Lawn Mower Won't Start - Owner Replaced With Electric

So nice to see someone understand not to cut the lawn too short. Very rare to see.

In case you new people missed it, the reason for a fuel shutoff, mainly, is to shut the fuel off when you are done mowing, letting the engine run to burn all the fuel from the line and carb bowl so it doesn't go bad and cause carb issues. Another great video James, even I have learned a lot from them. Thanks.

A man that can fix just about anything that's broken is worth so much. As a new homeowner, I understand that learning as many trades as possible is so self fulfilling. Great feeling making something work again.

No coincidences with James' work - always a pleasure watching his calm and accurate way of diagnosis and repairs. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to the next one!

Just an FYI . A few weeks ago I refueled my ancient riding mower , which had been running like a top . Suddenly , it would not start for love or money . The gas In the can had been sitting a while , so , I decided to just drain the tank and put fresh gas in . No water or trash in the old stuff , smelled fine , burned good in the open . Once the fresh gas was in it fired back up like a champ . I gave it an oil change as a reward for cooperating so well .

Nice Job. I usually shut off the fuel shut off valve and let the mower run until it runs itself out of gas and I store the mower that way, even through the winter without draining the gas tank. I do this to all three of my mowers and my lawn tractor. I bought stick on labels for Straight Gasoline or Mixed Fuel to place on all the lawn equipment fuel tanks and the different storage fuel cans. This is a good reminder to put the proper fuel into your lawn equipment especially for us seniors. A friend told me that he uses 89 octane in all his lawn equipment and he never had problems. He's a 65 yo lawn mower repair guy and so was his father.. He also told me when mixing oil to gas mixtures, like 3.0 to 1 and 4.0 to 1, to mix it all 4.0 to 1. I have nothing here that requires 5.0 to 1. When my mowers seem to run a little rough, I add a cap or so of Seafoam to the fuel tank, for the most part it take care of the problem. Note: This is just what I do, you do what works best for you. I'm 75,

Thanks for taking the time to do these videos. I am in my eighties and it makes my day when a new video comes out . I fixed a lot of stuff in my day so it gives me my repair fix.

This mower is a trooper. Mines had a really hard life and it just continues to live and do its thing. Very nice mower in my opinion

"Didn't really shine any light on the situation" when referring to a fire in the dark is some prime Dad joke material right there.

James and his timely reminder that it's Thursday. Another informative and great video to watch

Push mowers with Honda GCV engines do come with shutoff valves. I've worked on a couple of them. I'm actually working on one right now for a customer. It certainly makes them much easier to deal with.

hey James, as you were saying about the tank, just order it and if something is wrong then at least you ordered it. thank you and have a great day 🙂

What a score, that mower looks new! Odd problem with the tank, probably like that from the factory.

Hey, I have that same mower for over 16 years now. Still runs fine. Tread about worn off the front tires. Some regular maintenance over time has been done to it.

Saw an idea from Steve's Small Engine Repair for ultrasonic cleaners. He puts the item to be cleaned and the solvent in plastic peanut butter jars. He then fills the ultrasonic cleaner with water and sets the PB jars in there. Never has to clean or degrease the cleaner tank, or deal with spillage when draining it (even the valve with a tube is a nuisance). His favorite solvent appears to be gasoline, although he does use Dawn detergent and water sometimes, and also a degreaser. Says it also uses less solvent overall, since you're not filling the tank to the minimum level.

What I noticed when you first removed the fuel cap, is a small amount of fuel left in the tank. I have a Hyundai mower, and the very first time it run out of fuel, I removed the cap and noticed it still had what I thought was enough fuel, but to make sure I topped the tank up and my mower started, so I guessed the fuel pickup in the tank does sit some what higher. Maybe it's the same in the tank as that carb looked like new when you took it apart. Another great video James, keep them coming.

After 2 pulls the cat’s like “Yeah, that’s not gonna’ start”.

To Begin with, when my mower is like that, I remove the gas cap on the tank and apply air pressure to the tank! That usually helps to prime the engine as well as remove any junk in the carburetor! The passages are so small on these it really doesn't take much to clog the carb!! After all my years as a model airplane builder and flyer small engines can seem haunted, but knowing what to look for gives you an advantage!

Angelo, thanks for supplying the mower for us.

Wow that carb is super clean looks like it was cleaned before you got it 10:05 @James Condon