Almost New Lawn Tractor Runs Then Dies

Almost New Lawn Tractor Runs Then Dies - Step By Step Repair

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Lawn Tractor Runs Then Dies - Step By Step Repair
Recently an almost new riding mower came in the shop. Customer says it runs for about five minutes then dies. This is an issue that I see quite a bit in my small engine repair shop and it's a problem that is not too complicated to fix.
Watch this video as I guide you through this step by step repair!
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@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

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@dalejrfan820002000 2 жыл бұрын

What about when I bump something in the yard like a tree stump? It dies or going down a small hill it likes to die?

@kikupub71 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative and explained well!

@mikeromo7646 2 жыл бұрын

Ok look ru S

@Chickanic 3 жыл бұрын

This is hands down, one of the most helpful videos ever. Very thorough and easy to follow.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

have a great weekend!

@abelgarcia5718 3 жыл бұрын

@@donyboy73 I'm thinking about doing this type of work on the side. What advice would you give to someone who has little knowledge of this type of work but is willing to learn.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

@@abelgarcia5718 watch as many videos as you can

@ehoth7067 2 жыл бұрын

What a ringing endorsement. Says a lot about both of you! Hats Off!

@mlmiks 3 жыл бұрын

They must sell many carbs this way. The screen dont even show on the parts list. Thanks don. Great job

@pootthatbak2578 3 жыл бұрын

If you dipped the carb in a cleaner..and started spraying it out..it seems that if you hit the right port you could blow the dirt off the screen and it could still leave the plastic fuel line input adaptor, the way it came in

@louislandi938 3 жыл бұрын

Don, I am in awe of your overall knowledge and your pleasant style of teaching. Great fix!

@joepace33 3 жыл бұрын

You're my favorite small engine repair guy. No nonsense advice, to the point, great information. You're the best...... thanks.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Joe!

@chucka53 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for editing. I know it's time consuming but whoever does your editing is doing a great job! Efficient, knowledgeable, great clear camera angles and sound! You're GOOD at this.

@donyboy73 Жыл бұрын

I film and edit all myself

@cameronc2430 Жыл бұрын

Man. I just logged in to say THANK YOU. The secret small screen!! I replaced the carb on my mower because nobody could figure out what was wrong. It worked for a while, and started to surge again. Same issue, nobody knew what was wrong. Today after watching this, I checked the screen and it was packed with debris. Cleaned it out, and now it runs perfectly. Saved me so much stress/trouble. Thank you buddy.

@brunolagace1135 3 жыл бұрын

I bought two carburetors for my snowblower before I seen your video last winter thank you.

@PelletJamie Жыл бұрын

This is hands down the best video on MTD carb repair. Taking that fuel screen out has fixed a problem that I nor 3 seperate mechanics could fix. Thank you so much!

@paulmatijevich2188 3 жыл бұрын

hi folks Paul from New Zealand , I work as a small engine mechanic here down under. As a MTD service dealer we are seeing now , more of these "POWERMORE" engines on there rider mowers , Thanks Don , i will now be checking these little screens for pluging. Didnt know they were there ! cheeky tricky prickly things me thinks

@mcarroll598 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like they got away from Briggs engines…. Went to the Honda knock off route!

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

greetings from Canada Paul!

@REVNUMANEWBERN 3 жыл бұрын

BET they are CHI NA motors

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

@@REVNUMANEWBERN what isn't nowadays? lol

@Speeddemon3 3 жыл бұрын

By the amount subs, you've saved us hundreds of thousands Don!! One of the best channels on KZfaq! Keep up the amazing work Dony, thanks for everything you do for us!

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@KensSmallEngineRepair 3 жыл бұрын

I Always check Chinese Carbs for this sneaky filter since you first mentioned it. Thanks Don!!

@alainleblanc4031 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Don for being such a good ... Canadian ! Many small engine repair shops stiff you with costly bills. Honesty is always best.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

Right on

@kevinbyrne4538 3 жыл бұрын

Another beautiful diagnosis and repair by the master "doctor".

@simperous4308 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve learned so much from your videos. Such a great channel!

@jamesc9327 2 ай бұрын

What an you say about a top-notch mechanic who shares his incredible knowledge and experience with people on his repair videos. AWESOME JOB DONY. 👍👍👍👍👍

@leonportelance9613 Жыл бұрын

Thank you doctor I feel much better now. Straight talk, useful and no blah blah. ... refreshing and useful

@matthewrzr 3 жыл бұрын

My dad has the exact same tractor with the exact same problem disconnected the fuel line after the filter removed the carburetter drain screw and blew air in the hole it removes the crap in the fuel screen put the same filter as you put been working perfect ever since

@edwardcallahan4610 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all the videos you’ve made, they’ve helped so many of us, so many people you probably don’t realize and have no way to quantify.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward

@brianb5779 3 жыл бұрын

The feeling never gets old of nailing the problem. Great job and info..

@MyDuckfoot 3 жыл бұрын

Once again great video Don. The first issue I saw was it’s a “yardworks”. I think I’m safe to say this brand keeps me in a job

@joddsen 11 ай бұрын

A million thank for this upload. I was just about to arrange some kind of transportation of our tractor (Cub Cadet) to a mechanic as despite much trying, I just couldn’t get the surging/dying fixed. Gave KZfaq one last try before sending it of, found this video and all fine now! You just saved us a lot of trouble and some money too! Now we even have time left to trim the lawn before summer is over. Big thanks from Sweden!!

@stephennickles7389 2 жыл бұрын

Whenever I have a small engine problem,I always go to Your channel for a clear resolution to my problem, thanks!

@stephenzies8867 3 жыл бұрын

Love All Your Videos Don I Watched All Of Them Since The The First One .Sometimes I Watch The Older Ones Again. Great Information .

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Stephen

@rickbroerman9267 3 жыл бұрын

That was a very informing video thank you very much. I did not know about that screen

@paullemay3218 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this diagnostic procedure. ❤️🇨🇦

@billstiles487 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific video Don! After finding you a few years ago, I've gone back and watched them all. I watched your previous video on this screen but this one is a great reminder. Kind of like the difference between learning about it in class and actually applying the process. Thanks so much, Bill.

@gardenfork 3 жыл бұрын

I bought some of those paper filters for my machines but was not sure about using them as they are supposed to be for fuel pump engines. Good to know. Eric.

@timweage6004 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, definitely something to remember when looking for a fuel related problem.

@bobmcl2406 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation of your process, as always. You have talked about those screens before, but I had forgotten about them. Now I will be on the lookout. Thanks for the great knowledge you share!

@angelaprater2679 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Close up and telling what and how to take out and put back on

@budgillett9627 2 жыл бұрын

As always very very informative! Mr Don you always produce such extremely high quality videos with exceptional clarity! Thank you sir.

@JGPT1681 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I followed the routine you showed in this video, and I had the exact same issue with the fuel inlet being plugged at the screen. You saved my butt, right now is the height of growing season, and all the local shops are taking months to turn around repair jobs. I knew I would have to do this repair myself in order to keep the grass at bay. Thanks for keeping us going!

@kansascowboy5721 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!!! Thank You for sharing your knowledge and information

@martint766 2 жыл бұрын

As always a great job. I do this as a hobby and enjoy your videos. They are very helpful. Thanks Donyboy!

@mdsoto3893 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dan great video

@jeffreywhitesell7871 3 жыл бұрын

Good advice on these lawn mowers they are our future and I like those kind of fuel filters with the cardboard and them a lot better than the screen ones I got those filters on my gravity-feed carburetors

@Sheldonipudeli 3 жыл бұрын

Love the channel! Love your systematic teaching approach. Thx for sharing.

@robertgielis4287 3 жыл бұрын

again a perfect fix from the master !!!

@bmunroemymtsnet 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video, and your advise was spot on for the little screen filter. My screen filter was almost pugged solid. Followed your advise and completed the repair. I could not "bend" the motor shroud, so I drilled a 5/8 hole for easy access. A little putty held the bolt in my socket to install the forward bolt. I will put a plug in the hole. Brian

@loumed1101 2 жыл бұрын

You are very knowledgeable and concise with your presentations. I am one of your followers. You are a Master mechanic with yard machines!

@JPilot2 3 жыл бұрын

G'day, Don! Great job! Enjoyed the video! By the way... You are absolutely right by replacing the 'original fuel filter', with a New Oregon Fuel Filter (part: 07-103). Thank you very much! Cheers! 😊🛠✌🏻❤️

@billarenz2719 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great informative video, I put the same fuel filter as the one you did in a MTD YARDMAN and it has worked well.!!!

@Lancaster1945 3 ай бұрын

This is the same MTD engine that is in my Cub Cadet CC30H Riding Mower. I was having the same problems and this tutorial was perfect. Provided instruction that I could not get from Cub Cadet or local repair shops. Still can't get valve clearance specs from anybody.

@paulmysliborski4832 2 жыл бұрын

Really excellent vid, Don. I have a 382cc Powermore on my TB30R. It has never given me a problem, but it if it ever has this surging problem, I now know exactly what the culprit will be. Thank you! 👍

@raymondcampbell2346 3 жыл бұрын

Great fix Don. I remember your older video about those screens. I was thinking about that when you were checking it out. Another thing that could help is when fueling, put a paper coffee filter in a funnel and filter the fuel.

@pootthatbak2578 3 жыл бұрын

Lol..tell that to the 12 y.o. kid when hes in charge of the yard..he will never do the coffee filter trick, even if you could get him to cut the grass without telling him 6 times

@wingerrrrrrrrr 2 жыл бұрын

Inline filter that's accessible for regular checking and replacement would help too

@jamesreed7358 2 жыл бұрын

best site on the web for small engine tips. thank you !

@alanlevine3984 3 жыл бұрын

You really are the Small Engine Doctor! Great information.

@rich3500 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Don you are absolutely right to fit a paper filter in place of the basic screen filter. A friend of mine had a mower with a Honda GCV160 engine and the carb jets kept getting blocked with dirt. I fitted a paper filter the same as the one you put on the tractor and it completely solved the problem and ran perfectly for many years. The paper filters seem to work fine on gravity-fed engines even when the fuel tank is only just above the carb like on the Honda engine.

@Doormaster77 3 жыл бұрын

Great info! Thanks! every small engine job presents a new puzzle to solve, nice to know alternative solutions to common problems like the surging issue.

@jameshedrick6839 3 жыл бұрын

I use that same filter in my lawn tractors that don't have fuel pumps and no issues with fuel flow

@allanulen3809 Жыл бұрын

Great video , you have me the answer to my engine issue. God bless.

@jenniferabbott8882 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful for fixing my lawn tractor thanks heaps

@wessullivan6584 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you. After a lot of chasing the wrong thing. That was exactly what was wrong with mine. Thanks again!

@davidgoodney1509 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! This thing has dealt me nothing but grief until your video!! God bless ya brother

@takasisbloodrayne4412 11 ай бұрын

I have the exact same lawn tractor and have the same issue. You just saved me a lot of trouble. Thank you very much for your video.

@jackcorbett333 Жыл бұрын

Great video . Super, super helpful .You do a great job

@matthewpiper1421 Жыл бұрын

Thanks don, you have always helped me from the first video till now, look forward to your next one.👍👍👍

@ronwatson4902 3 жыл бұрын

Wow now that's a great tip. I did not know about that little screen.Thanks for showing us how to fix it.Good day sir!

@richardstrada212 3 жыл бұрын

I thank you for another learning experience.

@carlmiller1034 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome step-by-step diagnosis and repair Don! The small, filter screen in the carb strikes again! That would drive me nuts if that was to happen to me, if I had to work on my own equipment, and not know about it. Thanks so much for sharing. Again, awesome!!!

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

you're welcome Carl

@johnathanvalentin7718 2 жыл бұрын

Changed head gaskett and drive belt via your channels. Thanks for any further help u can provide..

@bonzaibarty 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent diagnosis!!!!!!!!

@stevehenley8409 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome..going to check my one for that filter..thanks great vid..

@richardmarsh3879 3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone did a video on the mower I have I bought this craftsman riding mower in 2014 with a MTD motor. It ran good the first year then after that it wouldn’t run worth a crap anymore. So it’s been sitting for a while so now I have the drive to attack this carb and finally fix this thing for good thanks to your video.

@kennethmills7895 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful.

@henerker 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video again! All the easy diagnostics carefully explained. Such a great channel.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Jay_Hall 3 жыл бұрын

A credit to his profession!!! Kudos!

@mscir 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work.

@HobbyMotorDK 3 жыл бұрын

Good one Don - thanks for sharing

@bigteeist 3 жыл бұрын

Wow can't believe this i have been struggling with this same problem thanks for the info

@CraigOnYouTube Жыл бұрын

I have an MTD Ride on mower in Australia and my mower was doing the search thing when warm and stalling. So I had pulled the drain plug blot on the bottom of the bowl and the fuel was clean and I was all most at the stage of taking it to get looked at by MTD Service Center and found your video showing that there is a little screen on the back side of the fuel inlet at was not on any diagrams. thank you so much I cleaned this out and my mower is running like a dream again.

@johnfuller8147 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sir Don This will work and help me out Thanks again!!!!

@mudell.hunter0426 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Donny, nice job !!

@danmay9728 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. As always be safe. Peace

@elmercooper5382 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video my mower was doing the same thing hope this fixes it thank you again

@royc5936 3 жыл бұрын

That you your videos are very helpful, and the camera work is excellent.

@bvnseven Жыл бұрын

Step-by-step with explanations as to what and why. You can't ask for better than that. That little screen on 2 cycles like you mentioned is a PITA if you don't know it exists, and I didn't know there was one on my Crafts riding mower/kohler engine. I am going to go look for it . Thank You!!

@beanolatte2682 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome frustration preventer!! Thanks dony!!

@REVNUMANEWBERN 3 жыл бұрын

ANOTHER, detailed, quick 1st class repair & production !

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Numa!

@Geee-wp4ys 11 ай бұрын

Thank you , you are a life saver. Best video.

@oliverclaffey5186 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and take down. Thank you.

@rk22cc 3 жыл бұрын

Always good information, thanks

@ricomendoza6577 11 ай бұрын

Wow man you save my money Great fix ! Thanks 🎉

@jeffhebert8963 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. My Poulan was doing the same thing. So far, it seems like a clogged gas tank vent. Hopefully that’s all it is. Glad I tried the simple stuff before tearing into the carb.

@rogermcdonald1607 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip Dony , i dont use those little red filters on anything. The filter you used work great. I almost forgot about that little screen in the carb! 🇨🇦🇺🇸Roger 👍

@andyhamilton8940 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Don. Have a great weekend!

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Andy

@BearE9090 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for the info.

@DefensorFortis 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great instruction. I did try one of those filters for fuel pump tractors in my non fuel pump tractor and it seemed like there was some type of suction where it was not letting the fuel go past the filter, after watching your video maybe the gas tank cap was not right so there was a suction on the fuel, I don't really know. So I guess I will try it again because that little screen definitely is a bugger when you're trying to have consistency in operation.

@rickw.5267 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Don. I work on power equipment, here at my home in New Hampshire. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.

@donyboy73 3 жыл бұрын

thanks Rick, if you get a lawn tractor with Powermore engine check that screen!

@RaleysSmallEngines 3 жыл бұрын

Good one Dony. Anytime I see that carburetor ( Huayi ) with a run and die issue, my first step is remove that screen and replace the fuel filter with one like you used. Even if it wasn't a clogged screen eventually it will be a problem if left in the carburetor.

@syedgnaqvi2588 2 жыл бұрын

Don, you gave me confidence that I can do it.Lets see hoe I can do it on my Briggs & Stratton riding lawn mower 18 hp..thank you for teaching how to fix issues with tractor...Bless you with health and wealth..!

@ericclark8258 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don..great info! Cheers Eric 💈 from Orillia

@mr1pearl 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff as always Dony !

@alanjackson4397 2 жыл бұрын

Best small engine repair videos I’ve seen

@barrymurray8264 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done ! Don

@DwayneDelacruz 5 ай бұрын

I was fixing a generator for a friend and I couldn't wrap my head around why it wouldn't stay on after cleaning the carburetor, fuel tank, oil, etc. completely. I had NO idea that this little screen existed. I ended up replacing the carburetor and it worked right away. Now that I know about this screen from your video, I BET it was that screen causing it not to stay on. Anyways, he's happy I got it working after 7 months of sitting lol. Subscribed! 🤘🏼

@wdilks 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thank you.

@TheLawnmowerLady 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that video Don! I had a no-name generator a few years ago that had a similar problem. Makes me wonder if the problem was the same filter screen in the inlet? I always check for them now thanks to your knowledge. Cheers!