Yard machine lawn mower won't start, how I fixed it.
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2020
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Thanks for watching. This Yard Machine mower was put up last year at the end of the season. Now this spring it won't start. Here's how I fixed it. - Авто та транспорт
I am a 62 year old lady. I followed you lead and I fixed my lawn mower in 20 minutes. My first time trying. Now gonna fix my other mower and sell it. Thanks a Million You Rock
That is awesome!
My husband never fixes anything he always takes it to a mechanic or repair shop thanks to your video he fixed our lawn mower that has been broken for over 2 years he is now ready to fix all broken stuff around our home thanks for the easy-to-follow video
nice, thank you for the comment Jenn Dell!
MAN! THANK YOU! I was dreading the spring because I knew my lawnmower wasnt gonna start.....but with your instructions....i revived it and saved myself some money. Again, THANK YOU MY MAN!
You're welcome Stargate Labs. I appreciate your time.
Great job man.
I was shopping for another mower. Mine still looks new but won't start. I have to try this.. because mine wants to start.. but just snores..
Your attention to detail in this video was simply outstanding. My organizational skills have always been a work in progress. Somewhere early in this process, the small spring in the linkage disappeared without my knowledge. During reassembly, I realized that the small spring was missing. I would never have realized this without your excellent slow and precise video footage. Many thanks!
no problem and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Thanks for the video. I have the exact same model. This is the first time I had to take a part a lawn mower, and this helped. I did find a 18$ kit at Amazon that brought the spark plug, carburador, and filter, and figured after +8yrs why not replace all those. Mower is running strong again. Thanks!
no problem Rudy I
Great video! I outsourced my home's yard work for a couple of years. I decided to start doing the work myself again, my mower had been "parked" in the garage during that time, I couldn't figure out what was going with it and why wouldn't start. Thanks to your video it's alive again. Thanks much!
no problem and you did a great job getting it running again.
this machine use only gas o nid oil 2
I've worked on 100s and 100s of small engines, never seen that carb before. I learned something, thank you.
Glad to help
I have a different make lawnmower but I will try these tips. I just want to say - I wish all how-to videos were like this one. No small talk. Very knowledgeable, detailed and clear instructions. Excellent video quality, angles and focus on the subject (and not on presenter). Nicely done!
Thank you for the comment I appreciate it
I rarely if ever comment on videos but just wanna say thanks for the in-depth video repair. This repair fixed my issue. The mower died on me on the 3rd time mowing in Spring season after winter storage. Everything was good and cleaning the jet pinhole seemed to fix the issue. In fact, I think it even has more power than ever before. Cheers!
thank you Lorenzo Salazar.
Great video mate! This is exactly how my lawnmower is reacting. Off to Bunnings to buy a spark plug tester etc. Thank you!
No problem and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
This tutorial was outstanding! I was able to follow along and complete the task. The lawnmower now starts. I was pretty pumped that I did it!!
Nice work
I'm a seasoned certified mechanic...
I owe this guy a 🍺.
Good stuff
Followed your guide and my mower works again. Thank you!
excellent work and thanks for the comment I appreciate it.
Followed this and it worked. my symptoms matched perfectly and I learned how to clean a carboretur. I feel GREAT about myself now for having picked up a new skill. Thanks!
no problem and good work
I use seafoam in my fuel and put a splash in my mower every tank full. With the plastic carb, you can also spray starter fluid through the Jets once you pull it apart to clear it. I have the Briggs 625exi engine. This is my 3rd season running it, starts on first pull. Great video.
Excellent information I appreciate it. Thank you.
I have this exact mower and was ready to trash it today. Would not start after being stored all winter. I followed the steps in your video and BOOM! Started on the first pull and runs like a champ now. THANK YOU! Saved me about $400.00 on a new mower.
you did a great job fixing it DIRT cvma! thank you for the comment!
My 2 year old Toro would start and then shut off immediately. Followed procedure and now it's perfect. Thanks!! you saved me a bunch of time and money.
No problem and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Big thanks I just followed the steps of your video and it brought my lawnmower back to work perfectly thank you so much for uploading your video it’s really great and help a lot
No problem and thanks for the comment
Thank you for this video. I have a similar type of mower. The mover wouldn’t start. It had the same problem with a clogged carburetor. The tutorial you provided was excellent. I was able to remove the carburetor. I follow your instructions and was able to clear up the blockage in the brass jet. I put back it together after clearing the obstruction. It fired right up after refilling it with gas.
Thank you obliviousmode575 , Glad it helped
Thank you sooooooo much for your assistance! We fixed our lawn mower and can now cut the grass. Great tutorial 😁👊🏽
Happy to help!
Nice vid, thank you. Step by step, clearly spoken, well recorded.
thank you for the comment I appreciate it.
Wow. I disassembled the carburetor, followed the steps and cleaned it out. It works like a champ now. Thank you!
no problem and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Same here! This video saved me a couple dollars
Nice
Do I have to drain the gas?
Did all of this and still won’t start new spark plug. Please help
Sir from the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you sooo much for this video! I have a yard machine I purchased from Home Depot 2 years ago and it was out of warranty. I did not but the extended warranty. I followed your video and in less than 1 hour I put everything back together like you show, put gas in mower and it started on the first try and not only did it start on the first put but it started soooo smooth when I pull the cord. You’re a life saver!! Thank you again for this amazing step by step video . You rock!!!!!
You're welcome and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
I fixed something for the first time!.
Thanks to this video.
Thanks a lot!!!
Glad it helped!
Excellent easy to follow instructions. I did it all and found out my problem was old fuel. Put new fuel in and vrooooom, vrooooom.
A great way to unclog carburetor.
Thank you.
You're welcome and thank you for the comment I appreciate it
Dude …. Spot on & great shots as you explain what is going on and tips as you go. Not sure if you do this for a living but you’re a great teacher.
I’m thinking I’m gonna buy whatever equipment you have so I can look to you on how to fix it.
Thanks again & keep up the great work !!✌🏻👊🏼
thank you Cptkarma6
Mine had this Exact same problem as everything else check out.. and it turned out this was the exact issue.
You just saved me further headaches and a Trip to the repair shop.
I thank you greatly for posting this and sharing.
No problem and thanks for your time
Ima start with a huge wowwww! And a huge thanks , I was having trouble with my lawnmower absolutely give you all the credit , I followed the steps now it works as good as new! Thanks , god bless
thanks for the comment I appreciate it
I'm not one for commenting, but your video was straight to the point, and my mower is up and running following your video.
Thank you,
no problem, thank you for taking the time to comment, it means a lot to me.
Omg thank you for this video, we have the exact mower and the exact problem and now my husband is currently cutting the grass
We were just going to buy a new one!
Thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Give that man a cigar.
My 22 year old son followed every single step and he succeeded! Great 👍🏽 video!!!! Thank you!
congratulations and thank you for the update.
I have been working on my mowers for years replace the sparkplug and filter,sometime that worked sometime not . A lot of times I knew there was nothing seriously wrong with the motor but I didnt know anything about carburetors.This video was a game changer.I followed your instructions and it worked with the price of mowers going up this just saved me a lot of money.Thanks for the info.
no problem and you did a great job!
Thanks alot for this video. I've never worked on a lawn mower before. Luckily mine had the same engine. Followed step by step and my mower is back running again!!
Excellent work Johnny Moreno and thanks for the comment
Amazing professional video with an excellent presenter's voice. I have a Craftsman 5.5 that is virtually identical. A month ago I cleaned the carb just as you have described and the mower ran really well. Unfortunately the mower started surging and then stopped running today in the middle of the lawn. It cooled and then started but died again soon thereafter. So after doing another clean out today it is working again. The gas was new so I am not sure what happened. Hoping this time the fix lasts. thanks for your fine work. You are helping hundreds of people to solve a troublesome problem. If I remember I try to run my small engines and my boats out of gas before winter.
thank you Philip Schnarr I appreciate
Nice work man... it took about ten minutes to take the carb apart , clean it(the beck was clogged) and put it together again. Started on the second pull and is running like new. Thanks very much .
Excellent work. Thanks for the comment
Your instructions helped me get my mower going after 2 years of just sitting there. Thanks bro
Glad I could help
I have the 500 series that I purchased 5 years ago. Mine also wouldn’t start after storing it all winter. I followed step by step exactly and after I put everything back together it started right up. Before I found your video I tried a new spark plug and it still wouldn’t start. I did store it with last season’s gas in it. I’ve never done any maintenance at all . For 5 years I’ve ran this thing hard. I followed your video, drained the old gas, changed the oil and it is running great!
you did a good job, following along with the video, thanks for the comment I appreciate it.
God bless you for making these videos. You saved me at least a hundred bucks!
Thank you so much.
No problem and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
I never comment, but couldn’t help but say thank you. Your steps were thorough and easy to follow. It didn’t end up being clogged once I got there! But I think dumping the gas out of the carburetor (maybe there was water, I didn’t test) did the trick. Either way, saved myself from prematurely purchasing a spark plug or taking it to a shop!! Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Your video was very easy to follow and explained in detail. My machine started working right away after following all your steps. Thank you sir. You saved me a lot of money.
no problem and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
This video was the best. No nonsense. For me, adding gas through the brass valve to the carburetor neck did the trick. (though I took it all apart for fun anyway)
As a rule of thumb, UA-cam videos that don't show someone's face in the video still are going to be the most useful ones.
thank you wovoka, I appreciate this comment
Thank you so much for a very informative video. I appreciate the clear views of the parts being discussed, and the clear steps to take to get the mower working. I was successful in getting my mower up and running following the steps in this video (clogged carburetor jet).
no problem and thank you for your time.
Thanks for the video. Helped me today. I don’t empty the gas but will now. Spraying the tiny nozzle with a tiny straw with WD-40 before and after clearing it out with a needle helped me out.
thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Thanks man helped me when I couldn’t get the dumb thing started I used a needle to clear the little hole them blow hope it helps someone else
Awesome instructions. Was able to knock this out in about a half-hour with basic tools. Thanks for the great tutorial!
No problem
Thank you ! followed the steps man mower starts like a new one !
You're welcome and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Great Video. I bought a second hand lawn mower. It was working in the seller's house but I could not start it when I got back to home. I will definitely try your method of troubleshooting tomorrow and after watching your video, I am sure I can start the lawn mower
Thank you Mansoor Qureshi, hopefully it works for you.
Followed all the steps and it started with no problem 👍🏾
good work. thanks for the update and I appreciate it
Dude, this video saved me SOOO much time, effort, and money! Thanks for sharing!!!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for posting this video. I followed all the steps and fixed my dad’s mower. 👍
Glad it helped
Very professional video. Nice editing with just essential information! -Certainly best videos in this class in UA-cam! Thanks!
Thank you for the comment I appreciate it
Super good at explaining what to do even for dummies like me. Thank you!!!!
no problem Justin Randolph
I bought a used a mower and it wouldn't start. This video got my mower running again! Many thanks
Glad I could help
I know this is a few yrs old BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH I would have never thought about cleaning the jet out in the carborater I hadn't been able to start my lawnmower in 2 weeks n cuz of this video I cleaned the jet n it cranked right up on the first pull THANK YOU for this in depth video
Glad I could help!
Helps me a lot, I just removed the boul as you mentioned and clean up the little tube with out removing it, what it also helps me to put everything together is that I removed the top cover of the machine. My machine had some water I add a video in my channel so you can see how water and gasoline look when they are together in a container .
I'll take a look thanks.
Just happened to me yesterday! I sprayed some mass air flow I had laying around, opened the carburetor and quick brief spray. After the third attempt.....that baby was solid! I'm going to get an old mower to try to fix!!!
Way to go. Thank you for the comment I appreciate it.
Yeah!! Fixed your own stuff, saved time and $, learned something new, built a bunch of self confidence, and got the bug to start looking for something else to fix and learn form. Look forward to your first repair vid.
Great video. I just took mine apart, yesterday. I need to do a detailed cleaning of the carb, thanks again.
No problem 👍
This was an amazing video and worked perfectly for my lawnmower!! Amazing job. Thank you!!!
No problem
Why can’t we have more videos like this? I watched other videos to no avail. Your video was spot on with very good detail. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this. I have the exact same mower. Last year it took like 50 pulls to start. This year i looked up this video. Wish this thing had a prime button.
yes, a lot of consumers underestimate the value of the primer
Great Video,, I have the EXACT machine, followed everything step by step per the video, clean the jet and put back together, fired right up.. Thank you so much..
Glad it helped
Thank you brother. I have that model but with button choke. Wouldn't start. Took it apart just like you explained. Drained the gas into my wifes favorite tupperware bowl, and sure enough had water in the gas. Cleaned it out put it back together put in new gas and pow. It runs like new. Always wanted to take apart a carb but never tried.
Glad it helped and you did a great job getting it running again.
Followed your guide and my engine run like a new. Thank you.
no problem.
That little trick of siphoning a bit of gas to put directly behind the brass flap was brilliant, thank you. Saved me some headache this morning
Glad it helped
Thank you very much! Worked like a charm and it was so easy. Mine is not even the same brand and it was basically all the same
You are absolutely correct. Thank you for the comment I appreciate it
I use True Fuel (no ethanol gas) in my mower and snow blowers and do not run out the fuel at the end of the season and they all start up easily it’s very expensive though but I think it’s worth it. Thank you for your very helpful video.
No problem and thanks for sharing your information
Great video, saved for future reference. I run all my small engine equipment (Push mowers, riding mower, snow blower, pressure washer) out of gas at the end of every season and haven’t had to take apart a carb in over 20 years. But I’ll save this video in the event i have to at some point.
thank you The Lo-fi Mofo.
Thank you for the video just got my lawn mower started.. I put gas in the carburetor but I did it more than once put the carburetor filter back on after priming and now it's going. Kind of happy I didn't have to do everything else. (I was ready to though thanks for the video)
Great job! and thank you Carol DeGroot.
Excellent video with step by step instructions! Thanks a lot!
Thank you for the comment I appreciate it
Thanks for the video! Never could have done it without your help. Had the exact same problem as you did here. All finished up in one crank starts the engine. Awesome!
nice you did a great job getting it running again. Thank you annslow41
@@HomeGaragechannel sadly ran into another problem shortly after. Ran well for about 5 minutes before a "thunk" leading to what sounds like a misfiring engine with low power.. thinking a piston may have broke after a winter without changing oil 😖
that's a shame
Detail is correct. Got mine up and running in the length of the video.
Thanks
no problem Angel Payan.
I have the same mower that is doing the same thing. Going to work on it today. Thanks brother!
No problem
Your video was very helpful I couldn't get the gas bowl off until you showed me how. Thanks for the explanation.
Glad it helped
I have zero idea how to work on a mower I saw this and for the first time in my life I got it fixed without the mechanic bill thank you sir
you are absolutely welcome
Got mine working after watching this. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Worked like a charm. Jet in carburetor was clogged. I feel like a man now! 🤣 Thanks!!
No problem and thank you Rex White.
Same mower. Clogged jet. Easy as can be with this perfect little video to guide me. Thanks!!
Glad it helped!
WOOOOOOOO! Thank you brother! Your video saved me from buying a new lawnmower.
Glad I could help
Great video. Glad to see how to remove thermostat for the choke. I always run my equipment till the gas runs out. Any gas in the can goes into my car. Start fresh next spring. Works for me
thank you Paul Zacher.
thank you so much i tought i have to take it in and spend money...but with your guidance it was clear and simple enought to follow thanks for your help. ps i ended up buying a new gas since the old one i had in my container might been tainted with moisture so i wasnt sure if i should use it.anyways i just went to gas station near me and used the brand new gas and it start right away.....
You're welcome and Excellent work
Run them dry or turn off the fuel valve if equipped. Also give the carb a shot of carb or break cleaner to start if engine does not want to start. Might be better than using old gas that could be contaminated. Also helps to put a piece of plastic bag under the gas cap while in storage, to help stop water from entering the tank due to temperature changes. Thanks for great video's.
Nice. You're the first person to mention the plastic bag method. Thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Thank you for this video , the detail was was appreciated , this is my project for tomorrow , we've had a lot of rain and my grass is starting to look like a savanna, And I alway run the gas out of the engine end of season
no problem and good luck with it.
Thanks for this tutorial! The jet wasn't clogged; however, draining the bad gasoline and a lot of carburetor cleaner did the trick! She running like new again.
yes that works too!
Thx it WORKED!!!!!!!!!! Putting gas in hole worked, no other steps required..
no problem and thanks for watching.
Thank you for all the detailed info. Got mines to run once i cleaned it like you said!
Glad it helped
Thanks for making this video. Same mower, same problem.and resolved by the same solution you provided.
Glad it helped
I like your video now I can fix my lawn more...✨👍🏼thanks
I hope it works out for you and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Thank you!! I had the same problem. This video saved me a lot of time and guesswork.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the help!!! This worked perfectly and saved me from buying a new lawnmower!!
Glad I could help!
Nice work. I have never seen these new plastic carbs before. I use only ethanol free gas in my small engines and run gas out of the cards after each use for any equipment that has a full shut off and no fuel pump. I live in FL so I use my equipment at least every 2 months so I never drain unused fuel. Only had to clean the carb on my 15 year old push mower once due to debris. All other equip running great for years.
thank you for the comment I appreciate it.
Thank you for the video. Will be doing this to my mower that will not start.👍👊
excellent let me know how it goes
I fixed something for the first time!. Thanks to this video.
Thanks a lot!!! 🎉
no problem
Thank you! Easy and worked like a charm! Mower is running now.
no problem and you did a great job fixing it.
Thank you so much I thought I was going to need a new mower
you're welcome and thanks for the comment i appreciate it
My mower is doing exactly this. I got it to start for a few seconds like yours. Gonna take it apart and see.
I'm pretty sure its the same issue. Very common on these
Another great informative video! Thanks for sharing.
No problem Ahmed M
This video def helped! Step by step! Celebrated with an ice cold Modelo too!!
nice one. thanks.
Great video. Only thing I didn't do was test the spark. Cleaned that jet, put it back together, and it started on the third pull. Thanks!
no problem and thanks for the comment.
Nice video, bought a non running one with this issue and pulled everything apart just like you did, reassembled and same thing, run two seconds and quit. I realized I didn’t poke my wire aaaaallll the way thru the main jet. Guess I’ll redo tomorrow and hopefully it’ll run.
I never drain fuel in my own equipment, I use premium gas and seafoam, (about 6oz to 4 gallons of gas) never an issue, mowers start 1st pull in the spring.
Nice you're doing it the right way. Thanks for the comment I appreciate it
I wish I'd have found this video, before I went and bought another lawnmower. I di have the same exact model of 550x. I just put it on my "to do" list. Thanks for this tutorial.
no problem
Another fantastic video! I have the older version of this mower.
nice, is it still working?
awesome video, thanks. Seems to be the exact problem I have with my lawnmower. Just have to try your fix
no problem and good luck to you.