I know this has been said before but it really floors me how you can get them so relatively cheap. Down here in the south around my area people still are wanting 3-5 hundred for one that's anything from junk to barely working. Thanks again for my morning JC video and coffee.
It's refreshing watching James's commitment to detail. How he brings these machines back to absolute factory specs right down to the most minute detail. I suspect he may have a touch of OCD the same as I do. I enjoy his vids immensely...
Impressive! You put it on the trailer correctly strapped down. I wish 99% of the people that put things on trailers would strap them on correctly like this!
I find it amazing that everyone who designs all these small-engine units manages to put the oil drain directly over something--frame, axle, etc.--so that it's impossible to drain the oil without it running all over everything. Just amazing.
Not my Honda generator (EU 7000is). It's amazing how well thought out the designers built it. It's completely enclosed. The 2 doors have rubber gaskets that keep the elements out. The inside looks as new as the day I bought it 5 years ago. There is a dip stick that I bought after market that's made of aluminum. It almost looks like Billet Aluminum? It has a magnet on the tip. It doesn't have an oil filter. The other is there is a rubber trap door under the generator that allows motor oil to drain into. The bolt holding the oil back has a lip outside of it to channel the oil away from the motor. If your frustrated with your roll out generators? Perhaps taking a look at the one I own?
As usual another great video. As a simple tip, if one can't remember which battery terminal to remove first, remove them in alphabetical order; N (negative) comes before P (positive). Reinstall in the opposite order.
A small point, but where you drilled through the battery box was the high point of the base, where the battery sits on the base. Therefore if water gets in again, it will still pool in the lowest part, while the holes are neatly covered by the battery base, which will make a fair attempt at sealing them when the battery is strapped down tightly. If however the holes were drilled in the deepest part of the box, they would also get sealed, being flush with the geny floor plate. So I'd say the best place to drill a couple/few holes would be in the vertical between the box base and raised base, or the first 4mm up the sides of the battery box.
@@jcondon1 Holes in the sides at the bottom is the fix. I'm wondering if there's a spreader pliers with slots to remove stuck fuel lints etc. Another great vid!
Thanks, James. You have certainly become an EXPERT on the evaluation and repair/adjustment of these small home generators. Today, I was really impressed with how really TINY adjustments of the jet has such an impressive result on engine performance. Glad that you are able to get these machines for reasonable prices.. After your expert repairs, they become very valuable to homeowners and small businesses!!.
Made it on only one coffee, thanks Jim! Just an FYI, at 33:35 you drilled holes on the "high spots" of the battery tray, meaning the rectangular rings will still fill up with water.
I think he did that on purpose because the low spots of the battery tray sit directly on the sheet metal which would seal off with a little dust over time.
I watch all your videos James and i dont comment much..but this one hit home with me because i have the identical northstar generator except without the electric start..its gotta be atleast 15 years old and has been a awesome generator for me when needed..glad to see the harmonic distortion is low on this unit..thank you so very much for this vid 👍🏻
James, I saw a video of a guy working on a motorcycle where the float pin was stuck. He used an automatic centering punch like machinists use on the end of the pin and it worked like a charm without putting much stress on the pin holder castings. Might save you from the punch and hammer routine that you've warned us all about. Hope this helps. Thanks for the content.
James I was watching a guy use a spring loaded center punch to remove the stuck float pin on a carb he was rebuilding it worked great I will be trying that on the next one I get.
I always used to hate the smell of Simple Green. But then I found out that the weird smell, sassafras, is one of the main ingredients in rootbeer that gives it that distinctive smell and taste, which I do like. Once I made the connection, now I love the smell of Simple Green 😊.
I'm glad to see that you got a good one! The no-load voltage vs full load voltage was a surprise that it hung in there, and the low THD was great. I have worked on a few of those NorthStar units and they are very well built and designed, as compared with most of the open frame traditional generators like this. The biggest downside to these NorthStar units is they are SUPER loud, gas hogs, and very heavy! Also, it's always nice to work on actual OEM Honda engines, with their quality parts, and even their carbs. I have had similar issues with OEM Honda carbs hunting/surging a bit. It can make you crazy. Great fix with opening the pilot jet a hair. Very impressive!
James, you are the only one who I can trust with my small engines. I have a couple questions and I’ll be glad if you answer them. 1. Can I use car motor oil in small engine? 2. Does big box store fuel additive benefit overall condition of small engine? Thank you and great video as always!
Hey buddy I just wanted to thank you for putting all these videos together. Been watching for a while and gathering knowledge and as you finish your videos about how you "hope it helps someone" well you really helped me out. I just purchased a Craftman power washer with a Brigss and Straton engine and on the third time it was turned on it would run a few seconds and then turn off. I knew there was no way the carb was dirty since it was a new engine. After checking the oil was full and I saw the dreaded low oil sensor, after watching your videos I knew what to look for and within a few seconds I had it disconnected. Now starts right and runs as it should. Thank You!!
Well done James. My week had 2 carb struggles with new carbs coming in the mail. Carb struggles are a bummer + frustrating as you well know. Keep up the good work.
I would love to invite James to my house. I don't have any machines that need to be fixed, but I'm pretty confident he would not be able to resist cleaning some of them!
I have a older E.g. 4000 CL Honda do you have a video on that? I could sure use your help. The carburetor needs rebuilt and I need to take the gas tank off and clean it and there’s no instructions anywhere that I can find. Really enjoy your channel. Watch it all the time. Thank you, Don.
Another in a long line of educational and entertaining videos From James Condon, this is my go to Thursday Morning Video I know it will be something interesting and worth while watching thanks Jim
I love these videos. James you do such a great job with not just the electromechanical repair but also the video production. Thanks for one of my favorite UA-cam channels.
I drill hole in my battery box too. But halfway up the sides, 3 each side. That keeps the acid in the battery box if a cell was to crack open. When it rains and water gets in the battery box it will stop it from flooding the cells with rain water.
Love your videos! FYI -Simple Green is okay with rubber from my experience. I, and others, use it to revitalize rubber rollers in large printers and copiers.
Great job James, I have done many Honda engines, and it seems that on many I have to enlarge the low-speed jet by one or two sizes to get them to not surge. EPA rules are a little to ridged and don't allow for changes in sea level that effect the engine performance. Thanks for the video.
I was given a Campbell Hausfeld pressure washer that was only used once and put in a shed for years that had fuel left in the carburetor and was vanished up! I elected to buy a new $11 Chinese copy carb with free shipping on EBay and started second try! New factory original carb was $148, so I passed! Been using it 7 years now!
As you aways say... "Perfect" Nice unit, I personally love these NorthStar Twin cilinder, with the oil filter. You can add a second fuel tank, and with proper break in... let it running and forget about it! Thanks for the video James! (And I cant wait to see that damaged twin cilinder NorthStar at full load, with a another engine soon!) Best regards!
Another good and enjoyable vid. That surging would probably be from some minute dirt in the carb passages, and as the machine ran it just cleared itself. But why don't you use some fuel system cleaning chemicals, after cleaning the carb add this to a service tank with fuel, hook it to the carb and run the machine for a while. These chemicals would be ideal for a machine that has sat for long and clogged up on the inside.🐞
Always interesting and accessible to watch! Makes tackling one's own small engine not seem impossible. I always wonder, the original owner gives a $1,000+ machine away for $100. Do they ever try calling you back once you've got them running great again wanting them back? Great work!
I had trouble with surging on a generator even after cleaning and adjusting the carb. I turned the idle adjustment screw in enough to prevent the governor from reducing the engine speed below 60 HZ and that fixed it.
the needle valve was leaking very slightly keeping the carb wet. As the gas and alcohol evaporates it leaves the sticky residue on the carb, alcohol is water soluble that is why the ultrasonic works so good.
47:16 sounds like a harmonica and the start of a country song. I was shocked for a second that you put music in there... lol. Question on the surging. How did you know to go straight to the pilot jet? Couldn't an air leak between the carb and the block cause that? What do you think of the trick of spraying on the gasket areas to see if it affects how it runs to diagnose an air leak? Always more to learn! Nice work, Jim.
I bought a Northstar 5kw with a 9 hp Honda to use and it lasted for 25 years. It's still sitting in my back deck. I replaced the carb with a Japanese one a few years ago and I'm thinking it was a very clever Chinese knock off because and it ran for a year and then it dumped a bunch of gas into the oil and I don't really know why. I don't have all that test equipment you have so I considered repowering with a HF Predator motor but bought a HFr 8.7kw Predator Generator and have ran it for 3 years with no problem. I'm guessing it has a high harmonic distortion because my automatic espresso machine won't work when it's powering up the house. Everything else seems to be fine. The 5kw was bit under powered to run my whole house but by using non ethanol 92 octane gas it would handle the surges .I always turned the gas off the tank to let it run dry at the end of every use and it preformed with almost no problems. I did change out the oil yearly and kept it out of the weather unless I had to put it out during use. Here in the Northwest it does seem to rain a lot,lol. I am still thinking that the HF Predator engine being a Honda knockoff might be an option and I would have to replace the valves on the tank as you just did in this video.
Seems to be working well! Nice unit - Honda engine, fuel tank drain. Only thing I would have done different would be to replace the carb gasket and the spark plug as those are consumables, and relatively inexpensive.
Hi James, good video. you may have a minor intake air leak, as you probably know if you dribble oil around the intake gasket while it is running a change in RPM will indicate an air leak. Rich
The surge: residual varnish in an internal channel and the nozzle (you cleaned out with the drill) perhaps? I have been toying with the idea of running carb cleaner as an additive to the gasoline to clean out varnish from the carb, but the seals are in harms way. Especially the float needle that can change shape. The float ball seal I think would just shrink back in time. Not as a permanent additive, but as a clean-out-run every now and again.
I use dawn dish soap in my ultrasonic seems to work well was a night and day difference I’ve noticed in Tecumseh carbs usually come out pristinely clean
I noticed at about 49:23 that you have the back wheel/side elevated to presumably level the machine. Perhaps there is more slope on your driveway than appears on camera, but that is a good reminder to all that machines with splash lubrication really should be as level as possible.
You didn’t use any parts from the other machine, which means you still have an episode in the pipeline with that other machine! Looking forward to that one.
You may want to try 'EZ Turn Lubricant' which is a wax based fuel line/fitting sealant for aircraft. Very sticky, unaffected by fuels or water If used with those bushings, it will never leak. Available from Aircraft Spruce. Expensive, $24.75 for a 5 oz tube. Also worked GREAT with my kitchen sink to stop a persistent trap leak (Not a drop in the last 7 years).
I recently worked on a carb that actually had a completely plugged inlet tube. I had never seen that before. Unfortunately, the main jet, pilot jet, and emulsion tube were also completely clogged, and the main jet stripped out. I cleared the pilot jet, main jet, inlet, and main passageway on the emulsion tube, but unfortunately I have no way to clear the small holes in the emulsion tube. Obviously, the mower did not run when I got it and had been sitting for several years, but I actually managed to get it to run with this carb. It surges really badly though, and there isn't much more I can do with this carb due to the main jet stripping out, and I am having a ton of trouble getting in touch with owner. I am in a holding pattern until I can get in touch with the owner.
you know what im ok with my hands and fixing things sort of kind of i enjoy your vids i dont understand the hitech terms but i get the general idea thanks for posting !!!!
@ 1:23 If you are tired of constantly restringing the free end of the tie down strap back into your tie down straps while unloading things from a trailer --- Get everything all re-strung and ready to use --- and then tie a knot 2" from the non-hook end of the long strap. You won't accidentally yank the free end of the strap through the center of the ratcheting drum when unstrapping.
There should be a screen in that sediment bowl. I'm surprised that after the debacle with the previous Northstar you worked on you didn't look at the plug first, I always do but I work on a lot of old 2 cycle Lawn Boys. You drilled the holes in that battery box in the wrong location, I would have drilled 2 holes in the center so water can actually excape. Where they are now is a water trap because of the way the box is moulded. You got a good deal on this one, that's one nice generator.
Nice video once again but I have two comments. I don’t agree with eliminating the fuel filter even though the is a screen type tank filter. Secondly, the evaluation on the battery was not adequate. Batteries should be charged and then load tested to determine if they are dead.
I know this has been said before but it really floors me how you can get them so relatively cheap. Down here in the south around my area people still are wanting 3-5 hundred for one that's anything from junk to barely working. Thanks again for my morning JC video and coffee.
I can never move or I will run out of content. My friend Jason just dropped off two truck loads of small engine equipment he rescued from the trash.
@jcondon1 Make hay while the sun shines. Totally enjoy your channel Jim.
Stay the course steady as she goes mate.
Can confirm the same in north central NC here. It must be something about the Northeast... since Mustie1 also gets stuff free and cheap all the time.
Yep. Same here in ky...wished they were that cheap here
James just Bloom where you are planted brother 😄 that's what I do 👍
James is the Bob Ross of small engine repair.
Bob Ross is the James Condon of painting.
I was going to say he's like Mr. Rogers teaching us life lessons.
Another excellent Thursday morning with Mr Condon. Thanks for the weekly fun.
It's refreshing watching James's commitment to detail. How he brings these machines back to absolute factory specs right down to the most minute detail. I suspect he may have a touch of OCD the same as I do. I enjoy his vids immensely...
Impressive! You put it on the trailer correctly strapped down. I wish 99% of the people that put things on trailers would strap them on correctly like this!
why not 100%?
Yes James, a retiree from Bournemouth UK. Thanks for the Thursday AM!!
I find it amazing that everyone who designs all these small-engine units manages to put the oil drain directly over something--frame, axle, etc.--so that it's impossible to drain the oil without it running all over everything. Just amazing.
Yeah I noticed that.
It's so at least SOMETHING won't rust😊
I noticed also!
Not my Honda generator (EU 7000is). It's amazing how well thought out the designers built it. It's completely enclosed. The 2 doors have rubber gaskets that keep the elements out. The inside looks as new as the day I bought it 5 years ago.
There is a dip stick that I bought after market that's made of aluminum. It almost looks like Billet Aluminum? It has a magnet on the tip. It doesn't have an oil filter.
The other is there is a rubber trap door under the generator that allows motor oil to drain into. The bolt holding the oil back has a lip outside of it to channel the oil away from the motor.
If your frustrated with your roll out generators? Perhaps taking a look at the one I own?
As usual another great video. As a simple tip, if one can't remember which battery terminal to remove first, remove them in alphabetical order; N (negative) comes before P (positive). Reinstall in the opposite order.
A small point, but where you drilled through the battery box was the high point of the base, where the battery sits on the base. Therefore if water gets in again, it will still pool in the lowest part, while the holes are neatly covered by the battery base, which will make a fair attempt at sealing them when the battery is strapped down tightly. If however the holes were drilled in the deepest part of the box, they would also get sealed, being flush with the geny floor plate.
So I'd say the best place to drill a couple/few holes would be in the vertical between the box base and raised base, or the first 4mm up the sides of the battery box.
Good point.
@@jcondon1 Holes in the sides at the bottom is the fix. I'm wondering if there's a spreader pliers with slots to remove stuck fuel lints etc. Another great vid!
I was thinking the same.
I drill right in the corner to stop water pooling. Well, used to, but then my boss said not to "modify" any parts. 😂
Thanks, James. You have certainly become an EXPERT on the evaluation and repair/adjustment of these small home generators. Today, I was really impressed with how really TINY adjustments of the jet has such an impressive result on engine performance. Glad that you are able to get these machines for reasonable prices.. After your expert repairs, they become very valuable to homeowners and small businesses!!.
I’ve been following you for about two years now man I have learned so much from watching your videos ! Great job, James
I’ve used Dawn in my US cleaner ever since I’ve had it. Wonderful results. Love your videos. Howdy from rural Tennessee!
I think blue Dawn is great stuff, too.
@@robertcochran7103 So how does that blue color dye change anything - the formula is identical.
Made it on only one coffee, thanks Jim! Just an FYI, at 33:35 you drilled holes on the "high spots" of the battery tray, meaning the rectangular rings will still fill up with water.
I think he did that on purpose because the low spots of the battery tray sit directly on the sheet metal which would seal off with a little dust over time.
@@brnmcc01 I would drill through the pan and sheet metal. Nice channel brnmcc01, subbed
@@KensSmallEngineRepair Likewise, your channel is full of nice stuff too, I like it better than my own. lol.
@@KensSmallEngineRepairI've been subbed to you about a year or so.
@@twinkie27271 thanks!
I watch all your videos James and i dont comment much..but this one hit home with me because i have the identical northstar generator except without the electric start..its gotta be atleast 15 years old and has been a awesome generator for me when needed..glad to see the harmonic distortion is low on this unit..thank you so very much for this vid 👍🏻
James, I saw a video of a guy working on a motorcycle where the float pin was stuck. He used an automatic centering punch like machinists use on the end of the pin and it worked like a charm without putting much stress on the pin holder castings. Might save you from the punch and hammer routine that you've warned us all about. Hope this helps. Thanks for the content.
James I was watching a guy use a spring loaded center punch to remove the stuck float pin on a carb he was rebuilding it worked great I will be trying that on the next one I get.
I saw the same. I will try it next time.
Love that you have upgraded to a load bank as opposed to heating coils , air conditioners etc.
I checked the prices and they are proud of those machines, but from the way this turned out, rightfully so. Thanks bud.
The low THD machines are a lot more expensive new. Used, usually not so much.
This was a pretty high end machine in its day............ and totally usable by today's standards. Fine work as always.
I'm a fan of North Star. They make good gear. I have a pressure washer of theirs. Honda GX390, Cat 66DX40G1 pump. 4KPSI, 4GPM. Great unit.
Yup me too had a pressure washer from them in 1997. Still runs well today!
Don't you just love it when the engine bursts into life! I feel as if I am holding my breath!
Great machine and good motivation to replace that other engine.
I always used to hate the smell of Simple Green. But then I found out that the weird smell, sassafras, is one of the main ingredients in rootbeer that gives it that distinctive smell and taste, which I do like. Once I made the connection, now I love the smell of Simple Green 😊.
The THD of this unit is astounding, well designed.
It's sorta therapeutic watching your videos Man! The methodical way you go through the repair process is really great!
Yeah! back on the winning side this week.
Good job Doc, thats a nice machine, like the older stuff with honda power
I'm glad to see that you got a good one! The no-load voltage vs full load voltage was a surprise that it hung in there, and the low THD was great. I have worked on a few of those NorthStar units and they are very well built and designed, as compared with most of the open frame traditional generators like this. The biggest downside to these NorthStar units is they are SUPER loud, gas hogs, and very heavy! Also, it's always nice to work on actual OEM Honda engines, with their quality parts, and even their carbs. I have had similar issues with OEM Honda carbs hunting/surging a bit. It can make you crazy. Great fix with opening the pilot jet a hair. Very impressive!
James, you are the only one who I can trust with my small engines. I have a couple questions and I’ll be glad if you answer them.
1. Can I use car motor oil in small engine?
2. Does big box store fuel additive benefit overall condition of small engine?
Thank you and great video as always!
Hey buddy I just wanted to thank you for putting all these videos together. Been watching for a while and gathering knowledge and as you finish your videos about how you "hope it helps someone" well you really helped me out. I just purchased a Craftman power washer with a Brigss and Straton engine and on the third time it was turned on it would run a few seconds and then turn off. I knew there was no way the carb was dirty since it was a new engine. After checking the oil was full and I saw the dreaded low oil sensor, after watching your videos I knew what to look for and within a few seconds I had it disconnected. Now starts right and runs as it should. Thank You!!
I like the way they are built and easy to get to every thing 😊
Not a lot of junk on them 😊
Well done James. My week had 2 carb struggles with new carbs coming in the mail. Carb struggles are a bummer + frustrating as you well know. Keep up the good work.
I would love to invite James to my house. I don't have any machines that need to be fixed, but I'm pretty confident he would not be able to resist cleaning some of them!
Great find and great video. Relatively easy fix but that comes with all your patience and knowledge. Thanks James for my weekly fix👍
I have a older E.g. 4000 CL Honda do you have a video on that? I could sure use your help. The carburetor needs rebuilt and I need to take the gas tank off and clean it and there’s no instructions anywhere that I can find. Really enjoy your channel. Watch it all the time. Thank you, Don.
Another in a long line of educational and entertaining videos From James Condon, this is my go to Thursday Morning Video I know it will be something interesting and worth while watching thanks Jim
Another lesson in keeping your equipment clean so when you need it it will be there for you. Thanks James.
Wow, you were due an east one after the last North Star. Hooray!
I love these videos. James you do such a great job with not just the electromechanical repair but also the video production. Thanks for one of my favorite UA-cam channels.
Thanks
I'm watching from Asia love to watch the repairs really educational makes me wanna find things to fix
I drill hole in my battery box too. But halfway up the sides, 3 each side. That keeps the acid in the battery box if a cell was to crack open. When it rains and water gets in the battery box it will stop it from flooding the cells with rain water.
I keep mine in a shed
I've been using the simple green since day one and have had some excellent results.
Love your videos! FYI -Simple Green is okay with rubber from my experience. I, and others, use it to revitalize rubber rollers in large printers and copiers.
Great job James, I have done many Honda engines, and it seems that on many I have to enlarge the low-speed jet by one or two sizes to get them to not surge. EPA rules are a little to ridged and don't allow for changes in sea level that effect the engine performance. Thanks for the video.
I was given a Campbell Hausfeld pressure washer that was only used once and put in a shed for years that had fuel left in the carburetor and was vanished up! I elected to buy a new $11 Chinese copy carb with free shipping on EBay and started second try! New factory original carb was $148, so I passed! Been using it 7 years now!
As you aways say... "Perfect" Nice unit, I personally love these NorthStar Twin cilinder, with the oil filter. You can add a second fuel tank, and with proper break in... let it running and forget about it! Thanks for the video James! (And I cant wait to see that damaged twin cilinder NorthStar at full load, with a another engine soon!) Best regards!
Another good and enjoyable vid. That surging would probably be from some minute dirt in the carb passages, and as the machine ran it just cleared itself. But why don't you use some fuel system cleaning chemicals, after cleaning the carb add this to a service tank with fuel, hook it to the carb and run the machine for a while. These chemicals would be ideal for a machine that has sat for long and clogged up on the inside.🐞
For some reason, I just couldn’t get into the other Northstar video but I found this video very entertaining. Thanks a lot. You do such a great job.
Nice quick starting Honda engine.
Always interesting and accessible to watch! Makes tackling one's own small engine not seem impossible. I always wonder, the original owner gives a $1,000+ machine away for $100. Do they ever try calling you back once you've got them running great again wanting them back? Great work!
They never do. I sometimes offer to fix and return, but they always decline....
Turned out great. Very strong runner. Nice fix.
As always another classroom quality video. I have always enjoyed to watch your videos and have learned a great deal over the time. ❤
Thanks
I had trouble with surging on a generator even after cleaning and adjusting the carb. I turned the idle adjustment screw in enough to prevent the governor from reducing the engine speed below 60 HZ and that fixed it.
the needle valve was leaking very slightly keeping the carb wet. As the gas and alcohol evaporates it leaves the sticky residue on the carb, alcohol is water soluble that is why the ultrasonic works so good.
47:16 sounds like a harmonica and the start of a country song. I was shocked for a second that you put music in there... lol. Question on the surging. How did you know to go straight to the pilot jet? Couldn't an air leak between the carb and the block cause that? What do you think of the trick of spraying on the gasket areas to see if it affects how it runs to diagnose an air leak? Always more to learn! Nice work, Jim.
I've learned so much from your videos; thanks for posting.
Hey James, thanks for the video. I hope this generator works out for you.
Thumbs up, great video, that gas in the carb was awful, almost syrup
very nice generator at a very nice price. Good find!
I bought a Northstar 5kw with a 9 hp Honda to use and it lasted for 25 years. It's still sitting in my back deck. I replaced the carb with a Japanese one a few years ago and I'm thinking it was a very clever Chinese knock off because and it ran for a year and then it dumped a bunch of gas into the oil and I don't really know why. I don't have all that test equipment you have so I considered repowering with a HF Predator motor but bought a HFr 8.7kw Predator Generator and have ran it for 3 years with no problem. I'm guessing it has a high harmonic distortion because my automatic espresso machine won't work when it's powering up the house. Everything else seems to be fine. The 5kw was bit under powered to run my whole house but by using non ethanol 92 octane gas it would handle the surges .I always turned the gas off the tank to let it run dry at the end of every use and it preformed with almost no problems. I did change out the oil yearly and kept it out of the weather unless I had to put it out during use. Here in the Northwest it does seem to rain a lot,lol. I am still thinking that the HF Predator engine being a Honda knockoff might be an option and I would have to replace the valves on the tank as you just did in this video.
Seems to be working well! Nice unit - Honda engine, fuel tank drain. Only thing I would have done different would be to replace the carb gasket and the spark plug as those are consumables, and relatively inexpensive.
Great video, very nice work bringing that generator back to life James!
I like this unit better already James . In my opinion , the Honda engine makes it more desirable .
I agree, wish I had it 😢
Im glad you found one cheaper than what i saw on Facebook marketplace and emailed you about
Thank you for posting such an excellent video. I enjoyed watching it.
Hi James, good video. you may have a minor intake air leak, as you probably know if you dribble oil around the intake gasket while it is running a change in RPM will indicate an air leak.
Rich
Another machine saved. Brilliant video
Nice save James. Thanks for posting
Yesss Here we go!!!!! 💪🏻
Generous guy! Thanks now Im watching a Nice cool hour video!!!
Thanks for all you do James! Great job. Love the content.
Another award winning resuscitation and it was Eazy Peazy!
👍👍👌👌 We love clean power! Thanks for the video.
The surge: residual varnish in an internal channel and the nozzle (you cleaned out with the drill) perhaps?
I have been toying with the idea of running carb cleaner as an additive to the gasoline to clean out varnish from the carb, but the seals are in harms way. Especially the float needle that can change shape. The float ball seal I think would just shrink back in time.
Not as a permanent additive, but as a clean-out-run every now and again.
It’s not much James, but I really appreciate your videos, so would like to do what I can when I can to support your channel. Thanks!
Well you got some redemption here. Nice fix and 💯 test. Those micro drill bits are a must for carburetors etc.
Great find and fix James 😸👍🏾
Great! I figured it was going to be a parts swap from the other machine to make one good one but no! You did it again! Nice.
I use dawn dish soap in my ultrasonic seems to work well was a night and day difference I’ve noticed in Tecumseh carbs usually come out pristinely clean
That sounds great, can you also include a breakdown from materials used to restore andall the final expenses
I noticed at about 49:23 that you have the back wheel/side elevated to presumably level the machine. Perhaps there is more slope on your driveway than appears on camera, but that is a good reminder to all that machines with splash lubrication really should be as level as possible.
U can use a tie rod spreader to take out of tank...might work
nice and low expense repair/service....!
You didn’t use any parts from the other machine, which means you still have an episode in the pipeline with that other machine! Looking forward to that one.
You may want to try 'EZ Turn Lubricant' which is a wax based fuel line/fitting sealant for aircraft. Very sticky, unaffected by fuels or water If used with those bushings, it will never leak.
Available from Aircraft Spruce. Expensive, $24.75 for a 5 oz tube. Also worked GREAT with my kitchen sink to stop a persistent trap leak (Not a drop in the last 7 years).
I've found simple green fairly gentle on rubber and most things for what it's worth.
Excellent find and repair. You got your money's worth and a whole lot more🎉🎉🎉. That engine sounded great at the end. Nice job.
I recently worked on a carb that actually had a completely plugged inlet tube. I had never seen that before. Unfortunately, the main jet, pilot jet, and emulsion tube were also completely clogged, and the main jet stripped out. I cleared the pilot jet, main jet, inlet, and main passageway on the emulsion tube, but unfortunately I have no way to clear the small holes in the emulsion tube. Obviously, the mower did not run when I got it and had been sitting for several years, but I actually managed to get it to run with this carb. It surges really badly though, and there isn't much more I can do with this carb due to the main jet stripping out, and I am having a ton of trouble getting in touch with owner. I am in a holding pattern until I can get in touch with the owner.
you know what im ok with my hands and fixing things sort of kind of i enjoy your vids i dont understand the hitech terms but i get the general idea thanks for posting !!!!
I'm surprised you didn't do/show a valve adjustment. I would have thought valve adjustment was part of the overall servicing of the engine.
James I’m wishing I had one of your generators right about now! Helena going to hit North Georgia hard.
Break Fluid cleaner will work well, if not better then PB Blaster sometimes. I use Simple Green for many uses! Works great for me!
@ 1:23 If you are tired of constantly restringing the free end of the tie down strap back into your tie down straps while unloading things from a trailer ---
Get everything all re-strung and ready to use --- and then tie a knot 2" from the non-hook end of the long strap. You won't accidentally yank the free end of the strap through the center of the ratcheting drum when unstrapping.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
Ok, maybe the Simple green is better for the rubber but have you considered how much better purple is? I think it's an obvious choice.
Saved another one great job keep them coming
another nice video THANKS
Curious as to why you didn't drill holes at the lowest point of the battery box ?
Battery boxes should have a sealed bottom to prevent corrosion to any supporting metal frame work. They are supposed to come with a cover.
A cover would have made sense
There should be a screen in that sediment bowl. I'm surprised that after the debacle with the previous Northstar you worked on you didn't look at the plug first, I always do but I work on a lot of old 2 cycle Lawn Boys. You drilled the holes in that battery box in the wrong location, I would have drilled 2 holes in the center so water can actually excape. Where they are now is a water trap because of the way the box is moulded. You got a good deal on this one, that's one nice generator.
With single cylinder I can usually tell without looking. Lesson learned on the multi-cylinder last week.
Nice video once again but I have two comments. I don’t agree with eliminating the fuel filter even though the is a screen type tank filter.
Secondly, the evaluation on the battery was not adequate. Batteries should be charged and then load tested to determine if they are dead.