I’m a cheap ass and will try to clean the carb probably about three times before I buy an aftermarket one 😂 I do agree on keeping the mower for a while before you sell it. I’ve had a couple come back because I sold them too quickly before tearing

I have an old Troy build push mower that has a goofy autochoke device. If I restart it with a few minutes all is good. If I wait a little longer the autochoke comes on and it will not start. If I pop off the air cleaner and stick a screwdriver or knife blade into carb to hold the choke open, it starts right up. if I had waited longer til the engine cools off it will fire up. Has been doing this for about 8 years. I'm too frugal to replace the autochoke device. There is a window of time where it doesn't respond. Thanks for your videos keep them coming.

Hello again. I could have overlooked videos that you posted this winter but I didn't see any so a Harty hello again. Nice to see your videos again. This was one of those real learning videos. As always well done and simple to understand. Figured it was the carb but had to watch anyway ha ha. Thanks alot.

I have a Lawn Boy with that engine that I found in the trash. Mine even as a blade clutch.

i had an old tiller that would stop/not restart when it got hot . worked out well , as we both got hot/needed a break at about the same time . sadly our arrangement of convienence came to an end when it eventually decided to not start , even when cold . found that the pushrod for the points had swelled and was jamming when hot . fixed it , but our beautiful understanding was over . pardon the tears , i get emotional .

Love these videos, so informative! I appreciate your content so much!

Saying what you would do sounds like a very good idea thank you for the video

Great video. I’m a 1 clean attempt and if that doesn’t work I opt for the new cheap carb. And I agree need to use it for a bit prior to selling it so you don’t pass a lemon off on the next person. Good business sense. Thank you again!!

keep up the good work 👍

The best fix is as follows: take throttle line off engine. Remove blade from bottom. Remove 3 bolts from bottom on engine. Put engine in a garbage can. Get a Briggs Quantum engine. Bolt Quantum to frame. Reinstall blade and throttle cable. Fill engine with clean oil and fresh gasoline. Mow Happy!

Mine always started when hot but might get cranky or non-cranky when cold BUT That was the Kawasaki on the Kawasnapper and all that was wrong with it was the choke/throttle cable needed moved a bit but after I found that I'd just move it with my thumb and it'd fire right up. Everything else fired right up. And the easiest way is usually the best. Happy week!

I would buy a carburetor just like you did. 👍👍👍

Like others have said, I'm cheap, and I'd try to clean it more than once, but probably not more than twice. Unless it's my personal mower. Then I might try as many as three times. I think the last time I was in this situation, it was my trimmer, and I tried to clean the carb three times. Then I bought a cheap replacement, which worked fine.

I never buy a new carb unless the old one can't be fixed. Also check the plug for carbon or crack in the porcelain when hot. I am a little confused way you don't use the ultra-sonic cleaner as designed. I only put a carb that is extremely dirty in a bag or jar when using the cleaner. Usually, I use the ultrasonic cleaner with no bag. I use either purple power or the yellow cleaner from Harbor Freight. Diluted is important when cleaning carbs. Glad you checked the valve clearance; I have had several Honda's lately that are pretty far out of adjustment. (on the GX series engines) Also had a few Hondas used by the Amish, that won't start when hot due to the coil failing. One of them drove me nuts until I had to stand there and watch it fail after about one hour. It was on a paint exhaust for a paint shop in the Amish wood shop. Thanks for the video.

I think that the amount of time I would spend trying to clean or repair an old carburetor would be dependent on two major factors: the condition the carb was in when I removed it and opened it up for the first time. If it had debris, rust, and corrosion then I wouldn’t hold out much hope of successfully bringing it back to useable life. Also, if a replacement carburetor costs more than $20-25.00, then I would likely be more motivated to put extra effort and parts into an old carb, like this one, that really didn’t have any meaningful visible damage leading me to believe it was a hopeless case. In the case of those newer, plastic “pulsajet” type carburetors, I force myself to push on trying to bring back an original factory carb when my lazy side just wants to give up and order a cheap aftermarket; knowing that they almost always will come back if you can locate and clear the clog (usually in the plastic jet) and also knowing that the “universal fit” aftermarkets don’t always have the correct sized jetting and sometimes the idle and run speeds will give inferior performance to those of the factory carburetor. I totally agree that restoring the original carb is better and cheaper, but opening a carb to find it full of brown rusty sludge or white powder is usually my signal that it time to log onto the ole “jungle site” and order up a cheap, new “Chineseium fuel toilet”!

My dad had a craftsman lawnmower from sears it lasted 14 years and he never did any maintenance on it one day I decided to do a cleaning from top to bottom on it I was greasing the wheel bolts up and the last wheel when I tightened the nut on it the bolt snapped from a small fracture on it now we have a honda mower which is way nicer

A lot of sale been going on this week Just on 3 mowers and a scrap riding mower frame made 670 It just started for to get more sales on the weekends

I have had no trouble cleaning out the Honda carburettors & if it had a no start when hot issue then I would check the engines compression as well as the valve clearance because of the valves are holding open slightly then that can cause a no or hard starting issue when the engine is hot as well !

I believe that the ignition coil is starting to be worn out

Unless the carburetor in question is unobtainable (like those old 90s Briggs and Stratton OHV engines) I'll use an aftermarket carb after a couple of trys. Garage space is a premium that can't be taken up by projects for weeks or months...

How often do you find lawn equipment on the curb just driving around?

Hello i was going to put a shut off valve on my push got any recommended

For me 1st clean by hand 2nd clean my ultrasonic cleaner, if that both fails then buy another carburetor

Personally: I'd chuck the Kohler motor & swap in a Briggs & call it a day..

I would replace the carb, then take the old one apart and go through it again to see if I missed something.

Where do you buy aftermarket carbs at

If it's a mower that I'm going to sell, I try cleaning it once. If that doesn't fix it, it gets a cheap aftermarket carb, and done.

I think I See the issue.. begins with a K!

I don’t like that vacuum actuated style . That can be problematic