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After Winter, your Lawn mower may not Start. Here's some reasons why, and Fixes! The following are not ALL reasons a lawnmower won't start in the Spring, they are just SOME of what I consider common reasons. So I would check these first. Stale fuel/Water laden Fuel/Dirty Fuel in the fuel tank and/or Carburetor. Also, seized linkages and cables such as the OPC Cable. This will prevent the engine from starting if it does not disengage. Also check that there is a spark and that that the Choke/Cold start is working. I hope your mower does indeed start for you at the beginning of the season, but if not then these common causes may help Thank you Craig Kirkman

I transformed this old abandoned rusty walk behind lawnmower onto an Educational Artifact. I transformed the whole 4 stroke single cylinder lawn mower engine into something other people can learn from. This engine was not the Briggs and Stratton type lawnmower engine that you may usually find on a lawn mower. The Carburetor and Exhaust in this engine has also become somewhat of an educational artifact as well. Thank you and I hope you have gained something from this video. Craig Kirkman (Owner and Creator)

This is how I check and adjust the Spark plug Gap on a Chainsaw Thank you Craig Kirkman

I show you how I Sharpen a Chainsaw Chain. I hope this helps Craig Kirkman

If you have ever taken your 2-Stroke (Chainsaw, Weed eater, Hedge trimmer etc.) Carburetor apart and wondered how high (what setting) the metering lever should be, then in general terms the height should be that the back of the lever is the same height as the body of the carb. However, this is NOT the case for ALL Two Stroke Carburettors. This is because some Carburetor's metering systems are set deeper into the body of the Carb. In this case, the back of the metering lever should NOT be level with the top of the Carburetor Body, but instead should be level with the bottom of the metering Chamber. The vid explains it better so please take a look. I hope this helps in some way Craig Kirkman (Owner and Creator of TRS-Explained Channel)

The Surface Carburetor (sometimes referred to as the Surface Plate Carburetor) was arguably the very first Carburettor principle to ever by used. Attributions (& Thank you): Samuel Morey Image attribute to: By 1909 illustration by A. C. Gow for the Granite State Magazine. - Capt. Samuel Morey who Built a Steamboat Fourteen Years Before Fulton. 1915. Frontispiece., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76809248 Samuel Morey Engine Attribution: https://www.carthrottle.com/post/w32b8d2/ Dolar Image Attribution: https://www.pexels.com/photo/one-dollar-bills-in-close-up-photography-9539616/ Donate Banki image Attribution: By Óbudai Egyetem - Óbudai Egyetem, Bánki Donát kar, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15529780 Casonka Janos image attribution: Készítette: Original uploader was Pilgab at hu.wikipedia - http://www.hpo.hu/feltalalok/pics/mk14.jpg, Közkincs, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3194136 George Kingstones image attribution: https://howardcountymuseum.org/staff/george-kingston-id-17 Carl Benz Image attribution: By Unknown author - Benz, Carl Friedrich: Lebensfahrt eines deutschen Erfinders. Die Erfindung des Automobils, Erinnerungen eines Achtzigjährigen. Leipzig 1936, S. 155-156. zeno.org, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3180557 Siegfried Marcus image attribution: By The original uploader was Newfoundlanddog at German Wikipedia. - Archiv Rott; Originally from de.wikipedia; description page is/was here., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1601540 Edward Butler Image attribution: https://www.prewarcar.com/edward-butler-the-pioneering-inventor Siegfreid Marcus Petrol Car attribution: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=859274 Other attributions and sources of information: 1826 Samual Morey. American engineer invented first Gas & Vapor engine with a heated Surface Carburetor: https://www.hotcars.com/internal-combustion-engine-history/ https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/samuel-morey 1875 Seigfried Marcus invented the first Petrol Car with a Carburetor and Magneto: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/203-siegfried-marcus-car 1876 Luigi da Cristoforis invented the Carburetor: http://www.edubilla.com/invention/carburetor/ 1884 Edward Butler created the Spray Carburetor & Karl Benze invented a Carburetor and patented it in 1886: http://suniscome.50webs.com/info/007%20carburetor.html#:~:text=The%20carburetor%20was%20invented%20by,the%20wick%20carburetor%20in%20cars. 1902 George Kingston further developed the carburetor. Making the Kingston Carburetors: https://modeltfordfix.com/the-kingston-carburetor-in-the-model-t-ford William Carter of the Carter Carburetor Company developed brass cast carburetors that metered fuel more accurately https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Carburetor Surface Carburetor Attributions: http://earlymotor.com/leon/misc/html/suface.htm http://www.edubilla.com/invention/carburetor/ Thank you and I hope you have gained something from this video. Craig Kirkman (Owner and Creator)

At some point most of us have mistakenly Mixed up the Carburetor Adjustment Screws when servicing a Chainsaw or some other Two-Stroke Engine. If this is the case, then don't Panic! It can be resolved very quickly with the correct observations. There are few distinguishing features on you Adjuster Screws that will help you get them back into the correct hole. First of all, many of these screws are actually fool proof in there design. They normally are of different thicknesses and and thread type from each other, which makes them fit into their very only corresponding hole. Some, however, are NOT this helpful in their design. I hope you gain some from this Video Short Craig Kirkman

Chainsaw dies when Idling?? By adjusting the 'L' Screw on your Chainsaw Carburetor, you can stop the situation. This problem is usually a symptom of being there being too little fuel entering the engine. Turning the 'L' Screw out until the problem subsides will deliver an increased amount of fuel to the engine at 'Idling' RPM, and the engine will sound better. If the engine is running lumpy and is smoking at 'Idling' RPM, then this could be a sign that there is too much fuel reaching the engine. In this case the 'L' Screw needs to be turned in slowly until the problem subsides and the engine sounds much better. I hope this helps. Many thanks for watching Craig Kirkman

Chainsaw dies when throttled?? By adjusting the 'H' Screw on your Chainsaw Carburetor, you can stop the situation. This problem is usually a symptom of being there being too little fuel entering the engine. Turning the 'H' Screw out until the problem subsides will deliver an increased amount of fuel to the engine at high RPM, and the engine will sound better. If the engine is running lumpy and is smoking at High RPM, then this could be a sign that there is too much fuel reaching the engine. In this case the 'H' Screw needs to be turned in slowly until the problem subsides and the engine sounds much better. I hope this helps. Many thanks for watching Craig Kirkman

In this Short Video I outline the need to make sure that your Chainsaw Air Filter and Fuel Filter are changed or cleaned regularly, and never skip a good old Chainsaw Service. I outline the damage that dirty Gas can do the a two stroke engine. The health of the chainsaw is NOT limited to what I mentioned in this video of course. The advice I have given is just a small, but important, part of a larger picture. I hope you gain something from it. Craig Kirkman