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Will It Still Work? Free Old Homelite Pressure Washer sitting for 20 years.

   December 4, 2025  27 Comments on Will It Still Work? Free Old Homelite Pressure Washer sitting for 20 years.

A subscriber was cleaning out his shed and had this in the corner, so he gave it to us to see how it would do after putting it away with marvel mystery oil in the fuel system, so lets find our by taking it apart,

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27 thoughts on “Will It Still Work? Free Old Homelite Pressure Washer sitting for 20 years.”

  9. Just picked my first small engine. Brought it home. Had good spark removed the filter. Still didn't start. Removed and cleaned carb. I now have a free lawnmower. I have nobody to thank but you sir. I've been watching for a while now.

  10. The foam on that air filter should have had a little bit of oil on it. Might have changed the way it turned out but who knows. There is a product today called 303 protectant that could have been sprayed on it that might have kept it from degrading along with any rubber parts.
    I don't know where you got the idea it's running lean, that is the perfect color for the spark plug

  18. I Never Ever pull the rope to check for spark until I take the carburetor off first. That little bit of vaccum is enough to pull the crap into the jets. I also tape a garden hose to the end of my shop vac hose to suck debris out of the bottom of the gas tank.

  20. UPDATE FROM THE OWNER: Just for a quick FYI…..The petcock on the gas tank does have a 100 micron brass mesh filter on it just inside the tank. From the video I'd say it needs a shot of air backflushed through the hose. The black sludge in the carb bowl is obviously from the hose, which is the original one and is well over twenty years old. I'm surprised it didn't leak gas through the length of it. As for the pump…..As per Homelite's recommendation, it was always filled with a 50/50 solution of Prestone Anti-freeze when put in storage. I blew this out with HP air months ago before I gave it to Darren. I had originally planned to go though the machine and put it out along with the generator on the curb for sale. I never got around to that and when I came across Mustie's videos I thought what a good idea it would be to let him have them and a few other things for his videos. I finally got my shed cleaned out! Best everyone, George C.

  22. Mustie, use AT 205 polymer – based additive on hard, crusty o rings and seals. Makes them soft, and like new. Meant for an engine additive for oil, it will rejuvinate old seals, and stop crankcase seals from leaking. Ebay has it. Works great…..

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