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I think I finally have the mower repaired. I should explain what went on. As I said in the beginning of this post I replaced the thermowax module and the choke control. That did not cure the problem of not starting. I mentioned somewhere that it looked like there was a flooding condition because...

I have a question about my service manual. I don't know where I downloaded this manual from but it is a full Honda service manual and I have been using it for my HRX217VKA K4 mower. The manual I have is for a HRX217VKA K6 mower. Does anyone know if there is much of a difference in the...

Just a quick question on the carb. When you put a new carb on this mower, is it a simple bolt on replacement and your ready to go or are there adjustments to make after you replace it?

I just went out to check out the suggestion of the last post. The engine is cold, it has been sitting overnight. Opened the air filter housing and noted that the choke plate is closed. There is gas puddled at the bottom of the choke plate and there is a wet trail of gas running down the air...

Well I replaced the thermowax module and the choke control. Mower started right up first time after this work was done. It even started for my wife. Same a few more times and I thought I had it licked. My wife said she tried to start it today and it would not start. I went out to check it out...

My wife just came in the house and told me the lawn mower would not start. I went out and held the choke open with a screw driver while she started it. It started with no problem. But why is it doing this? Why do I have to hold the choke open to get it started? I am still waiting for the new...

I have a Honda HRX2174VKA that I bought in September 2013. I am waiting for a new thermowax replacement and also the choke control. I took the air cleaner off to remove the parts and to get a look to see if I needed any gaskets. The gaskets will be OK but while I was in there I noticed that the...

I am going to install a new compressor in my pole barn. The one I have now is air cooled and 30 gal. The new one is not air cooled. It has an oil bath gear case. On the old one I have a ball cock in a drain line to drain the accumulated water out of the bottom of the tank. I want to do the same...

Yes it is a HMSK80(155526S) and it backfires through the muffler.

I have an old Ariens snow blower that has an 8hp Tecumseh engine. It's about 25 yrs old. I've kept it in good shape by keeping up on replacing parts as needed but it backfires a lot. Mostly when you are stopping it and it will put out a pretty loud bang at times. But it will do it also when...

Thanks Fish for the new carburetor number. It will come in handy if I decide to replace the Chinese carb that I have on the machine now. I have the trimmer running pretty good at the moment. It starts right up and if I shut it down it will start right up again. I used it today and gave it a hard...

Ongoing FS130 Problems, I'm still working on this Stihl FS130 trimmer and I need some input on the carburetor. I have rebuilt a lot of these small carbs over the years but I am having trouble with this one. It's a Zama C1QS130C. I disassembled it and cleaned it up with carb cleaner...

Fish & Star Tech thank you for your thoughts. I knew about the compression release and I did wonder how you could get a good compression reading but the Stihl info I had "Stihl Series 4180 Powerhead" just said to do a compression test. So I did it. I saw in that info I have that the release is...

I started working on my FS130 because it was hard to start. I looked at the valve settings and the intake was way off. Exhaust wasn't bad. It took about a full turn or more to adjust the intake. Anyway I got the valves adjusted. I still had trouble starting it. I rebuilt the carb. Still hard to...