**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** In this video I show how to remove the piston on a Echo SRM-230 Trimmer. The piston is connected to the connecting rod by a wrist pin or piston pin. The piston pin is held in place by two snap rings on each side of the piston pin. The piston pin is free floating meaning it is free to move inside the piston and connecting rod. To remove the piston pin, remove one snap ring, and push the pin out of the piston from the other end. Thank you for watching!
Posts Tagged ‘Repair’
Small Engine Top End Repair: Removing the Piston on a Echo 2 Stroke Engine
Written by Tools on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Echo, Engine, Piston, Removing, Repair, Small, Stroke
Small Engine Repair: Echo and Ryobi 2 Stroke Engine Crankshaft Comparison
Written by Tools on Saturday, March 10th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Comparison, Crankshaft, Echo, Engine, Repair, RYOBI, Small, Stroke
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** In this video I show the two different types of crankshafts I have see on small 2 stroke trimmer engines. Thank You for Watching!
Small Engine Repair: Preparing a Cyclone Rake for the Fall Leaf Pickup Season
Written by Tools on Friday, March 9th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Cyclone, Engine, Fall, leaf, Pickup, Preparing, Rake, Repair, Season, Small
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** In this video I show how I prepared a Cyclone Rake for the Fall leaf pickup season. The Cyclone Rake is only used for about 1 month out of the year, and the rest of the time is sits. This can cause problems with the fuel system, which can cause starting problems if the equipment isn’t properly prepared for storage. I was lucky because the Rake was stored with fuel stabilizer in the fuel, so it was relatively easy to start. After I started and warmed up the engine I replaced the engine oil and air filter. I also filled the tires to the correct psi air pressure. Thank you for Watching!
Small Engine Repair: How to Check a Solenoid Fuel Shut Off Valve on a Kohler V-twin Engine
Written by Tools on Friday, March 9th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Check, Engine, Fuel, KOHLER, Repair, shut, Small, Solenoid, Valve, VTwin
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** Solenoid fuel shut off valves are used to close the main jet or main fuel circuit in the carburetor when the key is turned off. The solenoid valve works by using a spring loaded plunger to press against the main fuel circuit passage and prevent fuel from entering the passage. When the key is turned on a magnetic field is generated in the solenoid and the plunger is pulled into the body of the solenoid, thus opening the main fuel circuit. By closing the main fuel circuit when the key is turned off, the fuel in the carburetor is prevented from entering the engine, and this prevents unburned fuel from entering the engine while it is shutting down, and this helps prevent engine back fires. When the engine is stored with fuel in the carburetor for long periods, there is a risk of the old fuel causing contamination and corrosion to develop on the solenoid plunger causing it to freeze and no long move freely. When this happens the plunger is stuck in the fully extended position, and this closes off the main fuel circuit not allowing fuel to enter the engine when the key is turned on, and this prevents the engine from starting.
Small Engine Repair: Compression Test on a 2 Stroke Craftsman Chainsaw
Written by Tools on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Chainsaw, Compression, Craftsman, Engine, Repair, Small, Stroke, Test
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** When you check cylinder compression on a gas engine you should have the throttle wide open, Choke open, and ignition kill switch off. In this video I check the compression on a Craftsman Chainsaw. Thank you for watching!
Small Engine Repair: Failed attempt at Repairing a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Muffler
Written by Tools on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: attempt, Briggs, Engine, Failed, Muffler, Repair, Repairing, Small, Stratton, Vanguard
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** In this video I try to repair a broken muffler on a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine, but fail miserably. Thank you for Watching!
Small Engine Repair: How to Measure and Use Voltage Drops to Diagnose Electical Circuit Problems
Written by Tools on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Circuit, Diagnose, Drops, Electical, Engine, Measure, Problems, Repair, Small, Voltage
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** When current flows through a wire and comes under the influence of resistance, there will be a voltage drop across the resistance. All connectors and wires in a circuit have resistance. The resistance found in good connectors and wires is very small and is usually insignificant when working with electrical circuits found in small engine repair. However, when a connection becomes lose, damaged or corroded, or when a wire becomes corroded or damaged, the connection or wire will produce a resistance that is higher than normal and will develop a voltage drop that will be high enough to cause problems in the circuit. The development of this high resistance makes it possible to use voltage drops to diagnose problems in a circuit. In this video I try to explain how to use voltage drops to diagnose problems found in electrical circuits. Thanks for Watching!
Small Engine Repair: How to Clean and Rebuild a Tecumseh Lawn Mower Float Carburetor Part 1 of 3
Written by Tools on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: carburetor, Clean, Engine, Float, Lawn, mower, part, Rebuild, Repair, Small, Tecumseh
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** The lawn mower in this video is Yard Man walk behind mower with a vertical shaft, single cylinder, 4 stroke Tecumseh engine. The engine model number is TVS105. This video is the first part of a multi-part video series about cleaning and rebuilding a Tecumseh float type carburetor. In this video I show how to remove the carburetor and identify the engine model and specification number as well as the carburetors manufacturer number and date code. Thank You for Watching!
Small Engine Repair: Replacing the Starter Pull Cord on a Briggs & Stratton Walk Behind LawnMower
Written by Tools on Monday, March 5th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: behind, Briggs, Cord, Engine, lawnmower, Pull, Repair, Replacing, Small, Starter, Stratton, walk
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** In this video I replace the starter pull cord on a Briggs & Stratton 650 series engine, which is attached to a walk behind mower. The mowers pull cord handle is attached to the mower handle assembly. The starter pull cord size for this engine is size 4.5, and the pull cord length is 7 feet. The length of the cord can very slightly and it depends on the stiffness of the cord. If the stiffness of the cord your using is very stiff, than it might bind a little when the cord winds into the starter assembly. If it does, than shorten the cord to 6.5 feet and try it again. Tools Used: – 5/32 Socket – 3/8 Socket – Phillip and Straight Screw Driver – Needle Nosed Pliers – Lighter or Match
Small Engine Repair: Easy way to adjust Ignition Armature Air Gap on a Briggs & Stratton Lawn Mower
Written by Tools on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 in Power Equipment.
Tags: Adjust, Armature, Briggs, Easy, Engine, Ignition, Lawn, mower, Repair, Small, Stratton
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** Armature air gap is the distance between the rim of the flywheel and the legs of the armature. The method used to adjust the air gap in this video can be used on most industrial engines as long as the gap meets manufacturer specifications. The engine in this video is a Briggs & Stratton 120000 model series engine and the correct ignition armature air gap is .006 – .010 “
