all your points are true and thank you for the comment!

Great point!

very well said haneyoakie14

Glad you enjoyed it

thank you One Sad Tech

no problem and thanks for the comment.

thank you J G I appreciate it

hopefully you get it running again.

Thank you Growing Little Country homestead.

hopefully it goes well for you.

Great to hear!

very nice that works too.

thank you Buddy Reed and thanks for the information

Thanks 👍

nice work!

Thank you very much!

thank you Aussie nebula

no problem Jacob Feather

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hope it works out for you

thank you

Thanks, you too!

thank you WildeFox

I completely agree they were cutting corners. Thank you Stephen Bridges.

I think you convinced me to buy a stihl instead

Thank you, I will

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Thanks and welcome Dancing Alone wRentals.

very nice.

Hope so, thank you Mick

Thanks!

Thank you very much!

thank you Ethan Miller. I might have to look into Amsoil

Thank you AL's Small Engines

I'm thinking about getting a forge, might have to start collecting aluminum.

@@HomeGaragechannel I don’t have a forge. I just strip it all down and then the scrap yard pays big money for it

oh yes I forgot about that scrap yards.

how bad would it have to be, before you scrap it?

@@HomeGaragechannel Never scrapped anything so I can't say as I would keep it for parts especially if it is something hard to get. If it is something like an engine ran on straight gas and it was beyond repair then I would consider it for parts since the engine is done. Or I would find another of the same model with a good engine but in terrible external shape. Parts are just too expensive to be throwing things out when you might need them in the future if you get an identical model, that is how I view things at least. I have a Troy-Bilt trimmer with a busted shaft that costs a whopping $60 for a new shaft which is insane. Engine is perfect and looks barely used. It isn't a shaft with a gearbox, it is one of those likely cheaper permanent ones that if something inside breaks, you have to get a whole new one but for $60 there is no way so I'll just keep looking for another trimmer. Engine runs like a clock and has lots of power. Has so much power it broke the gears for the shaft haha.

thank you for the information

@@HomeGaragechannel No problem, surprised you still have time replying to comments.

I feel if you take the time out of your day to make a comment, I should make time as well.

wow, that's some damage, what did you end up doing with it?

@@HomeGaragechannel I ended up finding another one that looked as if had been ran over. All the plastic was cracked and the blower tube was gone. But the engine was ok. I just replaced my engine with it and had to swap carburator over for the one I found was damaged. Been ok for several years now. I also used locktite on those bolts

very nice work.

You and me both A Patterson.

nice work, and thank you Charles Duboise

@@HomeGaragechannel thanks of all of the small engine repair channels I learn more from yours than any others you get to the point and show the what the best way the repair it

I really do appreciate that

you make a good point Ramadin Sookhoo.

@@HomeGaragechannel dip by drip the bucket will get filled up. It was technically a simple repair but getting to the source of the problem is very stressful even for an experienced person like yourself bro

it works great now

nice work James Hedrick

that works too.

😂

thank you William Snow

use a spark checker and see who well it's sparking, if it's ok, then use a compression tester to get a reading.

you make a good point

I've reused several base gaskets and never had a problem 👍

I use Wallyworld's full synthetic oil. Can't remember the name but it's their store brand.

really, I didn't know they where rebrands.

@@HomeGaragechannel Well in in England Uk, and mine was the same as yours except it was black and branded Mc Culloch GBV345

thank you Gary Lollman

you make a good point, If I take it apart in the next year or so, I'll have to remember to use red loc-tite.

you make a good point, it can definitely be a pain sometimes.

unfortunately this is not the same blower from the stuck engine no money or #3, they all look the same.

@@HomeGaragechannel Awww. Well, they all smash the same against concrete.

yes they do

first I would ask "when was the last time it ran" and then I would suggest trying to start it by clearing the "flood" that's In the engine, after that get a compression test done

@@HomeGaragechannel it ran days before, then just 1 day it wouldn't start. I will give it a compression test soon. Thanks.

I hear that a lot, but they are very cheap, and if taken care of, can be worth the price.

@@HomeGaragechannel Just like a Homelite.

yes I feel the same with them, they're cheap, and use good fuel, and prep it for winter, I think they'll last .

@@HomeGaragechannel I started running an old C-5 Homelite saw in my teens and found that they were like the Briggs flat heads as far as being reliable, easy to work on and tough. A 923 or 925 was a bear of a saw like a McCullough Super Pro 81. They messed around and got modern and quality went down, just like Briggs adopting Tecumseh ways and parts but they used to be good products.

that's a real shame the quality dropped.

I sure hope so Bill Clement.

thank you Bill Clement

did you check the spark arrestor screen?

@@HomeGaragechannel yes

I would suggest you take it to a tinkerer like me, and have them adjust the carb.

thank you Catcha Cow

Catcha Cow you should never run any gas-containing Ethanol in engines that use this type of carburetor (I call em chainsaw carbs) as they all have a Metering Diaphram for the gas in them. ETHANOL will make it turn Rock Hard and stop working. Even after just a season or 2. Please use only regular non-ethanol gas in them. in the long run it will save you more money. if you use ethanol gas in mowers, just make sure you run ALL the gas out of it before season end storage.

thank you Hunter 747

Check the piston for wear before ordering the carb. OEM carbs for Stihls are not cheap

@@alexstromberg7696 alright I will do that when I get it thanks for that tip of the piston

nice of your uncle.

very well said Mike Jones

Eu não sei

no I fixed it

thank you Donald Bower.

Thank you Cemk, you're probably the only other person that's said that. Most people just don't have the attention span. I'll compromise and Not speed up the video as much, but this video would be about 19 minutes long, and there will be more time between talking intervals.

I completely understand

that would have been a good option as well.

@@HomeGaragechannel yes for sure as it has a 99% success rate.

is that hard to do?

@@HomeGaragechannel it's not hard, it's just long. Takes roughly an hour and a half.

thank you Russell Booth.

wow, that's amazing that it started again.

@@HomeGaragechannel yeah it ran perfectly fine

a long time ago, I would set the fuel to optimum, and the Engine speed would be at it's max, I then found out that the engine would overheat, and the piston rings would get destroyed. it was a hard lesson. I had seen all the other people setting a bit rich, and now I know why, the engine will run cooler with the extra fuel.

thank you for getting that one Dwayne Collins.

it would seem your engine has a leak and that's the reason why it's smoking, it's burning the oil that's coming out of the leak.

very good advice.

thank you Jason Hilliker

very true.

yes I think you're right.

yes that's a very good brand

you are absolutely correct. the only thing that's easy to get to is the Carb.

yes it will

go that right

nope I don't have a business, it's mainly a hobby.

I would also check your spark plug

@@HomeGaragechannel I doubt that would be an issue since it started one time and didn’t start the next time. But I’ll check anyway, if I could find it (not visible from the top.

@@HomeGaragechannel so I pulled out that old snow bower, pulled out the park plug (it’s was actually exposed which I thought it wasn’t.) it didn’t look too bad, so I took a fire place lighter, couldn’t do anything so I put it back in. Look apart the side like that guy did in the video. It was still doing the same thing, so I didn’t have much hope. I filmed a quick video so I could upload it so you can see what’s happening, but the gas decided to not spit out anymore. I took a corded drill to it, big puff of old gas smoke, and it started, at this point, I ran the tank dry and is stored until the first snow fall.

as long as you know how to get it started, I wouldn't mess with it too much till you get a chance

@@HomeGaragechannel well since it works, there is nothing to do to it, for now. Also, not too worried about this old one since we have a slightly larger one for the larger snow falls, this little one is nice to just grab and use for an hour without too much fuss. Also, before I started to clear the driveway, my father was putting gas and oil mix into it without realizing it only takes straight gas 😬. Luckily, no engine damage after 15 years of doing that one, some how. Now I just clean the driveway in the morning while everyone stays sleeping in lol.

you make a good point.

that's a great idea.

thank you Robert Yearian.