Yes, my lawn mower ash been acting up too since ethanol. I spray a few shots of carb cleaner in every tank of fuel. Article in local paper said to use hi test for mowers-not sure why-still has 10% ethanol if I read the pump right- so I am using 93 Sunoco in a 3 horse Tecumseh. I don't hit the gas pump very often-only diesel. Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of LarryT Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 12:07 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: I hate small engines I also have a Pressure Washer with a Honda engine. Lately it is very hard to start and I blame a lot of that on Ethanol. I know for a fact it is hard on the needle valve and seats as I have replaced them on my Toro lawn mower twice since Ethanol became mandatory a couple of years ago. So I need to pull the honda carb apart and clean everything good. Then it'll probably start like new again. I should probably add Sta-Bil to the fuel also - I can't remember if I put any StaBil in last time I filled the tank or not. So perhaps it's my fault? Oh well.... LarryT 91 300D Honda pressure Washer. Read the Constitution once in a while - http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hendrik & Fay" <heni...@ozemail.com.au> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: I hate small engines > You might think so but no, the carby will have to be serviced as I have > just done on a Honda 5 hp motor coupled to a pressure washer which I > bought as part of a small earthmoving business. > Here I was thinking like you "it's a Honda it will go first pull" but no > it did not. 2 hours later after a carby clean out it does but I have to > remember to shut off the fuel as I suspect the float is wonky. > > Hendrik > > Curt Raymond wrote: >> I dunno Dwight, a friend has a Honda snowblower and the thing is one of >> the most amazing small engines I've ever seen, pull starts easy each and >> every time with basically no maintenance other than changing the oil once >> a year. >> >> -Curt >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
