I'm sure many of people know but if you don't, turn off the gas while the engine is running and let it die. Gets the gas out of carb and helps prevent many of the issues that mustie1 is so good at fixing.
Hi from Australia . I enjoy your videos very much My 8 kva Chinese generator seized while running . Strip down showed the valve guide had broken up and jammed the piston . Piston was found to be ok after I stripped the engine down . $30 for a new head and gasket it has been running fine for the last 3 years . People told me I should have bought a Honda at 10 times the cost but my el cheapo 6 year old generator is fine in my workshop running all my power tools including my welders ..
Down Cape May NJ holiday weekend Mustie rang, we watch, while family still sleeping, all those little carb parts would be all over the floor, never would figure out how to put it all back, your a legend Mustie, have a great holiday
I always learn a trick or two from your videos. When you fixed the garden tractor hydrostatic transmission a few weeks ago it reminded me to check the oil in my tractor transmission. When I added some oil it stopped slipping. Your trick with the small screwdriver helped me get the rubber plug out of the top of the tranny. Thanks.
Hey Mustie. I have been quietly following your videos for a while, but I just wanted to thank you for the clear, relaxed videos. I just bought a 1985 Honda V65 that has been sitting for years. I would not have the confidence to take on this project or do other motorcycle and small engine repairs without your videos. Again, thank you.
Hi Mustie got a Robin EH25 that was soaked in water. Stripped it down and washed out completely, honed cylinder and put together. Had to make all the gaskets. Got it running but wont idle. Will have to do a carb clean. You wont believe how much gunk came out of it. Your videos have been a great help.
Many thanks for your many videos. It takes me back over 60, ears, when as a 7 year old, I use to inquire what my Dad was doing in h if s workshop. He was not formally trained, but could do everything. He had alsorts of pullers to take off magneto, to get to points. I remember the screw in pullers of assorted sixes, he had made himself. He I often worked on B & S, Villiers and Anzani engines. He use to rebuild Howard Bantam rotlvators. I vividly remember the parts washer. In those days a tin with paraffin (kerosine) and a small brush. Thank you for bri ging my childhood rushing back
Love your channel. I picked up a great 1968 eska golden jet 5hp outboard engine. Took me 4 hours of 10 year hibernation maintenance and $33 total including the engine. Good little outboard.😎
Back in high school my friend and I would buy cars that were sitting in folks yards, fix them up and sell them... Often we would find an engine with the same issue, my fix was to fill the cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil, let it sit for a day, then hit the crank bolt with a breaker bar... Never had it fail :)
I bought a HF 8750W generator and although it’s made in China, it starts on the first pull & ran for 12 hours straight (as spec’d in the manual) during one of this past NE winter storms. When I put it away in the garage, I first drained the tank, then drained the bowl & put the drain screw inside the tank fuel strainer so I don’t forget to put it back in the next time I need it. The theory is to leave the screw out so all of the gas can evaporate and no water can condense in there, causing a blockage.
Simple solution : I recommend STOP using made in China items if you want to make it sound like its usually crap and doesn't work. Best not to buy just in case so no one will complain anymore. Throw your iphone if its manufactured within China because it may explode anytime and emit harmful radiation. Cheers! Its just like going to a restaurant to eat and complain about the food. Except you come back for the next 100 times and complain EVERYTIME LMAO!! :DDD
Just because something's made in China doesn't mean it's inherently poor quality. Like anything else, you get what you pay for. Don't buy the cheapest shit you can find and expect it to last regardless of where it's made. I've had American made stuff fail way before the China version and vice versa. edit: I realized now you're being sarcastic, but the point remains the same.
I've got their 4k watt open frame generator that I bought about 7 years ago. I do very similar! I don't even use the gas tank unless it's needed. I just run it off an external tank and drain the carb when done, and always blow the excess fuel out with an air gun. Tank sits empty, oil fogged, with a dessicant bag in the little screen thing under the cap. The people that say preparation like that is silly or wonder why we go that far are the ones stuck without a gen during a storm. It's even worse when they aren't mechanical people and they just bought a gen and let it sit for 3 years in the shed with fuel in it. No way in hell they're going to get that running. Only bad thing about it is I have a new condition old style gen and I want one of the new quiet inverter gens!
While i´m watching your videos, it made me realize that searching for other videos depicting the problem i want solved in my particular engine is useless, i better just watch all of your videos, it is a much more better learning experience. it has helped me many times. A deeply thank you!!!
Nice job, after 60 years of doing this kind of stuff I'm still learning. Patience, Diligence, Perseverance, Your one hell of a guy. Now you needs a 150X100 Pole building with a three bedroom house on the roof !! :-) :-). Enjoy you videos very calming...
You my friend have mastered the art of "make it run" once again. Your skills are above what we see today in engine repair. Congratulations on a job well done!
The o-ring on the plastic pilot (idle) jet should be inspected or replaced when the carburetor is serviced. If the o-ring is falling apart it will run rich and drive you crazy trying to troubleshoot. I replace these all the time on Honda HS series snowblowers. I also remember to remove all rubber gaskets before it goes into the ultrasonic cleaner. I've learned the swollen rubber lesson a few times! Honda PE certified technician.
Excellent video. I had a similar issue with one in my shop surging, finally took out the black idle/throttle screw on top of the carb and increased the size of the little jet to the next size with a miniature drill bit, and it worked great. EPA is trying to run small engines a little to lean. Thanks for the great video's.
A Friend's "pull start" generator saved my family by allowing us to heat the house after Hurricane Sandy... after that, my home, and my parent's home got a 24HP briggs generator outside that runs on Natural Gas. Love that thing! And I remember to service it every November.
thank you for this video, you just saved me a new chipper. My chipper was frozen after hurricane Irma and Maria , I didn't know what to do and was about to chunk it in the trash pile and buy another one, I followed your instructions and it freed the piston and I think it will sart when I try it. thanks once again for the secret.
I just realized, since watching Mustie over the past few years I am no longer guilty of the sometimes 5, 10, or 30 years goes issue by anymore. Oh, I was guilty in the past. Thanks for showing me how to unseize a motor that seized while sitting. Had a riding mower do that to me and I did not know what to about it so I pretty much gave it away. Never again.
Mustie you are one resourceful dude! My younger brother and I would probably hang out with you way too often wrenching on stuff like this and learning the tricks.
I was a generator mechanic in the army so I know a lot about those things I would have taken the gas tank off first thing so I could get to the govinor easily and everything else .
It's Friday night, sitting here on the coast of Central Florida awaiting the arrival of hurricane Dorian.. I dragged out my generator. Perhaps 7 or 8 years old, but never used. As an avid watcher of your channel I felt I was prepared to do battle with whatever ailments this old gal might have in store for me. It is a BlackMax 6560 bought at Sam's. I checked the oil and about 1/8 inch showed on the very tip of the dipstick. I added nearly a quart more and it seemed full. Added half a gallon of gas, switched on, gave her full choke and yanked the cord. She coughed, once, farted once and took off running. The only fix I had to make was removing the wheels, and filling with air - easier than dragging it to garage or dragging compressor to the backyard. Wish us all luck in the coming days. Dorian's track keeps changing - the best would be if she creeps east out over the ocean as she makes her way north toward us.
As a kid, we had a neighbor who was always tinkering in the garage. With no kids of his own, he was the favorite of the neighborhood kids. He was 82nd airborne and had jumped into Normandy on D-day. If only I had known what we had there !! But we were too little to appreciate. Except he made us all laugh.
thanks to your videos on generators, i took a gamble with a $100 on a 5k watt gen that wouldnt start, was told it ran the last time. long story short is the fuel tank and carb are very clean but the oil pressure sensor didnt let it send spark. oil level is good, disconected it, starts right up 😎😎 thanks for your great videos and explaining with detail what your doing!!!
AC Delco... wow there's a name I haven't seen or heard (well, in my country/city) of in many years... I can still recall the adverts on radio / TV with the lyrics (To Chuck Berry's "Riding Along In My Automobile") going... Riding along in my automobile, my baby beside me at the wheel, AC Delco's where its at, for plugs 'n points 'n thermostats... The only place you need to go.. AC Deelcooo" Hahaha great old school ad!
@@stevenbaxter8657 sure, bit I'm sure that is a licensed product. They do alot of that kind of stuff under AC Delco brand name. That looks exactly like my Generac Centurion
One of the things I like about your videos is that you utilize compressed air to clear out your carburetors. I cannot think of a single carburetor that I have worked on and not use my compressor. If a family member or a good friend ask me to come over to their house to look at something for them, I made sure I bring my 10-gallon air can. I enjoy watching your videos. I'm hoping soon as things get back to normal. I cannot even get anyting I normally order before spring kicks in. Most of the vendors I deal with are on eBay and none of them are shipping parts. They're taking orders but not making deliveries quite yet. I don't know about you but I'm surely not going to pay for something when somebody tells me I cannot tell you when you're going to get it. He'll the things I've ordered could fit in an envelope. I like to make sure I'm prepared. I still have a small supply of things but that's for my stuff or family.
I gave up being that way here, people just stabbed me in the back or never returned the favour, so I just keep myself to myself and fix my own stuff now or maybe for my dad or my brother... Canada was different, both in ability to find stuff for sale at sensible prices (folk here look at a pristine item on eBay and think their pile of junk basket case must be worth that and more)
@@johnphillip1711 my favorite is when they've priced the parts & think retail minus parts (they think it needs) equals actual value lol I love hearing..."it's an easy job" ...if it we're easy they would do it 😉
@@johnphillip1711 never been to canada but ive been saying this for a while. prior to 2010 good deals could be had on used items and now ppl price their garbage like gold.
@@stephenwgreen78 I know what you mean. I was looking at listings for a used truck the other day. All I want is a beat up old farm truck. But everyone I looked at says 'It's a great truch. It just needs a head gasket."
Good fix and good video. Years ago I used to use a 2 part epoxy coating on the inside of, mostly, motorcycle tanks that had gotten rusty. You had to mix the 2 parts, pour it in the tank, then rotate the tank for a while to get the coating all around and let it set up. As I remember, it wasn't that expensive.
I have no real interest in these things and I know very little about them but it was a pleasure to watch. Really good to see someone who knows their stuff at work :)
Excellent work, Mustie1. Thank you for the video. Being that gasoline is a ultra light oil- that flood condition saved the crankcase internals. That heated ultrasonic parts cleaner continues to save the day, and is perfect for situations like this. ATF is the #1 choice for freeing a seized engine or electric motor.
Tempus Fugit. Just the other day we were talking about when we had installed a certain machine at work and we agreed it had been three years, we looked up the paperwork on the installation...6 years, lol.
Thank you for explaining how gas gets into the oil. I've had this happen on two Ryobi engines- one is a power washer, and the other is my Ryobi inverter generator. In the power washer, the air filter was completely soaked with what appeared to be gas and maybe oil, and in both cases, the engine actually seized up while running. I fixed both the generator and power washer by draining all of the oil and changing it and both engines seem to have fixed themselves & they both work great now. I also now make sure to run the engines periodically just to make sure it works fine, as well as shut off the fuel on the power washer (generator doesn't have a specific fuel shut off, but I think the "stop" position on the only control they give you does shut off fuel). I thought it had to do something with the crankcase breather tube, but the idea that gas draining from the carb into the cylinder and into the crankcase seems to make more sense. And in the case of the power washer, the gas probably did make its way from the carb down into the air filter, so bad carburetor to some degree seems logical. I'm lucky more damage wasn't done and that simply changing the oil was all it took.
Found a disposal point for your bad gas/oil that you don't want to keep around. You may have a Bulk terminal near you (I have several) (big town), and they will take it usually as long as it's gas or oil. They usually have a waste tank for reworking bad gas pumped from the bottom of underground tanks. They have to do this when they get too much condensate water in the tanks. Bad gas goes back to the refinery to be reworked back into fuel.
I've got a pulsar 3200 and i drain the gas out while not in use, it's the only genset I've got to run my camper off of, I was told to drain the fuel out if not in use for some time. Very useful information great video! I certainly appreciate it
zx8401ztv lol! Yes, I found this to be an interesting channel as well. First watched the volkswagen bus 31 year videos for a bit and now this one... I subscribed.
Fantastic Video Mustie. :) reminds me of the days when i worked on lawn mowers back in the '70's........ However, your very in depth video on 4 stroke engines brought back memories too. 1 year?, 5 years, 15 years? LOL.....how true Thankyou for sharing this, and i share it too. Thumbs UP!
Looks like one of those Huyei carbs. Clone of a Honda. They use those things on most of those Chinese engines. Biggest thing to watch on those carbs is the plastic idle jets. They have an extremely tiny orifice that plugs easy and is hard to clean. Sometimes they will surge and the problem is that low speed jet. I’ve even heard of drilling them out slightly to fix the surge.
My neighbor bought one of those Chinese side by sides with the clone Honda engine in it. It doesn't even have a dip stick! I don't even know how much oil it's supposed to take!!! He's had it for almost ten years now, and we can't find an oil filter for it; nothing at Napa fits it!! I put a quart and a half in it?? Looks about good!? It doesn't have an oil fill orifice; I take the valve cover off to fill from! I guess they're saving money?
@@garybulwinkle82 it's gotta have an oil fill , ive never seen an engine in my life that didn't have a full hole, they got oil in it from the factory and I doubt they poured it in through the cylinder head that's rediculous. And I've seen many many engines in my day. Sometimes the fill hole is doubled use as something else like a sensor or something similar and you remove the part to expose the fill hole
I got an 11 hp honda welder/generator of a guy for a bottle of rum as eight months ago he had taken the carby off of it to fix it but left with the carby off. So for eight-month moisture got into it had seized solid. when I saw this I did the same thing as you did and it seems to have worked I have ordered and other carby off-of eBay only cost 18 dolors but won't know if its qoing to then. Thank you so much for this.
This Gen looks almost like the HF 3000 watt I have. This is a good reminder video not to leave the gas valve on and leave your fuel untreated or in the tank at all.
To repair rusty gas tanks I use that eco friendly rust remover and then seal the tanks with "red kote". It's meant for motorcycle gas tanks, but the gas tanks don't care. Just let it cure for a week.
A friend of mine bought a used motorcycle. Started and idled fine. She asked me to ride it home for her. It would not accelerate unless I had the enrichner (choke) pulled out. Got it to her house (luckily on back roads where I did not need much speed) and started to work the problem. Fuel flow was good. Spark was good on both cylinders. Finally pulled the carb and the main jet was caked with black crud. Cleaned all that up and it runs smooth now. So often just a rudimentary cleaning of the carb will resurrect an engine. I think there is this mythical belief that a carburetor is a no go zone and beyond complex when really the basic parts are easy to disassemble and clean. I remember the disappointment on my roommates face when I pulled apart the carbs on my 82 Virago and he was I guess expecting faeries and rainbows to come out. "Is that it?" he said. Yup, a few tiny holes and some basic scientific principles...
It's kind of important if you want to run electronics or something motorized off of it to set the RPM close as possible to what it should be. Hook a kill-o-watt or similar to it and make sure you get the hZ as close to 60 as possible by seeing the RPM. Some micrometers have a frequency function too but the kill-o-watt is safer.
For 4 years, I did small engine repair for a company. We did warranty repairs mostly but we'd get some walk in stuff too. The most fun I had was with lawnmowers that seized due to oil starvation. Customer would buy a mower, assume there was already oil in it.....despite the bottle of oil that came in the box..... and mow, god only knows, however much of their lawn before the engine just ceased to rotate anymore. I had darn good luck with them too. They would blame the equipment. The problem description was always "Recoil is not working" or something to that effect. I would find oil so clean, you'd think I had just poured it in. That's because the customer tended to find the error of their ways (after it seized) and put the oil in that came with the brand new unit. I would then call them and say "This can go one of two ways. I can tear this engine down and find the scored surfaces. Based on what they look like, I'll know that it was operator error and not manufacturing defects. It wont get warrantied and you'll have a tore down pile of junk. The other option is I can free it up. If it goes smoothly, you pay me 40 dollars and walk out with a running mower." Sounding defeated, they always picked option two hahahaha Id work the blade/crank back and forth until it got smooth, then I'd let it rip. I only ever had one engine that didn't survive the revival process. The connecting rod was stuck way too good to the crank and it snapped off. I saw alot of Husqvarna mowers with stuck valves too, Exhaust valve if I remember correctly. Pull valve cover, smack the valve stem with a hammer, good as new.
Glad you got it running! Sounds like it's running lean at low loads, causing the surging. These carbs have an idle / low-load circuit with a fixed jet. It's very sensitive to anything making it run lean, since they were worried about emissions and made it as lean as possible from the factory. The air filter acts as a choke and helps to enrich it a little. Raising the float level can help a little, as well.
Thanks for another video. I noticed my predator gen hunted to this spring when I first got it, but started it yesterday for its quarterly run and it ran fine. It liked the warm weather. TIP: I got tired of switching tips on my air nozzle and swiped the inflator off of one of those disposable helium tanks. Works great for blowing out passages. It threads right on to a quick connect and has a nice variable air flow.
I had an issue with my generator which is made by Champion. I believe it's assembled in Canada from Chinese made parts. They were kind enough to send me a new tank and carburetor free of charge.
Looks EXACTLY like my Generac Centurion with blue paint and an AC Delco sticker. It's surprisingly a good generator although I generally start it once a year so crap like that doesn't happen. We don't need those much in the south.
Flush the tank, then fill the tank with muriatic acid, do that a couple times, then put some rustoleum rust reformer in it slosh that around, replace the cap. On some engines that idle hunting means your idle is set to low.
I really enjoy all your video's particularly the generator one's. That might be a little boring for you but I think they're interesting . Never had a problem with your'e lighting and sound is good. Been watching you for some time and long may you continue. Very best wishes to you and your family...
He makes use of a tripod when he can. I don't get vertigo when I watch his videos. Others spend lots of money on their toys but won't spend $20 on a freaking tripod.
Hey Mustie1. I’m truly a fan. Just now beginning to fix stuff on my own and i can say i really only watch two of you (donyboy73 and you). You guys have shown me how “I can do it”. One of your videos cuts to a boat ride on Lake Winnipasauke and another you referred to going for a motorcycle ride and when NH registrations are due. (And your truck has NH plates). Being from NH myself i am even more intrigued to watch. Keep up the great work
Sunday, waiting for the upcoming hurricane. Now I have to get my generator out and checked. Looks like Alberto is now taking dead aim my area in Florida.
Well its a good thing its only a Subtropical Storm right now. Winds are at 45mph and Gusts to 50mph. As of 2hrs. ago. A long way to go before its a Hurricane, but anything to do with storms, you need to watch them. I live in Florida too. Have had my share.
Another reason to always turn your fuel off. I would have never thought about the fuel going all the way into the oil and cause the piston to freeze. Nice. It’s good to have added more trouble shooting knowledge to my arsenal 😆👍🏻
Much better shape then the junkyard VW engines I've taken apart, those had water in 'em and I had to pound the pistons out with a big hammer and a block of wood! XD I have a lot of parts that are only good for sculpture. Hopefully some good cases and cranks though! Great resurrection of this cruddy ol genny!
Great video! I laughed when you were talking about having a clean hole. I also love the little extra bits of video at the end. Great looking yard art of the model A pickup and the car show.
The "cold hunting" issue sounds like my POSgen project generator, just needed the governor adjusting to the right frequency and it stopped being a PITA... :) Not actually used it for any serious purpose to date though, just used it as a learning project... :P
I was told by the Onan people that most generators should run at as close to 3600 RPM in order to prode the 60Hz, line frequecy we need... ant that should produce the correct voltages as well. (some smaller units only run at 1800 RPM instead)
Been wrenching on my generator all day long so of course I had to watch your video when it came up. Couldn't find the air dust gun so it'll have to wait for tomorrow.
My snowblower has a 179cc China Engine, looks like the same carb. It hunts until it warms up and has been reliable for the past ten years. The primer bulb rotted and last year was the first carb cleaning because it was running rough (lean) and the surge never went away. I have really done nothing to the engine besides change the oil and I have run it hard during winter storms.
I have worked on many of these with the same problems. I don't understand why GM or Snap On would license the AC Delco name or Snap On name to products like these which are not up to par quality wise to legitimate Honda or Yamaha products. These generators should be branded China Clone.
@eldora, AC Delco probably didn't license this. The Chinese will counterfeit just about anything. Just a few years ago, there were containers of John Deere generators confiscated....all unlicensed counterfeits.
honda, yamaha, etc. would suffer the same issues if not taken care of properly...the problem is not these things being chinese..it's the f'ing ethanol in the gasoline..
all for the same thing why John deere and kubota licensed home depo to have there name on some crap tractors models that line the whole front of the home depo stores
It's the Wally Mart system. If you can make a buck do it. Junk comes from all over the world now, with names we used to know and trust. Now, we know the names, but haven't a clue as to quality or who really made the junk.
Great job, great repair, as usual. I really enjoy all of your videos. Your gift and talent amazes and inspires me to never give up on any machinery. You really work miracles....
Thank you again for posting this awesome video to show step by step to get her going again .. and bringing us along bud ! . I love your videos step by step, its fun to watch and learn from you.
I especially like the t shirt. I had a green one like that it was almost clear due to wear. Wife made me get rid of it as it was going to get the washer drain clogged at some point. Started a new collection. So many issues could be corrected with proper maintenance-job security! Thanks Bro love the videos!
I'm sure many of people know but if you don't, turn off the gas while the engine is running and let it die. Gets the gas out of carb and helps prevent many of the issues that mustie1 is so good at fixing.
Hi from Australia . I enjoy your videos very much My 8 kva Chinese generator seized while running . Strip down showed the valve guide had broken up and jammed the piston . Piston was found to be ok after I stripped the engine down . $30 for a new head and gasket it has been running fine for the last 3 years . People told me I should have bought a Honda at 10 times the cost but my el cheapo 6 year old generator is fine in my workshop running all my power tools including my welders ..
Down Cape May NJ holiday weekend Mustie rang, we watch, while family still sleeping, all those little carb parts would be all over the floor, never would figure out how to put it all back, your a legend Mustie, have a great holiday
I always learn a trick or two from your videos. When you fixed the garden tractor hydrostatic transmission a few weeks ago it reminded me to check the oil in my tractor transmission. When I added some oil it stopped slipping. Your trick with the small screwdriver helped me get the rubber plug out of the top of the tranny. Thanks.
Hey Mustie. I have been quietly following your videos for a while, but I just wanted to thank you for the clear, relaxed videos.
I just bought a 1985 Honda V65 that has been sitting for years. I would not have the confidence to take on this project or do other motorcycle and small engine repairs without your videos.
Again, thank you.
Hi Mustie got a Robin EH25 that was soaked in water. Stripped it down and washed out completely, honed cylinder and put together. Had to make all the gaskets. Got it running but wont idle. Will have to do a carb clean. You wont believe how much gunk came out of it. Your videos have been a great help.
These generator videos are super helpful with learning how to fix engines
very helpful. I would have pulled the head off before thinking of spinning that thing with screw drivers to get it moving. Learned lots.
RSMLauderdale101 yeah I would have probably just used the engine for parts never would have thought of that
Agreed. An "atta-boy" for Uncle Mustie.
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Many thanks for your many videos. It takes me back over 60, ears, when as a 7 year old, I use to inquire what my Dad was doing in h if s workshop. He was not formally trained, but could do everything. He had alsorts of pullers to take off magneto, to get to points. I remember the screw in pullers of assorted sixes, he had made himself. He I often worked on B & S, Villiers and Anzani engines. He use to rebuild Howard Bantam rotlvators. I vividly remember the parts washer. In those days a tin with paraffin (kerosine) and a small brush. Thank you for bri ging my childhood rushing back
Love your channel. I picked up a great 1968 eska golden jet 5hp outboard engine. Took me 4 hours of 10 year hibernation maintenance and $33 total including the engine. Good little outboard.😎
Your neighbor is lucky you're his neighbor. Quite a lot of work you did, all said and done. Thanks for sharing!
Back in high school my friend and I would buy cars that were sitting in folks yards, fix them up and sell them... Often we would find an engine with the same issue, my fix was to fill the cylinders with Marvel Mystery Oil, let it sit for a day, then hit the crank bolt with a breaker bar... Never had it fail :)
Screw marvel mystery oil , that stuff is a sham , use sea foam , that stuff is a true marval
Yup I've had seized engines poured
a mix of marvel mystery oil and acetone in each cylinder and in like 45min it was free
A work ethic without thinking about it for helping a neighbor....Bravo.
I bought a HF 8750W generator and although it’s made in China, it starts on the first pull & ran for 12 hours straight (as spec’d in the manual) during one of this past NE winter storms. When I put it away in the garage, I first drained the tank, then drained the bowl & put the drain screw inside the tank fuel strainer so I don’t forget to put it back in the next time I need it. The theory is to leave the screw out so all of the gas can evaporate and no water can condense in there, causing a blockage.
Simple solution : I recommend STOP using made in China items if you want to make it sound like its usually crap and doesn't work. Best not to buy just in case so no one will complain anymore. Throw your iphone if its manufactured within China because it may explode anytime and emit harmful radiation. Cheers!
Its just like going to a restaurant to eat and complain about the food. Except you come back for the next 100 times and complain EVERYTIME LMAO!! :DDD
Just because something's made in China doesn't mean it's inherently poor quality. Like anything else, you get what you pay for. Don't buy the cheapest shit you can find and expect it to last regardless of where it's made. I've had American made stuff fail way before the China version and vice versa.
edit: I realized now you're being sarcastic, but the point remains the same.
that's what i wanted to say
yes stop using that chinese junk. give it to me instead
I've got their 4k watt open frame generator that I bought about 7 years ago. I do very similar! I don't even use the gas tank unless it's needed. I just run it off an external tank and drain the carb when done, and always blow the excess fuel out with an air gun. Tank sits empty, oil fogged, with a dessicant bag in the little screen thing under the cap. The people that say preparation like that is silly or wonder why we go that far are the ones stuck without a gen during a storm. It's even worse when they aren't mechanical people and they just bought a gen and let it sit for 3 years in the shed with fuel in it. No way in hell they're going to get that running. Only bad thing about it is I have a new condition old style gen and I want one of the new quiet inverter gens!
While i´m watching your videos, it made me realize that searching for other videos depicting the problem i want solved in my particular engine is useless, i better just watch all of your videos, it is a much more better learning experience. it has helped me many times. A deeply thank you!!!
Nice job, after 60 years of doing this kind of stuff I'm still learning. Patience, Diligence, Perseverance,
Your one hell of a guy. Now you needs a 150X100 Pole building with a three bedroom house on the roof !! :-) :-). Enjoy you videos very calming...
You my friend have mastered the art of "make it run" once again. Your skills are above what we see today in engine repair. Congratulations on a job well done!
The o-ring on the plastic pilot (idle) jet should be inspected or replaced when the carburetor is serviced. If the o-ring is falling apart it will run rich and drive you crazy trying to troubleshoot. I replace these all the time on Honda HS series snowblowers. I also remember to remove all rubber gaskets before it goes into the ultrasonic cleaner. I've learned the swollen rubber lesson a few times! Honda PE certified technician.
Excellent video. I had a similar issue with one in my shop surging, finally took out the black idle/throttle screw on top of the carb and increased the size of the little jet to the next size with a miniature drill bit, and it worked great. EPA is trying to run small engines a little to lean. Thanks for the great video's.
l agree
I really love "Will it run?" episodes. Thanks for making them!
A Friend's "pull start" generator saved my family by allowing us to heat the house after Hurricane Sandy... after that, my home, and my parent's home got a 24HP briggs generator outside that runs on Natural Gas. Love that thing! And I remember to service it every November.
thank you for this video, you just saved me a new chipper. My chipper was frozen after hurricane Irma and Maria , I didn't know what to do and was about to chunk it in the trash pile and buy another one, I followed your instructions and it freed the piston and I think it will sart when I try it. thanks once again for the secret.
glad to here it worked for you.
I just realized, since watching Mustie over the past few years I am no longer guilty of the sometimes 5, 10, or 30 years goes issue by anymore. Oh, I was guilty in the past.
Thanks for showing me how to unseize a motor that seized while sitting. Had a riding mower do that to me and I did not know what to about it so I pretty much gave it away. Never again.
Every time I watch your videos, I think to myself "school is in session." You teach, I learn.
Mustie you are one resourceful dude! My younger brother and I would probably hang out with you way too often wrenching on stuff like this and learning the tricks.
I was a generator mechanic in the army so I know a lot about those things I would have taken the gas tank off first thing so I could get to the govinor easily and everything else .
63 bravo
It's Friday night, sitting here on the coast of Central Florida awaiting the arrival of hurricane Dorian.. I dragged out my generator. Perhaps 7 or 8 years old, but never used. As an avid watcher of your channel I felt I was prepared to do battle with whatever ailments this old gal might have in store for me. It is a BlackMax 6560 bought at Sam's. I checked the oil and about 1/8 inch showed on the very tip of the dipstick. I added nearly a quart more and it seemed full. Added half a gallon of gas, switched on, gave her full choke and yanked the cord. She coughed, once, farted once and took off running. The only fix I had to make was removing the wheels, and filling with air - easier than dragging it to garage or dragging compressor to the backyard. Wish us all luck in the coming days. Dorian's track keeps changing - the best would be if she creeps east out over the ocean as she makes her way north toward us.
I live in south Mississippi so I know how hurricanes are. Hopefully it keeps moving east and misses yall
As a kid, we had a neighbor who was always tinkering in the garage. With no kids of his own, he was the favorite of the neighborhood kids. He was 82nd airborne and had jumped into Normandy on D-day. If only I had known what we had there !! But we were too little to appreciate. Except he made us all laugh.
thanks to your videos on generators, i took a gamble with a $100 on a 5k watt gen that wouldnt start, was told it ran the last time. long story short is the fuel tank and carb are very clean but the oil pressure sensor didnt let it send spark. oil level is good, disconected it, starts right up 😎😎 thanks for your great videos and explaining with detail what your doing!!!
Just before you started it, I said OIL? Right then you said "Yes I added oil" felt like I was right there buggin' you. COOL
Me too 😁
Same here
Some guys get to play all the time. Thanks for letting us watch.
AC Delco... wow there's a name I haven't seen or heard (well, in my country/city) of in many years... I can still recall the adverts on radio / TV with the lyrics (To Chuck Berry's "Riding Along In My Automobile") going... Riding along in my automobile, my baby beside me at the wheel, AC Delco's where its at, for plugs 'n points 'n thermostats... The only place you need to go.. AC Deelcooo" Hahaha great old school ad!
I used to work for AC Delco at Dunstable Bedfordshire.
Chinese stolen all brand name s out of patent ask trump
@@stevenbaxter8657 sure, bit I'm sure that is a licensed product. They do alot of that kind of stuff under AC Delco brand name. That looks exactly like my Generac Centurion
One of the things I like about your videos is that you utilize compressed air to clear out your carburetors. I cannot think of a single carburetor that I have worked on and not use my compressor. If a family member or a good friend ask me to come over to their house to look at something for them, I made sure I bring my 10-gallon air can.
I enjoy watching your videos. I'm hoping soon as things get back to normal. I cannot even get anyting I normally order before spring kicks in. Most of the vendors I deal with are on eBay and none of them are shipping parts. They're taking orders but not making deliveries quite yet. I don't know about you but I'm surely not going to pay for something when somebody tells me I cannot tell you when you're going to get it. He'll the things I've ordered could fit in an envelope.
I like to make sure I'm prepared. I still have a small supply of things but that's for my stuff or family.
Wish I have a neighbor just like you.
Yeah, I would spend most of my free time in his garage help him fix stuff.
I gave up being that way here, people just stabbed me in the back or never returned the favour, so I just keep myself to myself and fix my own stuff now or maybe for my dad or my brother...
Canada was different, both in ability to find stuff for sale at sensible prices (folk here look at a pristine item on eBay and think their pile of junk basket case must be worth that and more)
@@johnphillip1711 my favorite is when they've priced the parts & think retail minus parts (they think it needs) equals actual value lol
I love hearing..."it's an easy job"
...if it we're easy they would do it 😉
@@johnphillip1711 never been to canada but ive been saying this for a while. prior to 2010 good deals could be had on used items and now ppl price their garbage like gold.
@@stephenwgreen78 I know what you mean. I was looking at listings for a used truck the other day. All I want is a beat up old farm truck. But everyone I looked at says 'It's a great truch. It just needs a head gasket."
Good fix and good video. Years ago I used to use a 2 part epoxy coating on the inside of, mostly, motorcycle tanks that had gotten rusty. You had to mix the 2 parts, pour it in the tank, then rotate the tank for a while to get the coating all around and let it set up. As I remember, it wasn't that expensive.
Great videos. I think everyone needs to learn small engine repair instead of throwing everything away
I have no real interest in these things and I know very little about them but it was a pleasure to watch. Really good to see someone who knows their stuff at work :)
Excellent work, Mustie1. Thank you for the video. Being that gasoline is a ultra light oil- that flood condition saved the crankcase internals. That heated ultrasonic parts cleaner continues to save the day, and is perfect for situations like this. ATF is the #1 choice for freeing a seized engine or electric motor.
Extremely knowledgeable guy, you know what you are talking about.
Tempus Fugit. Just the other day we were talking about when we had installed a certain machine at work and we agreed it had been three years, we looked up the paperwork on the installation...6 years, lol.
Thank you for explaining how gas gets into the oil. I've had this happen on two Ryobi engines- one is a power washer, and the other is my Ryobi inverter generator. In the power washer, the air filter was completely soaked with what appeared to be gas and maybe oil, and in both cases, the engine actually seized up while running. I fixed both the generator and power washer by draining all of the oil and changing it and both engines seem to have fixed themselves & they both work great now. I also now make sure to run the engines periodically just to make sure it works fine, as well as shut off the fuel on the power washer (generator doesn't have a specific fuel shut off, but I think the "stop" position on the only control they give you does shut off fuel). I thought it had to do something with the crankcase breather tube, but the idea that gas draining from the carb into the cylinder and into the crankcase seems to make more sense. And in the case of the power washer, the gas probably did make its way from the carb down into the air filter, so bad carburetor to some degree seems logical. I'm lucky more damage wasn't done and that simply changing the oil was all it took.
Found a disposal point for your bad gas/oil that you don't want to keep around. You may have a Bulk terminal near you (I have several) (big town), and they will take it usually as long as it's gas or oil. They usually have a waste tank for reworking bad gas pumped from the bottom of underground tanks. They have to do this when they get too much condensate water in the tanks. Bad gas goes back to the refinery to be reworked back into fuel.
I've got a pulsar 3200 and i drain the gas out while not in use, it's the only genset I've got to run my camper off of, I was told to drain the fuel out if not in use for some time. Very useful information great video! I certainly appreciate it
Definitely been standing for more than a year. Nicely done bud.
Everyone needs a neighbour like you Mustie
Nicely recovered :-D, yes its cheap but it's a shame to let any generator die.
Your ultrasonic bath is a handy tool, cleaned that carb a treat :-D
zx8401ztv i normaly youse a deisle cocktale. The gas oil deisle we youse now is 10 times more toxic than the old leaded stuff of old.
Is there any channel you don't watch? lol! I keep finding you on all channels, haha...
MrDubje, LOL :-D, Well you could look at it another way, i share your good taste in quality channels :-D.
Ok i'm like horse sh1t, i'm everywhere :)
zx8401ztv lol! Yes, I found this to be an interesting channel as well. First watched the volkswagen bus 31 year videos for a bit and now this one... I subscribed.
Have a look at the millions of channels ive liked, you may find some you like too.
or you may hate them all LOL
Cleanest hands I have ever seen on a real mechanic
5 years go by - -10 years go by - - 30 years go by - - I feel like I'm having breakfast every ten minutes!
Fantastic Video Mustie. :)
reminds me of the days when i worked on lawn mowers back in the '70's........
However, your very in depth video on 4 stroke engines brought back memories too.
1 year?, 5 years, 15 years? LOL.....how true
Thankyou for sharing this, and i share it too.
Thumbs UP!
Looks like one of those Huyei carbs. Clone of a Honda. They use those things on most of those Chinese engines. Biggest thing to watch on those carbs is the plastic idle jets. They have an extremely tiny orifice that plugs easy and is hard to clean. Sometimes they will surge and the problem is that low speed jet. I’ve even heard of drilling them out slightly to fix the surge.
John Acuff , I re drill my jets to. Awesome power if you do overdue
My neighbor bought one of those Chinese side by sides with the clone Honda engine in it. It doesn't even have a dip stick! I don't even know how much oil it's supposed to take!!! He's had it for almost ten years now, and we can't find an oil filter for it; nothing at Napa fits it!! I put a quart and a half in it?? Looks about good!? It doesn't have an oil fill orifice; I take the valve cover off to fill from! I guess they're saving money?
Idle jet the biggest problem I've found.
@@garybulwinkle82 it's gotta have an oil fill , ive never seen an engine in my life that didn't have a full hole, they got oil in it from the factory and I doubt they poured it in through the cylinder head that's rediculous. And I've seen many many engines in my day. Sometimes the fill hole is doubled use as something else like a sensor or something similar and you remove the part to expose the fill hole
I got an 11 hp honda welder/generator of a guy for a bottle of rum as eight months ago he had taken the carby off of it to fix it but left with the carby off. So for eight-month moisture got into it had seized solid. when I saw this I did the same thing as you did and it seems to have worked I have ordered and other carby off-of eBay only cost 18 dolors but won't know if its qoing to then. Thank you so much for this.
This Gen looks almost like the HF 3000 watt I have. This is a good reminder video not to leave the gas valve on and leave your fuel untreated or in the tank at all.
I'm a firm believer in FUEL FILTERS. There is room for one.
Apart from the wonky tank it came back well with your wrench'n and know how. Nice one bro
To repair rusty gas tanks I use that eco friendly rust remover and then seal the tanks with "red kote". It's meant for motorcycle gas tanks, but the gas tanks don't care. Just let it cure for a week.
A friend of mine bought a used motorcycle. Started and idled fine. She asked me to ride it home for her. It would not accelerate unless I had the enrichner (choke) pulled out.
Got it to her house (luckily on back roads where I did not need much speed) and started to work the problem. Fuel flow was good. Spark was good on both cylinders. Finally pulled the carb and the main jet was caked with black crud. Cleaned all that up and it runs smooth now.
So often just a rudimentary cleaning of the carb will resurrect an engine.
I think there is this mythical belief that a carburetor is a no go zone and beyond complex when really the basic parts are easy to disassemble and clean. I remember the disappointment on my roommates face when I pulled apart the carbs on my 82 Virago and he was I guess expecting faeries and rainbows to come out. "Is that it?" he said. Yup, a few tiny holes and some basic scientific principles...
It's kind of important if you want to run electronics or something motorized off of it to set the RPM close as possible to what it should be. Hook a kill-o-watt or similar to it and make sure you get the hZ as close to 60 as possible by seeing the RPM. Some micrometers have a frequency function too but the kill-o-watt is safer.
For 4 years, I did small engine repair for a company. We did warranty repairs mostly but we'd get some walk in stuff too. The most fun I had was with lawnmowers that seized due to oil starvation. Customer would buy a mower, assume there was already oil in it.....despite the bottle of oil that came in the box..... and mow, god only knows, however much of their lawn before the engine just ceased to rotate anymore. I had darn good luck with them too. They would blame the equipment. The problem description was always "Recoil is not working" or something to that effect. I would find oil so clean, you'd think I had just poured it in. That's because the customer tended to find the error of their ways (after it seized) and put the oil in that came with the brand new unit. I would then call them and say "This can go one of two ways. I can tear this engine down and find the scored surfaces. Based on what they look like, I'll know that it was operator error and not manufacturing defects. It wont get warrantied and you'll have a tore down pile of junk. The other option is I can free it up. If it goes smoothly, you pay me 40 dollars and walk out with a running mower." Sounding defeated, they always picked option two hahahaha Id work the blade/crank back and forth until it got smooth, then I'd let it rip. I only ever had one engine that didn't survive the revival process. The connecting rod was stuck way too good to the crank and it snapped off. I saw alot of Husqvarna mowers with stuck valves too, Exhaust valve if I remember correctly. Pull valve cover, smack the valve stem with a hammer, good as new.
Sunday school with Mustie!!! Got the spirit of machanical enlightment flowing this morning !!!!
Richard Warnock amen
Amen to that too brother! Never learnt anything like this in Sunday School!
Has his holy shirt on!
Why one dislike? Just why?
Glad you got it running!
Sounds like it's running lean at low loads, causing the surging. These carbs have an idle / low-load circuit with a fixed jet. It's very sensitive to anything making it run lean, since they were worried about emissions and made it as lean as possible from the factory. The air filter acts as a choke and helps to enrich it a little. Raising the float level can help a little, as well.
Saved another one from the scrap yard
The boat fuel tank idea is the right way to go. Take the old tank off and make a shelf for the removable tank to sit on.
Another save by the Mustie1, good job.
Thanks for another video. I noticed my predator gen hunted to this spring when I first got it, but started it yesterday for its quarterly run and it ran fine. It liked the warm weather.
TIP: I got tired of switching tips on my air nozzle and swiped the inflator off of one of those disposable helium tanks. Works great for blowing out passages. It threads right on to a quick connect and has a nice variable air flow.
I was just looking through old vid waiting for another video 👍👍😂
Getting a real jafromobile vibe from this video. I love that you have the sound of things racing around in the background.
I had an issue with my generator which is made by Champion. I believe it's assembled in Canada from Chinese made parts. They were kind enough to send me a new tank and carburetor free of charge.
I have a Champion that I bought many years ago and it has been a great machine.
Looks EXACTLY like my Generac Centurion with blue paint and an AC Delco sticker. It's surprisingly a good generator although I generally start it once a year so crap like that doesn't happen. We don't need those much in the south.
Flush the tank, then fill the tank with muriatic acid, do that a couple times, then put some rustoleum rust reformer in it slosh that around, replace the cap. On some engines that idle hunting means your idle is set to low.
if l did that it so thin it would look like swiss cheese,
Why the hell eould anyone put acid in the gas tank 🤣🤣🤣
Mustie is definitely the KING of small engine repair! Kudo's to you, my friend!
New to commenting on vids! Love your vids kinda caught up on all you have made. very good stuff.. Great job.. Thanxs again for great stuff..
Best one-handed mechanic ever.
I really enjoy all your video's particularly the generator one's. That might be a little boring for you but I think they're interesting
. Never had a problem with your'e lighting and sound is good. Been watching you for some time and long may you continue. Very best wishes to you and your family...
He makes use of a tripod when he can. I don't get vertigo when I watch his videos. Others spend lots of money on their toys but won't spend $20 on a freaking tripod.
This was a helpfull video. A neighbor had a "locked up" generator in the trash. I picked it up and it had the same problem. It runs!
Thank you sir. Love all your videos
BIN AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BACK AND FEEL MUCH BETTER KNOW THAT I AM WATCHING U AGAIN TKS MY FRIEND RON IN NY
Modern fuel is such crap.
ALLWAYS drain and run dry.
Thanks
Hey Mustie1. I’m truly a fan. Just now beginning to fix stuff on my own and i can say i really only watch two of you (donyboy73 and you). You guys have shown me how “I can do it”. One of your videos cuts to a boat ride on Lake Winnipasauke and another you referred to going for a motorcycle ride and when NH registrations are due. (And your truck has NH plates). Being from NH myself i am even more intrigued to watch. Keep up the great work
Sunday, waiting for the upcoming hurricane. Now I have to get my generator out and checked. Looks like Alberto is now taking dead aim my area in Florida.
canuckguy worried thanks. Troy Bilt 5500 checked, all good.
Well its a good thing its only a Subtropical Storm right now. Winds are at 45mph and Gusts to 50mph. As of 2hrs. ago. A long way to go before its a Hurricane, but anything to do with storms, you need to watch them. I live in Florida too. Have had my share.
Welcome to Florida. Land of paradise and traffic! Hahaha. Santa Rosa Beach!!! Waiting with ya....
We have another one!?!!?
Looks like hurricane season is locked and loaded
Another reason to always turn your fuel off. I would have never thought about the fuel going all the way into the oil and cause the piston to freeze. Nice. It’s good to have added more trouble shooting knowledge to my arsenal 😆👍🏻
Looks like a “huayi” carb. Pretty available and not a lot of money. Pretty common carb but you probably know that already.
Much better shape then the junkyard VW engines I've taken apart, those had water in 'em and I had to pound the pistons out with a big hammer and a block of wood! XD I have a lot of parts that are only good for sculpture. Hopefully some good cases and cranks though!
Great resurrection of this cruddy ol genny!
Even though being Chinese made it's a neighbors so a man should give it a good shot,, "awesome fix" there Mustie'.
Great video! I laughed when you were talking about having a clean hole. I also love the little extra bits of video at the end. Great looking yard art of the model A pickup and the car show.
The "cold hunting" issue sounds like my POSgen project generator, just needed the governor adjusting to the right frequency and it stopped being a PITA... :)
Not actually used it for any serious purpose to date though, just used it as a learning project... :P
I was told by the Onan people that most generators should run at as close to 3600 RPM in order to prode the 60Hz, line frequecy we need... ant that should produce the correct voltages as well. (some smaller units only run at 1800 RPM instead)
I like what you did to your screwdrivers so that you are able to use them in smaller area.
Thanks for the Vids Mustie1.
Been wrenching on my generator all day long so of course I had to watch your video when it came up.
Couldn't find the air dust gun so it'll have to wait for tomorrow.
best thing about doing a video of it happens again just send your neighbor a video of the fix
Nice fix, Mustie...currently 'the e of bay' has several fuel tanks at about 70 bucks....your neighbour should be okay..
Looking for a house in Mustie's neighborhood! !
I never knew how to work on carbs until I started watching your vids, thanks M ustie1
i think thats the dirtiest carb ive seen on your channel
My snowblower has a 179cc China Engine, looks like the same carb. It hunts until it warms up and has been reliable for the past ten years. The primer bulb rotted and last year was the first carb cleaning because it was running rough (lean) and the surge never went away. I have really done nothing to the engine besides change the oil and I have run it hard during winter storms.
I have worked on many of these with the same problems. I don't understand why GM or Snap On would license the AC Delco name or Snap On name to products like these which are not up to par quality wise to legitimate Honda or Yamaha products. These generators should be branded China Clone.
@eldora, AC Delco probably didn't license this. The Chinese will counterfeit just about anything. Just a few years ago, there were containers of John Deere generators confiscated....all unlicensed counterfeits.
honda, yamaha, etc. would suffer the same issues if not taken care of properly...the problem is not these things being chinese..it's the f'ing ethanol in the gasoline..
all for the same thing why John deere and kubota licensed home depo to have there name on some crap tractors models that line the whole front of the home depo stores
Tank looks like my durostar. I bet a replacement is fairly easy to find and cheap.
I can't believe General Motors sold out and put their name on such a low end, cheaply built machine.
sixtyfiveford GM kills people and steals billions in tax payer money. You think they're above selling their brand out for a quick buck? Lol
Or /S?
They paid back the bail out money years ago. They do kill people though.
"ACDelco" is not the same as the old "AC-Delco" One is basically a zombie brand, the other is owned by/now "Delphi".
It's the Wally Mart system. If you can make a buck do it. Junk comes from all over the world now, with names we used to know and trust. Now, we know the names, but haven't a clue as to quality or who really made the junk.
I don’t think anyone else got the sarcasm. He has “Ford” in his name.
Great job, great repair, as usual. I really enjoy all of your videos. Your gift and talent amazes and inspires me to never give up on any machinery. You really work miracles....
Its entertanement and learning at the same time... Hey grammar guy...Did I spell that right??
No, you didn't.
Thank you again for posting this awesome video to show step by step to get her going again .. and bringing us along bud ! .
I love your videos step by step, its fun to watch and learn from you.
Fresh out of the cleaner, straight into the tray with the foul fuel...
I especially like the t shirt. I had a green one like that it was almost clear due to wear. Wife made me get rid of it as it was going to get the washer drain clogged at some point. Started a new collection. So many issues could be corrected with proper maintenance-job security! Thanks Bro love the videos!