FIXING THE LAWN MOWER SURGING PROBLEM (SKILL LEVEL EASY)

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Жыл бұрын

Surging is the idling up and down in rpm. This fix deals with cleaning the pilot jet.
Go here to look up your Briggs and Stratton engine: www.briggsandstratton.com/na/...
Go to Amazon.com for:
"Pin vise set" whichever one works for you. I got one that came with micro mills and those seem to be the right size.
"Tweezers"
Ultimately it boils down to cleaning out that jet.
Do not bother with fuel system cleaner, unless you want to clean the fuel system afterwards.

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@deanwitt7903 8 ай бұрын

If you take a job like this to a lawn mower shop they will do just as you did in a few minutes but when you pick it up they will tell you it was a 5 hour job to remove carburettor , strip and clean and refit ,plus what ever else they decided to invent while working on it . What should be less than an hour will be hundreds . You pay because it’s running but they are laughing all the way to the bank . Good on you for fixing it yourself . Well done 👍

@MakallWorkshop 8 ай бұрын

Deanwitt7903, I hear you loud and clear. I may just do a strip and clean on the carb. Just to stick it to em again!

@homers7777 Ай бұрын

I'm a small motor mechanic in Australia. Our labour is $95 an hour. I get $25 an hr.

@shawnohalloran6593 Ай бұрын

If you have a dirty pilot jet, the proper thing to do would be to take the carburetor out and completely clean it the right way, not half ass it and take shortcuts. So if you don’t want it done properly do what this guy did and you can deal with more problems down the road.

@OLDUDE77 24 күн бұрын

Dirty fuel.clean gas tank and new filter.

@solacegrove9752 Ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!! I have the same mower and problem and was about to take the whole carburetor out.🤩👏🏻

@clintsoutdooradventures 10 ай бұрын

Wow! I have the Exact mower and yours sounds exactly the way mine sounded when I was mowing the day before yesterday. Thanks for the easy-fix footage! I sure hope this works. 🤔

@MakallWorkshop 10 ай бұрын

How is working out for you? Did you see any trash in the jet?

@Nous3rnam3haha 10 ай бұрын

Solid coar copper wire is my go to for carburate cleaning. It is softer than most cast carburetor materials and snakes easily through any small orifice holes.

@MakallWorkshop 10 ай бұрын

That could absolutely work! I like the train of thought. My only issue is that for me at least i would have to remove the jet, then go to the hardware store to find the right size. I simply do not carry a wide variety of wire in my shop. In a pinch we use what we have to gain success.

@dragonfly9415 Ай бұрын

I believe the size is about .013 dia, and electricians know what guage of wire to use to get a strand of .013 off from?

@user-th4ks1ob9p 10 ай бұрын

Worked flawlessly…. Less and two minutes..don’t need the other tool. Just a screw driver, carb cleaner, and some wire to clean the ports.

@MakallWorkshop 9 ай бұрын

Nice!... Very happy to hear it... Awesome speed run too!:)

@AIChatter Жыл бұрын

thanks

@MakallWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Hope the video helps out.

@JohnGrebel 2 ай бұрын

I have the same exact mower but pilot jet is not at the same location unfortunately.. Same model but mine is 10 years older. Any suggestions?

@jakesfixes 2 ай бұрын

What model tractor is yours? I am in the same boat

@glenngooman8220 6 ай бұрын

Hey CJ you have the lawn mower engine idling faster than before you did not repair it

@tomlee-tf2nn 4 ай бұрын

That’s because he has it idle higher, where it’s set in between how fast he wants the mower to go between the turtle and the rabbit on the logo of the mower itself if you actually pay attention in the video, so yes, he did fix it

@philliphall5198 Жыл бұрын

It’s so easy to remove carb and completely clean it 😊😊😊

@MakallWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Perhaps in a another video, maybe a few years from now.

@danielaneily8929 21 күн бұрын

My mower runs as long as its ellavated ,handle bar down on the ground ONLY....???

@leemathis6053 Ай бұрын

Have one of these, I've done every "fix" I can find on internet but still no fix

@kyles_wrld3675 10 ай бұрын

or fuel filter can do it

@MakallWorkshop 10 ай бұрын

Certainly a fuel filter can be the cause of getting trash in the carb. But simply changing the filter may not fix the problem of surging once the jet is clogged or partially clogged.

@ksiidkd6594 2 ай бұрын

Sounded like it was still surging to me!

@erikrobbins6581 Ай бұрын

This video is inaccurate, i have been a small engine mechanic for 15+ years. The symptom of surging at high rpms indicates that it is the main jet that is the cause, the pilot jet is only critical to low engine rpms. It is also providing fuel all the time so the pilot and main are cumulative. But this "repair" would not fix the surging. Also none of the b+s repair manuals i have(all of them) indicate this is the correct repair methodology.

@MultiSander1986 Ай бұрын

Good morning. I have got a John deere with a B&S engine. 19HP. With same carb and is also surging like on the video. So do you think I should clean the main jet? I just did it but no change. Surging and does not rev up. Any ideas?

@vicentelo3740 Ай бұрын

hey man, help me, im Brazilian, my husqvarna Rider r316tx Kawasaki f481v motor runs really bad, i cleaned the carburetor but after this he runs much bad with black smoke, (it looks like the choke is on), Have you ever seen something similar, before cleaning the carburetor it was oscillating at idle speed

@vicentelo3740 Ай бұрын

@@MultiSander1986Hello friend, im Brazilian, in this case the best thing to do is to remove the carburetor and clean the high speed and low speed fuel channels

@philliphall5198 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like starter is stuck also Nikki carbs are a pain in the butt Never leave old gas in them

@MakallWorkshop Жыл бұрын

The battery is on its last leg, almost convinced myself to go buy another one.

@thurm101 Жыл бұрын

I always run mine dry. Got a fuel shut off. When done mower (every time) I shut fuel off then run motor until engine stops.

@MakallWorkshop 10 ай бұрын

Just an update on the battery. I put it on a charger to recondition it and works real good now.

@reallywontsufferfools1620 Ай бұрын

great job, just a shame you did everything off camera

@thurm101 Жыл бұрын

Is that a Nikki?

@MakallWorkshop Жыл бұрын

according to the manual it does not appear to be: link below, my carb is 125B which states a Ruixing branded carb. shop.briggsandstratton.com/pages/parts-lookup?#/Briggs_%26_Stratton/33R777-0003-G1/Carburetor%2c_Fuel_Supply%2c_Kit-Carburetor_Overhaul/33R7770003G1/104920004A/y After all the horror stories about Nikki I feel I should count myself lucky.