For now I just have brand new a 3400 psi westinghouse residential machines.. All/most brands seem to have switched to horizontal shaft engines and a new style pump which is great because if either breaks there's $100 clone engines readily available at harbor freight/online and the pumps are about $100 too, whereas the older vertical shaft replacement engines in the cc range needed weren't as cheap or readily available.
but anyway, I went to put RV anti freeze in using a cut piece of garden hose and funnel and pulling the start cord with the kill switch Off, but it doesn't pull anti freeze in at all, the older Honda I had did as do most on youtube I just watched a bunch of videos. I used to use the brigg's pressured can foam stuff but that can get a bit pricey over time since I'm using it in colder months winterizing immediately after use, plus if not using for a few weeks in Spring-Fall I heard I should replace the water w antifreeze so it doesn't corrode/rust.
Most of the electric machine videos they run theirs for a second to suck the antifreeze because there's no pull cord to turn the pump, unless they're using the foam pressured product and also I noticed some use the plastic squeeze bottle product like Comet brand or Karcher.
I had to run the machine for a second to suck the antifreeze in. I don't want to waste a bunch of antifreeze making sure I put more than enough in the funnel, plus, although I doubt a few seconds running dry would matter but I know not to run it without liquid in the pump and again I don't want to load a whole bunch in the funnel. I had to reconnect the hose so the antifreeze would go into that instead of spewing all over the place.
Is it just the lack of pressure not feeding the antifreeze in or something with these new style pumps? But that doesn't explain why even when pulling the starter cord it didn't feed though. If I just buy one of the plastic squeeze bottle products like the Comet or Karcher and refill w RV antifreeze it should have enough pressure to push through? I guess I'll buy a bottle of the brigg's just to make sure.
But also according to this guy it's better to run it for a few seconds to suck the antifreeze through otherwise it won't open the Unloader Valve which would hold water if not ran (he removes his manually though and doesn't run the engine.
but anyway, I went to put RV anti freeze in using a cut piece of garden hose and funnel and pulling the start cord with the kill switch Off, but it doesn't pull anti freeze in at all, the older Honda I had did as do most on youtube I just watched a bunch of videos. I used to use the brigg's pressured can foam stuff but that can get a bit pricey over time since I'm using it in colder months winterizing immediately after use, plus if not using for a few weeks in Spring-Fall I heard I should replace the water w antifreeze so it doesn't corrode/rust.
Most of the electric machine videos they run theirs for a second to suck the antifreeze because there's no pull cord to turn the pump, unless they're using the foam pressured product and also I noticed some use the plastic squeeze bottle product like Comet brand or Karcher.
I had to run the machine for a second to suck the antifreeze in. I don't want to waste a bunch of antifreeze making sure I put more than enough in the funnel, plus, although I doubt a few seconds running dry would matter but I know not to run it without liquid in the pump and again I don't want to load a whole bunch in the funnel. I had to reconnect the hose so the antifreeze would go into that instead of spewing all over the place.
Is it just the lack of pressure not feeding the antifreeze in or something with these new style pumps? But that doesn't explain why even when pulling the starter cord it didn't feed though. If I just buy one of the plastic squeeze bottle products like the Comet or Karcher and refill w RV antifreeze it should have enough pressure to push through? I guess I'll buy a bottle of the brigg's just to make sure.
But also according to this guy it's better to run it for a few seconds to suck the antifreeze through otherwise it won't open the Unloader Valve which would hold water if not ran (he removes his manually though and doesn't run the engine.