Murray LAWNMOWER Won't start? Briggs and Stratton E-Series 4.50 HP: CABURETOR REMOVAL and CLEANING
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2016
- NEW Lawnmower won't start after storage? Murray Lawnmower will not start after sitting 4.5 , 5.00 , 5.50 Horsepower. EX500 EX550. Jeff's Little Engine Service shows you HOW TO FIX YOUR LAWNMOWER that won't start, surges or will not stay running. Briggs and Stratton E-series engine carburetor. 4.50 Horsepower. 7.25 Horsepower. Primer operated or Automatic choke. E SERIES Briggs and Stratton Small engine. Same engine is on Yard Machines Lawnmowers.PLEASE KEEP IN MIND when you are watching my videos: I am showing you the least expensive, quickest "backyard" methods for repairing or servicing your lawnmower. Replacing all components such as gaskets and fuel lines is always recommended when rebuilding or repairing equipment. With these videos I hope you are able to fix and repair your lawnmower yourself with minimal parts, knowledge and tools. Thank you for watching!
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Thank you for the excellent tutorial. Took this as an opportunity to teach my two sons (16 & 11) about combustion and how gas engines work. We took apart the unit as you described and discussed the actions of the parts. Put it back together and she fired right up! Proud dad here and the kids think I'm a genious!
As a woman married to a man who has no clue how to use tools- this video was very thorough, afterwards my mower started right up! Thank you so much!
@@sevarudov1724 Maybe he keeps a really clean house and is a good cook.
If he can pay all the bills, he should pay someone to mow the lawn instead of having his wife do it for him. Of course, he could be 73 and she could be 26 which would explain why he doesn't know how to fix the mower, pays all the bills, and has her mow the yard.
That’s not a man no matter what the left says cutting off your breast and growing facial hair doesn’t make someone a man 😂🤣
Thanks I just picked up a free mower and never cleaned the carb on anything in my life. Damn thing runs like a champ.
Nice work
62 year old grandma here & I just followed your detailed instructions & got my mower working better than when I bought it last year. I went all summer paying someone to mow because I didn't want to put the mower in my vehicle to take it to the shop.
That is great! good job!
Thanks for the info. My mower would not start at all. When it was brand new it took like 10 pulls to start. The next season, it wouldn't start at all. I took the carburetor out exactly as shown. Nothing "appeared" wrong but I ran wire through the hole and sprayed everything with carburetor cleaner. When reassembled, the mower started on the first pull. Now I can finally sell it and get rid of it 😁
Haha.. olskoolfool.. awesome name!
How much you want for it ?
@@davesaenz3732 it's been sold
mower wouldn't stay running. came to this video..
I did all this stuff. Pulled out the carburator... Everything was clean inside..
So I started putting everything back together... Mad. Knowing that it's still not gonna stay running...
I started that damn mower. And it stayed running. I sat there for a minute with while it's running, with the "gtfoh" face... Mowed my lawn, enjoyed the rest of my day. Thanx
This just reminds me of a story.
The Lowe’s in my town is dumb. I bought a mower from them that they said had huge issues, including bent shaft that it wouldn’t start. I get home, look it over, the shaft was good, okay so that’s not it, then I look at the carb. Turns out the FUEL LINE ISNT CONNECTED. Wow. Alright.
LOL
Even though I built and drag raced cars in my past never had much need for small engines (city boy with a small yard). Now that I'm a retired old coot living in the boonies in GA I have the need for a powered lawn mower. Guy who lived up front in the property gave me 3 (1 electric) an older self-powered that doesn't run and a smaller one that looked new but wouldn't start. Thanks to you and your very well done video I got that little pup humming. Thank you very much!!
Thank you for this. My story is different. My mother's cat passed away this morning, she's an old lady and devastated, as am I. She mentioned the mower, I think to keep her mind off things, how it wasn't running. After a quick trip to autozone and doing a full carb cleaning I was able to get it to run great and mowed the lawn. It was something to occupy my mind and I believe it brought a small light to her. I hope this story brings you some light as well. God bless.
Thanks! I was able to fix my sister-in-law's one year old mower after someone had put several year old gas in it, not realizing gas goes bad. She was ready to buy a new mower, but I was able to save her a bunch of money in just 20 minutes with a $3 can of carburetor cleaner thanks to your video.
Thanks for the info. Cleaned the fuel jet and it started right up , it starts on the first pull every time now . When new it hesitated to start . Must do as routine maintenance especially when they start surging.👍🏽👍🏽 Very simple, quick fix. Not as hard as it looks, give it a try people.
good job! Thank you
Jeff's Little Engine Service watched your video it was great,but how can you fix the red primer pump mine does not want to prime the carb.Is there an easy fix.
What if smoke come out the breather
I do the same and it starts on the first pull ...
Thanks Jeff - this was exactly what I needed, and like others it started on the first pull after being dead for a year!
Thank you. I've got the same, or at least similar Murray 21 inch lawnmower, bought at Walmart a few years ago and this was the fix.
You were spot on en everything, the best 505 seconds I've spent all month.
the symptom was hearing the engine turn over for a few seconds then quickly stalling out even after spraying carb cleaner through the carburetor without the cover on it.
1. I removed the carb as you had instructed,
2. cleaned out the jet you referred to,
3. and re-assembled everything.
4. replaced the yellow foam filter after putting it's housing back on with 4 bolts. The only difference I had was at the start of removing the carburetor filter case, 2 of the bolts were 8mm and the two holding it in place, closer to the inside were 7mm, as you had mentioned.
I am so thankful that you made this video, We have been using a push mower for the last 4 year and its near impossible to use on high grass. I recently saw someone throw out a gas mower. I took it home got some carburetor cleaner, checked the spark plug and removed all the excess oil, even cleaned the exhaust that was filled with oil. Well by your video I was able to pull it apart the carburetor and put it back together and now this mower starts with one pull. I now have a gas Mower. Just like the one you have. LOL
Thank you very helpful on the 500 series carberator
When you open up the carburetor the jet that he mentions is crucial. The entire jet assembly comes out if you pull straight down- it's held in with two o-rings. He doesn't show this in the video. This makes cleaning the brass jet so much easier. Just blast it out with an air compressor from the top down. Once I did that, my lawn mower started on the first pull.
Thank you for making this video!
great tips riskyb250! thanks for watching
Thank you so much - I have watched so many other videos and this one solved my issue. So well presented. So clear and simple for a layman like me. You’re a real champion!
It’s the ethanol in the gas. Run your mower dry before winter storage. Great instructive video.👍👍
Thanks 👍
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Use ethanol free and add some sea foam. I always leave gas in mine and have zero problems. I never use regular gas in mine. Always non ethanol or you can do this stuff.
I also would not buy more gas than you need to finish your yard, depending on how often you mow. Maybe a half-gallon at most. Gasoline, especially the ethanol blends, goes stale after about 6 weeks.
I was so frustrated when my year old mower wouldn't start. I did everything in the video and now it works great. Thanks, Jeff.
Thanks so much, I took her apart, cleaned as instructed and she started up on the first pull :) Lifesaver, our lawn was starting to eat the house!
You're a lifesaver, man! I have a Bolens mower with this exact B&S engine. I couldn't get it to run all summer and I had fixed/replaced everything but the carburetor. I was ready to throw the damn thing out, but decided to follow this tutorial step-by-step and it worked! Thank you sir!
Jeff that was such a great detailed video!!! My dad n brother fixed my lawn mower for me n I told them I was gonna thank you!!!! Thanks again for the great video! Much love from Austin, Texas!!!!!!
Bought mine used. Fortunately, my mower had a shut off valve for the fuel. I filled the tank before i decided it was time to clean the carb... 🤣 first time ive ever cleaned a carb. Air filter was impacted. Spark plug was also burnt up, that was actually the first thing i took care of. Blew the air filter out, cleaned whole carburetor with carb cleaner. Mower is running better than when i bought it from my buddy. Thanks! Great video!
Thank you for the video. It took 30 minutes doing this with my 11 year old son. It started first pull.
Jeff this was probably one of the best how to videos. You got to the point showed the work. It worked! Thanks for doing this and knowing people just want the how to not the life story.
thanks friend, I am glad it helped!
Thank you sir - Got me up and running. Mower had been sitting for about a year . Would start and quit. Followed your instructions and good to go. Thanks again for taking the time.
This video saved a sale today. I was getting so frustrated with it not starting that I was about to post it online and sell it. I figured I’d try one more thing to get it going. That’s when I found this video, went step by step and did everything you mentioned. My mower works like it just came off the shelf again. Thanks so much!!
good job! thanks!
Nice job Jeff!!! Very thorough and simple to follow...and your solution works. I purchased a Hyper Tough lawn mower with a Briggs & Stratton engine in the Spring of 2019. It worked great all season, but to my surprise it would not crank this year. Had I read the product reviews this would not have come as a total surprise. Your video saved the day. I began troubleshooting with new gas, then a spark plug, and checked the fuel line. No luck. Your video guided me through the carb removal and cleaning. BAM! 4th pull and ready for summer. A big thank you from a guy who has trouble replacing a light bulb.
Appreciate the video, Bought a new Murry last year. Had run it about 4-5 hrs and this year the carb was already blocked up. Watched the instructional video and had it apart,cleaned and repaired and running within 20 min. A local shop in the area charges almost $50-$80 to service a carb. With a little help , common sense and a guide of what to do Saved $$$$$
+Anthony Cooper Thanks friend and you're welcome!
Thank you so much! I couldn't get my Murray to start. Starter fluid would get it going enough last year it would run. This year nothing. I followed your steps tore it down, cleaned and rebuilt. Perfect!!!
Amusingly, removing the fuel hose was the worst part for me. That thing did not want to let go. To put it kindly, I am not mechanically inclined, but your video and 20 minutes has my lawn mower running. Thanks so much.
Don't feel bad--that was the worst part for me, too! But once I got over the fear of breaking something, the rest was easy!
Wow, I never thought I would be able to fix a lawnmower, thanx a lot, running like a charm now
Just wanted to thank you!! I was able to fix my lawn mower thanks to watching this video several times. I learned a lot about gas and maintenance along the way. I'm sure it saved me an expensive repair, and in the end, it was very easy to do, once I had the right tools. After being in storage for a long time, it wouldn't start at all. After following your instructions, it would start, but only run for a couple of seconds. I let it sit on the porch for 24 hours, tried it again, and then I had to go cut the grass! Very happy lady here!!
Thank you! Good job!
Thanks for the walk through. Ran my little wire down the jet. Put it together and mowed the lawn.
Thank you mine stated right up after watching your video, we appreciate good people like you, to help the little man...keep up the good videos we need them and you..again thank you for saving me some money on small engine repair
Thanks friend, I am glad it helped!
Sweet, bought a pressure washer with a similar motor. I tried taking apart the carb and cleaning it. Thing was well maintained each winter and just quit. Wasn't getting any gas. I used carb cleaner but it seemed squeaky clean to begin with. It literally quit on me towards the end of last summer. After watching your video I saw you use a copper wire to poke out any debris that may be in the main jet so I thought I'd try one last time and see if it worked before ordering a new carb and it fired right up after I did that. I sprayed carb cleaner directly in that copper piece the first time too. I was at a complete loss. There must have been something stuck in there. That one little extra thing you did was a life saver, thanks so much!
Thank you for your time on this video! Followed your instructions and bam! Started on the first pull.... Amazing! Thank you!
Thank you! I was able to "fix" my neighbor's lawnmower because of this video. One pull and it starts like new!
Excellent!
Never worked on these new ones before. Thanks for the assist. Started on the first pull for me.
Thank's a bunch, I cleaned same carb and put back together and it leaked all over but after watching your video i realized i didn't snap the float pin down lol.
My mower would not start after being in the shed all winter- this trick fixed it right up! Thank you for posting this helpful video!!
Glad it helped!
7-13-20: Giving this a try...I have the same little mower. 7-15-20:To add to my previous comment, I completed the steps offered in this video and it started on the first pull. 😊
Mine was taking 4 to 5 pulls to start. I followed your video and now it's starting on the first pull. Thanks so much!
Thanks so much for this detail video. Took it apart as shown on the video clean the jet. Assembled carefully and didn't need to sweat it. Running from 1st start.
Thanks for the video! My 5.0hp mower wouldn't start this season. Using your guide I dissemble everything, cleaned, and reinstalled. Started on the first pull! Thanks!
Thank you for this tutorial and also being so thorough with what we needed! Started up with no problem after watching this!
Thanks! Fixed my mower just in time for my son to start his summer business!
Thank you so much! This video was perfect and easy to understand. I forgot to put stabilizer in my gas at the end of last mowing season and this video did the trick to get it going!
I was walking home from church today and saw a mower exactly like this one out one the curb so I knocked on the door and asked if they were throwing it away and they said yes and I could have it, and they said it still ran, and it looked great, so I pushed it home and mowed the back yard. 😊 And no, I'm not making this up. It was just a bit hard to start so I watched this video. Very good video by the way. Thank you!
Good job, now you are hooked.
Excellent video. I was given a 6 month old Murray Briggs & Stratton auto choke push mower that wouldn't run. It looked like it had just come out of the box. Followed your instructions and cleaned the main jet circuit. Found trash in the circuit and in the tank. Put it all back together and runs like new. Thanks for the great instructions.
thanks. i've been working on my lawnmower for 2 days with no success, but when i seen your video, and followed your instructions, my lawnmower started up with one pull of the string.💯👍🏿
Great job!
Thanks for your excellent video. It got me through the whole process of taking the carburetor out, cleaning it and reinstalling it. I haven't tested it yet. I did find a couple of things difficult. I had to find something larger than a screwdriver to pry the carburetor halves apart--just happened to find an old cabinet lock in my toolbox whose base was just the right thickness. I also found, after some trial and error with various wires, that if you strip the paper/plastic off the end of a twist tie, it makes a perfect tool to clean out the jet and other ports. This was my first foray into an engine other than routine maintenance, so your video was incredibly helpful. Now I'm not afraid to go into it again if I have the same problem in the future.
Awesome! My mower would cut off Everytime I start it up. Followed ur video on how to clean the carb and now mower runs like new. Thank you so much bud! Much love! 😃
Our lawnmower wouldn't start and my husband asked mw to research the cause. I found your video and shared it with him. He did exactly what you said, put it back together and after 5 pulls it didn't start...but on the 6th pull IT DID!!! Thank you so very, very much.
I have the same lawnmower, it got submerged in salt water during a big flood. Followed the video and cleaned out the carburetor. Put it back together and got my lawnmower going after a few pulls.
Great video very informative and clear. I was actually able to follow your advice and take it all apart and get it back together, that doesn't happen all the time. Thanks to you I now have a lawn mower that is running like new. Thanks for posting
Info is right on point ,my copper jet was clogged, cleaned it all up and put it back together with minimal profanity spoken. Fired right up on first pull better than new I swear. Thanks a bunch for the tutorial homie!
your welcome! thanks for watching
FlyboythaACE Good job!! One of these days, I will matter the minimal profanity thing when working on mechanical stuff... LOL
Jeff's Little Engine Service
FlyboythaACE Minimum profanity! 😁😂😅😅😅😅😀
Same here, better than new
Thanks for the great video. Mine sat for the entire winter. That's all it needed for it to work👍🏻👍🏻
You the man! This worked great, better than when I first bought the mower. With the right tools (including my reading glasses for the small parts) took only 15 minutes. Thanks much!
I didn't know how to separate the carb so your video helped a great deal in making sure that I wasn't going to break it. Thanks.
Thank you! This saved me some time, knowing what to do, and the wrench sizes beforehand. My mower wouldn't start after sitting all winter, and thought I would give this a shot and voila! it fired right up, first pull, after cleaning the carb. Note, I also dumped out the fuel tank and there were bits of leaves in the gas. I suppose some of that crap had made it into the carb, duh :) So thanks again, take care if you're reading comments 2 years later:).
Thank you for the excellent video, was the jet that was clogged and bad gas , my neighbor is thrilled its working!
Thanks Jeff, I watched your video clip and fixed my lawnmower at once, now it is working like an original, please keep up the good work.
Thanks a bunch! Used to have anxiety about mechanical work like this. Mower works great now.
Thank you Jeff, just fixed a mower that sat for 5/6 years following your instructions.
Nice work! Happy it helped
I drill out the bottom main jet with a # 72 drill bit .025 works great , starts first pull ,,,,even the ones without the auto choke . Been working on mowers for over 50 years ,,,I'm a 74 year old machinist and I'm like you " Old School " !
regular octane ethanol free gas if available. Premium gas actually has more ethanol in it.
Worked like a charm and she's running again. Thanks!
Much appreciated...helped me just to see what I was getting into for the first time. Ultra easy.
thanks man. never worked on anything in my life, but i followed you step for step and it fired right up on the first pull.
After months of viewing other videos, with no positive results, I found yours. Excellent step-by step method. Just mowed the lawn, and I am now a much happier dude. Thank You Very Much!
thanks! good job!
Thanks Jeff fer gitin me fixed up. Gotta 450 e series like the one in video and went step by step to git mine goin. Excellent vid here, Keep up the great work, thanks again.
Thanks helped me fix my mower.
Thanks so much for this fabulous video! My mower wouldn't start so I followed this step by step to service it - did the air filter, stripped down & cleaned the carburettor, dismantled the top covers etc, got to the part about checking the fuel tank. Wow, the petrol tank was empty ... supreme blonde moment!! Put some petrol in, put it all back together ... woohoo it works perfectly! (mental note - always check the fuel first!!!!)
Thank you SO MUCH. I had literally no idea how to approach this.
The Briggs 450e benefits from opening the carb jet to 20 thousandths - a stripped bread wire tie can be used to check that the jet is clear and big enough. Doing this helps the motor run better and cuts down on the need for carb cleanings. 👍
thanks for the vid. i followed your exact instructions and in 2 pulls it started!
I appears to have worked like a charm. Thank you so much for this video! When I cleaned it out a bunch of green colored gunk was all in it. Now I'm going to go ahead and service it and use it.
Oh man, thank you! Every other video I'd watched wasn't like my mower. B&S tech support couldn't help and the service center wanted to charge at least $87/hr and 3 weeks. Watching this and I got it done in 30 minutes and got to show my wife how to do it too...lol...
Nice tutorial! Did this on a Yard Machine 675 EXi with a Briggs & Stratton 163cc that has the automatic choke and it got it started. It had been sitting for 3 months and the jet got clogged and it wouldn't start. My girlfriend was really mad because she had only bought the mower(used) about 6 months ago. Thanks to your video I was a big hero and it only took about 10 minutes to get it done!
Thanks, good job!
I did what you said and it started! Thanks for sharing this video! Appreciate you! :)
Super helpful video, got my mower working on the first pull every time.
Out here right now working on mine thank you for this info
THANK YOU! This was my first time doing anything like this and your instructions were so easy-to-follow. Started on the first pull. You're a lifesaver!
Great video Mr. Fixed my neighbors mower in 20 minutes. She now knows NOT to pour the bottom of the gas can in the lawnmower fuel tank.
Awesome video! I thought it was gonna be really hard to fix. Works like a charm now. Thanks!
OP, thanks you so much for this video! I have the slightly smaller 300e series motor, but everything was the same.
You saved me at least the $150 dollars to replace the cheap mower that was giving me trouble. And now, I feel like I understand how it works a lot more than before. Great video, and I just wanted to say thank you.
4 years later, hope it's still running! Today the mowers are $300 for that same model.
Thank you!! My mower now runs. Great video!!
I just finished cleaning my Murray with the No choke No prime carb setup and was done in little over and hour. Fired up first try! Thanks Jeff!
Your video just help me out big time and made me look all badass in front of family thanks for the instructions 🤘
Lol! good job
Great video. I got my lawnmower running again. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
I got it running bad gas in the bowl thanks a lot great help to me i will return for more help if needed.
Thanks a lot for the video. My husband managed to fix the lawnmower we had problems with.
Great video and info that was easy to understand. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! I was mad and just about to dump it and go get a new one (I bought this one last summer), but I did exactly what you said, and it started right up...piece of cake! Thnxs dude.
Thank you for the Video. You helped my dad fix the MOWER!!!!!!!
Thank you this was helpful enough that I was able to do it myself. Great video and instructions. 😁
Just what I needed to know to fix mine. Thank You!
Followed your instructions and everything appeared to be fine. I still cleaned it the best I could. Mower ran great for about 10 minutes and started cutting off again. Luckily I was almost done with cutting and I was able to finish the yard. But I still need to figure out the issue before it's time to cut the grass again.
Nice, fixed my lawn mower by myself for the first time ever!
Thank you very much Jeff, You just save me some money and gave me new knowledge. I did everything exactly as you said and it works and first crank. Thanks again.
My 500E wouldn't start this year even after draining the fuel last season. It fired right up after doing this! Thanks!!