I run my shop the way you run yours. I'll fix anything. Cars, trucks, lawnmowers, golf carts, motorcycles, anything with an engine and beyond. Great repair. I don't send anything out for repair for that very reason, nobody does quality work anymore.
That was just beyond my imagination...that you can make the nozzles of a carburetor smaller using simple solder. I have never seen anything like that before...thank you for the enlightening video!.....very cool
I used to fly in a carburated cessna that if you "floored" the throttle too quickly the motor would die. That led to some sphincter tightening mid-air cranks. Love the new black nail polish BTW Ivan
I have never seen jet resized smaller before especially with a dental pick. Not sure the younger throwaway/generation will understand but with your videos maybe they have a chance. keep up the good work. I am always learning from your videos, thank you.
Progressively got worse. Check the points gap. Closed up points will act exactly like this. When ever suspecting carb issues, always check the ignition system first.
That was a carburetor rebuild? WOW! The original rebuilder should be embarrassed. I've rebuilt dozens of carbs and many were not that nasty before serving. A cheap set of micro drill bits with a hand reamer come in handy. An electric drill introduces too much wobble and makes the hole larger. Good detective work as always Ivan! Happy Easter!
Ivan that's a great repair :-D When you picked up your trusty soldering iron i thought ... yes yes he is going to fill it and drill it lol. Brilliant idea Ivan :-D Sorry that Ive missed your videos, Ive been really ill and it's took ages to feel ok . I hate being ill :-(
Why not measure the jet size with drill bits of different size. Calipers seem like killing an ant with an elephant gun. I am 73 years old so I have been in quite a few carburetors but I have to say, I have never seen someone do what you just did. I have carefully drilled out jets with micro drill bits but filling one in and re-jetting with a hand held motorized drill!!! One of a kind, Ivan, one of a kind.
doing that actually scratches the jets and will change the flow volume by causing turbulence. not that it's critical on a farm tractor, like on an aircraft or racing. you should really assume the stamped number is correct, if there's any doubts replace it with the correct size, but again, it's not an aircraft. lol
@@arcadeuk I would think a back probe would be a better diameter than a paperclip. But what do I know. I installed my jets backwards on a 4 brrl carb. Ran great floored, at idle not so much......
I live in the city and boy Ivan your place, looks like heaven! I remember that you said, in a recent video that your wife was an optometrist, and you can fix anything, sir! The horses are beautiful we are animal lovers! I know you guys have worked hard for that place and you deserve that beautiful piece of heaven! God bless you, Ivan and your family!
I love how you not only diagnose and fix the most complicated electrical problems, but you also take on the most primitive mechanical issues. Fixing a farm tractor with a farmer fix. Never a dull video. Great job
The stuff Harry is hauling at the end of the video is a metaphor for the quality of the repair at the carburetor rebuild shop. Could they have known about the improper jet size? Probably not. However, the fact that it took a month for a 15-minute job and that they installed the Venturi upside down, I'm certain they never would have.
Hey Ivan not that your going to have a mad rush on re-taping jets but a company called Anderson & Forrester makes a thumb drill set that I used to drill orifices for conversions from natural to LP gas a drop of solder and a quick drill out and back in business. Great farmers fix😊
Ivan I'm always intrigued by your ingenuity to "get a fix." When I'm confronted with a problem I always think, "What would Ivan do here?" Seriously. Loved this diag and fix. Amazing. What a use of your gray matter. Thanks. Sorry to see your thumb got "dinged." Hi to your wife.
Love the variation of repairs on this channel. Just figuring things out in a logical way is a lost art. We'll done! That owner loves his vintage farm equipment. I did the same thing to an early 70's rototiller. Runs mint!
Quickest “repair” is to put a tiny piece of wire through the orifice . Usually can bend it so it stays in place but can rattle around so it keeps clogging to a minimum. Can be done in the field even. That carb was high tec with the electric shutoff and the fixed orifice. Earlier models had an adjustable mixture screw for both idle and “load”. But no adjustment possible with the solenoid screwed in that hole.
Good job. Heh, now there isn't any error codes anymore. No even fault lights. Our family owns David Brown 880 tractor at 60-talet here at Finland, very popular as small Massey Ferguson with petrol machine.
@Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics DENTAL PICK!!! Ivan, you truly are the MacGyver of auto repair diagnosticians!!! Kudos to you for always going the extra mile with the goal of NO PARTS REQUIRED!!! Been repairing my own vehicles for 40 years but there is always something more to learn and I'm getting all I can handle from watching your channel!! Keep up the awesome work!
Hi IVAN ,that was a great repair and one issue that isn't taught in auto shop today.The issue of air -fuel ratio and the performance of engines.With the widespread use of fuel injection sizing fuel jets is no longer done.Although i believe Holley carbs may still have screw in jets with varying jet sizes in the jet plates? But i think the reason they went away from metering rods and jets was because with injectors being electronic you have a basic size jet AND the computer VARIES the time it's held OPEN to let fuel through.That makes more sense to me as you can in effect change the amount of fuel ON THE FLY.However to do that you need a computer AND a sensor to tell it if the mixture is to rich or lean.And that means downstream monitoring the exhaust.The little solenoid could almost be modified with a ARDUINO unit to act LIKE a fuel injector,but of coarse the EPA would find out,and take you to jail for thinking outside the BOX,haha!!!good vid ,ivan
Worked on lots of 1981 and 1982 IHC school buses. Always had repair any carb that came from a rebuilder, so when just rebuild them in house and better luck.
Hi Ivan, good catch, venturis are designed to speed the air past the booster. different sizes for different engines. no parts required just 5 man hours.😂 Rich
I like the solder trick.. I'll have to try that. I used to change jets so often in dirt bikes and quads that I have several little piles of jets and jet kits laying around now. :) ... You cut out the fun part of taking the carb off and on 100 times. lol
When you said you were trying 1/16 inch, I was going to suggest a piece of 1/16 inch copper tubing. Then when you went smaller I was thinking solder a piece of copper wire the right size to fill it then use a fractional drill to drill the right size. If the solder wears away, that might be an option.
Great video and diagnosis. True to your colors showing people how to resize a carburetor jet. If you don’t want to invest in a set of drill bits for jets a torch tip cleaner does an okay job too.
That wrap brought back nightmares of cleaning out stalls and loading the spreader with a pitchfork. Love the creativity of getting that carb back in action.
Yup, the universal form of payment between neighbors is chocolate chip cookies!! I can't tell you how many times I got those as payment!! They are the best!! 🍪🍪🍪🥛😂
Hi Ivan, a buddy of mine and I were struggling with a 80 hp mercury engine on a boat with a carb problem. We completely cleaned it out twice and after scratching our heads bald we found a little grain of dirt that wouldn’t fall out it just sat in there like a little check ball. Took us a while but we got it out and the engine ran and idled perfect afterwards. Way to go Ivan you mechanical aptitude keeps climbing upwards.
For a tiny drill bit for a soft metal, you might be able to just cut a piece of wire and chuck that up in your drill. Cut the business end at an angle for the cutting surface.
I love that old school tech. Everything is so simple, and it just works predictably. I remember doing something just like that at the racetrack with my buddy's racing motorcycle, well over 20 years ago. Thumper class. He would never bring a box of jets. Just a set of jet drills, a roll of soldier and a propane torch. If you don't have the right size jets during test and tune, just soldier up the hole and drill it back out to the size you think you need. It warms the heart seeing that trick still being used today. Nice work Ivan!
HAHA I love that one. I feel sorry for your neighbor getting that crappy 'rebuild'. Shame he didn't bring it to you in the first place, but lucky for him that you were able to fix it for him using the tried and trusted paperclip method. The horses in the field are like "WFT? Ivan's put a soft top on his Suzuki in a Mad Max stylee"
Heck yeah!! Always awesome to see serviceable equipment given a new lease on life! There's not a lot of people left in the world that can work on carbureted engines, and definitely not a lot of people equally comfortable working on both modern and vintage equipment!
the old sow works well Ivan , I used to have a kit of jets for the old Harleys right up to 1999, good common sense job , that is lacking now a days , and I bet his plugs will have a good brown color to them .
Wow that main jet was massive for that engine. Ivan shows us that sometimes logically looking at what is the desired function of a part can help us ensure it is functioning correctly. This diag was different than most of his, but actually a pretty valuable lesson. Many would have replace the electric valve.
You’re the man Ivan! A friend of mine said a carburetor is a device for delivering the wrong fuel air ratio over all operating conditions. Ha! Fuel injection was a Great Leap Forward but it seems to me that direct fuel injection and some of the newer innovations are diminishing returns. Too much complexity and cost for the return.
You are truly amazing Ivan, not only do you get the most exotic cars to work on but the most off the way machines as well. I laughed when I remember the Holley Carb manuals saying "Never drill a jet as this causes uneven flow"....LOL I never would.have thought about solder fill and resize. Truly an artist with No Parts Required jobs. Thanks so much for the great video.
I run my shop the way you run yours. I'll fix anything. Cars, trucks, lawnmowers, golf carts, motorcycles, anything with an engine and beyond. Great repair. I don't send anything out for repair for that very reason, nobody does quality work anymore.
most people still working have no idea of the "old school stuff" that really was basic but worked well.
The Carb shop in California
Are we related? I’ll fix anything also.
Shop ?
Never underestimate the value of good neighbors.
It's temporary unless it works. I have a feeling your custom jet will not be replaced with an OEM any time soon. Nice fix.
The pride in the smile of a guy that defeats a tractor that doubles his age.
That was just beyond my imagination...that you can make the nozzles of a carburetor smaller using simple solder. I have never seen anything like that before...thank you for the enlightening video!.....very cool
You keep making that old man's days. An old man and his old tractor working in harmony. You will go to heaven for being such a great Human being.
Yep, very happy customer!
He was very pleased to get his favorite tractor back running top notch... Put it to work right away! 🙂
Hmmm- where did you learn that bit of theology?
Carburetor "common sense" is rare knowledge to have these days. Bravo Ivan!
Exactly
Would of checked the float level.
Marvel Schebler carburetor
Got one here on a case tractor and it's an old Carter YF.Side draft
I love keeping a farmer happy. Free firewood, cookies and fertilizer for the garden. Can never say no to that. Great work.
Good morning, Every time i see Ivan's thumb I get flash backs of when I was using a pickle fork with a 4lb sledge and missed.
His wife should give him a Manicure 🤪
Man it's beautiful to see these workhorses still doing it's job .... thanks for the "fruits of your labor" there at the end Ivan !
Awesome. I love it that you didn't stop trying until it was perfect. Good enough is sometimes just not good enough.
I am old school as well , back then we repaired our own generators ,alternator's, starters , water pumps , fuel pumps ,carburetor's ,distributers .
I used to fly in a carburated cessna that if you "floored" the throttle too quickly the motor would die. That led to some sphincter tightening mid-air cranks. Love the new black nail polish BTW Ivan
Be good to your neighbors and they’ll be good to you!
I have never seen jet resized smaller before especially with a dental pick. Not sure the younger throwaway/generation will understand but with your videos maybe they have a chance. keep up the good work. I am always learning from your videos, thank you.
We used to do this to get our scooters dialed in. There are also carb jet bit sets with a variety of small sizes up to 1mm
Time to invest in a set of 3D printer nozzle drill bits. That will get you all those small sizes you need.
Progressively got worse. Check the points gap. Closed up points will act exactly like this. When ever suspecting carb issues, always check the ignition system first.
Youvare a true engineer that can analyze the problem and come to a scientific solution.
That was a carburetor rebuild? WOW! The original rebuilder should be embarrassed. I've rebuilt dozens of carbs and many were not that nasty before serving. A cheap set of micro drill bits with a hand reamer come in handy. An electric drill introduces too much wobble and makes the hole larger. Good detective work as always Ivan! Happy Easter!
I. Say it all the time , you have a gift Ivan! This was a fun one!!
Ivan that's a great repair :-D
When you picked up your trusty soldering iron i thought ... yes yes he is going to fill it and drill it lol.
Brilliant idea Ivan :-D
Sorry that Ive missed your videos, Ive been really ill and it's took ages to feel ok .
I hate being ill :-(
Why not measure the jet size with drill bits of different size. Calipers seem like killing an ant with an elephant gun.
I am 73 years old so I have been in quite a few carburetors but I have to say, I have never seen someone do what you just did. I have carefully drilled out jets with micro drill bits but filling one in and re-jetting with a hand held motorized drill!!! One of a kind, Ivan, one of a kind.
I'm guessing if Ivan had a set of micro-drill-bits, he wouldn't have been using paperclips and dental pics to make the different sized holes
@@arcadeuk He proved it doesn't really matter what you use.
doing that actually scratches the jets and will change the flow volume by causing turbulence. not that it's critical on a farm tractor, like on an aircraft or racing.
you should really assume the stamped number is correct, if there's any doubts replace it with the correct size, but again, it's not an aircraft. lol
@@arcadeuk I would think a back probe would be a better diameter than a paperclip. But what do I know. I installed my jets backwards on a 4 brrl carb. Ran great floored, at idle not so much......
This is actually how I found your channel, when you were working on another tractor.
Always satisfying to see a manure spreader, aka politician. Mine is named Hillary.
I am surprised there is still some smart people in the world
I live in the city and boy Ivan your place, looks like heaven! I remember that you said, in a recent video that your wife was an optometrist, and you can fix anything, sir! The horses are beautiful we are animal lovers! I know you guys have worked hard for that place and you deserve that beautiful piece of heaven! God bless you, Ivan and your family!
Well done Ivan, At the end when you said "Big Pile of Horse Manure" I thought you were leading into your next repair of a Jeep.
I love how you not only diagnose and fix the most complicated electrical problems, but you also take on the most primitive mechanical issues. Fixing a farm tractor with a farmer fix. Never a dull video. Great job
What a beautiful place you live Ivan.
The stuff Harry is hauling at the end of the video is a metaphor for the quality of the repair at the carburetor rebuild shop. Could they have known about the improper jet size? Probably not. However, the fact that it took a month for a 15-minute job and that they installed the Venturi upside down, I'm certain they never would have.
Great job Ivan, it's priceless when neighbors have each others back.
Hey Ivan not that your going to have a mad rush on re-taping jets but a company called Anderson & Forrester makes a thumb drill set that I used to drill orifices for conversions from natural to LP gas a drop of solder and a quick drill out and back in business.
Great farmers fix😊
I love the nature around your house. You're very lucky to have that 😊
You need a set of numbered drills
Ivan I'm always intrigued by your ingenuity to "get a fix." When I'm confronted with a problem I always think, "What would Ivan do here?" Seriously. Loved this diag and fix. Amazing. What a use of your gray matter. Thanks. Sorry to see your thumb got "dinged." Hi to your wife.
Love the variation of repairs on this channel. Just figuring things out in a logical way is a lost art. We'll done! That owner loves his vintage farm equipment. I did the same thing to an early 70's rototiller. Runs mint!
The small tube with holes; ; Emulsifier tube. . .😉
Ouch those thumb smashes hurt. Remember my father drilling a hole in my fingernail with a pin vice drill. Felt so much better after pressure was gone.
Nice one Ivan! 👍🏼
Quickest “repair” is to put a tiny piece of wire through the orifice . Usually can bend it so it stays in place but can rattle around so it keeps clogging to a minimum. Can be done in the field even.
That carb was high tec with the electric shutoff and the fixed orifice. Earlier models had an adjustable mixture screw for both idle and “load”. But no adjustment possible with the solenoid screwed in that hole.
Wonderful repair. Lovely to see some knowledge of old school tech and to see that it still has it's place today. Fantastic 😀😀😀😀😀
Good job done old school way by using ones knowledge, excellent 👍
So nice to see that 574 working again!! Unstoppable!
Good stuff, you need a numbered drill bit set
That was great detective work I will bet the rebuilder had no clue as to how the venturi actually works Nice job Ivan !
Awesome!
Good job. Heh, now there isn't any error codes anymore. No even fault lights. Our family owns David Brown 880 tractor at 60-talet here at Finland, very popular as small Massey Ferguson with petrol machine.
Gotta love the old, simple machines...
Good show. I also fix anything at my shop😂 Love the country scene ❤ Happy Easter
That was awesome Ivan!! Getting that jet just right like that with some odds and sods of various diameters…. Priceless man!
@Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics DENTAL PICK!!! Ivan, you truly are the MacGyver of auto repair diagnosticians!!! Kudos to you for always going the extra mile with the goal of NO PARTS REQUIRED!!! Been repairing my own vehicles for 40 years but there is always something more to learn and I'm getting all I can handle from watching your channel!! Keep up the awesome work!
A manure spreader! I remember riding on Grandpa's lap pulling one of those, 70 years ago!!
I thought I knew a lot about carburetors until I watched this video! Thanks for the knowledge Ivan!
Hi IVAN ,that was a great repair and one issue that isn't taught in auto shop today.The issue of air -fuel ratio and the performance of engines.With the widespread use of fuel injection sizing fuel jets is no longer done.Although i believe Holley carbs may still have screw in jets with varying jet sizes in the jet plates? But i think the reason they went away from metering rods and jets was because with injectors being electronic you have a basic size jet AND the computer VARIES the time it's held OPEN to let fuel through.That makes more sense to me as you can in effect change the amount of fuel ON THE FLY.However to do that you need a computer AND a sensor to tell it if the mixture is to rich or lean.And that means downstream monitoring the exhaust.The little solenoid could almost be modified with a ARDUINO unit to act LIKE a fuel injector,but of coarse the EPA would find out,and take you to jail for thinking outside the BOX,haha!!!good vid ,ivan
Worked on lots of 1981 and 1982 IHC school buses. Always had repair any carb that came from a rebuilder, so when just rebuild them in house and better luck.
Automotive genius.....you qualify. Great job.
Hi Ivan, good catch, venturis are designed to speed the air past the booster. different sizes for different engines. no parts required just 5 man hours.😂
Rich
I would have never thought to fo that. You are something else Ival. Good job
welldone ivan. most of the times with carbs it's logic. and errors when rebuild. your the star on your own show😆
Another nugget tucked away for future use, very resourceful. Well done.👍
I like the solder trick.. I'll have to try that. I used to change jets so often in dirt bikes and quads that I have several little piles of jets and jet kits laying around now. :) ... You cut out the fun part of taking the carb off and on 100 times. lol
Just had to unscrew the fuel solenoid to get to the main jet... Actually very nice design! 😊
That old timer is tickled pink, he got his old tractor back and running nice and smooth just the way he likes it.
When you said you were trying 1/16 inch, I was going to suggest a piece of 1/16 inch copper tubing. Then when you went smaller I was thinking solder a piece of copper wire the right size to fill it then use a fractional drill to drill the right size. If the solder wears away, that might be an option.
Very cool video … love the way you deconstructed the problem and fabricated the solution …
Great video and diagnosis. True to your colors showing people how to resize a carburetor jet. If you don’t want to invest in a set of drill bits for jets a torch tip cleaner does an okay job too.
Oh the good ole manure spreader. Used to hate that machine on a windy day.
The video of the tractor working is amazing. Not many tractors from this era are handy with a loader like this IH
Ivan the master tractor mechanic thanks for sharing
Wow, I learned a lot. Old school the best
That wrap brought back nightmares of cleaning out stalls and loading the spreader with a pitchfork. Love the creativity of getting that carb back in action.
It sure liked the .055" on the main jet! Sounded great!
That’s amazing! Great job Ivan!
You do nice work Ivan, way to go.
Yup, the universal form of payment between neighbors is chocolate chip cookies!! I can't tell you how many times I got those as payment!! They are the best!! 🍪🍪🍪🥛😂
Great job. Engines were once much simpler.
Engines are still the same.. We just feed it fuel slightly differently
Hi Ivan, a buddy of mine and I were struggling with a 80 hp mercury engine on a boat with a carb problem. We completely cleaned it out twice and after scratching our heads bald we found a little grain of dirt that wouldn’t fall out it just sat in there like a little check ball. Took us a while but we got it out and the engine ran and idled perfect afterwards. Way to go Ivan you mechanical aptitude keeps climbing upwards.
Tools needed!
2:30 Hi, first timing, second valve adjustment, third fuel, pressure and volume and then carburetor.
Hi Ivan .Good old school mechanics that we are trained with in our young years. 😄
After a professional rebuild, I would have expected to see new gaskets installed.
and no grime inside. I've rebuilt carbs that looked like that one before I worked on it.
For a tiny drill bit for a soft metal, you might be able to just cut a piece of wire and chuck that up in your drill. Cut the business end at an angle for the cutting surface.
I'm sure your neighbors love you Ivan!
I love that old school tech. Everything is so simple, and it just works predictably. I remember doing something just like that at the racetrack with my buddy's racing motorcycle, well over 20 years ago. Thumper class. He would never bring a box of jets. Just a set of jet drills, a roll of soldier and a propane torch. If you don't have the right size jets during test and tune, just soldier up the hole and drill it back out to the size you think you need. It warms the heart seeing that trick still being used today. Nice work Ivan!
HAHA I love that one. I feel sorry for your neighbor getting that crappy 'rebuild'. Shame he didn't bring it to you in the first place, but lucky for him that you were able to fix it for him using the tried and trusted paperclip method.
The horses in the field are like "WFT? Ivan's put a soft top on his Suzuki in a Mad Max stylee"
Heck yeah!! Always awesome to see serviceable equipment given a new lease on life!
There's not a lot of people left in the world that can work on carbureted engines, and definitely not a lot of people equally comfortable working on both modern and vintage equipment!
Good catch on that venturi, Ivan
Im really liking your channel. Just found ur channel the other day. You are very impressive. Good job
the old sow works well Ivan , I used to have a kit of jets for the old Harleys right up to 1999, good common sense job , that is lacking now a days , and I bet his plugs will have a good brown color to them .
Great repair my friend. I saw the manure spreader and I swear I could smell my Ole Kentucky Home.
You are sooo smart Ivan!! I love all your videos!
Yes carburetor work AND operation by young ones, is a lost art.
Wow that main jet was massive for that engine. Ivan shows us that sometimes logically looking at what is the desired function of a part can help us ensure it is functioning correctly. This diag was different than most of his, but actually a pretty valuable lesson. Many would have replace the electric valve.
Great going, Ivan!
Fantastic inventive solution 👌..luv ya work Ivan 👍😎
Great job!
You’re the man Ivan! A friend of mine said a carburetor is a device for delivering the wrong fuel air ratio over all operating conditions. Ha! Fuel injection was a Great Leap Forward but it seems to me that direct fuel injection and some of the newer innovations are diminishing returns. Too much complexity and cost for the return.
those years of messing with motorcycles paid off
I've used a cheap "pin vise drill" thingy I got from Jeff Bezos for lawnmower carbs. Worth keeping in your toolbox for small holes.
Man alive iam on this road now with my gas 574 , going to go look at jet size today ! Thanks
Back to the basics and the power of deduction. Salute!
Nice job, Ivan. I suggest you need a numbered drill bit set.
You are truly amazing Ivan, not only do you get the most exotic cars to work on but the most off the way machines as well. I laughed when I remember the Holley Carb manuals saying "Never drill a jet as this causes uneven flow"....LOL I never would.have thought about solder fill and resize. Truly an artist with No Parts Required jobs. Thanks so much for the great video.