a mower with no history, that runs poorly, lets troubleshoot it
one mans junk is another mans treasure…
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Mustie classic rewind!
Just wanted to shout out a big thank you to you for this video! I had watched other videos as well and had taken my carb off multiple times and cleaned it put it back together. But was still experiencing the Rich running smokiness and rough idle. So when I saw you had to replace your gaskets oh, that was the ticket! I had ordered the gaskets and had them on hand but the last two times I took the carburetor part and cleaned it I did not replace them because they looked good. Anyway they still looked relatively good when I took them apart for the third time but this time I actually use the gaskets that I did order put them back together and Wallah it works like a champ!
I'm a weekly watcher of the channel and love Sunday mornings watching your latest posts. Today I was troubleshooting my lawnmower which was running rich. I did a google search and your old (7 years ago) video came up. Fortunately for me it was the exact same carborater. Your showing the part number quickly made my challenge easer. I ordered the replacement gasket/ diaphragm and I'm confident this will fix the problem. Your a quality act, keep it rolling. R, Phil
Thanks for sharing !! I have a B&S pressure washer with identical engine and I'm pretty sure this'll fix it.
Fixes?
That was a disappointment, you are usually a good teacher and I like watching your videos, but a lot of people watch these videos because they can't remember how the diaphragm and gasket went on, and I think that you left out the most important part of the process.
first check your linkage and make sure its not stuck in choke. theres a screw that can vibrate down and lock it in choke. if lever moves but the things dont move at the carb then its jammed up.
Awesome Video , I Really Love Your Videos On VW First Start In Decades Too
This fixed mines! Preciate it!
One of the easiest repair in mower engines – changing these diaphragms 😉
Thanks that was the problem with mine, had been running rich and smoking black for years…now its running great!
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