Recent content by branfarm

Hey everyone, quick follow-up to let you know that my mower is back in action! By the end of it, I'd replaced the spark plug and carburetor, adjusted the valves, and changed the oil for good measure. Runs much better now: Honda hrx217hka after tune up (youtube.com) (Please try to ignore all...

I didn't check for that. I'll have to find a video to explain that more (if you have a good link, please let me know). My unit has an early serial number (in the 164XXXX range, circa 2010 ) and I don't think it has auto-choke. Can I just replace the whole carburetor assembly with a newer model?

Had to wait until the weekend to spend time on it, but I just posted my update.

Update: Thanks everyone for the tips and advice. I took the carb apart and cleaned it the best I could. After reassembling, it didn't backfire as hard (no fire coming out of the exhaust) but it still didn't sound like it was running normally. It died when I tried to engage the blade after...

Thanks for the input everyone. I only use non-ethanol gas in the mower, but the carb sounds easier to deal with first than the valves so I'll start there.

Hello experts, looking for some of your small engine wisdom. I have a 12 year old Honda hrx217hka with the gcv190 engine. Over the last few years it's steadily gotten harder to start (1-pull starts turned into 8+ pulls). I replaced the carb, spark plug, filter and oil last year on my own...