Hello! I have a Honda HRR216 self-propelled mower that I purchased for my work and it has been running great, including this season. My coworker mowed on a Wednesday, put the mower away, and I pulled it back out on Friday to finish a section that was missed. When I started the mower it started within 3 pulls but I felt like it was idling lower then it should be or struggling, so I turned it off, cleaned the housing (we mulch), checked the sparkplug (okay condition) and I took the blades off for a sharpening. I tried to start the mower after everything was cleaned up and it wouldn't start. After multiple pulls the handle would snap back and not want to move, so I figured I broke the flywheel key in my furvor of trying to get it started, so it was time to order parts (may as well do a few things at once right?). I've replaced the flywheel key, cleaned the carburator (outside of carburator was super dirty, but everything inside looked good), replaced the fuel filter, spark plug, and air filter. I get everything back together and give it a pull....not starting. It pulls better, but after ~5+ pulls it will start to pull back on me, spark plug is getting fuel (new fuel), and it sounds like it wants to start, but it wont grab, and almost sounds like it wants to backfire. I have checked the sparkplug cable and it is giving off spark, but now I am at a loss for what could be the issue. I did ask my coworker if he hit anything when he was mowing or noticed the mower running poorly and he said he didnt remember hitting anything and he thought the mower was running 'really good' when he used it. I called a mechanic, but they are 3 weeks out and I would like to have it up and working prior to that... Help!?
Everything I have tried:
Everything I have tried:
- New spark plug
- New Fuel
- New Air Filter
- Cleaned Carburator
- New Fuel Filter
- Sharpened the Blades (unrelated?)
- Cleaned the Housing
- New Fly Wheel Key
- Reasoning With It
