I just got a snapper riding mower today for free, and was messing with it to get it to run. Your video solved the problem of not starting. The parking brake wasn't set. Lol.
So here's what's happening.... as you let it sit, the fuel fills up the bowl and there's enough gas to get it to almost fire up and run, except for there's just not quite enough. So at this point 23:20 you know it has spark you and know it's getting some fuel, but it just won't stay running. What I would do is to take the air cleaner off and put some brake cleaner in the carburetor and see if it will run for just a second, which it would. That tells you it's not getting fuel and that means it's the carburetor. The end, right? Well maybe.. you see, on top of the gas cap there is a little screw, and if it's turned all the way down where it's not allowing air in, you can also have the same failure that way. I worked on mine all day one day only to find out I just needed to open that screw a little bit and then it worked fine.
The bars on bag do hold the bagger but are also to stand machine up for maintenance. Surprised yours doesn’t have a battery! I had ordered a new carb on Amazon which works great. I’ve seen people use ultrasonic cleaners but with the gunk you had in bowl I’d have just bought a new one for $20. Very easy to service this machine - been using one for 8 years now.
@@NutmegThumper Listen Im mega sorry you typed a thought out comment and I did some blackout drunk response. I do care about my viewers thats why a majority of my videos are DIY and how to videos. Not even asking you to watch anymore of my videos. Just know my response was dumb and I apologize for the ignorant response.
BEFORE you do ANYTHING with it, find the Serial plate decal on it, it will be on the frame, it will have the Model number Series on it ALWAYS use that for parts and work, I worked at the factory from 1972 till 2015 and one of the BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS is that they all are the same and you can swap any part from any Model & Series, and adjustments are the same, this is FALSE, if you watch ANY so called youtube expert on these mowers and they NEVER tell you WHAT MODEL or Series they are working on then be VERY leary about any further instructions they give.
If you really wanted to save money you could have just bought a carb kit on the Big A. It comes with the carburetor, spark plug, air filter, fuel filter. It’s between 25-30. No need for parts cleaner on new parts
Just got one for free when I bought my trailer for my landscape business the old man said if I could lift it in I could have it just needed a new carburetor
I feel like I got a mower repair lesson from Napoleon Dynamite
Tots?
LMAO
I just got a snapper riding mower today for free, and was messing with it to get it to run. Your video solved the problem of not starting. The parking brake wasn't set. Lol.
These things are tricky, really makes no sense, you should be able to start them in neutral
Good job bruh 💯
Great find. Hope you enjoy.
These are really dependable and cheap to operate if you do your own work, seems they all need new tires or just install tubes😊
Its got oil and gas, it runs. Life is like a box of chocolates… 🍫✅
So here's what's happening.... as you let it sit, the fuel fills up the bowl and there's enough gas to get it to almost fire up and run, except for there's just not quite enough.
So at this point 23:20 you know it has spark you and know it's getting some fuel, but it just won't stay running.
What I would do is to take the air cleaner off and put some brake cleaner in the carburetor and see if it will run for just a second, which it would. That tells you it's not getting fuel and that means it's the carburetor. The end, right? Well maybe.. you see, on top of the gas cap there is a little screw, and if it's turned all the way down where it's not allowing air in, you can also have the same failure that way. I worked on mine all day one day only to find out I just needed to open that screw a little bit and then it worked fine.
Its sometimes hard to get these old mowers running right
The bars on bag do hold the bagger but are also to stand machine up for maintenance. Surprised yours doesn’t have a battery! I had ordered a new carb on Amazon which works great. I’ve seen people use ultrasonic cleaners but with the gunk you had in bowl I’d have just bought a new one for $20. Very easy to service this machine - been using one for 8 years now.
Your mom taught me how to work on these
@@Maybe1Someday What?
@@NutmegThumper Imma be honest, I dont even remember making that comment
@@NutmegThumper Listen Im mega sorry you typed a thought out comment and I did some blackout drunk response. I do care about my viewers thats why a majority of my videos are DIY and how to videos. Not even asking you to watch anymore of my videos. Just know my response was dumb and I apologize for the ignorant response.
Cool is runs looks like a excust leak though but could also be oil building up
Flange didn’t sit flush with the head. Ran good though
@@Maybe1Someday cool I work on snappers too. There great mowers.
A perfect example of a video of a guy who works over an hour on something and he has no idea what he's doing.
Thanks man I never had one of these mowers. One of my favorite. Thanks for watching
It's so loud because the bolts to the exhaust are loose and it's not going through the muffler
Flange is rusted oblong not holding exact pressure
BEFORE you do ANYTHING with it, find the Serial plate decal on it, it will be on the frame, it will have the Model number Series on it ALWAYS use that for parts and work, I worked at the factory from 1972 till 2015 and one of the BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS is that they all are the same and you can swap any part from any Model & Series, and adjustments are the same, this is FALSE, if you watch ANY so called youtube expert on these mowers and they NEVER tell you WHAT MODEL or Series they are working on then be VERY leary about any further instructions they give.
Mower ran perfectly, sold it for a deal. Do you watch the videos?
If you really wanted to save money you could have just bought a carb kit on the Big A. It comes with the carburetor, spark plug, air filter, fuel filter. It’s between 25-30. No need for parts cleaner on new parts
Amazon scammers
Never mentioned the safety seat cut off switch .. I was thinking that was your problem maybe.
I don't believe it has a safety on the seat at least mine doesn't.
Nope
is it for sale?
Just got one for free when I bought my trailer for my landscape business the old man said if I could lift it in I could have it just needed a new carburetor
I sold it for $500. Thats about the going rate for any year snapper
Could of saved much work & been better off if you converted it to propane
It runs on nuclear energy now