My 10 year old is geying into working on small engines. When people hear this they offer him their broken things. Mowers and a very nice troybilt 2500psi pressure washer with 1.75 Honda some mixer to the wand and changeable nozzles.

It needed a pull rope and he was told they could not get it to start befor the rope broke.

I took him to get a new rope he put it on drained the gas put in fresh hooked up the hose had water running through it then we started it. It ran but water was not coming out so I told him to shut it off fast.

No water will run through it now. I took the wand off still nothing. Disconnected the hose to double check imput that was good. The pump was hot to the touch after running only about 10seconds.

I'm no mechanic just a glorified parts replacer that does not enjoy working on things. But more then willing and excited to do so with the boys. Any help getting this thing going would be appreciated.

He has moved over to another mower he has that's broke for now.

If it’s not drained for winter the pumps will break check the pump case for any cracks.

one of the most common reasons people get rid of pressure washers is that the pump gets damaged
be it by running without water , freezing , or other

the good news is he has a running engine

something in the valve body probably came loose and it isn't allowing any water though , in most valves open and close allowing the water in before pressurizing it

if you can identify the pump it would give you a better idea when you find a schematic of the pump what might be the problem, not sure what would be available for parts so many of those are throw away pumps


not sure what your paying for starter line locally it was like a dollar a foot or more here , I get it they have it in stock and you need it
they should make something
https://www.amazon.com/Stens-146-915-True-Starter-100-Feet/dp/B004HSBKJQ?ref_=ast_sto_dp
this is 9/64ths it seems to cover all the mid size chain saws to 7-8hp small engines I come across decently well , it is strong stuff it you can pull it with your hand your unlikely to break this stuff and it is really handy to have around

he probably wants to ask when they last started it and had it been stored any where it could have frozen since then

Just replaced the pump on my pressure washer yesterday (a small world aye?) I have a troybuilt about 15 years old. I got a new lower pump off Amazon for $80. My old one had a crack. 3 Bolts, 5 minutes and it's as good as new.

X2 also did mine.

Maybe try using a pump cleaner before replacing the pump

You beat to the punch I was going to post why my no soap coming out? The tube conect water coming out but no soap.

I am a slow learner sometimes. Ruined 2 pumps in 4 winters before I was smart enough to learn why they did not work in the spring. Now my washer is stored in a heated area for the Kansas winter.

I didn't need much for a pressure washer , car washing and boat cleaning and stuff the hose will all reach

I bought a little electric one because my hose and my extension cord both need to hook up to the house and it makes it really easy to store the pressure washer in the basement since I have no other heated storage

If I have a high pressure nozzle on mine, very little soap will come out. If I put the soaker nozzle on, soap comes out big time. Not quite sure why that is, but you may want to give that a try.

I tried everything but no soap.

I don't think it's cracked. I had one freeze once and when water was hooked to it it freely ran out of the crack. It did have some rusty water come out of it when it did flow through. Guess I will l9ok for numbers and try to find a new pump.

The old mower he moved to working on is a 7.75hp Husqvarna . Put a new pull cord on it drained gas put in turns over but not firing. He took off the air box and the carb is extremely corroded. I can find similar one on line but the hole in the air box is different and some the fule line comes in on the wrong side.

Get the model number off the pump. It will be on there It will probably have two numbers. One on the lower unit and one on the upper unit. Get those two numbers and look on Amazon. They will have one. The model of the pressure washer probably doesn't matter. They mostly all use a few different models of pump.

learning to fix stuff is good , learning when it costs more than it is worth is it's own education

have them keep track of their time and parts cost in a log , the education of doing it all is great , learning what your inputs and outputs are is the next lesson

some bulk fuel line is another good thing to have around in a few common sizes , if it is cracked at all replace it

Not only do I need to build my wife a storage shed at the main gladden for her tools, another with walk in cooler for meat processing and bee equipment storage, a large one for farm events. Now I think I need to add another small one to the list for the boys a shop for there small engine and blacksmithing obsessions.

The list keeps growing. But I did have a few locust die I can cut for a few post, that should save a few bucks.

Having him keep track of cost and time is a great idea.

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Not only do I need to build my wife a storage shed at the main gladden for her tools, another with walk in cooler for meat processing and bee equipment storage, a large one for farm events. Now I think I need to add another small one to the list for the boys a shop for there small engine and blacksmithing obsessions.

The list keeps growing. But I did have a few locust die I can cut for a few post, that should save a few bucks.

Having him keep track of cost and time is a great idea.[/quote]

get a lift. it will make life easier.

not sure if they are in 4-H but they can use fixing that stuff as a project in most counties

as for a shop , I am still working under a tree on most things a shop would be nice though , some day maybe
I have a garage and my priorities of course , the tools , the ones that don't just ride around in my truck are in there and the boat and that is about all the room there is
I was thinking if I cleaned a bit there is room for a 16 footer in the garage with a little wider beam

Yes they are in 4H. I was planing on using my youngest putting the new moter in the John deere gator last fee all for his small engine project this year. Now it seems like they will have a lot of choices for projects.

Have the boy tear down that pump. It will be a good learning experience for him. They aren't that complicated inside.

good idea 52carl , best way to learn