Just found your channel. Immediate fan. Also just subscribed. Keep up the great work!
@hester78111 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Welcome to the channel!👍🏻
@medicman16 күн бұрын
Excellent help. Just bought the same mower and will follow all these steps.
@hester7816 күн бұрын
Awesome! Best of luck with it! 👍🏻
@rockinghorselivestock24912 ай бұрын
Very helpful video. I bought a 2016 LT 2000 last year. It had gas in the oil. I put a fuel shut off like yours in the fuel line. It was surging bad so i ran quite a bit of sea foam in the gas through it. By the end of the season it had quit surging. So maybe it helped. Every time I shut it down i turn the fuel shut off valve off and run the gas out of the carburetor. I only use non ethanol fuel. I was shocked how fast that carburetor would let the fuel flow into the engine. With mine just a matter of a few minutes if the engine isn't running. Thanks again for the helpful video.
@hester7812 ай бұрын
Awesome! Glad it smoothed out for you, a fuel shut off is good insurance 👍🏻
@nestorroman26942 ай бұрын
Excellent information Sir!🎉
@hester7812 ай бұрын
Thank you!👍🏻
@deannacousin2339Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the video!
@hester781Ай бұрын
You’re welcome! Glad I could help!👍🏻
@brianandrews70994 ай бұрын
People give those old Craftsman mowers no respect! They were really great, simple little machines that hold up well if they are taken care of and stored out of the weather and remain cheap and easy to get parts for. People just abuse them and throw them away because they were neither a fancy name brand nor loaded with high end features (that break later and cost you time and money) if you can find a good used one with a Kohler Pro (relabeled Command), all the better! Far and away better machines than the MTD rebadged Craftsman they build now.
@hester7814 ай бұрын
You hit the nail right on the head 👍🏻 proper, upkeep and maintenance and you’ll get 30 more years out of these riders!
@HealthAndHomesteadАй бұрын
Does anyone know where to get the dust cap for the rear wheels? I damaged one. I can't find the part number. Thanks
@hester781Ай бұрын
I believe the part number should be 532121232, and you can find them on Amazon 👍🏻
@JesseGarcia7606 ай бұрын
Just picked one up for our work shop for 150 bucks and it turns on, just won’t go into gear. Hopefully I can watch enough videos on the LT2000 and learn a few things.
@hester7816 ай бұрын
That’s a great price! Best of luck with it!👍🏻
@richarddixon26128 ай бұрын
after watching loads of these type videos i am amazed that some people will take equipment that is greasy, dirty , filthy, and packed with debris to a mechanic for repair.
@hester7818 ай бұрын
It’s baffling to me. They see nothing wrong with it but it’s the equivalent of bringing a car full of trash and old food to the mechanic’s shop, and there’s still people who do that with no shame 😂
@594bolt7 ай бұрын
Did you say fuel stabilizer left that gunk in the carb bowl? I thought ethanol would do that.
@hester7817 ай бұрын
So ethanol, attracts moisture, and if enough of that moisture sits in the carb long enough it will react with the copper, that’s in the brass jets and cause a very similar green film condition. However I have had a slew of machines come in where the owner used green sta-bil and let the machine sit for too long and each carb looked the same.
@TheCaperfish7 ай бұрын
not understanding the problem with filters on a gravity fed machine ? I chuck the red screens and put a real gas filter on all machines gravity fed or not , never had an issue and I know they are keeping fine debris out of the jets , etc ... please advise
@hester7817 ай бұрын
It’s definitely the subject of much debate. Steve’s small engine saloon has done a couple of fantastic videos on fuel filters which I highly recommend watching. Basically fuel filters on certain systems, depending on the distance to the carburetor and height of the gas tank etc.. they will not flow fuel once the tank reaches a certain level. But also and more importantly, any amount of water in the fuel will be absorbed into the filter paper plugging the filter and not allowing fuel to flow through properly. It’s not true with every gravity fed machine. And if there is one already there I’ll usually just replace it with a new one, but it’s happened to me enough to just avoid adding one.
@philliphall519811 ай бұрын
Tubes and carb rebuild she will run again, unless the cam took a dump 😊
@hester78111 ай бұрын
She runs perfect 👍🏻
@manolomiranda752611 ай бұрын
I put a new drive belt and now is hard move the shifter when the engine is running but when the engine is off shift easy why?
@hester78111 ай бұрын
Sounds like the belt may be too tight. Did you match it up to the old one? Just wondering if it may be too small
@philliphall519810 ай бұрын
B/s carb kit number ??? After market kits are terrible Need both numbers if you don’t mind 😊😊😊
@hester78110 ай бұрын
This is the Briggs 698781 gasket kit 👍🏻
@paulboomer710911 ай бұрын
Wouldn't it be wise to use a fuel screen you know the small red ones keep some debris out.
@hester78111 ай бұрын
Great question. There has definitely been some debate about whether or not these red filters fall under the “better than nothing” category. However I think Steve over at Steves small engine saloon made a great video, explaining how even though these filters may catch the big stuff, it’s actually the little stuff that they don’t catch that will clog your carburetor. It’s like a new take on the old saying “like a screen door on a submarine” it’s going to keep the fish out but it’s the water that’s going to get you lol. Here is a link to the video if you’re interested. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5uZZdaaqdLUaWQ.html
@jameschester398611 ай бұрын
I have that engine it comes with the Briggs cheap screen filter that’s about 7 bucks lol
@hester78111 ай бұрын
Those screen filters are garbage! Lol
@philliphall519810 ай бұрын
There’s good paper filters that will work also for less money