Help with lawnmower
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Help with lawnmower
I have a Husquvarna push mower with a Honda motor. It has worked flawlessly since I got it 6 years ago but this spring when I went to start it up the motor was flooded. I cleaned the carb and the general maintenance but the motor would still flood with the gas turned on. Next up, I replaced the needle (seat is built in, can't replace) but still no luck. I was then told that a new carb was the only way to go (and actually cheaper than the needle itself). I bought a new carb and today I put it on and SAME thing. The motor will start up and run with the gas turned off and just before it dies I would turn the gas on and it would immediately start to flood. I would turn the gas off and you could hear it clear up and just before it would run out, same thing, turn the gas on and the process would repeat. FRUSTRATING! The motor has approx 75 lbs of compression and there is obviously spark. It still seems like the needle and seat aren't working.
I have good knowledge of small engines as I was employed in that trade for years.
Anyone have any suggestions before I set it ablaze!
Thanks
I have good knowledge of small engines as I was employed in that trade for years.
Anyone have any suggestions before I set it ablaze!
Thanks
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I honestly dont know man. Usually those small Honda engines dont have a problem with them, ever.
Does it have a filter that can be changed on it? All cables seem to be tight and in the proper place?
Wish I could help ya out more man.
Does it have a filter that can be changed on it? All cables seem to be tight and in the proper place?
Wish I could help ya out more man.
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I don't think anything is bent because it happened after sitting the winter. Ran good last fall. Laredo, the carb and all internals are brand new so I don't think it should be the float. That is what I thought too, because that is how it's acting.
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My gut feeling tells me its something with the needle/seat/float system not shutting off the fuel once the bowl is full. I have seen floats leak and fill with fuel and not 'float' at all. Other than that, maybe some jetting or carb internals but I am not good with that stuff!
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That's what my gut tells me too. That's why I replaced the needle in the old carb but it did the same thing. Then I bough a whole new carb, again with all new parts inside and same thing. This is a strange problem.
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Can you take that carb back and tell them it floods and you need another. Maybe they will give you another carb. As long as you have not open this one.
Everything sounds as your gut is saying. The needle is not seating and just letting it flow.
Everything sounds as your gut is saying. The needle is not seating and just letting it flow.
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I don't know if I can take it back or not. I bet they will want to have a look at it before I return it to prove it's not the carb. I don't want to haul it that far though. I will be calling them in the AM.
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I will go give that a try. Just wondering though, would the vent being plugged make it starved for fuel instead of causing it to flood?