Recent content by Pauljp

Nicely done. Mine scrapes by the retaining wall of my rock garden and scratches the paint off. This looks like a great mod. Thanks for sharing, and welcome.

I made a video of what I use to transfer fuel.

Usually this is caused when you don't have any blades attached to the shaft.

When the spark plug on a single cylinder motor fires and causes the motor to spin, they used to rely on a heavy flywheel (the fan shaped disk on top of the motor) to continue the momentum and keep the motor turning until the next spark fires. Since then they are now using lighter materials to...

Hey @ironv what finally happened with your mower?

Excellent responses guys, thank you. That is exactly what I am going to tell him. (y)

Today someone asked me how do I prove to the manufacturer that I did an oil change as per the owners manual. My Honda HRN216PKCA lawn mower uses 10 oz of oil and there is no filter. I have the receipt for a jug of oil that will last me 15 oil changes or about 8 years. If something were to go...

I am not sure where you live but FYI, you can not purchase service manuals from Honda in Canada. You have to purchase them in the States, which means higher shipping, exchange rates, duty...

I take my push mower out of the shed, mow my small front and back lawn and put it back into the shed. Maybe 30-40 minutes. My new Honda HRN216PKCA operators manual tells me to shut off the fuel valve every time I am finished mowing. My previous 30 year old mower didn't have a shutoff valve and I...

You can check if it is caused by engine compression by removing the spark plug and then trying the pull cord.

Exactly what @ironv said. Carb cleaner is always good to have on hand. Make sure to use all the safety measures to protect yourself. Since we know fuel is easily getting into the carb bowl the next thing to do is clean the main jet. Shut off the fuel valve. Drain and remove the bowl. Put a line...

Excellent. This tells us the carburetor is clogged and the motor is not getting fuel. We are almost there. If you want to go a bit further you can clean the carb and you will be happily cutting grass again. Unfortunately the carb is very close to the mower deck thus making it difficult to work...

Did you solve the problem?

Are you sure there is supposed to be a small gap on a closed butterfly valve? Here is someone else's picture of the carburetor that he posted of his Honda HRN216 lawnmower with a GCV170 motor. The valve does look completely closed. Perhaps it is a different style one than on yours. I have a...

Yes, that is closed. Exactly how it should be. So you are either missing fuel or spark. An easy way to find out which is to remove the spark plug and squirt a little bit of fuel in the hole and put the plug back in. DO NOT USE STARTER FLUID it is much too strong for a small engine and could...