! Thank you brother! Your video saved me from buying a new lawnmower.

I know this is a few yrs old BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH I would have never thought about cleaning the jet out in the carborater I hadn't been able to start my lawnmower in 2 weeks n cuz of this video I cleaned the jet n it cranked right up on the first pull THANK YOU for this in depth video

Same mower. Clogged jet. Easy as can be with this perfect little video to guide me. Thanks!!

I bought a used a mower and it wouldn't start. This video got my mower running again! Many thanks

The best tutorial to repairing my lawn mower, simple step by step instructions and very easy to re install. Thank You

Followed your guide and my mower works again. Thank you!

Great video. I just took mine apart, yesterday. I need to do a detailed cleaning of the carb, thanks again.

Thank you for this. I have the exact same mower. Last year it took like 50 pulls to start. This year i looked up this video. Wish this thing had a prime button.

Best video I have seen, I'm going to fix my own. Thanks..

Thank you! Easy and worked like a charm! Mower is running now.

Your instructions helped me get my mower going after 2 years of just sitting there. Thanks bro

Omg thank you for this video, we have the exact mower and the exact problem and now my husband is currently cutting the grass We were just going to buy a new one!

Holy smokes - thank you. This saved me some money and a ton of headache during this pandemic. No small engine stores open and I needed to get out this weekend to mow before a week of rain. You’re awesome!!

Thank you sooooooo much for your assistance! We fixed our lawn mower and can now cut the grass. Great tutorial 😁👊🏽

Awesome instructions. Was able to knock this out in about a half-hour with basic tools. Thanks for the great tutorial!

Thx it WORKED!!!!!!!!!! Putting gas in hole worked, no other steps required..

Great video mate! This is exactly how my lawnmower is reacting. Off to Bunnings to buy a spark plug tester etc. Thank you!

Amazing professional video with an excellent presenter's voice. I have a Craftsman 5.5 that is virtually identical. A month ago I cleaned the carb just as you have described and the mower ran really well. Unfortunately the mower started surging and then stopped running today in the middle of the lawn. It cooled and then started but died again soon thereafter. So after doing another clean out today it is working again. The gas was new so I am not sure what happened. Hoping this time the fix lasts. thanks for your fine work. You are helping hundreds of people to solve a troublesome problem. If I remember I try to run my small engines and my boats out of gas before winter.

I live in the Deep South so I use my lawn mower about 10 months out of the year I never drain it - just run non ethanol gas and use sea foam as directed. My mower is 11 years old now - still cranks on the 1st or 2nd pull.

Just happened to me yesterday! I sprayed some mass air flow I had laying around, opened the carburetor and quick brief spray. After the third attempt.....that baby was solid! I'm going to get an old mower to try to fix!!!

Followed all the steps and it started with no problem 👍🏾

Big thanks I just followed the steps of your video and it brought my lawnmower back to work perfectly thank you so much for uploading your video it’s really great and help a lot

Your video was very helpful I couldn't get the gas bowl off until you showed me how. Thanks for the explanation.

Thank you! Fixed it after struggling for like 15 minutes cause of this

Thanks for posting this video. I followed all the steps and fixed my dad’s mower. 👍

Worked like a charm. Jet in carburetor was clogged. I feel like a man now! 🤣 Thanks!!

Thanks for the help!!! This worked perfectly and saved me from buying a new lawnmower!!

I got tired of screwing with my husqvarna lawnmower. The dump is a good place for it. I followed all the RU-vid & Google remedies.

Thanks for this tutorial! The jet wasn't clogged; however, draining the bad gasoline and a lot of carburetor cleaner did the trick! She running like new again.

I wish I'd have found this video, before I went and bought another lawnmower. I di have the same exact model of 550x. I just put it on my "to do" list. Thanks for this tutorial.

Always The Carburator. Great Video!

Thanks alot for this video. I've never worked on a lawn mower before. Luckily mine had the same engine. Followed step by step and my mower is back running again!!

I use True Fuel (no ethanol gas) in my mower and snow blowers and do not run out the fuel at the end of the season and they all start up easily it’s very expensive though but I think it’s worth it. Thank you for your very helpful video.

Dude, this video saved me SOOO much time, effort, and money! Thanks for sharing!!!

Thanks this helped me, great attention to detail, I almost fainted when you poured out that 80 dollars of gas on the wood board though... hahaha

Thank you for this video , the detail was was appreciated , this is my project for tomorrow , we've had a lot of rain and my grass is starting to look like a savanna, And I alway run the gas out of the engine end of season

Great video. Glad to see how to remove thermostat for the choke. I always run my equipment till the gas runs out. Any gas in the can goes into my car. Start fresh next spring. Works for me

Nice work. I have never seen these new plastic carbs before. I use only ethanol free gas in my small engines and run gas out of the cards after each use for any equipment that has a full shut off and no fuel pump. I live in FL so I use my equipment at least every 2 months so I never drain unused fuel. Only had to clean the carb on my 15 year old push mower once due to debris. All other equip running great for years.

Helps me a lot, I just removed the boul as you mentioned and clean up the little tube with out removing it, what it also helps me to put everything together is that I removed the top cover of the machine. My machine had some water I add a video in my channel so you can see how water and gasoline look when they are together in a container .

Super good at explaining what to do even for dummies like me. Thank you!!!!

Another great video mate. Thanks from London England 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Thank you brother. I have that model but with button choke. Wouldn't start. Took it apart just like you explained. Drained the gas into my wifes favorite tupperware bowl, and sure enough had water in the gas. Cleaned it out put it back together put in new gas and pow. It runs like new. Always wanted to take apart a carb but never tried.

Thank you!! I had the same problem. This video saved me a lot of time and guesswork.

Thank you for this video. I have a similar type of mower. The mover wouldn’t start. It had the same problem with a clogged carburetor. The tutorial you provided was excellent. I was able to remove the carburetor. I follow your instructions and was able to clear up the blockage in the brass jet. I put back it together after clearing the obstruction. It fired right up after refilling it with gas.

I have 3 very pricey mowers in my shed, and this one cheap one. Every spring I find myself having to buy a new mower because the newest won't start. I once paid a guy $300 to "repair" my best mower....self propelled. Cost me $300 to have the carbonator cleaned. Anyway.... I watched this video. I'm a 72 year old woman who will be buying another new mower next week.

Detail is correct. Got mine up and running in the length of the video. Thanks

Thank you for all the detailed info. Got mines to run once i cleaned it like you said!

Excellent step by step, saved me from taking to repair shop. Thank you for what you do!

I fixed something for the first time!. Thanks to this video. Thanks a lot!!! 🎉

My mower is doing exactly this. I got it to start for a few seconds like yours. Gonna take it apart and see.

I always leave it with gas during the winter. From now on I will empty it. Thanks for the advice.

Great video. Only thing I didn't do was test the spark. Cleaned that jet, put it back together, and it started on the third pull. Thanks!

Great Video,, I have the EXACT machine, followed everything step by step per the video, clean the jet and put back together, fired right up.. Thank you so much..

Thanks for the video. Helped me today. I don’t empty the gas but will now. Spraying the tiny nozzle with a tiny straw with WD-40 before and after clearing it out with a needle helped me out.

New subscriber, you have my respect. Hardly a none will give the tip on the O ring. Can really be a time waster if not correct.

Never had problems storing equiptment away with full tanks of fuel until they started making "corn gas!" Now your just asking for trouble if you do! And as far as " Sta-bul" goes it's great for making jelly in your tank and carb if your in an area with long, cold winters!

thank you so much i tought i have to take it in and spend money...but with your guidance it was clear and simple enought to follow thanks for your help. ps i ended up buying a new gas since the old one i had in my container might been tainted with moisture so i wasnt sure if i should use it.anyways i just went to gas station near me and used the brand new gas and it start right away.....

Great vid and after going through the issues I have been I for sure will be running that gas out of all my small engine yard tools.....and what else is great bout this vid is y current Toro mower is the exact carb type and I believe the carb has some water in the bowl....Headed to Walmart now for mechanic in a bottle and some ethanol shield . Then I'll remove the carb and clean it if necessary and hit the lawn.....Thanks again and you give a terrific presentation....I liked and subscribed....

Got mine working after watching this. Thank you!

Nice video, bought a non running one with this issue and pulled everything apart just like you did, reassembled and same thing, run two seconds and quit. I realized I didn’t poke my wire aaaaallll the way thru the main jet. Guess I’ll redo tomorrow and hopefully it’ll run. I never drain fuel in my own equipment, I use premium gas and seafoam, (about 6oz to 4 gallons of gas) never an issue, mowers start 1st pull in the spring.

I have the same mower that is doing the same thing. Going to work on it today. Thanks brother!