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I have a Honda self-propelled mower that won’t start without fluid. Once it starts it runs just fine and restarts without starter fluid. I just put on a new carb. Throttle goes from fast to slow, the choke does not seem to engage.

Does that unit have the Autochoke feature?

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/showthread.php/28941-Honda-Autochoke-FAQ

No, the choke control is on the throttle lever.

Is it the same type of carb...if so you may need to re-just the cable so that the choke engages when you push or pull it to choke..!

The inside of the carb does not move at all. I can’t pull the throttle cable back any further.

Then its not been connected it up properly....post up some photos of the carb and the rods and levers.

Here are three photos. I can get better ones when I have time to loosen the air filter box.

EngineMan said:

Then its not been connected it up properly....post up some photos of the carb and the rods and levers.

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Here are pictures with the filter box off. I fear in my zeal to fix it myself, I have made things worse.

Need a picture of the area I marked in red.

I can, but that is just the gasket that has slipped when I took out the mounting bolts.

I am attaching a diagram of how all the gaskets go. I do not think you have them correct. The metal plate I do not believe goes where you have it. The other picture I asked for is because no gasket that I can tell goes over that hole.

The black gasket was okay to reuse from the filter box.

This is why I do not normally help with Honda's. I am always wrong with them. It looks ok from the new picture. Thanks.

From the photo, remove rod from lever B then pull rod (towards right on photo) choke should close, if so check to see if lever can go more to right on photo, it seems that it is at its MAX so therefore can't go anymore to be able to pull the choke on...!

EngineMan said:

From the photo, remove rod from lever B then pull rod (towards right on photo) choke should close, if so check to see if lever can go more to right on photo, it seems that it is at its MAX so therefore can't go anymore to be able to pull the choke on...!

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The choke does close if the rod is pulled to the right. Also, there is some play in the lever, it can go further right. I think the lever is not getting fully activated by the throttle body when the Throttle Control Lever is pushed all the way forward into the Choke position.

Are there two holes in the plastic activator cam on top of the carb...? if so have you put the choke rod in the wrong hole in the plastic activator cam.

EngineMan said:

Are there two holes in the plastic activator cam on top of the carb...? if so have you put the choke rod in the wrong hole in the plastic activator cam.

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No, just the one hole. I replaced the old carb that had a drain bolt at the bottom for one that does not. It just has one hole.

So unless you are going to take it into a shop, the only other way is to remove the rod, put throttle control lever in the choke position, put the choke closed on the carb and measure the distance between the two holes where the rod was and make a new rod to fit.

EngineMan said:

So unless you are going to take it into a shop, the only other way is to remove the rod, put throttle control lever in the choke position, put the choke closed on the carb and measure the distance between the two holes where the rod was and make a new rod to fit.

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I've resigned myself to take it into the shop. Hopefully it won't be too much to correct it. I'm going to give it one more try tonight.

What was outcome? Even if taken to the ship, how did they repair? Thx

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