Briggs and Stratton Nikki Carburetor Fix Leaking Common Issues and Swap to a Walbro Easy Diy

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Жыл бұрын

Why your Nikki carburetor leaks fuel / gas and how to repair the common reasons that it fails. We also show how to convert your single cylinder Briggs and Stratton over to a more dependable Walbro style carburetor. Many tips and tricks in this video to make this a simple swap with no issues.
This repair works on riding mowers, zero turns, brands like.... Cub Cadet John Deere MTD AYP Husqvarna Poulan Pro Murray Troy Bilt Craftsman and many others Briggs and Stratton Nikki Carburetor Fix Leaking Common Issues and Swap to a Walbro Easy Diy
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@lindseyloo6619 4 күн бұрын

Man thank you so much. You single handedly made me a small engine mechanic haha ❤

@jameslufrano4001 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m a retired aircraft maintenance guy trying to learn a new motor. You been a big help.

@deancarder5829 Жыл бұрын

For months I thought my parts store was just being a pain over those numbers. You helped clear up a lot of frustration. Thanks again for your videos.

@LVBeatzMusic 10 ай бұрын

I love the humor you incorporate!

@Marksracingengines Жыл бұрын

I build race car engines for a living...but I couldn't make my generator run right after I cleaned the dang carb....thanks to your video I figured out I blew the dang jet across the shop when I was cleaning the carb 🤣🤣🤣! I watched and said "Hey there's a jet missing from my plastic float holder" went back out there and found it laying in the floor lmaooo! Thank's buddy! subscribed...and if ya ever need big carb tuning help like Holley, I'm your guy lol

@robcole332 Жыл бұрын

Another great one

@butler386 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous information. Thanks for the videos.

@Pappy45 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for details & Part Numbers!

@rauljr9869 Жыл бұрын

Great video, very educational keep em coming!

@seanwatson7075 9 ай бұрын

good and accurate knowledge 👍

@matersworkshop6123 Жыл бұрын

That looks so simple to do and easy

@dogsandwich77 9 ай бұрын

You had me at "you can't run that on a gravity feed system. Wanna bet?"

@RaleysSmallEngines 9 ай бұрын

😆 🤣

@anthonyhugger5447 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

@mikebarts1678 11 ай бұрын

Great Vid!

@dannyhager9767 Жыл бұрын

Great video - great guy!

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@chrisgarland2272 11 ай бұрын

I have started following your advise on this and made a huge difference in repair time. Thank you!

@johnstaunton5522 Ай бұрын

Another awesome video

@RaleysSmallEngines Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@andrewdickson9964 5 ай бұрын

👌 good job fixing that nikki there as good as the bowl screws

@Pete.Ty1 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍Thank you.

@knighthawk86855 Жыл бұрын

Great job.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tinkeringtaylor3053 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a 👍up T-Bone , well done

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@shawnlucas7851 Жыл бұрын

My old Toro 1438 blessed it's oil sump with 87 about 10 years back. Wish I knew this then, I'd still have it runnin.

@papymuzo8122 Жыл бұрын

Thank you good day from France really good video.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@hblide Жыл бұрын

great vid...very informative. Funny also! thanks for all you do T-Bone.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

@steamboatwillie935 Жыл бұрын

She was a drinkin a lot of Kool-Aid ! 🛢 I like the Walbro swap, & agree about the cheap fuel filters. Pretty much pointless.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Lol Too Funny. Thank you, yes they are.

@TheRustyRooster Жыл бұрын

That is the best fix ever on a Nikki

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rooster

@bassinbillRC5300 Ай бұрын

good step by step instructions. Will follow these once I get my fuel filter, air filter and carburetor parts in from ebay.

@RaleysSmallEngines Ай бұрын

Thank you, hope our video helps you.

@BritishBeachcomber Жыл бұрын

My Suffolk Colt Briggs and Stratton cylinder mower built in 1965 lasted 45 years with no repairs needed. Still going strong when I sold it.

@davidturley7633 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video I took your advice and went with the Walbro. Runs great. Did the same thing with the fuel lines too. I have a Troy Built Pony with the Briggs 17.5 horsepower and this worked great.

@MichaelStone-dn3uz 3 күн бұрын

Your a genius! I know about engines and that change over was genius and all the tips and tricks that is pretty cool. Thanks for sharing part numbers and brands. I have made a couple of mistakes in the past when putting things back together. Once was a linkage issue. I couldn’t tell that the spring was broken in it’s coil over linkage. I had a surging problem with it afterwards and I finally asked the guys at my local John Deere dealer and one of them said that it sounds like a linkage issue and that I should check the spring that slides over the link and attaches to the governor. I did it and found the spring was broken so I went back to JD and replaced it and problem solved. No more surging. I don’t understand how a spring can prevent surging when there’s already a link in place from the carb to the governor?

@josiahrice6810 Жыл бұрын

My dad has a similar fix for cellphones, he recommends a sledgehammer but the phone will never be a problem again.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣 🤣

@rigsby556 Ай бұрын

i have a swisher pull behind trail mower I use with my ATV, I have had a lot of trouble with the carb. I already added a fuel cut off to keep it from flooding so easily, a new filter because the factory one didn't do anything hardly. vie already ordered the new carb you showed and cant wait to get it put on there. great video & thank you

@RaleysSmallEngines Ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you.

@phobes 8 ай бұрын

Subbed! 2020 Craftsman T110 wouldn't start, narrowed it down to fuel delivery problem. Your recommendation to switch to a Walbro will probably save me from having to deal with this again in the future, much appreciated!

@Rebel9668 Ай бұрын

Kohler has a kit for that same carb that comes with a new jet and O-ring that the Briggs kit doesn't come with and it's only about $20. I just bought an aftermarket carb that came with a manual shut-off switch, extra fuel line, clamps, plug, extra gaskets, etc. for $29 and it works just fine. If it lasts another season I figure I still came out ahead as my mower is on its 14th year now and didn't figure with it being that old that I want a $110 OEM carb from Brakes & Scrappum. In the meantime I'm putting back a little every week so that when my mower does give up the ghost that a new mower ain't gonna be so painful to my wallet, lol.

@shalomnaalma1969 Жыл бұрын

D + brother !

@bassinbillRC5300 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@RaleysSmallEngines Ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you Bassinbill, so nice of you

@RaleysSmallEngines Ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you BassinBill, so nice of you.

@bassinbillRC5300 Ай бұрын

@@RaleysSmallEngines I have a basement workshop. Half is for electronic repairs. The other half is for mending, or maintenance of bicycles.

@beanolatte2682 Жыл бұрын

I found the nitrile o-ring kit from harbor freight has the o-ring that fits

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Awesome, sorry it will not last. Yep I've tried. Chunk the carb and get a Walbro. Thanks so much for watching and commenting my friend.

@wabfil 5 ай бұрын

Saying o-ring first about the jet is very helpful.

@krzysztofslipecki4584 4 ай бұрын

Oh man, tons of thx for this hint. I replaced crappy Nikki carb with rebuild Walbro. Its like night and day. Walbro works like charm, no surging, cloggs, leaks ...etc. God bless for your great work!

@RaleysSmallEngines 4 ай бұрын

So glad our video was helpful my friend. Thanks for watching and commenting from T-bone and Mrs T

@dogsandwich77 9 ай бұрын

New subscription, right here. That was the most honest, reasonable, non-sugar coated video ive ever seen. It's not biased, it's the truth. And it's fuct up but you're right. My only question is, can I achieve the same effect with a MAP torch?

@rubendfernandez4747 Ай бұрын

Nice video tks sr

@MurphyMower Жыл бұрын

Good video- just subbed

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you

@user-bh6un9cz5f Жыл бұрын

I did work with a guy who liked the Nikki carbs.... I think he was huffing carb cleaner

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣

@shalomnaalma1969 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Shalom na alma Shalom in the soul

@rayburnett3066 6 ай бұрын

I take off the carbs like you do

@denniscoss933 Жыл бұрын

T-Bone the mower I have is a lt 2000 and I will order a walboro as soon as I can i hope it solves my issue 😅

@iphone3gsdivine 8 ай бұрын

Did you order one?

@Ocean_breezes Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.Had same issue on my LT2000 tractor, 21yrs old.18hp Intek Smoking like hell, stalling out. I thought engine was screwed. New carb, fuel shut off , clear filter, change oil. Now runs perfect. No smoke.😊 BTY, the $25 carb saved me from buying a new $2500 tractor. Yee ha!

@tonydelovski8088 Жыл бұрын

$25 carb? Can you share where you got it from? A link would be great.

@ChristopherJones16 10 ай бұрын

@@tonydelovski8088 he bought the cheap knockoffs which youll have a 50/50 chance of it working or not. Buying the real McCoy B&S Carb will burn the wallet $100-$115 but i guess is guaranteed to fix it. Hopefully at that price the carb will never surge again or give us any problems.

@BritishBeachcomber Жыл бұрын

I always fit a hyper filter on everything that comes through my shop. Need longer fuel hoses and get the filter angle right or it can fill with air, but works a treat. And you can see when it's getting dirty.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I only use the 10352 Rotary filter. Hasn't failed yet. Thanks so much for watching and commenting my friend.

@bobrogers2179 Жыл бұрын

I always buy aftermarket.... I look for the carburetors that have a center bolt on the bottom of the bowl instead of 2 Phillips screws on the top of bowl. I really like the ones with a plastic elbow fuel inlet too. I ALWAYS TRY TO REPLACE NIKKI STYLE WITH WALBRO STYLE EVERY TIME. IF I CAN. THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS... I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING

@ackack1 Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right about ordering the Walbro style LMT 5-4993 with the bottom bolt. You have to look closely because some offerings are labeled as LMT 5-4993 but are the Nikki style with the Phillips.

@wabfil 5 ай бұрын

What if the carb that came with the thing has the two screws instead of the center bolt with the actuator thing...can you still use it?

@RaleysSmallEngines 5 ай бұрын

Shor answer is No. 2 screws on bowl is a Nikki style. You want a Walbro style carb. The only thing holding the bowl on is the solenoid. Thanks so much for watching and commenting friends

@frogfoot198 Жыл бұрын

I have to write and say thank you so much sir. My mower is a Craftsman with the exact same engine and was suffering in the same way too. I ordered the Walbro, switched it out with that sorry butt Nikki, changed my oil to get the gas out of the engine, and now it runs like a new mower again. What a relief to my mind. Thanks again T-Bone!

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! Glad our video helped you. Thanks for watching and commenting my friend.

@khoale1537 7 ай бұрын

Where did you order your Walbro part? How do you know which style NIKKI or WALPRO by looking from outside of each carb? Thanks

@RaleysSmallEngines 7 ай бұрын

Here is a link to it amzn.to/3FZqQms The Nikki has 2 screws holding the bowl on, the walbro just has the solenoid holding the bowl on.

@khoale1537 7 ай бұрын

@@RaleysSmallEngines Thank you! I noticed that the NIKKI style carb has two screws on the side bow while the WALBRO carb has only one screw (or the solenoid) at the bottom bow, please confirm.

@user-qh7fq7pe3t 3 ай бұрын

@@RaleysSmallEngines One commenter at that Amazon link wrote "this part number is, in fact, a Ruixing part number that is Walbro Style". For what its worth.

@MikeJohnston-vj9ck 11 ай бұрын

Thanks my cub cadet 33 walk behind had a niki carburetor flooded cylinder after watching I rebuild niki with parts and it happened again so I bought a Walboro carb and now it runs like new

@RaleysSmallEngines 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, good job my friend 👏

@rogermcdonald1607 Жыл бұрын

Nice video T-Bone. The 2 cameras worked well with great close ups! I wonder how many engines have been wounded because of Nikki carbs. The Walbro swap looks like the way to go.✌😎🇺🇸

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend, glad you liked it.

@LVBeatzMusic 10 ай бұрын

The aftermarket Kipa Nikki carb is really good bang for buck, just incase you don't have a Walbro hangin around.

@CHICAGOHAND 8 ай бұрын

My WALBRO does it also...Been driving me crazy for years now even after rebuild.

@chrisb.1301 3 ай бұрын

Your walbro fills up with fuel? Is it a legit walbro or the cheaper version of a walbro?

@Old600Rusty 7 ай бұрын

I would think you could also grind down that choke plate on that same corner.

@vincenzoscapin3815 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@ededmund5685 Жыл бұрын

GOOD VIDEO THANKS Ed Loretto Ontario Canada

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it my friend. Thank you

@LarryCrabill 26 күн бұрын

Switched over to the Walbro runs much better

@RaleysSmallEngines 26 күн бұрын

Great job Larry

@BritishBeachcomber 2 күн бұрын

How to not work on a Nikki carb ever again? Swap it out for a Walbro... Works every time.

@RaleysSmallEngines 2 күн бұрын

Exactly

@JungleBobRepair Жыл бұрын

Its hard for me to sell my customers on the Walboro,but thats ok ill see them again soon.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

I understand. I ask them "Do you want China junk? Or do you want me to fix it right?" And then I say... " have you priced new mowers lately?" 😆 works every time

@jamessanders7408 2 ай бұрын

👍

@robertmailhos8159 Жыл бұрын

I have a Niki carb on my poulan XT mower 😮

@adnacraigo6590 Жыл бұрын

You know some stuff.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Lol thank you

@TheMrDrMs Жыл бұрын

Just got my Genuine B&S 594593 - I guess the key word you said is Walbro STYLE as this model number is a Ruixing not a Walbro. Eitherway I suspect this will be better than a Nikki. Thanks!

@rustydavis978 Жыл бұрын

T-Bone, love the channel. It's both educational and entertaining. Got a question on my Ariens riding mower. It has the Nikki carburetor and it surges when the blades are NOT engaged but smooths out when cutting grass. Thoughts? Do you suppose replacing with this style from B&S would fix the issue? I appreciate any insight.

@mr1pearl Жыл бұрын

I think Rick Flair and his tag team partner 🐿 says it all woooooo !

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

😆 🤣

@timlong2417 Жыл бұрын

I rebuild Nikkis everyday at my shop. If you know how to clean it thoroughly, very easy and works great

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

That's great 👍🏻

@JM-yx1lm Жыл бұрын

Ya and that's exactly the problem. It's a junk carb but here you are defending them. The walbro is a simple design and holds rpm far better than the Nikki.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

@@JM-yx1lm yep

@philliphall5198 Жыл бұрын

It’s not a problem to rebuild them , it’s the price of the dam kit that pisses me off

@coleramus561 Жыл бұрын

@philip--there's a Kohler rebuild kit for Nikki that's about $15 that has the O-rings you need

@georgestrickland9278 Жыл бұрын

i have several briggs with the nikkis,they work great for several years then throw them away and buy another nikki from the interscreen from china for a few bucks

@rayburnett3066 9 ай бұрын

I always swap the carbs out. I have several Nikki carbs ,if anybody close to me wants a Nikki ,they will have to rebuild them

@joestihl2234 2 ай бұрын

I have an old intek with the nikki,its 2009 toro xl440h,never had any trouble with it,no fuel tap,maybe i just got a good one?

@charlesmason446 11 ай бұрын

I have a 24hp V Twin B&S. Would love to change the carb to something more dependable. Any suggestions?

@Big_Johns Жыл бұрын

Good job T-Bone, I don't much care for the Nikkis either buddy. Hey Mrs T-Bone 👋

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Mrs T-bone says hello. Love ya brother

@Big_Johns Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, love y’all too. 🙂❤️

@chefington0217 Жыл бұрын

If my current lawnmower doesn’t have a solenoid and I buy the one you suggest, how do I bypass the solenoid

@waynemimms6959 8 ай бұрын

Will it work on dual cylinders 22hp

@dustindahlinger9446 Ай бұрын

Can you replace the carb on the 19.5 hp B&S 502cc engine with that same Walbro carb?

@jameslund221 25 күн бұрын

Nice work. Does my craftsman lt2000 have a Niki carburetor it’s a 21 hp Briggs 2004 model?

@ralfkessler 2 ай бұрын

I have a niki carb with horizontal shafts and can not find a walbro replacement. Is there one not listed????

@johnmarshall1151 Жыл бұрын

I put a new oem carb on my mower and the throttle wants to run wide open. Could you by any chance tell me what to do to it. I have never had that problem before. Thank you sir.

@johnmorell2663 9 ай бұрын

Using a screw gun to tighten up a carburetor on lawn tractor 😮

@RaleysSmallEngines 9 ай бұрын

Yep, I've only been doing this about 40 years.

@LVBeatzMusic 10 ай бұрын

Might as well port out the intake and head. XD

@mattarmstrong9626 Ай бұрын

My two year old b&s 19 horsepower came with a Ruixing carburetor according to b&s. Are they any better than the Nikki? And why in the heck did they change the top from using bolts to clamp it on to one that has to have the bolts completely removed to take it off? The two bolts on the back are dern near impossible to get out.

@GreenysSteamClean 9 ай бұрын

Will this work on john deere D110?

@kevinanderson9093 20 күн бұрын

Will this carb work on a Briggs and Stratton 17.5 hp.

@calgreco8607 2 ай бұрын

My sons rear rider snapper doesn't have that thing on bottom of fuel bowl with wire? What is that? It's flooding out the spark plug hole so I assume it's the float bowl.

@billshedd55 Жыл бұрын

I prefer a BR-549 plug.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

😆

@mark98070 3 ай бұрын

My Intek 12.5 does not have a fuel solenoid. Is there another model Walbro that doesn't require the wire? Perhaps a different model Walbro without the solenoid?

@denniscoss933 Жыл бұрын

The nikki carb can be rebuilt and you bettet have a ultra sonic cleaner if the motor sat for anywhere neat a yeat ot two wirh gas. I have 5 of rhem that are being a pain in the butt. I will be switching to a walboro as soon as I get the money to. 😅

@alandust2188 11 ай бұрын

Where did you get your hat? thanks for the video!

@RaleysSmallEngines 11 ай бұрын

That one is made by.. Sunday Afternoon. The other hats in my other videos are Panama Jack hats

@bea_sti Ай бұрын

Where do you order a warlboro carb?

@bea_sti Ай бұрын

Do you have a part number for a warlboro carb for my HUSQVARNA YTH22v46???

@rickyrickharris4908 8 ай бұрын

Whats that lil jet thing at 5:27 that fell out of the float and why dnt i have that peice hiding anywhere?? PLSS HELP!

@jamescole3152 Жыл бұрын

Why the hair sized choke wire? I don't understand why it is needed...

@walleyeye 3 ай бұрын

594593-is that a walboro carb boxed as a B&S as a direct replacement and does it have the solenoid on it? Reason I ask is because I just replaced my nikki carb on my b&s craftsman snowblower($180Cdn). It doesnt have a solenoid on it. I HATE the nikki carb & would love to find a carb that firs and works with the blower instead of the pos nikki!!! All videos I’ve seen replacing the nikki have the solenoid on it.

@planetmoving9180 7 ай бұрын

One bad leaking carb can ruin the whole damn engine. I have exact same mtd mower. Been Wondering where my gas was going. Seen gas leaking from the breather tube where it attaches to the intake. Put on china nikki knock off. Opened oil dran plug and 87 octane coffee raced out. Put in new oil. Ran it and it still floods and leaks gAs past the carb. Will look to do thus swap. Matching Part numbers make it all possible.

@Mrs.T-bone 2 ай бұрын

You could install a manual in line fuel shut off valve between carb and filter temporarily so you don't lose all you gas.

@bassinbillRC5300 Ай бұрын

Briggs and Stratton model number 594593 is "out of stock" as per 05/26/2024. Sooooo....I found a compatible one on ebay with the same machined threads to mount the electric choke onto the new carb. It will not arrive until Friday May 31st. I will post an update.

@xcpw72x 10 ай бұрын

i have an 06 Briggs Intek V Twin with a single barrel Nikki carb. wondering if i can swap it out for the Walbro.

@RaleysSmallEngines 10 ай бұрын

Very possible, but will probably have to drill out jets to give enough fuel for a twin cylinder

@BritishBeachcomber Жыл бұрын

O rings? Just buy a kit for $10. Every size you need - no OEM ripoff prices.

@RaleysSmallEngines Жыл бұрын

Yep, been there, it won't work. That particular O-ring is not round. It's flat sided. Remember what I said in the video, if I tell ya a flea can can pull a plow... hook him up.

@603Aviation 2 ай бұрын

What about applications without the fuel solenoid?

@RaleysSmallEngines 2 ай бұрын

Remove the solenoid from the new carburetor and cut the tip off, then reinstall it.

@peanutsmith1462 3 ай бұрын

I have an older 2000 model briggs & Stratton 19.5 hp that I need to replace the carburetor do you have a recommendation for me please sr

@RaleysSmallEngines 3 ай бұрын

Same as one in video should work

@22hfang 8 ай бұрын

Hi Raley, I'm replacing the Nikki carb to a walbro also. I have a snapper rear engine 12.5 Briggs but I don't need the backfire solenoid. What size screw do I need to replace it?

@RaleysSmallEngines 8 ай бұрын

I recall @bssmallengines did a video on that and he explains what to use. Tell him T-bone sent you in his comments.

@rayburnett3066 8 ай бұрын

How about a stinky carb