KennyG
Elite Member
This may sound pretty trivial, but I get frustrated when I can't see the problem. I have a Troy Built push mower with a Honda GCV160 engine I use for some trim work. It's one of those cheap ones without a throttle. It's been trouble free for seven years but last week it started surging. It continued to get worse. Obvious problem would be a plugged carb.
I took the carb apart and it looked perfectly clean. I blew it out, confirmed the float and valve were free, put a thin wire through the main jet and put it back together - no change. I repeated the cleaning - no change. It will run smoothly but slowly if you manually hold the choke on. Gas line is flowing well.
I can't think of any other causes besides carb and a new one is only $15 but I'd like to have some clue as to why it's not working. Any ideas?
I took the carb apart and it looked perfectly clean. I blew it out, confirmed the float and valve were free, put a thin wire through the main jet and put it back together - no change. I repeated the cleaning - no change. It will run smoothly but slowly if you manually hold the choke on. Gas line is flowing well.
I can't think of any other causes besides carb and a new one is only $15 but I'd like to have some clue as to why it's not working. Any ideas?