Recent content by Crunchy409

Unfortunately I have to partially take that back... The mower will now typically start up great, but at least once every 5 minutes it will try to die. I have to put it back into choke, until it starts to drown on choke and then it will stay just fine again on idle. When it's idling well, it's...

Final update! I bought new gaskets (perhaps the missing secret sauce) and used Carb Cleaner + air pressure (for the first time) and these two factors together resulted in a mower running better now than it has for 5 years!! Thanks all for your encouragement and direction

I got it running again with 3 carb cleanings. It's surging pretty badly, even with the blade running. Are there adjustments on the carb that I can make to help that, or is there likely some blockage still in there somewhere? I purchased a torch nozzle cleaner and worked that through the...

Thank you both!

Bertsmobile1- way to call me out! Well deserved trying to take the lazy way out... SO.. I took it all off, sprayed carb cleaner all over the thing, and used frayed electrical wire to try and clear the holes. It will now run on choke, but surges 1-3 times and dies on idle. Is the hole still...

Hello! I own a Honda HRR2163VXA self-propelled walk-behind mower that will not start. Short story: When I try to start, it may run one or two seconds in choke before dying. Turning the choke off kills it as well. I have checked the carburetor- it appeared very clean. I sprayed some cleaner...

Hello! Advice requested and very much appreciated! I'm using a Craftsman mower from the 2000's. Symptom: I am noticing a stripe when I mow- it appears as though my left blade is cutting lower than my right blade. This is "stepped" and not gradual, so it is not a simple issue of leveling out...