Small Engine Repair and Maintenance Part 1

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Join Chris Link and Richard Freudenberger as they teach us how to save time and money by doing our own repairs on small engines like lawn mowers and other small machinery. Diagnose and repair common problems with 2 and 4-stroke engines. Avoid costly repairs by learning maintenance, proper fluids, and appropriate settings to promote long lasting use. We will have hands-on learning of actual processes so you can feel empowered to tackle your own equipment issues and keep machines running better for years.

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The background on why ethanol gums up small engines was very valuable. Thanks for making these videos available online!

DanaOredson

Got a job at a small engine shop. Other than my 3 years ag mechanics in highschool, I Have no clue what I’m doing. This is helping out a lot

andrewwilliams

Nicely and explained. Very valuable info for the DIYers!!! Thank you for sharing this info!!! 😀

hickorystx

@ time 24:40, very true. Ethanol gums up the carbs ESPECIALLY SNOWMOBILES because you only run these sleds 3-4 months out of the year. So when summer comes, the humidity gums up the ethanol in these tiny tiny injector holes in carbs and that's why your sled won't start. Very important to always winterize sleds. If you wanna do cheap and quick, at least pour some sea foam in the remaining tank, run the sled (and while running), turn the fuel line off and run all the fuel out of the carbs until it quits. It'll save you from bringing into the small engines shop the next winter season when the snow falls and your sled won't start and you wait 2 months to get your sled back b/c your sled wouldn't start from easy 10 minute summerization of your sled. Same with generators when you leave gas in them because you need them for a big storm but those might only happen 2 months out of the year so that remaining gas sits in the carbs for 10 months out of the year and your generator won't start when you actually need it when power goes out. you might as well drain the gas after storm season and pour it in the truck. Very good point made. Almost always gummed up carbs which aren't fun in small engines to take apart and clean. So do the 10 minute pre storage maintenance to avoid 2 months waiting on your machine to get fixed.

bryan

Thank you for these videos! I hope we have a cooperative in the Palouse Region. It’s a wonderful idea. I hope you are safe after Helene🙏🙏🙏

yaelisme

Great short video about small engines. I used to flood the carb on my dirt bike often as a young teenager but never really knew why. Now I do!

jordanmcquade

At 205 is awesome I've used it may times and it does work

Idaho_Greg

I like fixing my small equipment to try and save a buck, but I also enjoy doing this type of stuff, So thanks for your video, I learned a lot.

frbhobbyprojects-itswhatid

ive heard that too form guys who know about this stuff majority of the problems you have with lawnmowers and these small engines is the carberator needs cleaning or there sosemthing with it...so this sounds pretty basics and some good stuff i look forward to trying to fix my first engine i find .:)

sonnyc

About modern synthetic oils: they do run cleaner, less smoke, your clothes will not stink, engine lasts much longer. What is there not to like? I run synthetic in all high revving 2-stroke engines. Synthetic oils are very good nowadays. They do cost more but you get much less cleaning to do (less/no carbon deposits) and the cylinder, piston rings and bearings last a long time. In fact I've never seized a 2-stroke engine since I started to use synthetics. This includes high revving highly tuned mopeds, chains saws and weed eaters/clearing saws. Ps. I don't run the tools professionally but have about 80 acres of family owned forests and maybe 3-4 acres of yards to manage.

Polydeukes

I hope I hear you guys clarify that you do not want to leave your machine empty for the off-season. That causes a whole world win of other issues. You want to make sure you have that Good fuel in there for the off season

ashleybellerose

Great teaching to learn how to do it your self

byronhumphries

Carburetor after carbonator, my best friend for cleaning them out is a blow torch tip cleaner set - several graduated mini-round files that can clean the atomizer effectively.

SRWC

This was a great video, thank you! I learned a lot! I just had a few additional questions: What's the best way to drain the fuel out of a riding lawn mower, especially while getting ready for winter? What's the best way to dispose of the older fuel?

davydany