Learned it's best to clean under cooling shroud

[shacky]

I was reading another thread about cleaning under shroud to make sure cooling fins can do their job. Sure enough the top grate on my fins were clogged thoroughly! Sorry I didn't take a before picture. Do yourself a favor and check/clean here.

 

[mechanic mark]

Absolutely true, at least once a year, good post.

 

[motoman]

The coil is sitting right above the cylinder and its little transistors can only take 180-250F before barbecued? At least on my Intek they are far from the cylinder head, and bolted to big chunks of iron for heat sinking. But I do not read much here about coil failure on Hondas. Maybe the coils are make differently.

 

[reynoldston]

In the spring time before using. Rodents ten to make nest under the shrouds in the winter time. The worst one I had in my shop was a snake got into the flywheel of a rototiller with a small Briggs engine in it.