Recent content by JohnTW

Thank you for helping me repair my mower! It's nearly 20 years old, so I was going to replace it, but after hearing that Honda no longer makes lawnmower engines, and seeing how bad the reviews were for the new models, I decided to repair it instead. I'm glad I did. BTW, the plug I replaced...

Oddjob and StarTech were right! It was, in fact, the spark plug. I changed it and the mower started-up immediately. I learned something new. Thanks, gentlemen! I marked this thread as SOLVED. BTW, for others with the same problem, here's what I did: - bought a BPR6ES plug - removed the...

Okay, I'll change the spark plug tomorrow and report back. Thanks for the explanation.

Hi Oddjob, Thanks for replying. That makes sense. But then why does the tab on the magneto read continuity to ground even when the bale is not being held back? Another words, how can you unground something that is already tied to ground? Hmm. I too considered the sparkplug but ruled it out...

Hi, I have a strange problem with the GCV160A Honda engine on my Troy-Bilt 21-inch Push Lawn Mower (model: 11A-542Q711). The engine started the first time (as always) and ran perfectly (as always) until the bag was full, so I stopped the engine, emptied the bag and went to start it again (w/o...