Tom Nguyen
Small engine guy. If it has a carburetor and a pull cord, bring it over.
Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
Great find. Did not know this channel existed.
Glad it helped.
Followed along, got it done in about twice the time quoted, but it is done and it works.
Nice. What did the whole thing end up costing you?
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
Can confirm, the cheap part is the one that fails. Replaced mine twice before reading this.
This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.
Solid. Sending this to my brother who keeps asking me to fix his.
Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Followed along, got it done in about twice the time quoted, but it is done and it works.
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Unplug it. Always. Takes two seconds and the worst case otherwise is a trip to the ER.
Glad it helped.
Question: do you need to disconnect power for this or is it safe to leave it plugged in?
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.
I did the same repair last month and your step 3 is where I got stuck. Wish I had this then.
This is the kind of post that makes this place worth it.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
The embedded video is clearer than the official service manual, which is a little embarrassing for the manufacturer.
Tried this over the weekend and it worked first time. Thanks for writing it up properly.
Bookmarking. I have exactly this problem and was about to pay someone.
Should be the same procedure, the part moved slightly but the steps match.
Would this work on the older model? Mine is about ten years older than the one shown.
Yep, same here. The second time is always faster.
Small addition: wear eye protection for the part where you pry it. Learned that one the hard way.
Upvoted for the safety notes alone.
The "what went wrong" section is the most useful part of this. More people should do that.
Right around what the post says, give or take shipping.