It's been awhile since you did a generator. And yesterday I got a compression and spark checker so I can start fixing small engines!

One thing you need to understand about Tecumseh engines is that they absolutely hate being abused, and they’ll show that at you. Believe they’re great engines, most of the time they fail because it is the consumers fault for not maintaining it.

Great video again! Showing the actual difference between good and bad fuel excellent. Second was OHV adjustment explained very clearly. Third was compression tester use. This example was nice because it showed low compression and next step. Very interesting case, I'm not convinced there isn't more damage somewhere.

The low compression of 65 lbs. may be due the engine having a compression release for easy starting. My guess is that you only have a fuel issue now after fixing the rocker arm. I always fix my own equipment probably due have a small engine shop. I get tired of fixing junk mowers, one guy brought me six junk mowers this spring to fix. He is a land lord and won't buy good mowers for his tennants to use. Thanks for the video.

Your videos keep me interested in finding free small engine items that people throw away and see if I can repair them with you knowledgable videos . Im really liking the hobby of fixing them up and maybe flip them for a profit one day !

I have repaired generators in my time as an electrical fitter/mechanic so I would repair it myself. My brother bought my brother a couple of discontinued AEG units & one of them has a faulty RCD (residual current device) on it & the Simple fix is to replace it !

Chomping at the bit for part two!

I’ve had a similar thing happen to my Honda generator, the exhaust valve seized open and the rocker fell off. That had me worried that the engine had blown up, but a little disassembly (and penetrating oil) got it back working.

Thats very right HG that exhaust valve stem ain't broke don't Fitz it!

I’m very interested in this one. I have a 1982 Honda generator, points, condenser and coil under the steel flywheel, with a no spark issue that has almost beat me. I had it running once for about 10 minutes. Just once! Ordered an Oregon ignition module, still no spark. The coil is now dead. I’m currently trying to locate another coil. Frustrating to say the least. Thought about taking it to my local shop but just can’t let this one win. Looking forward to the follow up video. Cheers

Very naughty little engine. However, this will be a very good learning experience for me. Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for the videos.

Great video!! I would try to work on it myself. I actually worked on your generators little brother, a Coleman powermate sport 1850, with a 3.5 horse flat head briggs not that long ago.

A couple years back, I broke a snowblower to a shop for my brother in law. They wanted $600 to fix the electric starter and stuck transmission. I have been working on everybody's equipment since. I'm in the same boat as you for a generator though, not sure what I'm doing all the time with electricity. 😐

You have to many friends 😀😀😀 Old fuel is good to use for cleaning parts. Let’s hope it starts freely once carburettor is cleaned and put on.

Give us 30m videos, 1h videos, 24h videos, we love it

Great diagnose 👍🙏👍🙏

Good video I liked it. Informative.

Don let engines get to you lol, you got this your the engine whisperer lol.

I fix my own. The one I had given needed a new carby. It runs fine now.

Great video your the best keep them coming

I will always check the oil in my generator before I start it. Even if it does have the low oil shut down on it. I had that same issue with my old riding mower with the 17hp Tecumseh Enduro

Hey I have an echo pb580t and I cant get it to start. Cleaned out the carb already. Checked it all. Everything is good. It begins to catch, but doesnt start up. What's going on? Please help

Hi I have the same lawn mower the problem With my is the clutch when it get hot the pto stop working do you know how to calibrate or do I need to replace it Clutch GT1-TI 01 oruga brand thank you

If you've got an affiliate link for that carb stud socket, would seem appropriate for this video description.

Such a tease 😆 I know you probably have this thing up and running but I would shoot some Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinder to free up those rings I swear by that stuff ! Can't wait for the next one 👍

Question. How did you know they installed the wrong plug? That’s not something I would have picked up on. Cheers

That's a great video but you can make a longer video up to an hour that would be more than sufficient and ok with me

personally i would try and repair it myself it would be a lot cheaper than bring it to a repair shop just by watching your great video that Generator if it was at my place and to get it running again the correct way it would easy be $ 700.00 to $ 800.00 to repair it and the other thing you know that generator is going to be a come back even at your best repair and you think you got it right oh yeah Mr Home owner is not going to be happy when it faileds to start or put out electricity

Have you ever tried ECHO Red Armor? It made my old 2011 ECHO 416t run way better than any other 2stroke oil. My 2022 ECHO PAS225 runs red armor and performs better than the oil that came with the unit (ECHO POWERBLEND GOLD) and the powerblend somehow made a gel like substance when mixed with fresh fuel.

My generator is like this, except for the B&S engine. I haven't started it in a while. So I figure I need to clean the carb and the bowl. It will run with starting fluid. I just haven't got brave enough to pull the bowl. I have less than 20 hours on the thing, so it's basically brand new.

Compression relief on the cam is making the compression test skewed. 65 is good on this.

Have u been tasked to fix a Standby (Natural Gas) ones?

What I do to check spark, while it’s not very smart is to just hold the plug and have someone to pull the engine, if I get shocked I know that the ignition works

I have a Briggs engine on a craftsman lawn mower it needed a valve lash adjustment and after I did it it generously backfires while starting and it has not started yet I did try to do it without the spacer

Well atleast you got it to fire off that is step up

Marvel Mystery oil will help loosen those rings and lube your valves & seats .

what cost the chainsaw chain move when starting it

Do you still have that Toyota Supra and can you do another video on it

Stuck rings and valves not seating properly , pull cylinder head lap valves soak cylinder in marvel mystery oil for 24 hours new head gasket and valve cover gasket but be sure to set clearance on intake valve at 4 thousand and exhaust valve clearance at 6 thousand

You can take those carb studs out with a 4mm socket

Hey bro cool video. I believe this was one of the most stressful engines that you've worked on. I probably would of given up on in and send it to the dump😅😅

late again aw man but good video

I would try to fix it myself since I like a challenge, but I also know when I’ve been defeated and then will bring it into somebody that knows more about the machine than I do.

How did you know the spark plug was wrong?

Ohh a Tecumseh Vector carb That enough to make me run away Those just replace them if you can find one on Amazon They only used them for a short time. @taryl fixes all. Has some video on carburetor

3:05 Last time I tried that, they stole the whole generator 😔

My first thought is valves

Good enough for now. If the valves were lapped, it could improve overall engine power.

The reason there isn't more than 65psi compression at cranking is because of a decompression 'bump' feature on the cam. When it starts the 'bump' retracts and full compression is restored

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Your intro made me laugh.. Thats not that easy to do.

Watch your fingernails when starting generators with metal panels like this one. Almost ripped a nail off starting one of these. Who the hell engineers this crap?